The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-27

districts. Most of the rival delegates
were uninstructed with open leanings
toward Coolidge. Many of the dele
gates were pledged to the governor,
however and at least one had ex-
pressed preference for Hoover. The
generals eastern headquarters today
asserted that even if Massachusetts
should cast it's first ballot in the ma
tional convention for Coolidge, the
states second choice would be Wood.
Republicans were also to select four
teen delegates in a state convention N
Washington today Senator Poindex-
ter was expected to be endorsed. tho
Wood, Johnson and Hoover supporters
had hopes of splitting the delegates.
No fireworks" were anticipated in
the three Democratic primaries. Gov
ernor Edwards was practically con-
ceded the endorsement of New Jersey
Followers of William G. McAdoo pro-
fessed to see a strong sentiment for
their candidate in Massachusetts,.
Montana Primary Returns Slow.
Helena, April 27.-Unofficial returns
from the Montana presidential prefer
ence primary held last Friday from
354 of the 1900 precincts IN the state
showed early today:
Senator Hiram W. johnson, S,741;
Gen. Leonard Wood, 1859; Governor
Frank o. Lowden.= 1891; Herbert
Hoover, 1,S77; Senator Warren G.
Harding. 226.
Ohio Has Fayorite Son.
Columbus, April 2T.-Ohio voters to-
day were expressing their preference
for presidential candidates and elect
ing delegates to both the Republican
and Democratic national conventions.
The principal primary fight was be-
tween Major General Wood and SEN
ator Warren C. Harding, Ohio's ia
vorite son" for the Republican presi-
dental endorsement and for control OF
the 4s delegates to be chosen for the
national convention.
Bellingham, Wash, April 27.-Elec-
ton of fourteen delegates to the Re-
publican convention, ten of them by
district and four at large, was the prin-
cipal business before the Washington
state Republican convention IN session
here today.
A successor to S. A. Perkins,
Tacoma, as national committeeman, is
to be chosen, and platform compris-
ing state and national planks adopted.
At caucus held late last night, a reso-
luton was adopted for presentation to
the convention today instructing dele
gates to the convention in Chicago to
support Senator Miles Poindexter for
the presidential nomination as long as
they see fit.
A fight was expected over the pro-
posal to bind the delegation to support
a second choice candidate if Senator
Poindexter should fail of nomination.
Jersey big Four Splits.
Newark, April 27.-Chief interest in
today's preferential presidential pri-
mary in New Jersey was focused on
Republican contests where the voters
were asked to express their preference
for either Snator Hiram W. johnson
or Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. Demo-
cratic voters were not asked to indi-
| cate direct preference.
The unopposed big -Four" Demo-
| cratic delegation is pledged to the can
didacy of Governor Edward I. Ed
wards. Each party will elect twenty
eight delegates to the conventions.
The Republican state organization
! has split on the big four delegation
| to the Chicago convention and from a
state standpoint, this contest over
Swallowed the Wood-Johnson contest.
| The press of the state has featured
| the big Four" contest as a. fight for
political leadership between Senator
| Walter f. Edge and Ex-Governor E.
can state committee. Senator Edge
and his colleague, Senator F'relinghuy-
sen, who were left out of the Big
Four slate prepared by the state or
ganization, became candidates pledged
| only to the choice of the Republican
voters as expressed at the primary.
| Massachusetts, UnpIedged.
Boston, April 81. Massachusetts,
voters balleted today to elect four
| delegates at large to the Republican
and Democratic national conventions
and 35 Republican and So Democratic
district delegates. None of the candi-
dates for delegates at large appeared
on the ballot as pledged for any pa--
| ticular presidential candidate