South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-23
HARDING AND WOOD
WAGE HOT FIGHT
FOR OHIO VOTES
''Favorite Son" Issue Put Up
to Republicans in Com
ing Primaries.

COLUMBUS. O.. April % -
Whether Ohio is TO remain loyal to
the "favorite son" tradition in the
expression Of choice for presidential
candidates will be decided at the
statewide primary. April 27th.
So far as the democratic party is
concerned. the "favorite son" ira
dition will be maintained by send
ing a solid delegation Of as mem
bers 20 the san Francisco cOnven-
tson. pledged 20 Gov. James N. Cox.
The governor has no opposition on
the preferential ballot and all can
didates for delegates are pledged 10
him.
Gen. Leonard Wood Is contesting
with Ohio's "favOrite son" Sen. War
rem @. Harding. for republican pre-
ference, also. for the delegation 10
the Chicago convention.
Both Are Confident.
The fight between Wood and
Harding has developed into one of
the hottest contests waged within
the party ranks for years. Support
ers Of Sen Harding claim the result
OF the primary will be overwhelm-
ing for the senator. while Gen.
Woods supporters put forward
equally as extravagant claims.
Candidates for delegates. pledged
10 Gen Wood, have been entered in
all but three OF the % districts and
two candidates for large
also are I'm the field. A complete
list OF candidates for district dee
gates and delegate at-large. pledged
10 Sen. Harding are in the race.
The three districts where Wood dele
gates are not entered are the first
and second (Cincinnati) and the 21st
tCleveland) districts.
Wood candidates for delegates-at-
large are former Atty. Gen. Edward
q. Turner OF Columbus. and Atty.
William II. Boyd. Cleveland The
Harding candidates for delegates-at-
.arge are former governors Frark
p. willis and MyrOn T. Herrick.
Mayor John Calvin OF Cincinnati,
and Atty. II. NJ D8Tgherty. COlLm-
bus. Sen. Harding's campaign man
ager. Four are u he elected
In general. the Wood organization
is headed by men VINO were promlu-
ent in the progressive party in 1912.
Most OF the Wood candidates for
delegates are men WHO were af-
Inflated with the progressive patty.
This, however, IS not always me
case.
The Organizations Part.
Harding's campaign for the most
part. is in the hands OF men af-
filiated with the local party organ
izations but in most instances the
organization as an organization has
adopted a hands-Off policy. X. NJ.
Daugherty. the senator's manager.
was state executive chairman in the
1912 campaign. Then, he pursued
an uncomprOmising policy with the
progressives. The opposition to
Sen. Harding in the present cam
paiSn is directed chiefly against Mr.
Daugherty.
While there are no distinct set
Of Wood candidates for delegates in
the two Cincinnati districts, the
candidates in those districts. while
pledged TO Sen. Harding as first
choice are pledged to Gen. Wood as
second choice. In the three Cleve-
land districts. Harding candidates
are pledged TO Sen. Hiram Johnson
as second choice. All Wood Candi-
dates are pledged to Sen. Hiram
Johnson as second choice. All Wood
candidates for delegates are pledged
10 James r. Garfield as second
choice.
Contests I'm Few Districts.
Though all candidates for dele
gates on the democratic ticket are
pledged TO Gov. Cox. local condi-
tiOns have resulted I'm contests in a
few districts. IN the 18th district
(Canton) the wet" and dry"
question resulted in a number of
candidates being entered. while the
same question and factionaI differ
ences are said 10 be responsible for
contests in others
BY reason Of the few contests on
the democrat ticket. the party lead
ers expect a light vote to be poi.ed.
Republican state headquarters. call
ing attention TO the fact that only
y per cent OF the republican strength
in 1915 was represented at the pri-
mary. Is urging county organizations
70 make all possible efforts TO get
the voters out. The contest he
tween Gen. Wood and Sen. Harding.
however. Is expected TO bring "A
much greater percentage Of repub-
lican voters to the polls than will
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