Evening star., 1920-05-07
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HOOVER ATTITUDE
Democrats Of Rhode Island
Favor League Under
Conditions.

avowed. active candidate for the dem-
ocratic nomination for President of
he United States. Walker W. Wick.
personal friend Of the governor. is
sued the formal announcement of his
candidacy and of the opening here Of
Edwards campaign headquarters.
Gov Edwards begins his campaign
without any political machinery or
prestige lent him from any source"
Mr.. Wick said. 'He runs on his rec
ord as Governor of New Jersey. as its
former controller and as a man Of af-
fairs In the business and financial
world OF this country for the last
twenty-five years. His rise in the
business world as a self-made man. as
well as his entire career. both busi-
ness and political. presents abundant
proof of his sympathetic regard for
the great productive forces of the
country"
Hoover Declares Attitude.
NEW YORK. May 7.--TIerbert
hoover. candidate for the republican
presidential nomination. in state
ment issued here. declared his atti-
fude toward the nomination has not
changed by the California primaries
and that he will not organize a cam
pa1gn. nor have my supporters raise
great campaign. fund and then mort
gage my soul in advance in order to
attain the election
II believe that the people have a
right to elect their President without
having some one put over on them.
he said. II have certain definite ideas
REGARDING economic. social and inter
national problems and ] believe that
these ideas are. in many ways. in ac-
cord with the ideas of the great ma
JorIty of American citizens.
Il can only repeat what I have said
before" he added. "and that is that
tion in this thing. My interest is only
that of any other citizen who wants
to see the government reflect the
spirit of it's people"
Disnpprove Article x.
PROVIDENCE. X. l.. May 7.-Disap-
proval of article X Of the covenant
of the league of nations as submitted
by President Wilson to the Senate.
but approval of league of nations
that would conform to the principle
of self-determination for small ma
tions. was expressed by the demo-
cratic party of Rhode Island in
resolution adopted at the state con-
vention here.
Ten uninstructed delegates were
elected with only one contest. in
which former State Senator =. J. MUIR
ply of Newport defeated United
States Commissioner Cornelius c.
Moore Of the same city. Other dele
gates elected included p. H. Quinn of
Westwarwick. who was also re-
elected national committeeman for
four-year term, and Attorney Theo-
dore Francis Greene of this city.
Three women were included In the
delegation. They were Mrs. Robert
Mrs Della A. Johnson, all of this
city.
The convention was addressed by
Senator Robert l.. Owen of Oklahoma
Late Returns in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-califor-
mia presidential preference primary
returns from only 103 of the 5,.O7
precincts in the state missing, dele
gates pledged to support Hiram W.
Johnson for the presidential nomina-
ton at the Chicago convention today
led the group pledged to Herbert {.
Hoover by 1929 votes. The vote
was: johnson ticket, 367.465; Hoover
ticket, 20S.2O2.
Missouri Delegates Tninstructed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May Flight
delegates at large to the republican
national convention, uninstructed as
to presidential preference. were elect
ed by the republican state convention
yesterday.
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
tion included sections condemning the
league of nations covenant without
reservations; denouncing the national
administration and demanding that all
laws be strictly enforced.
Two of the delegates at large are
women, and the eight alternates
named are all women. Two presi-
Dental electors at large and sixteen
district electors also were elected.
The eight delegates at large are
Ctat Spldan Snen.
Ger, St Louis: Walter S. Dickey. Kan
sas City; Edward w. Floristel. st.
Louis; W. l.. Cole. Union; Representa-
tive l.. s. Dyer. st. Louis; Mrs. Venona
F. Swami. Joplin: Mrs. Alice Curtis
Meyer Wing of Wayne county and
j. r. A. Grassland. colored. st. Joseph.
Colorado Does Not Instruct.
PUEBLO. Col. May state repub-
Icans elected four uninstructed dele
gates at large to the national con-
vention and adopted resolutions in
dorsng the state administration and
the work Of the Colorado republicans
! in Congress.
Oliver Fl. Shoup. Senator Lawrence
G. Phipps of Denver. Charles }. Moy-
nahan of Montrose and Clarence G.
Hamlin Of Colorado Springs.
Resolutions We're adopted ny the
state convention indorsing woman
suffrage and prohibition and urging
upon the federal government policy
Of protection of American lives in
! Mexico and elsewhere
Daugherty's Defeat Certain.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. May Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood will have one of Ohio's
big four delegates to the republi-
can national convention. William H.
Boyd. Wood candidate. has a plu-
; rality of $50 votes over Harry NJ.
Daugherty. Senator Warren G. Hard
ing's national campaign manager.
Gen Wood thus win receive nine of
Ohio's forty-eight delegates, the 9TH
ers going to Senator Harding.
Following announcement of the Of
fetal figures, Senator Harding's cam
Daign headquarters issued a state
ment which said:
Senator Harding will enter the
Chicago convention with the best
chance Of nomination of any of the
candidates.
Indiana's Figures.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood carried Indiana
| with a plurality of 5.947 over Senator
| Hiram w. Johnson of California in
Tuesdays primary.
| Complete unofficial returns from the
| 1887 precincts Of the state were: Wood,
s5.776: Johnson. 1899; Lowden, 3D.
lis; Harding, 20.S19.
Illinois Figures Compiled.
| SPR1NGFlELD. ILL.,. May 7.--Gov.
Frank .. Lowden received majority
OF 0.oS3 votes over Maj. Gen. Leonard
! Wed at the Illinois presidential
preferential primary April 49, accord
| ing to the official totals completed by
the state canvassing board today.
Restores Two Soldiers to Duty.
| privates Elbert Hennessy and Roy
| IT, johnson, casuals. United States