Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-06

self. On the other hand the Carranza
generals expressed full confidence In
their ability to put down the uprising.
They claimed to have defeated the
rebels at chihuahua City and driven
them from that place. The administers.
tion at Washington woke up enough to
send two warships down the west
coast and to have the American troops
at Ell Paso put In readiness for &C.
tion in case the border were endan.
gered by events at .Juarez or else
where in that vicinity.
General Villa, who is in the state Of
Chihuahua, offered to Join the rebels
with his bandits provided he were
permitted to execute General Escobar
and any other federal officers who had
to do with the execution Of Felipe An
geles.
The house committee on rules has
under consideration q resolution de-
signed to lead up to impeachment pro-
ceedings against Louis F. Post, assist
ant secretary Of labor. He Is accused
Of causing the release of many alien
anarchists taken for deportation. 10
Ing over tlle1 heads of hish super16Tn
and practically multiplying the law.
These accusations, which have been
made on the floor of congress by both
Republicans and Democrats, are not
surprising to those who have been &C.
quainted with Mr.. Post and his ten
dencies.
Event of the past week were of ut
most Importance to the several can
didates for the Republican presidential
nomination. Primaries or state con-
ventions were held in New Jersey,
Ohio, Massachusetts,, Washington, Mis-
souri, and Idaho. The most exciting of
| these was in New Jersey, where Gen.
eral Wood and Senator johnson were
/ contesting for the delegation. The gen.
eral came out ahead by about 1900
votes, and the senator's campaign
manager announced that recount
would be asked In Essex, Gloucester,
Morris and Camden counties. There
were vague charges Of crooked work.
The delegates at large will be Sena-
tors Edge and Frelinghuysen, pledged
to support the choice of the people as
shown by the primary. and e. O.
Stokes and w. N. Runyon, pledged to
Wood. OF the district delegates ii
was likely Wood would have eleven
| and Johnson ten, with three unpledged.
According to the political experts In
| Washington, the results in Ohio vir.
tually eliminated Senator Warren G.
Harding from the race for the nomina.
tion, for while he received the states
presidential preference Endorsement
he failed to capture the solid delega.
/ tion, and this is usually considered IA
tai to the chances Of favorite son
/, Furthermore, Harding's campaign
manager, Harry M. Daugherty, was
defented for delegate at large, accord
ing to unofficial returns. Wood, 1t wai
estimated, might have about one
fourth of the Ohio delegation.
Massachusetts delegates will give
Governor Coolidge complimentary
vote and after that they will go where
they are led by the big four, Senator
Lodge, Speaker Gillett, Winthrop Muir
ray Crane and Edward Thurston
/ Washington chose delegates pledget
to Senator Poindexter. In Idaho eight
uninstructed delegates were chosen
! led by Senator Borah, who is for John
/ son. Three Of the delegates are TO.
/ Wood and the others doubtful. Mis-
souri, will send two contesting sets Oh
uninstructed delegates to the conven
ton, and so will Arkansas and Nortf
1 Carolina.
r Not a great deal Is heard Just now
Of Herbert Hoover, but his chances al
compromise candidate are not In
jured by the remarkable retractior
made by the Providence Journal ani
spread broadcast throughout the coun
try. That paper had asserted that
Hoover was really Wilson's heir ant
stood for the presidents ideas on ma,
tional and international affairs, ant
that he was being supported for thu
Republican nomination by those ID
the Wilson coterie who wished to Get
their doctrines hold on even though
their party was ousted from the White
House. The Journal now admits 1T
mistake, afirms It's full belief In hi
sincerity and declares positively Mi
opposition to the political, economic
industrial and international policies o1
the president" The fight betweer
Hoover and Senator johnson for thu
California delegation has been await
ed with the greatest interest.