The Washington times., 1920-05-18
PALMERMUSTF|GHT
F0RPENNSY[VAN|A
Judge BonniweII Will Block Solid
Primary Delegation by Sup
porting McAdoo.
By J. BART CAMPBELL.
(InternationaI News Service }

Little real light on the States ulti-
mate political leanings at either Chi
cago or San Francisco. or in the cam
paign to follow. is expected to be shed
by today's unusual Presidential
preference primary in Pennsylvania
On the ballot the name of only one
Republican Presidential candidate will
appear-that of Edward Randolph
Wood an eccentric octogenarian Of
Philadelphia, who Invariably adds to
the gayety of Pennsylvania politics
as a perennial White House aspirant.
Few Names on Ballot.
The names of Senator Knox, in
dorsed by Senators Penrose; Gov
ernor Sproul, backed by a large per-
sonal following, and General Wood,
supported by former service and
on 1t.
None of them took the trouble for
mally to declare himself a Presidential
candidate by filing a nomination petit
ton In compliance with the State pri-
mary law.
Fight Over Delegates.
1t will therefore be up to the sup
porters of each to write i'm the name
Is afforded the supporters of other
Republican aspirants. General Woods
backers express concern lest a large
number of voters who favor him
mark the name of Edward Randolph
Wood by mistake for his.
As the seventy-six delegates to be
chosen to the Chicago convention are
regarded as certain to follow the be-
hest OF Penrose and other Pennsyl-
vania Republican machine leaders, IL
is not believed the Republican rank
| and file of the State will incur the risk
| OF writer's cramp to any great extent
by indicating a Presidential prefer
ence.
Fight Over Delegates.
At Philadelphia there Is a hot fight
| over delegates between the Penrose
| forces, of which ]. Hampton Moore.
former Congressman, now mayor OF
that city, is a leader, and Congress
man bill" Ware and his brother,
State Senator ED" Ware, leaders of
the anti-Penrose forces.
But the contest Is a local factional
one. and the seventy-six Republican
| delegates from Pennsylvania are ex-
pected to present a solid front at Chi
cago, perhaps for Knox, perhaps for
| Sproul, on the initial ballots, and for
whomever the Republican "old guard''
decides to support on the final show
down.
Just now reports from Pennsyl-
| vania indicate rapid increase in
Knox sentiment among both the PEN
| rose and anti-Penrose followers, al
though Sproul continues to be a for
mtdable figure as a "favorite son" be-
| cause Of his widespread popularity.
Palmer Runs Alone.
Attorney General Palmer is the only
Democratic candidate for President
to appear on the Pennsylvania ballot
His undisputed command OF the State
Democratic organization will. his op-
ponents concede, give him not less
| than go of the 20 Pennsylvania dele
gates to San Francisco. His friends
claim he will have as high as 20.
The anti-Palmer forces, led by Mu-
nicipal Court Judge Bonniwell. OF
Philadelphia, are urging the States
Democratic electorate to write in the
name of William G. McAdoo to Offset
Palmer's, and are even claiming Pal
mer will be beaten two to one. Both
sides agree Palmer will not have the
solid delegation to give his Presiden-
tial ambition some semblance OF a
real chance at San Francisco.