Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-20
Contest For Presidential
Nomination as Yet De-
cidedly Uncertain.
NO CANDIDATE HAS
GREAT ADVANTAGE
Genera. wood VIII Enter Convention
Nith@Larssse Number Of Pledged
p.i.oatss, with johnson Second
and Lo~den Third-First Ballot
WIN Show Large Number Of Com.
plims,,tary Votes.

Win Show Large Number OF Com
plims,,tary Votes.
BY Associated Press.
chicago, May 2o.-with the re-
publican national convention only
eighteen days away and 500 Of the
ss4 delegates hlready elected. the
situation facing the republican can
didates Is that no candidate will
enter the convention with enough
votes pledged to give him any record
advantage over his opponents.
Forty -seven Of the nifty three
states ana territories have chosen
delegates and are sending to Chi-
4 cago 5:,7 uninstructed delegates.
forty-fe.ur more than majority Of
all those who win sit in the conven-
E tion.
Maior General wood on the face
h of returns to date will show the
most strength on the first ballot,
for of these delegations who have
been instructed or who have express
lssed q preference. fourteen are
pledged to him. IN addition he car
ricd TIL. preferential primary In ver-
!: mont, nut that states eight delegates
have not yet been chosen by the
state convention.
johnson Second Strongest.
woods nearest competitor ie Sem
( ator Hiram Johnson. Of California.
{ who commands an even 100 votes.
Governor Lowden, Of Illinois. with
|eAyenty-eigh votes pledged to him.
sls third, while Senator Harding OF
y-ninas yotea from HE
home state. ssEs
There are. however contests pond
ing in twelve states. and the Dis
trict OF Columbia. involving 1O4 dele
gates. Thirty-f Ave contests are on
Wood delegates six on Iowden and
men ana sixty-three on uninstructed
delegations.
Tho credentials committee will
meet May q to thresh out these con-
3teets. Campaign managers at Chi
cagu agree that there will be no NOM
ination on the irat ballot. Tho com
plimen1ary ballot for the favorite
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