New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Hoorer Carries 7'tU0
CaHforniaCounties
Led in His Home Precinct
but Failed to Defeat
Johnson in Los angeles

san FRANCISCO. May 5.-Addi-
tional returns from yesterdays Presi-
Dental preference primary continued
70 add to the majority Of the delega-
ion that will support Senator Hiram
" Johnson at the Republican National
Convention. The Johnson ticket led
the Herbert c. Hoover ticket tonight
On tabulatlons compiled from 1881
complete precincts out of 5,724 in the
tate by 15533S votes The vote:
Johnson group, 383.916.
Hoover group, 17S,578.
With on Y three small counties to
be heard from Hoover was leading in
only two of the fifty eight counties
n the state, those being Kings and
Ventura. Hooyer's lead in Los Angeles
lonnty which he maintained during
he night, was overturned by returns
o'day, the partial returns from Los
nge.es County showing Johnson 52,-
:, Hoover 47,617.
Johnson carried San Francisco by a
majority Of 44,550 votes over Herbert
Hoover. The vote, announced to-day,
Vas as follows:
Johnson, 69,637.
Hoover, 25,0S7.
The total ballots cast in San Fran
CISCO numbered SO .o97-within three
olallots of Registrar Zemansky's predic-
ion of 100000.
infee hours and a half after the
polls closed last night Ralph P. Mer-
ft'' california campaign manager for
Af Hoover, conceded Senator John
s9ns election
Hoover Carries Own Precinct
M Mr. Hooyer's home precinct, Stanford
yAyerslty, gave him a plurality of 24S
yer Senator Johnson. The vote was:
hoover, 5lS; Johnson, so.
uae hundred and seventy-four pre-
gAcIS n ms county, Santa Clara. gave
thalor Johnson almost two to one
9iqrahty, however.
u L. Carnahan, Western campaign
alaasger for Senator Johnson, issued
"'s ,iolioWing statements:
utam Johnson has scored the great
mi ssI. triumph in the history of California
?ohNcs Hoover's opposition in Cali
"Sala has served the one useful pur-
mse Of demonstrating to the country
ss NV; thoroughly Hiram Johnson's s
oSn people" ~
,.4,5t, l5e Republican contest apparently
t.ee, nv, interest has turned to the
i.Vns'a Eng OF the Democratic and Prohi-
-s, sVn votes The fate of the independ-
4 w. oea'laldacy of Henry H. Childers
n, Nvs VS.,a angeles, on the Democratic bal
os,;s, a,'h was IN doubt tonight and an
,So St',a' canvass may be necessary before
rbHsit b.gsuit Is definitely known.
oOS.l"s na,.asrS announced himself as being
,st;" sfSasu 10 drastic enforcement of the
INA ma prohibition laws.
yin "sMvmpiete MNpet returns showed that Car
Dg sa.Nao, Of San Francisco, was POLL
gronn ra' heaviest vote of the Democratic
prob;S;s.fied pbSs;sfed returns indicated that the
di5aewO n group, pledged to the can
lp,si.o VI Henry Clay Needham, Of Los
'NsS' received q single vote.
p.. inmates Hoover, Says Johnson
was NJ" me Trlbune's Washington Bureau
il aa%'5asSaalSNGGToN, '5s May 5.-The result
sIinis..ta .taiiiornia primary election has
pahlisose herbert Hoover as a Re-
sis, si'11aa leu Presidential possibility, Sen
a.s,yS.a said in statement issued
ais bns commenting on the returns in
eer a tba very. proud and very happy
Nr loSS california result" said Sena-
bite, ansoh' h' I'm the most intense,
sysr .snS ana virulent primary campaign
over iSSooeted iSn aoeed there l have won by
aea,ss ss0,2oo' .h majority many times
@ssnaary election DA'f' gwen !" q
,resdsee,F sseF ri risked K his all politically as
a,tIsssseihss OF California. He chose his
.,sssas'd ,s,sae'd there. He made q fight Of
lasiss political bitterness and more
The ehspenditure of money than any
sys ass'.ory of our state. Yester-
as othsss . was to eliminate one or
aaed .s r.os ot us. Our people have de-
lie na.;as california has certified me to
ag fssb;aa.i fb;a in emphatic and overwhelm-
spsess1 MI, Words cannot adequately
II amonay gratitude to the good peo-
N sSa9,ng whom | have lived nv life
O., generous Endorsement" !" "a
s,. silent on Indiana Result ,,
sa'pr sss 81 Johnson would not comment
u.aha primary. he said chat
= sscshs'nusa OF gage .ngss,