Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-28
G. O. p. CANDIDATES IN
CLOSE FINISH VOTE
COUNT SHOWS
OHIO FOR HARDING
SEVERAL STATES HOLD PRESl
DENTAL PR EF r E N L
PRIMARIES -- MhSShCHUSel .
GIVES ITS SUPPORT TO COVER
NOR COOLIDGE.
tBy the Associated Press)

Newark. y. J.. April Is Revised
returns from l.s19 out of 2o25 clcc-
tion districts, tabu,ated AT 2.A'
O'Clock today. showed hat Major Gen,
eonard Wood WAS leading Senator
Hiram ". IohnsoH u California by
~ votes in the New Jersey lreteren-
tiaI presidential primary contest. ihe
vote.
Johnson, 49.237, Wood. 1910.
Incomplete returns indicated int
Wood had carried thirteen out Of the
twenty-one counties in the state
Woods vote was heaviest in the fura!
districts of the central and southern
part of the state. while Johnson polled
heavily in The industrial districts OF
the north. Out Of 223 missing pre-
Cincts l42 were in counties Wh'Co
gave Wood a majority in the early re-
turns.
United States Senators Walter e.
Edge and Joseph s, Frelinghuyscn,
pledged to the presidential choice o.
the voters as expressed at he prl-
mary, have been elected as members
of the Republican big four by sub
stantial pluralities. Former Governor
Edward c. Stokes, pledged to Wood,
seems assured of third place. Former
Acting Governor William \. Runyon,
race for fourth place.
Harding Carries Ohio.
Columbus. Ohio, April ZS.-lleturhs
late today on yesterdays preSiden ihl
preference primary from AZ" pre-
cincts out of total Of 7.NN in 'he
state showed Senate. warren =.
Harding of Ohio was loadinp Gen
eral Leonard Wood Of Massachusetts
by little more than 10000 votes.
The vote s'OOd:
Harding. 1Qf.404 Wood, 96.23h
Although their names were not
printed on the ballot, Hiram Johnson
of California reviewed II, I6S votes
and Herbert Hoover Of California re
ceived S,2S3 votes in $40 scattering
precincts.
Arkansas G. o. p. Meets.
Little Rock. Ark, April %,-lhH
Arkansas state Republican conVen'
lion met here today to elect four
delegates at large to the national con
vention in Chicago and transact other
campaign in this state
Leaders predicted the delegation 'u
Chicago would 90 uninstructcd Ac
tive prccOnvention campaigns 1ad
been conducted by supporters Of GOV
ernor Frank O. Lowdcu OF Illinois ana
Major Gen. Leonard Wood.
Washington for Poindcxter.
Belingham, Wash, April ZS,-
Whether Washington'S state Repuh
lican convention yesterday instructed
all the states fourteen delegates tt
the national convention to support
Senator Miles PoindcXters candidacy
for the presidential nomination was
uncertain today There was nc
doubt, however. that all of the del"
gates would vote for the senator, Re
publican leaders said
The state convention chose fou'
delegates at large, instructed to sup
port PoindeXter
Rjnu Wins in Massachusetts.
Boston, April 2S The organization
states of Republican and Democra'l
candidates for delegates at large II
the national conventions were elected
by substantial maioritics in yoSter
uHy = pItSlNl'itldI N'''' ~
according to the complete vote To-Day
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge led th'
Republican 'fbig four" who headed th'
ballot as group. He was follGWc'
in the order named by Speaker frod'
rick IT. Gillett Of the national hous
of representatives, former senate
William Murray Crane and Edwar'
A. Thurston. former chairman OF tn
Republican state committee.
The Democratic regulars Wer
elected by majorities of three an
four to one over former Congrcssma
Joseph f. OConnell. who made hi
campaign on an anti4prohibition issue
Those elected are Senator David
Walsh Richard H. Long vice demo
cratic nominee for governor: Distrit
Attorney Joseph c. Pelletier and Dar
iel r, Doherty.
Or the thirty-tive Republican deli
gates, including those at large, twei
ty-nine are unpledged, but several {
these have announced their intentiO
to vote for Major Gen. Leonard Woo
The entire Democratic delegation
unpledged.