The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
G. o. P. ASIRANTS' STRENGTH
LITTLE CHANGED LAT WEEK

The Republican pre-ccnvention
campaign will close Tuesday.
On that day Texas will hold a
State convention ami West Virginia
a primary. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
and Go. Frank o. Lowden are be-
Iieved to have shout an equal
I chance for Texas 23 delegates,
while Herbert Hoover possibly may
split the delegation. Wood viii
compete with Senator Howard Suth-
erland. "favorite SON." for West
4 Virginia's delegation Of sixteen.
Ths Democrats still nave thirteen
State conventions and primaries to
| dispose of.
Dates and the Outlook.
The dates, with the number of
delegates and reported inclination
o: the delegations, are as follows:
May 25-Delaware convention, s.
William G. McAdoo: Texas primary,
10. McAdoo; West Virginia primary,
1S. Gov. James NJ. Cox.
June 1-Arksrs convention, 6,
McAdoo.
June 2-vermont convention. s.
McAdoo Ito ratify primary selec-
tions).
June s-Louisiana convention. 20.
MrAdoo; New Mexico convention, s.
McAdoo.
June SFlorida convention, 12,
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer; Tennessee convention, "a, Cox.
June 12-Utah convention, S, Nc
Adoo.
June 15-Idaho convention. s.
~ McAdoo-s
June f6-Mississippi convention.
20, McAdoo.
Little Change Last Week.
Selection Of delegates during the
last week failed to indicate much
change in the relative strength of
the candidates. The Republican
primary in Pennsylvania resulted
in seventy-six uninstructed dele
gates. who will cast their first bal
lot for Governor William c. Sproul
After that there is a confiction OF
claims between followers of Wood
and Senator Philander c. Knox.
Eight uninstructed delegates were
chosen in the Vermont primary,
conceded to Wood The Oregon
primary Friday remained in doubt
last night. with Wood and Senator
a
fight for the ten delegates
Democrats selected 1876 delegates
during the week. OF these only
thirty four were instructed -
kGwenty-four for Senator Carter
Glass. in the Virginia convention,
h yesterday for McAdoo, who was
Ethe only Democrat entered. The
twelve delegates picked by the
Colorado convention and the four.
teen by the Washington conven-
ton are believed to be for Nc
Adoo-
Cox May Get Michigan.
Indiana's thirty delegates are
4 certain to vote for Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall. Palmer is re-
garded as the certain choice of the
seventy-six delegates named in
Pennsylyania's primary. Michigan's
thirty. previously credited to Hoover
as the result of him winning abe
primary before he repudiated the
Democratic party, were tagged as
"uninstructed" at the ratification
| convention this week. They are
believed. however, to be for Cox.
The most important changes dur
ing the week in apportionment of
delegates resulted from 'maneuver-
ing" by various political leaders
and, in the case of the Republic
ans. from the fling of additional
contests
G. o p. Standings.
The standing of the Republican
candidates tonight. on the basis of
Instructed delegates, was:
Wood. Isl; johnson. 103; Lowden,
So: Senator Warren G. Harding, So;
Senator Miles Poindexter. IL.
On the basis of claims. the dele
gates would be distributed in this
way;
Wood. 2s4; Lowdcn. 1ss; johnson,
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