Evening star., 1920-02-26
NATION- WIDE POLITICAL NEWS
OF CANDIDATES IN BIG RACE
Hoover Declines to Line Up With Georgia
Democrats-Wood to Give Harding
Battle in Ohio-Johnson Active.

| Iowa'4 d.lcsation to the democratic
national convention will go unin-
structcd aud bound hy thc unit rule.
That was decided yesterday at the
stat. convention. T.. I. Meredith,
Secretary of Agriculture. was named
a delegate at large.
While III" state has tw"nty-SiN
votes in tn. national convention. four
heir" by drl"rat"s at large. eight
men with onc-hAlf VOTE each W,'r"
chosen to represent the stat. gen
.rally OF tn" twenty-five district
delegates named four were women.
\ resolution adopted indors"l th"
present administration. the League Of
rations and measure, whereby women
Will have equal suffrage. Ratification
Of tn. peace treaty was urged
Selection of IN" delegates at large
was marked 10y u verbal tiiy between
woman delegates.
johnson Files in Oregon.
SAl.i.M. Greg. February 3f. .-Sena-
tor Hiram W. johnson Of california
Yesterday filed his declaration o.
rnndidacy for the republican pr.Si-
dental nomination in oregon VI" is
the first presidential candidate to file.
johnson Defends y. y. Socialists.
GRAND Fpi'kS. y -. February %
senate. Hiram W. Johnson last
" :
iaign tor North Dnk"ta's Endorsement
tor jh- republican presidential n"ini-
nation assailcd proceedings brought
against socialist assemblymen iii
New York He declared voters have
4 riEr' =" chou>" socialist assembly
,ctdin4S at Nlhany had jeopardizcd
The right OF ire" speech and peaceful
ass, mhtI.
ed in in
ATLANTA Ca. February 2G.-Thr
nam" Of Robert Lansing. former sec
retarv Of state. was flci by petition
yesterday in the Georgia presidential |
preferential primary as candidate
for tn" democratic nomination Tor
President. Hiram J.. Gardner. se"re-
tary Of the stat. Democratic -AeCu-
tive committee has announced. The
rCtition came from south Georgia.
S'i:s.oOu for g. o. T.. Convention.
CIITCtiO Fehruar'- 26-More than
$4,000 has been raised to defray cN-
enses of til" republican nationa! con-
Vvution in chicago in June. il is an
nouced by Fred W. Ipham. formerly
treasurer OF the republicans national |
committee. NJ. tpham said he ex-
peCted the arIoUnt necessary would
be oversubscribed in two weeks.
Detroit labor Endorses i'nrt..
Detroit Federation of Labor has
adopted "a resolution indorsing Il sep
arate labor political party. No eN-
listing party or candidate now in the
field. the resolution declared. can be
depended upon to carry out pre-con-
vention promises. and the best inter
ests of American labor demand polit-
ical activity entirely divorced from
all existing parties.
League for "COnxrriptrd' Wealth
GREAT FALLS. Mont. February IS
PLANS of the National Non-partisan
League for the national elections pro-
vide entrance into Washington and
Idaho. A. &. Townley. president of the
league has announced. The league is
at the head of a national movement.
he said. pledged to a Law providing
that the war debt of the United States
shall he paid by conscriptcd wealth"
viii Eliminate League Members.
GRAND FORKS, y. t.. F"bruar, -:
differentiation of the republican
state central committee to eliminate
members associated with the Non
partisan Lcagur IL 10 progress neIe.
Gen. Wood speaks In West.
SIOtN FALLS. S. D.. February 26.--
Capital and labor must work together