The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-02

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carrier for a battle-crulser and can
collation. Of the 1916 authorization of
10 destroyers In favor of construction
of Ave or six OF the larger 2,000-toR
type of destroyer with speed OF 6o
knots. There may be reluctance also
in agreeing to construction of 10 scout
cruisers, although the argument made
| by the general board in that respect
was regarded as convincing from
military point OF view. So far as con-
Germs battleships, our naval experts
do not believe them to be rendered
obsolete by developments In aircraft
warfare and In methods of attack by
torpedoes and mines.
Battleshlps Not Obsolete.
According to the expert view, none
of the experiments that have been
made in aviation and nothing that the
experience gained In the war has
demonstrated justifies relegation Of
the batt!eshlp to the junk pile. This
is asserted, too, by officers that have
the greatest respect for aviation and
the greatest faith In Its development.
and who see in 1t one of the greatest
factors In naval warfare with its pos
sibilltles as an agency of offense and
course. PROFESSIONALLY the big navy
men have strong argument in favor
of their contention in the unsettled
condition of world affairs. Two bat
tleships, one battle-cruiser, ten scout
cruisers five destroyers OF the tiotills
type, three experimental submarines
two airplane-cruisers, one destroyer
tender and one submarine-tender were
recommended by the naval general
board as the building program neceS'
sary for the navy to keep pace With
requirements.
defense. Airplane carriers represent
new type on our program, although
Great Britain has had speclally-built
vessels for that purpose for some
time. 1t is regarded as one of the
most important features Of the pro-
gram.
Busy Time for Politicians.
The national political convention
season is now less than three months
away. The intervening period Will be
busy season for the politicians. Most
of the delegates will be chosen during
the months of April and May. While
that work is going on the party leaders
will be trying to arrive at conclusions
as to the important declarations of the
platforms.
The people-the vOters--have a
larger opportunity this year than ever
to express their views in regard to can
didates. Twenty-One states, through
presidential preference primary laws,
afford voters this opportunity. This
list of states, together with the date
! of the primary and the number OF
delegates the state is entitled to have
in the convention, is as follows:
New Hampshire, March 3 (already
held, 8; North Dakota. March IL
(already heidi, 10; South Dakota
March %, 10; Michigan. April D. 30;
New York, April g. IS; Wisconsin,
April s, &c; Illinois, April IL, 80;
Nebraska, April 20, 16; Montana,
April %, 8; Massachusetts, April ~
80; California, May 4, 26; Indiana
May 4, 30; Pennsylvania, May 10, 70;
Vermont. May II, s; Oregon, May 20,
10: Texas, May %, %; West Vir-
ginia, May %, 16; Florida, June ., ..
Fairly Represent the Nation.
These twenty-one states that nave
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press direct preference for the pres
| idential nominee will be represented
In each convention by total Of nearly
| six hundred delegates. Moreover, the
states are so located geographically
AS TO represent in most satisfactory
way the country as whole. STATES
like New York, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sew and Massachusetts speak for the
| Industrial East; states like indiana
Illinois, Ohio and Michigan will voice
the sentiment of the industrial! and
agricultural Midwest. while the ia
| kotas will reveal the sentiment OF the
| agricultural Northwest and California
and Oregon will reflect the views or
| the Pacific coast.
| 1t seems reasonably certain now
that no candidate will go into either
of the party conventions with prestige
enough to insure him the nomination.
At the present moment the greater in
terest centers in the Republican CON
vention which is to meet in Chicago,
June s, probably because 1t comes
| ahead of the Democratic convention.
| Recent weeks have not brought any
changes worth noting in the field Of
Republican candidates. The ayowed
candidates, as. revealed by the oflicial
applications they have made for con-
siderati0n in the presidential prefer
renee primary states, are:
Gen. Leonard Wood. the country-at-
large: Governor Frank O. LOwden. OF
Illinois: Senator Warren g. Harding.
of Ohio; Senator Hiram w. Johnson,
Of California, aud Senator Miles Poln'
dexter, OF Washington. Against his
wishes Republican friends of Herbert
Hoover have Ned application Of can
didacy as a Republican in a few states,