The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-04
FACES HARD
TEST TODAY
IN INDIANA
Expect Johnson to Show
lunch; 10000 Plurality
Is Wood Claim.

baltimore, Md, May 4-Major
General Leonard Wood defeated
Senator Hiram w. John5on of Cal
ifornia, in an unusually light vote
Yesterday IN the primaries ior
MaryIand's preternce for the Re-
Jublican nomination for bresidcnt
by a majority of 7,S41, seco~,lins
to practically complete returns to-
nay The few missing precincts
are scattered and are not expected
to materially alter the results.
The ,Ote was:
Wood. $500.
Johnson. S.05!i
General Wood carried all four
legislative districts in Baltimore
and all but two of the % CourIie,---
I fA,cshan., in The mining district.
and Washington. JOhnSon's ma
jority in Allegheny was sol to so
in Washington.
According to the returns. Gencr-
al Wood VII have 1l6 OF the 129
cplegates TO the state convention,
which will name 16 delegates to the
ua,ional convention. THESE VII, be
Instructed IN accordance with the
state election laws, to vote us n
unit, for y od d, long as in their
conscientious judgment he has d
reasonable chance of winning the
nomination
Light Vote in indianapolis.
Indianapolis. Ind. May EARLY
voting throughout The state in the
first presidential preference pri-
mary in Indiana was comparatively
light, according to reports received
up to noon today.
This was especially true in the
rural districts, the farmers declin-
ins TO forsake their already much
delayed work to go to the polls on
fair and warm day.
The polls were opened at a. m.
and Will remain open until p. M.
Women are not permitted 10 vote
al Tue primary.
Special interest in Indiana prefer
entail primary today centers i'll the
i%pubiicaI presidential contest
with four of the leading aspirants
asking the support OF Indiana vot-
ers. Major General Wood. Gov
eInor Frank o. ,Lowden of Illi-
hols. Senator Hiram W. johnson
OF California. and Senator Warren
&. Harding have all had the ac-
I'VE support of statewide organize
Tons and each has conducted d
'omprehens. speaking tour of
The state.
mere are no candidates for the
-Iemocrati@ nomination for presi-
eei on the ballot and the Indiana
law iorbids the writing in of
names. Any attempt to write in
lhe name Of candidate will inval-
loate the entire ballot. This an
houncement was officially made
last night by the state board of
election commissioners.
Claims 10000 for Wood
Harry G. Hogan, General Woods
state manager, last night. declared
ne believed the general would re-
eelve a plurality of 10000.
Unless one candidate receives a
majority over all others in the race
ior the presidential nomination in
INDIANA, delegates to the state con-
utehnons will go uninstructed. Del
esa'es elected to the state conven-
uohs IN turn will name the dele
g sa'es TO the national conventions
inese selections will be made on
.ae night before the state conven-
uohS' to he held later in May.
Hoover vs.. Johnson.
,. San Francisco, Cal, May A.
whether California's delegation OF
~ % 10 the Republican national con-
,en.lon next June will be pledged
w w 'he candidacy of Senator Hiram
". johnson or Herbert c. Hoover
vas the chief issue and the prin.
~pal point Of interest in today's
"esiuential primary election.
me Democrats and Prohibition
,N's also will elect an equal num-
". OF delegates. The. Democratic
Ms. h' is unpledged, while the Prohi.
s't'oh delegates will endorse the