The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-04-05
bad WEATHER
AFFECTS WOOD
Heavy Country Vote Prevented
by Snow and Storm
Conditions.
HEAVY VOTE IN DETROIT
Palmer Conceded Clean Sweep
as Democratic Candidate
in Michigan.

Detroit Mich April Sd. N. ST.
Bufeting their way through fierce
gales and deep snow, the citizens of
Michigan trooped to the polls today
to cast their ballots in the most
hotly contested presidential primary
ever held in the state. In the repub-
lican free for all the Michigan vote
is regarded as crucial in deciding be-
tween the three candidates now out
in the lead--Gen. Leonard Wood.
Senator Hiram Johnson, of Califor-
MIA, and Gov, Frank O. Lowden, of
Illinois.
The vote in Detroit and WAYNE
county is being watched with espe-
cal eagerness, for il is breaking all
records and the decision here will
probably express the feeling
throughout the state A great fac
tory vote is being polled, and this is
regarded as favorable to the chances
OF Senator Johnson, who concen-
trated his campaign here.
The Californian left the state YES
terday after a whirlwind effort to
amass votes, expressing himself as
hopeful over the outcome. Cam
paign managers for Wood and Low
den, however, were equally opti-
mistic.
The Lowden managers were re-
Joicing over the last momentdecision
or Carl Young. president of the
Michigan State Federation of Labor,
who gave out an announcement last
night pledging his support to the
illinois governor The Wood forces.
however, werd inclined to regard this
as favorable to their hopes, inasmuch
as IT would mean cut in the menace
ingly large factory vote for john
SON
The moning vote was light This vyas
due to freak weather conditions When
the sun appeared and the wind died
GOWN there were longer queues stand
s M at the polling places. There are
5sO00 women registered for their first
vote in the presidential primary. hut
lew OF them turned out this morning
conditions are immeasureahly worse ir
the country districts and this was re-
garded as inimical to Wood who in
other state primary contests has polleo
heavily in rural communities.
The Wayne county vote is expected to
run upwards of 300. 900. More than
$4,000 have registered and as there Is
hot traction question mp involving the
expenditure of Sl5,000.000 this Is ex-
pected to result in heavy halloting.
Michigans action today will have
n tremendously important bearing or
the whole presidential situation-on this
all factions are agreed. Wood was the
first candidate in the field and made eN
cellent use of his time Lowden fol-
lowed him. but for many weeks his
candidacy was not regarded with mucf
favor. About the time mis- stock peGaI
to boom. Johnson plunged into the con-
test. Borah in his sensational charges OF
huge expenditures in the Wood anc
Lowden campaigns, and then followed
Johnson into this state, and from ther
on the Johnson circus grew epormprsll
The Hoover announcement came
too late to make any appreciable effect
and his chances are further dimmed be-
cause of the fact that his name appears
on both the republican and democratic
ballots. Michigan got its stomach full
Of spread-,eagle candidates during the
FordtNewherry contest of 1918 and has
not forgotten.
Gen. Pershing is candidate, his
name having been placed on the ballot
against his wishes. There has been NO
Pershing campaign, There is little or
no interest in the democratic corteSt
three of the candidates having asked to
have their names withdrawn.
Atty. Gen. palmer is conceded n clean
sweep unless the democrats go in fol
Hooverizinp. If they do the effect on
his republican prospects viii be worth
observing. If,
NOT close until 3 p. m. The voters here
have five separate ballots 20 I'LL out ana
IL is not likely there will be anything
like a decision before tomorrow morn
ing at the soonest.