Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-05-13
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Current EVENTS
State Preferential Primaries
Fail to Settle Presidential
Nominations.
WOOD HAS. MOST DELEGATES
Johnson's Popular Vote the Largest
Knox, Whose Peace Resolution is
Up in Senate, Talked Of az
Compromise Candidate
Poles Defeat BoIsheviki.
BY EDWARD w. PlckARD.

The state presidential primaries
have nearly all been held; the fever
ish race for delegates is about over.
And now. every one is free to guess
who will be the. nominees of the na-'
tfonal coEventions, and there is not
much more to base guesses on than
there. was before.
On the Republican side two devel-
opments stand out: Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood has captured more instruct
ed delegates than any one else, and
Senator Hiram JOHNSON has been ac-
corded the largest popular vote. Run
ming a fairly strong third In both par
ticulars is Governor Lowden Of Illi-
nols. But the deliberate plan of the
party managers has been carried out
and no candidate will go to the Chi
cag0 convention with anywhere near
enough votes pledged to nominate.
The result in the Coliseum will be
brought about by skillful dickering,
unless the convention can be
stampeded which is improbable.
The two most important primaries
of the past week were in California
and Indiana In the former johnson
won sweeping. victory, his majority
over Herbert Hoover, his only COM
petitor, being something like 100000.
Mr.. Hoover expressed himself as sur
prised by the showing he made, con-
-sidering the inadequacy of his cam
paign arrangements. His supporters
on the coast charged that deal was
made with the Phelan machine in San
Francisco to deliver the Democratic
vote to Johnson.
Indianas primary Iaw requires that
candidate must secure majority
Of all votes cast in h"order to gain com.
plete control of. the states delegation
This General Wood failed to do
though .his.plurality over Johnson was
about .6,0Oo. Woods managers sait
they would insist that the state con
vention instruct the solid delegation
for the general, but this aroused bit
ter opposition in the'iotter camps Or
| the face of. practically complete re
turns. the. Wood people claimed 20 o1
the district. delegates: and the foul
delegates-at-laTgel The.steel worker!
in. the Calumet. region piled UP bi,
majority for Johnson and he also car
! ried Evansville, but Wood won in In
| dianapolis and other cities. Lowdel
who was strong In the rural districts
| got about 1iaff as many votes as John
= spn, and Harding about half as man.
as the Illinois governor. The results
! In Indiana really were not satisfac
tory TO any one. Of the. candidates, bu
they quite suited the political mana
gers of the state, who plan to hav
Indiana hold the balance of power II
+ the Convention.
Maryland Republicans, turned ou
!. .inhsmall numbers and gave Wood tn
states preference by a vote Of abou
= two to one over Johnson.
The Johnson managers felt that tn
Michigan state convention did no
give the Senator the. fHll fruits Of hi
+ victory I'm the primary. 1t instructe
the delegation TO vote for him as Ion
. dsas he Has il, Chance of winning tn
4 nomination, but refused sironclad Ii
!. struetians, sleaxing 1t to the delegate
to decide when.i to. switch to anothe
candidate. of the big, four electet
two are. Johnson men and two al
!: said to favor Wood !, sss...s-..
- Onessof the few delegations thi
a|.svfiH gosto IN Democratic E6nlventie
in San Fraapssco with Instructions {
.-ttss1. itsxs vntagKiils he that. from Ke
:tueky "a The state epnyantiohsvoted 4
Instructions for Governor Cog Of Obi
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