The Washington herald., 1920-04-11

ground that she fred in defense
OF her mother.-
tween the regular and progressive
forces which twice cost the Repub-
lican party the Presidency.
Had Bad Eject.
: The complete defeat of Gen.
Wood in the Michigan primary has
greatly weakened his following
here. Impartial observers point
out that the vote against him was
heaviest in the industrial city Of
Detroit. and is indicative of antag-
onism among the laboring classes.
1t Is believed this antagonism will
be shown equally in Illinois. 1t
must however be kept in mind that
a disgruntled labor vote in this
State has no especial recourse.
1t may not like Wood but II can
hardly turn to Lowden. While the
famous Pullman strike is a thing of
almost quarter of a century ago,
the memory of II is still in the
minds Of the working people and
will do Governor Lowden no good.
If there were a third candidate in
the field he would reap a heavy
labor vote.
Seemingly the use of too much
money and the antaRonism of labor
were the causes of Wood overthrow
IN Michigan Both factors, how
ever. will affect Lowden almost
equally in Illinois. The point of
demarkation between the two can
didates seems to be virtually the
ancient clash between reactionary
and progressive.
In a broad way the division is
exactly along those lines, although
by no means all the local Republi-
cans who were followers of Roose-
velt are now aligned with Wood.
Local pride has served to keep many
with Lowden while the excellence
OF his record as Governor has inf!u-
enced more. Several of the best
known of the former progressives
are now frankly for Hoover, though
the fact that he is not listed in the
primaries prevents any concerted
action being taken for him in the
present contest.
The advocates Of Mr.. Hoover. VINO
are many and influential in Chicago.
are taking no part in the primary
night but are prepared to follow IL
with campaign to influence public
sentiment in behalf of their candi-
date in the convention. Should
Governor Lowden carry the State
next Tuesday. but fail to make a
sufficient showing in the national
convention to promise nomination,
his delegates will be thrown to a
second choice. and that choice will
most emphatically not be General
Wood. The Hoover workers have a.
reasonable hope that the delegation
will come their way.
The Democratic Situation.
The Democratic primaries will be
largely perfunctory. The party or
ganiZation in the State, practically
from the Ohio River tc the wiscon-
sin line, Is in the hands of the Demo-
cratic boss Roger Sullivan. While
the name of Governor Edwards is
enrolled on the primary list Sulli-
van has denied that he had anything
to do with putting it there. 1t is
known, however, that his sympa-
thies are with the ''wets" in the
party. and while 1t is improbable
that he will use his power to secure
the delegation for Edwards his in
huence in the San Francisco con-
vention will undoubtedly be thrown
on that side. Under the Illinois
10" SdhuluaIeS IOr delegates may
either state their choice for the
Presidential nominee or declare mo
preference" The latter Is the pol
icy adopted by the candidates OF the
sullivan machine. A State conyen-
ton, fixed for the 10th Of May. Is
supposed to ratify the preference
indicated in the preceding primary.
but there is nothing compulsory
about such ratification. Under the
law, also the district delegate is
given considerable individual free
dom Of action, as was demonstrated
in the last Democratic convention at
st. Louis, when an unterrifed dis.
trict delegate from Chica-o st.,Ui
alone in casting one SOLITARY vote
against the denomination of Presi-
dent Wilson, despite the luminous
action OF the rest of the convention.
A"quaintances of the Hon. Robert
Emmett Burke, who thus attained
unique national. fame, say that his
conversation has been much of the
I told you so" sort of late months.