The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-05
Johnson Victory
Record for West
in Greatest Triumph in History of California
Politics, U. S. Senator Defeats Herbert
Hoover by Over 900 Ballots, Giving
Him 26 Votes in G. O. p. Convention.
Business, Labor, Farmer and Woman Vote Goes to
"Favorite Son" Maj Gen. Wood Making Slight
Gains Over Hiram johnson in Indiana Presi-
Dental Primary = Lead Placed at 6,540
Dental Primary


showed Senator johnson, leading Hoover
by 1876 votes as the preferred presl-
dentiai candidate on the republican
ticket. The totals we're S18.137 for john
son and 169,376 for Toover.
With but three small counties to be
heard from. Hoover was leading in but
two of the ffty-eight counties in the
state. those being Kings and Ventura.
Hoover's lead in Los Angeles county,
which he maintained during the night
was overturned by returns today. The
partial returns from Los Angeles
county showing johnson, 52,064 and
Hoover, 47,617.
Unofficial returns early today gave
Johnson lead OF 122,S0O over Herbert
Hoover, his only opponent in the Cali
fornia presidential primary fight. These
returns included the vote from about
half OF the state. On this basis, final
returns will show johnson to have won
by at least 10000 votes, a victory over
Hoover Of more than two to one.
Johnson's victory stands as the great
est in the history of western politics.
Johnson carried .fifty-five of the fifty
eight counties Of the state. and early
today the Johnson forces refused to
concede defeat in single county.
early returns available from half of
the 5,729 precincts of the state gave
johnson 252, 443 votes and Hoover 129,-
6iS Senator johnson piled up an enor-
nous majority In the northern half Of
available returns, he carried San Fran
cisco city and county by $1,000 Ala
media county by 23,000 Sacramento
county by 5000 and San Joaquin county
by 1900 Other northern counties were
carried from to to to- /.
Hoover's greatest strength was
shown in southern California. Los An
geles city and county polled an ex-
tremely heavy vote. and early today
the result was in doubt. Out OF 1875
precincts, 663 showed Johnson leading
by about 1900 votes. The tally stood:
Johnson, 4O,4oS; Hoover, 3s,7S7. john
son headquarters claims Los Angeles
by at least 1000.
The primary election brought out
about half of the registered vote of the
state. Johnson's greatest primary VIC
tory IN the state heretofore had BEEN
scored by 46.276, when he beat Charles
Curry for the republican nomination
for governor. G 49,
H J.. carnahan, western manager for
Johnson, In a statement issued today
Hiram .lollfson I, nas..sseored tI,es
greateSt Triumph IN the history of Cali
foriiia politics. lis has defeated Her
bert Hoover by more than 100000 votes,
more than he ever defeated any other
man who opposed him in primary
election in this state.
.Hoover's opposition in California
has served the one useful purpose of
demonstrating to the country how
thoroughly Hiram Johnson's achieve-
ments are appreciated by his own peo-
pie. His Endorsement comes from every
interested business man, working men
and farmers and from women in like
proportion with the men. They have
given expression to their opinion"
Woods Plurality 6,54o
indianapolis, Ind, May 5.--Maj. Gen. |
Leonard Wood continued to make slight
gains over Senator johnson, Of Cali
fornia, his nearest opponent, for the
Indiana presidential preference vote in
yesterdays state primary, AZ returns
continued to be tabulated today.
with 2,249 precincts out of 1887 in
the state reported, Wood was leading by
Wood, 5s,475 Johnson, 52,S34; Gov.
Lowden, of Illinois. 26,S4s: Senator |
Harding, Of Ohio. IA, 692.
From the returns on 1917 precincts
in the race for the. republican guberna-
toriol nomination it began to look as
If Warren I. McCray, of Kentland, 1
would go into the state convention with
2 majority. running far ahead OF James
W Fesler Of ldianapolis, and f. Z.
Toner. Anderson. and gaining steadily.
The vote. was McCray, 62.SS4; Fesler,
36,SS7; Toner 22SSS A majority vote
would make the primary binding on
the state convention under the state
With fewer precincts-1. .200--heard
from Dr. Carlton g. McCulloch. of In
dianapolis, was running away from the
field in the democratic gubernatorial
contest and politicians early today pre-
dicted that he would win by a good
majority If he continued his present
gains.
Mccray in lead.
= Indianapolis, Ind, May. 5.-Warren T. |
McCray, republican candidate for gov
ernor, had slight majority in 2,126
scattering. precincts at 1890 am, ac-
sording 70 reports at MS a, headduartens. ,eSa
sS2; Toner, 25.469 These precincts in |
clude part of Marion county and give |
McCray an unofficial majority of 1,27s.
johnson Carries Gary.
Gary Ind. May 5.--Hiram Johnson |
carried this city oyer Gen. Wood, who !
commanded federal troops here during !,
the steel strike by a 2.6i4 majority. |
Johnson polled 4067 votes and Wood |
1888.
The four-cornered republican prefer !
ential vote cast in Tuesdays statewide |
primaries today narrowed down to
neck-and neck race between Mai. Gen.
Wood and Senator Hiram Johnson, |
with the general leading by less than |
5000 plurality.
A number OF precincts IN lnuuStrial :
centers, claimed by Johnson, are yet
to be heard from.
a ' Although Lowden ran a poor third |
and Harding trailed the list. according
10 the returns Boone county tagricul- !
turaD Is reported TO have given Low !
den "A substantial plurality. The MI |
nois governor ran second IN n few coun. /
ties ard Harding ran next to Wood !
who led In jefferson county. Harding 1
has not led in any county. according |
to available figures
Hoover Showed Under.
Iu the most sweeping primary ever
won hy him. Senator Hiram Johnson
has showed Herbert Hoover under IN !
the California presidential primaries. ,
The scnator's = greatest primary ma /
!rritv IN the state heretofore has been /
!f.1po san Francisco was carried by |
,n09 Alamcda county by sthoo. sac |
rtmenjo county bv 10000 and SAN Joa- (
uuiu county hN Sn0a. Other smaller 4
aorih~rn counties vrre fronls to % +
ic~ .ohngcu.
Tbrcs caun;ics arc ytdl iu doubt !,
L. g Nugele:'. Neutu-e and Kings. There .
l1e Ho'vcr strength vas most pro- 7
uo"nrcd
Use ,.-r.'lsf, u"oHiri,l vote In son
r....''-ro ,'yc 'o''u ou t9.G27. Hoover
-,-.-,i-N , 80. q. .7fe Jyhugon. css.-
ft- ..rr. o. $50.