The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-28
FnOy IAE:pR!NARIES
NEW JEESEY

Ner York, Aar1l = DESPITE Wig
t,rcuss efforts sttswood and Johnson
keadu terg here.s no speetfA figures
had heen e5tainetssfrona thea New Jer-
sew prinxSy election up 10 q . O'Clock
tonight Ehe eestt that cetcd be OBJ
tanned was Asest'matsss from sthe lead
eyr IN various parts sof the4state and
these varied acoonitng 20 the per
scnal choices or tnes leaders. There
appeared 10 be sbnti little doubt but
THAI Senator johnson had swept the
industrial dissrixs@ ID the northern
part ri The state. Election districts
In yerseysCsty ancg Mahoken that were
held TO be typical Teturned figures
that showed 1ohnsor1sto be leading by
ffve 10 one.
IA Bergen countN scn the contrary,
there appeared TO ia DRIFT to Wood.
xhAs - largely 9assa.ll assfllaa} sisst a.ist
Inhabited by commlrtars The county
leaders declared at midnight that
Wood would carry Atlre county by
safe margin.
give johnson 1857 svotes TO Woods
ISL.
Republican leadarse, conceded that
johnson Was runningffweli ahead Of
Wood In Hudson county, and that il
he maintained his Lead would defeat
Wood hv about ! TO /
The figures also inicageda Senators
Edge and Frelingnuyserr will win over
two of the four candidates for dele
gates -si-iarge ~-ho are pledged to
X God
Republican Leader verdon reiter-
ss@d. after r1ianignt his statement
made earlier that johnson will CT r
~ the state
Eight districts reported TO Repnh~
mean heaG1tarters At midnight st
Sewafk shG~ Johnson ITO votes
head OF Wood.
These s,fs the nearest SPECIFIC fla
ares received
The I'm PRECISION AZ the Newark
headquarters, from reports received
ffo.ft various districts throughout
ne state. was that JohnGoo was run
ling ahead of Wood Indications
respecting the detega tes- AT -<trse at
r1dnight were that the winners will
~ Senator Edge, Senator f'renng-
sussen. FORMER Governor Stokes.
sitx Commissioner Raymond tof
Newark
Senators Edge and Ffelinehuysen
- Afs&2E&Gt0s ana SMOKES and Raw
ncnd are pledged 10 Wood
MASSACHUSFyTTSs
Boston April IL Returns from
wo-thirAs of the state show an easv
rietorF Tor the unpledged Republican
delegation headed by Senator Lodge
Former Chairman Edward A. Thurs
ION OF the Republican state commit
tee running last of the Big -Four I'm
pledged group. was 600 votes ahead
H..
Frothingham.
The nearest Wood delegates finish
ed hfth. seventh and ninth in a field
ri nineteen
Former Governor Mccall the only
pledged Hoover delegate. ran sixth.
suffering the worst defeat OF his long
career
Wood wtli probably elect seven
pledged delegates out OF The thirty
nve. in GLIDING at-IasEe and district
deieSAte& All others are unpladged.
With Governor Coolidge Az their first
choice
Thirty Of the thrity-sfx Dem ocrat-
fc delegates. headed by Senator
Walsh were elected on an anti~league
81 nations platform
OHIO
Columbus, Ohio. April 2T~-2 4Ea
Harding y sa7, wood~g17: John
uen <.724 and Hoover 454s. Re-
uaAtning precincts are largely rural
which have been strong for Harding
and may increase his delatfve lead
and Also elect his four candidates for
aeieGate- large.
WASHINGTON
Reiiingham. Wash, April 27.-The
Republican state convention tonight
endorsed United States Senator Miles
Pofndexter az It's choice fer the pres
identtal nominee at the Chicago ma
tfonal convention next Uune. More
than a thousan delegates attended
the convention.
Captain Il. ] Brown. Of Ellensbure
pafmanent chairman of the conven
lion told the delegates ex-service
men demanded change In the
washington administration and that
the voice or former soldiers would be
4 heard IN national political affairs.
The Demonstration for Pofndexter
wss started hv the Spokane county
delegation. This liz the Senators
home county.