The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-29
GEN ERAL WOOD
LEADS IN RACE
Slightly Ahead Of Hiram John
son in New Jersey Primary
on Incomplete Re-
turns.
SOME ELECTION COUNTS
Official Figures Necessary in Ohio
Determine Whether Harding or
Wood Delegate is
| Named.
SOME ELECTION COUNTS

NEW YORK, April 29.-Major
General Wood was leading by 6l2
votes in returns from New Jerseys
primary today over Senator Hiram
Johnson with eighty-four precincts
still missing. The vote was:
Wood-51, 1921.
Jomson-50,7 ,709.
On the basis of these figures,
gathered at candidates headquarters
here, Wood was practically certain OF
twelve district delegates and Johnson
of ten. Two were still in doubt.
The vote on candidates for dele
gates at large follows:
Senator Frelinghuysen-60,l 1876.
Senator Edge-59, 1913.
Governor e. c. Stokes-52,4 ,446.
w. N. Runyon-45, ,495.
Mulford L. Ballard AZ, ,S04.
Thomas R. Layden -42,434.
J. w. Griggs-- ,558.
T. L. Raymond 1881.
Frelinghuysen and Edge will vote
at the national convention for the
candidate who receives the prefer
'ence vote, they stated. Stokes and
Runyon were pledged TO GsleraI
Wood. .I
Johnson supporters today claimed
he was robbed" of the primary.
Very Close Vote.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 29.-Ofi-
cial figures will be necessary to de-
termine whether William II. Boyd.
General Wood supporter, defeated
Harry NJ Daugherty, Harding candi-
date in Ohio's preferential primary
Tuesday, the secretary OF state de-
clared today. ...r. 49,.
Returns today indicated other
Harding big four candidates
Myron T. Herrick, Mayor John Gal
vim of Cincinnati, and former Cover
nor Frank B. Willis, pulled through.
Practically complete unofficial re-
turns today in the Boyd, Daugherty
race gave Woods candidate 104,S9S
and Daugherty 1O3,0S4. These re-
turns gave Harding nearly $1,000
plurality over Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. The vote stood: Harding, l24,-
526; Wood, 1o9,39o- -.
The bulk of the 10000 written-in
votes go to Senator Hiram Johnson
of California, and Herbert Hoover.
Wood captured eight of the district
delegates and Harding thirty-slx, ac-
cording to today's returns.
May Ask Recount.
NEW YORK, April pa confer |
ence of Johnson managers will be
held today to determine whether d
recount OF the New Jersey republican
primary will be asked as the result
of charges by supporters of Senator
IN, hot
was @robbed" in several counties. j
With eighty, of zoos districts mss
ing today, Major General Leonard
Wood was leading Johnson by boz.
The charges were voiced by VIII !
liam p. Verdon, republican leader, ID
Hobolen, who said today that IL
Johnson had not been robbed ne
would have carried the state by ten
thousand to fifteen thousand. He
was expected to present a formal re- /
mort to the Johnson managers mere
who admitted they were personally !
ignorant of the basis for the charges.
yerdon called attention to the fact
that the vote in several districts WIS
still missing early today whereas
the law provides the returns shall De
submitted to the county clerks Torth'
with.
..It is very significant that belated
reports from outlying districts which
shouId have been the first TO COM
nlete their count, were turned IN nc
times when Johnson threatens Woods /
apparent lead
The following statement was issued
from Wood headquarters here
..,varv urinary that johnson loses
is crooked; every one he wins is on
tbe level. We have every reason 10
believe the vote in New Jersey was
conducted fairly for both candidates.
We have nothing to fear from re-
count. if one is demanded
Move to New Sectors.
rRv Harold d. Jacobs, United Press !
staff Correspondent I:
NEW YORK, APT. 29.-With- the /
woke If tuesdays primaries still
lowering over the battle grounds, ob.
curing the result in New Jersey, al
80.