Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-05
STORM CUTS DOWN
VOTES IN MICHIGAN
Hoover, With Name on Two
Ballots, Expected to Make
Good Showing
JOHNSON CLAIMS STATE

Detroit, April 5.--Thc effect of the
Easter storm was apparent in the early
voting today in the Michigan primary.
With few exceptions the turnout Of
voters was considerably lighter than had
been anticipated
While indications of clearing weather
In some industrial cCnterS gave promise
OF briskcr voting late this afternoon,
other points reported snow Hurrics still
prevailing. with indications that the vot
Ing strength would he materially cur
tailed. Country highways were piled
high with snow in some places. and q
very light vote was expected in those
sections. Tho inClpmcnt weather also
operated to curtai the woman vote
In Detroit. whore S15 900. 900 bond
ing proposition for a municipality owned
traction system overshadOwcd the pres
idential primary. voting started very
light, but warmer weather promised
during the afternoon was counted upon
to bring our large part of the more
than 100000 registered as eligible to
vote.
( In the presidential preference primary
thirteen candidatPs-scvCn Republicans.
hve Democrats and one SOcialist-arc
seeking Endorsement
Confidence in the outcome was cx.
pressed by the headquarters Of Governor
Lowden, Of llliCois; General Wood and
Senator Johnson. all of whom made
several extensive campaign tours. Other
Republican candidates are General
Pershing. Senator PoindNxtpr and viii
liam G.. Simpson. of Detroit Herbert
Hoover $ name appears on both the Re-
publican and Democratic tickets.
Attorney General Palmer was the
only Democrat to campaign through the
state. the others named on that ticket
being William G.. McAdoo. William j.
Bryan and Governor Edwards of New
Jersey.
Eugene V. Debs is the Socialist can
didate.
The polls opened at : clock and will
close in the rural precincts at ) and
In the cities at p. m. The primary
Is regarded as the most important in
the history of Michigan politics. with
leaders of both the Wood and johnson
forces making strenuous claims of vic
tory.
The Lowden hackers. though less as
sured in their manner. are claiming
privately an even chance for their can
didate. The Hoover men assert that
their candidate will poll big vote. and
may prove the surprise Of the day
but the best they really hope for him
In second place in the race
Fred VI. Alger. leader Of the Wood
forces in Detroit said he believed Cen
eral Wood would carry the state by
about 10000 plurality.
Representative Louis Z. Cramptou.
state manager of Senator Johnson. nuts
the plurality which he says Johnson
will ROLL up at 1000.
New York. April :. - New York
states primary election will be CON
Quoted tomorrow. The polls will be
open from 3 p. III. to 9p. III. to vote for
four delegates at large and four alter
mates at large TO the national ronven
tion two delegates to the national con
vention from their congressional dis
trict: one member of the state commit
tee from their assembly district and
members of the county committees to
the number apportiOned to each election
district
New York has uo provision for a
presidential -prefercuce declaration. and
the delegates named by the Republican
organization are running unin>tructcd