The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-05
Johnson LANDSLIDE
IN CALIFORNIA
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in yesterdays primary eiecLioh'
The corrected totals at mat tinis
from 1850 precincts complete out "
5.72e in the state were:
Johnson, 1851; Hoover, l55.Za3.
The feature of the mornings De
yelopments was the gain Johnson Cd
tanned over Hoover in Los Angeles
county, where he led by o,olS votes
in 635 precincts.
Plurality of 5,456.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May o.
Major General Leonard Wood today
had a plurality of 5,456 over Senator
Hiram Johnson, his nearest rival, In
212s out of the states 1887 precincts
in Yesterdays primary elections. &C
cording to unofficial returns today.
The vote was:
Wood, $3.50; Johnson, 50,494; Low
den, 24,621; Harding, 1885,
Wood Lead Decreases
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, May 5.-Gen-
eraI Woods lead over Senator Hiram
Johnson in the Indiana primaries yes
terday decreased today with additional
returns.
Returns from 2,126 precincts of the
states 1887 gave: Wood, 5o-so9,
J Johnson, 50,494; Lowden, 24,621. Hard
ing, 1851.
There was no democratic vote Tor
presidential preference.
Woods organization was confident
of victory on complete returns, but
Johnson forces refused to concede
they had lost.
ut looks to me that the vote Will be
very close" Johnson's state manager,
ZelI Swain, said today. johnson
stands a good show of beating Wood
yet. In any event think it will be
very close" ...
Many of the precincts not reported
as yet were considered Johnson
They included many in
dustrial cities which. like Gary, were
expected to throw their support to
the California senator.
Gary, the steel city, with its large
foreign element. gave Johnson two
to one plurality.
Since a majority of all candidates
for the state delegation to the repub-
lican convention is necessary to bind
the delegation to any one candidate,
it was believed Indiana's representa-
tives at Chicago will be uninstructed.
There remained possibility that the
state convention will order them to
vote for one man.
Indiana has thirty delegates.
johnson in Second Place.
[By Harold D. Jacobs, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 5--As Missourfs
republicans went into session today
to choose thirty-sx delegates at a
state convention, certain politicians
were congratulating themselves on
their astuteness in forecasting the re-
suit or yesterdays primaries in In
diana and California
Incomplete returns today showed
Senator Hiram Johnson apparently a
sure winner over Herbert Hoover in
California Major General Leonard
Wood was leading Johnson in hdi
ana, while Governor Frank o. Low
den was third and Senator Warren G..
Harding fourth
Acquisition of CALIFORNIA; twenty
six delegates would elevate johnson
10 SScOuU pOSlliUA LII lAC SSA e1iAAoAS
for instructed delegations.
Omitting Indiana's thirty delegates,
which are almost certain to be
divided, the standing Of the repubii-
can candidates TO date, as regards
instructed delegates, would be:
, Wood, 100; Johnson, Sc; Lowden,
10: Harding, 80; Senator Miles Poin-
dexter, IA.
Result of the California vote was
in line with the claims of the Johnson
organization.
Although Hoovers defeat in his
home state appears on the surface
to be a severe blow TO his chances
for the nomination. it has not seri-
ously disarranged the program CT his
organization. The former food ad-
personal instructions to
his friends has been to ignore the
primaries and work on delegates al
ready selected TO win their second
choices support.
The Indiana primary worked out
as predicted by political observers.
Johnson's strength lay in the indus
trial centers, while Wood drew his
support from the rural districts.
Advance information on the Mis-
souri, convention indicated an unfn-
structed delegation, with Wood and
Lowden showing the most rtrength.
Late Returns.
Los ANGELES, Calf, May s.
Late returns indicate Senator Hiram
johnson has beaten Herbert Hoover
in Los Angeles county.
OF the total OF l,274 precincts in
the city and county, COB precincts
reported complete give Johnson 49,,
1924: Hoover, 35,174, majority Of
4,150.
Johnson Ahead.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, May s.
Returns from 727 precincts in Los
Angeles county give Johnson 47,759;
Hoover, 42,l19.
Unofficial Returns.
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