The Washington times., 1920-04-08

Campaign ND.
California Senator Will Enter
G. O. P. Primary II He
Can Find Time.

NEW YORK. April s.-Herbert
2 Hoover is not as likely to upset the
plans OF the weller-Jsckson orsani-
zation for an uninstructed delesa-
F, tion from Maryland to the Republi
can national convention as Is Hiram
J johnson, says John w. Owens in q
special dispatch to the Baltimore sun
The leaders OF the state machine.
working TO keep all candidates for
the Republican nomination out OF the
:, primary, would do we'll to take then
eyes off Hoover and fasten them on
johnson. ,r..
Mr.. Hoover is not likely to enter
the Maryland primaries. unless gen
eT4l fight shapes up In such way
as to change things materially. Under
the Maryland law he must file
certificate OF candidacy and state the
party with which he Is affiliated be-
fore his name can be put on the bal
lot His friends understand that be
will not make such an active per-
sonal move toward getting the nomi-
nation. And. as Is well known, the
Maryland law does not permit
group OF citizens to put a candidates
name on the ticket in the primary.
johnson Would Make Race.
Senator Johnson. ON the other hand.
would dearly love to enter the Mary
land primary. and he will do so II he
finds It at all practicable. His fight
10 just about getting under way In
the East. In the limited time re-
naming before all the States have
acted he has much TO do and many
difficulties TO overcome, so that he
must be careful not to fritter away
his opportunities.
But II Is certain that IL he can
whip Things into such shape as to
enable him to make any sort of an
organized fight in Maryland, he VIII
enter the State. regardless of former
Senator Jackson's plea for an unin-
structed delegation, and regardless
of the efforts of o. Z. Weller to pre-
vent a fight.
As to General Wood. 1t Is probable
that his course will depend upon that
tof the other candidates. II Senator
tJohnson goes into the State. 1t II safe
10 say thar General Wood will go in
lie has powerful friends In Maryland.
lin and out OF the organisation.
Naturally, he is guided b ythem. and
II II Is their view that no fight should
be made in Maryland, 1t is not to be
expected that he will participitate
one But IL one Is forced by some
other candidate, than the general has
nothing to do but to accept the chal-
lenge. ..
Hoover Too Late.
Within a few weeks practically all
of the States win have chosen their
delegates. 1t Is hardly within the
bounds of possibility that Hoover
cd get any large number of dele-f
I'd RE row in pitched battles with
other candidates who, have been In
the field for months. most of whom
are and have been more than ample
supplies with money and who have
made political alliances in much Of
tho nghting ground.
What the politicians interested in
the Hoover candidacy want Is unin
structed delegates and that is what
they are working for in most places.
Their game Is plain. II a large part
of the Chicago convention is unin-
structed their is room for the play of
public opinion, and IL there Is room
for the play of public opinion there is
a possibility of the nomination of
Hoover, despite the bitter comments
made about him by Republican lead
ers
The case of Senator Johnson, as his
friends see 1t. Is entirely different.
They feel that he long since proved
his strength in the West, that the
Michigan results proved his strength
in the Middle West, and that his job
now is to prove that he has strength
in the East In fact, 1t may be said
that the johnson people believe that
his Job Is to prove that If he were