Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-04-28
WOOD LEADS IN
EARLY RETURNS
Incomplete Returns Give Wood
Lead in 13 Counties Out of
the rs Over Johnson.
BULLETIN

BtIlIlEIlN
The small lead OF General Leonard
Wood piled up during the early
morning had been SO discounted at
the time of going to press this after
noon that returns from outlying dis
tricts showed swing i'm favor OF
Senator Hiram W. johnson. The
California senator was credited with
leading ffhc state by narrow mar
gin. The lead was expected to zig
zag back and forth until the last dis
tricts had been heard from, owing
TO the closcness of the race.
By The Associated Press
NEWARK, April 2S.-MaJor Gener-
al Leonard Wood was still leading
Senator Hiram w. Johnson of Call
fornia this afternoon in New Jersey
Presidential preference primary con-
test, The Californian who took the
lead from tho first returns but who
was 73S votes behind his opponent at
Z o'clock this morning managed to
cut down this margin at one time to
S82. but later the general regained
ground somewhat. At 12:45 o'clock
revised returns for 1859 election dis
and johnson 49,237.
Election of three members of the
Republican Big Four was assured.
United States Senator Walter T.. Edge
and Joseph $. Frelinghuysen pledged
TO the presidential preference express
ed by the voters of the state led their
right opponents by substantial plurali-
ties. while former Governor Edward
G.. Stokes pledged to Wood obtained
the third place. Former Acting Gov
ernor William N. Runyon pledged to
Wood was leading for fourth place
with a margin of more than 5000
votes He was followed in order by
Mulford J.. Ballard, of East Orange,
and Thomas r. Layden, of Paterson,
both pledged to Johnson. City Com
missioner Thomas l.. Raymond of
Newark, pledged TO Wood; and for
mer United States Attorney General
John w. Griggs. another Wood ad-
hcrent.
The vote with 100 districts missing
stood: Frelinghuysen, 5S.571: Edge,
1927; Stokes. 40, ,101; Runyon, 44,294;
Ballard 41,790s LaydeniN 41,6T2; Ray
mond. II, AIS; Griggs. 40,353.
Returns for district delegates still
were incomplete Republican results
were known only in five districts which
elected five Wood delgates four john
son and one unpledged. 80 out of 80
districts:
United States Senators Edge and
; Frelinghuysen pledged to the Presi-
!. dental choice of the voters as ex-
ipressed at primaries have been elected
las members of the big four" by sub
stantial pluralities over eight oppon-
ents. Former Governor Edward II. &.
Stokes. pieaged to Wood seemed as
sured of their place. Former Acting
| Governor William n. Runyun pledged
to Wood Is leading for fourth place,
| although city Commissioner ThomsSs
T.. Raymond, pledged to Wood, Null
ford Ballard OF East Orange and
Thomas II. I.ayden, both pledged TO
johnson and Former United States
| Attorney General John w. Griggs,
pledged to Wood are following in the
Iorder named
With but 223 precincts missing the
vote was Frelinghuysen, 56,503; Edge
55,791: Stokes, 4S,125: Runyon, 49,
220: Raymond, 10000; Ballard 40,063;
Layden. 40,532: Griggs. Ss,S72.
The returns from five districts
showed the election of six Wood and
four johnson district delegates. In
complete returns from six other dis
tricts indicated the election of eight
Wood two Johnson and two unpledged
delegates although the vote In some
places were slow. One district the
twelfth. had not been heard from at
II o'clock. Governor Edward /. Ed
wards who had announced that he
would carry the prohibition onto the
/,
was elected head of the Democratic
big four"
other Democratic delegates-at- large
elected. all without opposition were:
iJames II. Nugent. Essex county Dem
ocratlc leader: Mayor Frank Hague,
OF Jersey City, and Mayor Donnelly
of Trenton. Democratic voters die
mot have an opportunity TO register
Their choice for President there being
Inn nd do fs-' nj aH ~ hal
lots. although four of the big four
land virtually all the districts delegates
are pledged TO Governor Edwards
This vas the first primary at which
voters have had an opportunity to ex-
lpress their uirect preference for either
| Wood or Johnson as well as, their
choice for convention delegates.
| The first returns came from lIud-
son county and gave johnson the
! lead but within a few hours heavy
Wood vote was reported from south
ern districts of Passaic and then the
lead see-sawed back and forth all
night. At no time was there diff
! ference of more than $500 votes fol
either two candidates and general
| tabulation showed few of them with
1000 separating the men. johnson
carried Newark and Jersey City, the
, two largest cities, by majorities OF
1T and 1,575 respectively.
However Essex county, Of which
| Newark is n part. gave Wood ma
jority of 1871. Hudson county. which
includes Hoboken and Harrison, gave
johnson majority Of 3,796. Passaio
county with nine districts missing
gave johnson a vote OF more than
| three 10 two over Wood, the majority
| there being 2,342.
Woods heaviest vote was In Camden
county. where he led Johnson by a
three to one vote. The complete re-
turns there gave Wood 5,S93; johnson
i1,992 Wood carried Burlington and
Cumberland counties in about the same
proportion his majority being l'29l
land 1869 respectively, with com
Iparatively few districts missing.
Other counties i'm which Wood led
! on the face of incomplete returns
| Continued on page 30