The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-27
CANDIDATES
DASHINC TO
final HEAT
Wood Holding Slight Lead on
Eve of Republican Conven-
ton - Uninstructed Men
Hold Power.
MANAGERS Confident
(By Associated Press)


CHICAGO, May 27.-Candidates for
the Republican nomination for the
presidency today opened their final
drive to capture the 493 votes that
spell victory in the convention which
opens here one week from next
Thursday.
The last Of the 9S4 delegates who
will sit in the convention were Sc
lected yesterday when Vermont Re-
publicans met and chose eight unin-
etructed delegates.
Major-General Leonard Wood, pres
ent returns show. will enter the con-
vention with more instructed votes
than any other candidate, but his to-
tai of 153 is less than one-third of the
=, ,Inumber necessary to win the nomina-
: tion.
The division of strength among the
large field of "favorite sons" practic-
ally precludes any possibility of
nomination on the first ballot. Even
the most optimistic ca ampaign manag-
ers here are not claiming victory be-
fore the third ballot, and the more
conservative party leaders predict the
the break will not come before the
fifth or sixth at the earliest.
145 Contests Vet to Come
One big factor which may upset
campaign managers predictions is yet
to be dealt with One hundred and
forty-five contests have been or will
be filed, more than one-seventh of all
the seats in the convention being at
stake, and the national committee,
which meets here Monday to decide
these contests and prepare the tenn
porary roll, may Materially alter the
prospects of several candidates.
The principal contests are between
supporters of Major-General Wood
and Governor Frank o. Lowden., Sen
ator Johnson and other candidates are
not directly interested in these con-
tests. but may raise questions regard
ing primary contests in South Dako-
ia, New Jersey, Indiana, Michigan,
Nebraska and other cities.
In addition to the 145 contests, 81
surplus delegates with factional votes
have been chosen from 10 states and
the Republican national committees
rules provide that their right to seats
shall also be contested. The conven-
ton call stated that no oversize dele
cations should be seated and no seats
have bocn provided for these.
Johnson and Sutherland Gain.
Senator Hiram Johnson and Senator
- Howard Sutherland of West Virginia,
= were the principal gamers in primar-
les and conventions held in four states
during the past week. Senator John
son, returns indicate, will get nine of
Oregon's 10 votes. and Senator Suther-
land 16 from West Virginia. The Off
cial count has not been completed in
Oregon and West Virginia. Texas
Republicans split into two factions,
of inh a1a rod oi,ocf ,of< n
delegation with % votes.
Figures compiled here show the fol-
lowing division of the convention
vote:
Major General Leonard Wood, 153 ;
Senator Hiram Johnson 100, Governor
Frank o. Lowden IA; favorite sons
and uninstructed GAS.
In the favorite son list, Senator
Warren G.. Harding has 80 votes from
Ohio; Senator Sutherland 16 from
West Virginia; Senator Miles Poindex-
ter is expected to receive Washing
tons IA; and Judge Pritchard of North
Carolina is expected to get II Of his
states % votes
Campaign managers here of the
three leading candidates all claim vic.
tory in statements, issued last night.
The Wood and Johnson camps make
ballet vote, the supporters of the gen.
eral claiming 385 votes. and those of
the senator 236. The Lowden forces
while protesting their confidence, are
not prepared to quote exact figures.
Work On Hall Progressing.
Work on the convention hall is prog
ressing rapidly, and Charles r. Hall
superintendent of the coliseum, has
- assured the convention committee that
the more than 1900 seats will be in
place "a hours before the convention
IS called to order by Chairman Will II
Hays of the National committee
Extra balconies are being erected to
provide nearly 1000 more seats than
were available at any previous cenven
ton. The speakers platform anc
seats for 1000 distinguished visitors
have already been erected.
WHEELING, w. Va, May 27-Witt
Senator Howard Sutherland maintain
ing his lead for the Republican presi
dental preference over General Leon
ard Wood, interest in the West Vir
g1nla statewide primary election OF
last Tuesday today centered in the
races for the Republican and Demo
cratic nomination for governor and
the Republican nomination for con
gress in the first district The three
latter contests are the closest ever
waged in this state
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