Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-05-03
Primaries and Conven-
ton Slated in Many
States to Choose Dele
gates to Conventions.
Chief Interest les in Cal
ifornia Contest Between
Hiram Johnson and
Herbert Hoover.

NeW 1OTk, NAY z.- fifty
four delegates to the Republican
national convention and 68 del
egates to the Democratic ma
tional convention will be Sc
lected in primaries and state
conventions to be held this week.
In addition Indiana, which sends
80 delegates to each national
convention will hold a presiden-
tial preference primary, prepar-
atory to the Republican and
Democratic state conventions
May IL and May 18, respective
ly, at which the delegates are
elected.
Utah Republicans will hold a state
convention at Odgen Monday at which
eight delegates are chosen four district
Hiram johnson Of California, Governor
Frank @. Lowden OF Illinois and Mai
Gen. Leonard Wood each have conducted
campaign in the state.
Sixteen delegates to each national con-
-ventiQn will he elected 1t 4 presidential
preference primary in Maryland Monday.
johnson and Wood Lead.
Senator johnson and General Wood
are the principal contestants. Electors
also have the opportunity to vote for
uninstructed delegates. No candidates for
the Democratic presidential nomination
are upon the ballot. Kentucky elects 26
delegates to the Democratic national con-
vention at state convention in Louis
V1yI
Will be between delegates wishing to 50
to the national convention uninstructed
and these pledged to Governor James
NJ. Cox Of Ohio.
California holds a statewide primary
on Tuesday to choose o6 delegates each
to the Republican national conventions
Chief interest there centers in the fight
between a group Of Republican candi-
dates pledged to Senator johnson and
another group pledged to Herbert
On the Democratic ticket in California.
Henry II. Cilders of Los Angeles, who
favors a liberal Interpretation Of the
national prohibition amendment is run
ming as candidate against a group of
26 unpledged candidates.
There is no contest in the prohibition
party the 26 candidates being pledged
to the candidacy Of Henry Clay Need
ham of Los Angeles.
Four In Indiana.
There are four Republican candidates
in the preferential presidential primary
in Indiana: They are Governor Iowden,
General Wood. Senator Warren 6.
Harding of Ohio and Senator johnson.
The delegates to be chosen at the state
later will be instructed for
the presidential candidates receiving
ma jority vote in the primary. If no
candidate receives a majority. the state
may either instruct it's dele.
gates for any one candidate or allow
them to go to the convention unin-
structed.
The names Of no candidates for the
Democratic presidential nomination will
appear on the ballot in Indiana. al
though voters have the privilege of writ
ing in names of candidates The name
of w. G. Wenster of New York appears
on the ballot as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for vice presi-
dent
Interest In Michigan
The Republican state convention in
Michigan on Wednesday will name four
delegates at large t" the national gather
ing. Chief interest there centers in the
tone of resolutions expected to be ad-
opted indorsing Senator johnson. AL
though he won the state primary prefer
ence by 44,OOO, the senator failed. in
the popular vote, to carry seven of the
IL congressional districts OF the nine
district conventions already held. five
pledged their delegates to Johnson. while
four districts named uninstructed dele
gates.