Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-15
DOLITICAL.
= SIDELIGHTS
NINETEEN STATES
HOLD PRIMARIES

| Presidential primary elections are held
in nineteen states as follows:
| North Dakota, March 10: South Da-
kota, March %; Michigan. April 8; Wis
consin, April g. Illinois, April 10; Ne
braska, April 90; Montana, April %
| Massachusetts, New Jersey and Ohio,
April q; Maryland May 3; California
and Indiana, May I Pennsylvania and
| Vermont, May 10; Oregon, May 81 ;
Texas and West Virginia, May 25 New
Hampshire held her primary March 8.
In a number of other states the .7di-
rect primary is optional with the State
committee of any party. In Georgia the
democrats have ordered such an election
for April 20.
The preferential primary election OPP
crates variously in the states mentioned.
In some the delegates are later chosen in
regular party state convention, hut go
to the party national convention Gin
structed' by the result of the popular
vote. They must support the winning
primary candidate so long as his name
is before the convention. In other states
the delegates are c@osen by the primary
In Ohio, for example, the candidate for
delegates must state first and second
choice for presidential candidate and at
the same time pledge himself to support
In Pennsylvania the candidate may
either pledge himself to support the
popular choice or indicate under his
name on the ballot that he does not
promise TO support the popular choice.
In other words. the primary elections
In these nineteen states are mostly I'm
portant rs indications OF popular senti-
ment They determine nothing conclu
sively.
Henry spaan. candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for congress from the
Seventh district. l. Err Slack. Mrs.
Charles Tidany and Miss Julie Landers,
all of Indianapolis. will speak at
democratic love feast az the Polk Me
mortal building Greenwood. Ind. next
Thursday evening. Candidates for the
democratic nomination for governor also
lave been invited TO be present.
Interest In the gubernatoriaI race CEN
tiers at this tine ON the speech OF James
w Eesler at Wabash tomorrow night.
Mr. Fesler, IS candidate for the ya-
publican nomination for governor, will
outline his platform at that meeting
Heretofore he has been silent on some
of the most important state issues. in
Guiding the tax law and Goodrich cen
traliZation. Warren T. McCray advo-
Gates the amendmenc Of the tax law and
Edward c. Toner Is for it as II stands.
Senator Warren q. Harding of Ohio
Is the next OF the candidates for the
republican nomination for the presidency
on the Columbia club program. Senator
Harding will speak 90 the club nj noon
next Thursday. Because Of the Illness
OF Vernon ". VanFleet, Senator Hard
ing's Indiana campaign manager the
program for Thursday has not been
completed.
John G. Reidelbach of winaraac an
nounced his candidacy today for the
democratic nomination for Judge Of the
Indiana appellate court from the north
ern district. Mr. Reidebach was mem
Der Of the state senate during the 1915
and 1917 sessions. He is a member Of the
law firm OF Reidelbach Bros. OF Winamac
Robert Parker. republican, and James
Fl. Water. republican, today filed petit
ttOns asking that their names be placed
on the primary ballot for precinct com
mitteemen from the Third precinct OF
the First ward and the Eleventh precinct
of the Fourth ward, respectively.
Charles s. Bait Of Terre Haute filed a
declaration OF his candidacy for con
gresham from the Fifth Indiana district
on the democratic ticket in the Office Of
the secretary of state today. Floyd E.
Williamson, 622 East Raymond street.
filed notice of his candidacy for the dem
ocratic nomination for state senator from
the Marion county district