The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-19
WOOD IS AHEAD
IN FARCE VOTE
Vermont Primary Brought
Out Only Small Fraction
of Voting Strength
HOOVER SECOND,
JOHNSON THIRD
Democrats Almost Ignored
the Primary, Vote Be-
ing Negligible


From returns thus far received from
the Vermont preferential presidential
primary yesterday, it is certain that
Major General Leonard Wood of Bourne,
Mass, one of the two candidates whose
names were printed on the ballot, re-
ceived majority of the votes. Her
bert Hoover of California was running
second and Senator Hiram johnson OF
California third, their names having
been written in, as were the names OF
Gov Coolidge of Massachusetts and
GOV. Lowden of Illinois William Grant
Webster, New York lawyer, who had
filed papers for the nomination, was
the recipient of good sprinkling of
votes.
The total vote cast was very small,
not being over one twentieth of the
normal voting strength Only a few
| Democratic votes were cast, Attorney
General A. M. Palmer, President Will
son, William G. McAdoo, Gov. Edwards
of New Jersey, Gov. Cox of Ohio and
William ]. Bryan dividing the few.
| The Democratic vote was scarcely more
indicative of preference of the state as
whole than was the Republican vote.
The name of Eugene Debs, Socialist
candidate for president. was written in
now and then under both the Republi-
can and the Democratic designations.
The large cities, where a good vote
might have been expected if anywhere,
reported only small minor percent
age of their usual vote. But 100 votes
were east in Burlington, while about
the same were cast in Barre. The pri.
mary was a marked disappointment as
regards the number of voters partici-
pating
The result is not binding on the dele
gates to the national conventions of
the two parties The delegates to the
national conventions will be elected
within the next few weeks, the Repub-
| lican state convention being held at
Montpelier May 20 and the Democratic
convention in Rutland early in June.
Only a few towns had made their
returns to the secretary of states Of
| flee this morning, but il IL expected
that by night about 100 towns viii
have reported, and ii will be week
before some of the town clerks viii
have their report in the Office in Mont
pelier.
Hoover carried Barre, getting nearly
one half the votes cast in the Repub-
lican section. A very small vote was
cast. being only abou. one.tenth of the
total enrolment. Hoover received S.,
Wood 6S, johnson Is, Webster 5.
Hughes 2 and Coolidge ?, In addition,
Hoover received 4 Democratic votes,
while President Wilson was supported
by 2, COY. Edwards by / and Eugene
Debs. the Socialist candidate for presi-
dent, received votes which were writ
ten in under the Democratic column.
There were scattering votes in the
Democratic designation, the names OF
Barre men being written in.
Montpelier east only ll9 out Of the
! 900 possible votes, with the follow
ing result: Republican Wood 30.
johnson l2, Hoover Q, Webster 9, Cool
idge 5. Hughes ., Lowden 3, Debs |;
mocratic-McAdoo 4, Hoover 3, Ed.
wards, Palmer, Gerard and Wood !
each.
Burlington, MAY l9.-0nly 100 votes
were cast yesterday, Wood receiving
l2l of the number Burlington has
37Ol names on the checklist Johnson
got 10, Hoover II, Coolidge ii, and
the remainder were scattering The
primary cost Burlington about 5000, or
approximately one dollar a vote
st. Albans. Nav l9-St. Albans gave
Wood l3. Hoover I, Coolidge 3, John
son !, Lowden l.
st. Johnsbury, May l9.-In yester-
DAYS primary Wood received 43. Hooy-
er 32, Coolidge :, Webster 2. Johnson
Z, Lowden 1.
Brattleboro. May Wood got 33
votes in Brattleboro, Hoover :. John
son ,, Coolidge ].
RUTLAND. May ~. ~ hulthnd was
strong for Wood. giving him la votes,
to 45 for johnson and l6 for Webster.
White River Junction, MAY l9.-The
primary vote in Hartford was. Wood
l6. Hoover 6. johnson ?, Coolidge ;.
Webster 2, Bryan /. NIcAdoo making
total Of 81 votes. In Bethel the vote
was: Wood 10. Webster 3, Hoover >,
Pershing J. Coolidge >, McAdOo 3.
Cox I. Wilson l. a total Of IS. Only s
votes were csst in Woodstock. they
being distributed as follows: Wood ,. (
johnson ]. Hoover >, Coolidge J. Wood /
got votes in Windsor Coolidge 6. 1
Hoover ;. johnson ?. McAdoo 4, a total
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GEORGIA DEMOCRATS SPLIT
VIII Send Two Delegations to San
Francisco Convention
Atlanta. Ca. Man ~ Georgia Dem
ocrats viii send two sets Of delegates .
20 the san Francisco convention After 4
supporters q Senator Hakf Smith ard 4