The Washington herald., 1920-04-07
VOTE FOR HOOVER
SHOWS IGNORING
OF PARTY LINES
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corded to a candidate who only
week before avowed himself
straight-out Republican"
Landslide Dominates Thought.
Senator Kenyon's Interpretation
Of the Hoover vote was echoed
Throughout Washington. Consider
ing that II was spontaneous,
popular demonstration Of public
esteem, made without the slightest
attempt at organization and in the
face OF Mr.. Hoover's request to both
parties not to enter him in the
primaries. Michigan's tribute to him
is described as nothing short OF
phenomenal. The impression is uni
versal that its effect will be both
prompt and inevitable-to energize
the whole peoples movement" to
make Hoover President on the only
ticket on which he will run, the
regular Republican ticket.
1t is, of course, the dimensions OF
the johnson landslide in Michigan
that dominate the thoughts of pro-
tessional politicians in Washington.
Senator Kenyon said that the re-
suit was not only amazing, but
| wholly unexpected by even the CAL
ifornia Senator's most optimistic
! hackers I'VE would have been
satisfied" explained Senator Ken
yon. with a bare margin over Gen.
I Wood l certainly never imagined
that we should snow him under by
1000. which is the figure just
named to me by telegraph from
Michigan as the probably final
| State results 1t is the more re-
msrkable because Johnson hadn't a
dollar of campaign money"
New Jersey May succumb.
that New York State will promptly
Michigan results. New Jersey, they
'band-wagon influence" The John
sonites' next objective will be In
diana. They want the Hoosier
State because of it's proximity on
the East to Senator Harding's Ohio
stronghold and on the West to Gov
ernor Lowden's Illinois citadel. II
they can break into the heart of
enemy country in that fashion, the
Johnson shouters are confident that
the Michigan landslide will soon
become a national avalanche.
But the battle royal between
Hoover and Johnson, all concede. re-
mains still to be fought. The Cali
fornia primaries in May will be it's
arena. Senator Johnson's friends
claim that the Michigan victory
alone. even IL. it is not followed by
equally spectacular ones elsewhere.
has Immensely enhanced his chances
to carry his own State. Hitherto
the Hoover movement there has been
a first-class bogey to Johnson. Now.
say his adherents. Californians will
be flushed with state pride" and
hasten to own their allegiance to the
native son likely to land for the
Golden West the first Presidency
ever bestowed on an American from
the other side of the Mississippi.
Treaty Influence Hinted.
Friends of Hoover are not JUS
tified in finding any encouragement
in Johnson's walkaway in Michigan.
Leonard Woods followers are the
only ones entitled to wear crepe
II is their money and their energy
which were spent in vain. Senator
George II. Moses. of New Hamp-
shire. Gen. Woods Washington man.
ager, essaying to be philosophical
In the face of a conceded check, re-
marked: ''If, as now seems apparent,
Gen. Wood has lost Michigan, It is
up to his friends to get out and get
thirty delegates somewhere else"
Labor's antipathy to the Attor-
ney Generals drastic administra-
tion of the Department of Justice
Is accounted the reason of his low
place In the poll. Many observers
fear that Michigan has both elimi-
mated Palmer by showing up his
weakness among the rank and file
Of Democratic voters. and revealed
McAdoo as the logical Democratic
heir-apparent.
Homer S. Cummings, Democratic
national chairman. CONNIE nting q on
the news from wolverine-land, said
that IL showed where Mr. Hoover's
real friends are" Mr.. Cummings
thinks that Michigan leaves only
three Republicans in the ring
Hoover, Johnson and Wood. All the
rest are Henry Cabot Lodge"
Democratic leaders do not regard
the heavy vote for Gov. Edward /.
Edwards. of New Jersey, as personal
to him, but rather as an expression
of protest against the Federal dry
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