The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-28
HOW THE LINEUP
APPEARS NOW
South Dakota's Y o t G
Proves Great Boost to
Wood Candidacy
MERRY WAR Is NOW ON
Johnson Developes Surprising
Strength in East but May
Throw TO Knox Votes.
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WARHINGTON. March % cap.
turc of presidential preference aLuob
has become the ambition OF every
republican candidate $50 far us the
number of Delegates is concerned
81 has slightly greater Importance
than the corralinR Of dcloTutoH 20
De- soloctcd by state conventions
Moreover, II being generally admit
tod that the republican national con.
Vention viii meet without - choice,
the disposition Of the members uf
that convention uuquostionahly viii
be to nominate tho candidate who
has received tho uuWistuknblc In
dorsemcnt of the people.
Moved by this ohviouR conclusion,
the policies OF tho headquarters Of
the different candidates are being
directed toward the development Of
sentiment In primary da1oS In be
half Of their respective leaders Maj.
Gen Leonard wood has the Jump
on his opponents In this respect, as
he got tho jump on thom hy an
earlier commencement Or HIS cam
paign for the nomination. The leave
he haA received from the army Will
be used by him In an even moro In
tcnslye effort to appeal directly 10
the voters.
Itinerary Carefully Prepared,
His itinerary during tho next six
weeks has bcon carefully prepared.
and his llcuteuants will arrange
meetings whore he can appear be-
fore the maximum number Of people.
Governor bowdop viii bo brought
more actively into contact with the
public.
Senator Harding's friends viii in
L.. 81. Ntt,t n leo
10 get acquainted with the men and
women who will select the next pres
ident
The republican convention will be
made up OF 9S4 delegates. or this
number 53S will be- chosen in statos
which have either ~ primary or
presidential preference expression.
New Hampshire, North Dakota and
South Dakota already have spoken.
Other states In which the voters win
instruct delegates or express prefer
ence include New York with SO deli
ogates; Pennsylvania, with 76; IAli-
nois, with so; Ohio, with as. Massa-
chusetts. with SO; Indiana, with 80;
New Jersey. with 2s. and Wisconsin
with 26,
In the case Of Indiana the dele
gates will be compelled to vote for
tho choice OF the state so long as
his name shall be before the convon-
tion. In tho case OF other statos, tho
instruction OF the voters will
be carried out by the delegates
casting their first ballots for tho
choice. Certainly, the second would
be regarded as generous compli-
anca with the states command.
Some OF tho candidates take the
view. however. that once a state in
dicates "A preference the delegates
are bound and that these delegates
ought not to change their votes until
the candidate releases them. Here
is one OF the defects of tho primary
system, since some candidates might
refuse to withdraw and prolonged
deadlock would ensue/
The Wood men insist that once n
candidate submits himself to pri-
mary he must take tho consequences
and IL defeated, admit the justice OF
the public's expression. II is upon
this claim that they base their View
that Senator johnson OF California
has no ground for his complaint at
the results OF tho action of the voters
OF Minnesota.
No Real Test In North Dakota.
II Is pointed out also that the re-
suit In North Dakota cannot be nc
ccpted as test of public sentiment.
because Senator Johnson was The
only candidate whose name was
voted upon In states like Illiuoi =
and Ohio, tho public VIII be able to
determine the cytont OF tho popu-
laritN Of General Wood as AGAINST