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where the Detroit News was opposing
Wood. Moreover, the organization of
soldiers who have been in Russia, which
supported johnson in Michigan, was a
powerful factor in the campaign.
The program of johnson and Borah
will be to redouble their attacks upon
the Wood expenditures. 1t is said that
johnson has and will make public the
names of the so called ''ten, millionaire
underwriters of the Wood movement, who
are reported to have subscribed S100, 900
each to create the tremendous nation
wide organization which he has. In his
efforts to bring this charge before the
voters Johnson is being aided by certain
news services here in Washington,
rather radical in tendency, which supply
correspondence to many of the smaller
newspapers of the West.
The future of the Republican cam
paign will be largely determined by the
success of Johnson in pressing his
charges against the Wood expenditures
and on the way the Wood managers
meet them.
! Outside of the defeat for Wood the
most significant result in the Michigan
| primaries is the defeat of Attorney Gen
cral Palmer. Palmer drops back into
! the class of Harding and Iowden on
the Republican side. He is candi-
date with machine support. but no pop
/ ular support. Michigan was Palmer''
great opportunity. The machine ther,
meant to give him the delegation
! Palmer was the only open candidate
on the Democratic side. He made thu
I only campaign. yet he runs fifth.
Hoover's Strength Surprising
Hoover. who had taken himself GU
Of the Democratic party. Edwards, Nc
Adoo and Bryan. whose names wer'
entered in the primaries against him
will all beat Palmer.
Hoover showed surprising strength
He made no campaign. He declared
himself Republican after the tigh
between Johnson and Wood had gon
go far as to commit most of the voter
to one or the other leading candidates
Yet he made good showing in tn
Republican primaries. running ab0u
even with Governor LOwden. who hat
made strong campaign and who hat
a complete organization.
His victory in the Democratic
primaries Was surprising. Ii show
what people here suspected. that III
prospects of winning with Hoover ha
captivated the Democratic party. Ha
he cared to get the Democratic nomina
tion he probably could have had It. 10
his vote getting possibilities are iull
appreciated by the party which tace
defeat as the result of President vii
sons unpopularty and which Is look
ing for way to escape deteat. u nom
mated by the Republicans MIR. Hoove
will evidently split the Democrati
marty. presenting Wilson candidat
upon a Wilson issue.
The result Ou the Republican sid
confirms Mr.. Hoover's friends in III
opinion that it is too late to preScn
their candidate name in the Republi
can primaries except in his own state
California, where the fight between hlT
. and Senator Johnson is evidently goin
to be one of the hardest in the whol
Republican primary struggle. The Re
publican voters have already take
; sides. They are either for Wood
Johnson or Lowden. They are com
mitted and more important still, tn
Republican organization leaders are al
ready committed.
johnson Sectional Candidate
Mr.. Hoover's friends must hope 10
a situation TO develop which will max
il impossible or inexpedient to nominal
General Wood. The Michigan result
one element contributing toward tina
situation. 1t may make his nOminatio
impossible. for the campaign which bea
! him there may beat him in Nebrask
and Indiana and enable Harding an
I.owden to hold their home state
: strongly against him.
II may make his nomination inexpe
dent because the charge that his can
didacy is "underwritten by million
aires, and that his campaign fund
too large unless definitely disposed
in the primaries campaign. will carr
over into the national campaign an
may be used effectively by the Demo
Gratis.
Johnson's success in Michigan MAKE
! him a greater power in the Republica
party. but does not bring him any near'
nomination.
He is merely scctional candidate
, Objectionable to the eastern business III
terests which will have much to "a
,, about the Republican nomination,
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