New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-05
Vote
May Indicate
Next President
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a huge plurality over Wilson in 1912
johnson was the running mate OF
Roosevelt at that time, and developed
great personal popularity u Michigan
during the campaign. He has been paw
ing more attention to Michigan during
the last few months than to almost any
ether state on which he has concen-
trated, and all the reports reaching
here are to the effect that he has de-
veloped great deal Of sentiment.
This is indicated by the gradual
change of opinion as to the outcome.
In January the opinion was that Wood
Johnson third. New, with every one
frankly leaving Hoover out of con-
sideration because OF the lack Of any
yardstick to measure his getting
ability, the best opinion is that Wood
has the race Of his lie to beat john
sen, and Lowden will run third Of this
trio.
So that if Wood wins the Michigan
primary it will be accepted by poll
ricians in all the other states that
the general is a tremendous vote getter
and would be satisfactory, on this I'M
portant score, as the candidate against
the Democrats next fall. 1t will demon
atrare to the politicians also that john
son could not carry his prize state
outside California, and also that Gov
ernor Lowden of Illinois could not
beat Wood in a neighboring state,
where his abilities are pretty thorough
~ understood and appreciated.
A Wood victory, further. would put
that much more pep" and confidence
into his workers in Ohio and Illinois,
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weakness in their own states OF Hard
ing and Lowden, and also in the pri-
mary states having no favorlte sons.
On the Democratic side there will
be the first real test of strength that
ras been had McAdoo and Palmer,
generally considered the two men out
in the lead for the Democratic nomi-
nation, are both on the ballot, Mr.
McAdoos efforts to take his name off
having failed
But there are two other names on
the Democratic ballot which are giving
the Democratic leaders here consid-
cradle worry. These are William Jen-
nings Bryan and Governor Edward L.
Edwards. of New Jersey. Since Mr.
Eoover's announcement that he does
not want to be embarrassed by sugges-
tons that he be a candidate for any
other than the Republican nomination
the presence of his name in the Demo-
cratic column has ceased to worry the
Democratic leaders.
II would be most embarrassing to
President Wilson to have Bryan pile
up the votes in this primary, in view Of
Mr.. Bryan's opposition to the President
on the question Of carrying the peace
treaty into the campaign, and his state
nent that the Democratic party cannot
afford to face the country on an issue
under which American boys could be
sent abroad to fight at the dictate of
some foreign council, which is Mr..
Bryan's way of citing the objections
to Article K if no reservation to 1T IS
adopted.
But Mr.. Bryan's success would also
pretty nearly end any hope of moist
Democrats from writing light wine
ana beer plank into the Democratic
platform. 1t would practically put an
end TO the speculation on the Demo-
Graf. with a "wet" platform, carrying
New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut
and New Jersey, not to mention Wis
consip
A smashing vote for Governor Ed
wards, on the other hand, which is
scarcely expected, as Michigan voted
dry" before the constitutional amend
ment was adopted, would give heart to
San Francisco and would put the New
Jersey Governor in a position which
would be decidedly embarrassing to
hackers Of McAdoo and Palmer.
Aside from these threatened com
plications, however. the primary viii
give the Democrats of the country q
test Of the comparative vote-gettlng
abilities of McAdoo and Palmer which
the Democratic politicians are eager to
have.
SO that, altogether, wherever poll
ticians foregather tomorrow night,
there will be keen interest in the re-
turns from Michigan.