Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-11

THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary of National Developments, Based
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writer'S

Ohio republicans also have a big
slice Of interest in the Illinois pri-
maries, for they have at home an
almost parallel situation. Gen.
Wood Is contestfng with Senator
Harding for the preference vote
and Is making the strongest kind
of a campaign. He spoke in a num-
Der of the larger Ohio cities during
the week and drew record break-
ing crowds, but The Stars Column
bus correspondent reports that
there was eviden, ed no great
amount of enthusiasm. The fact
that Bryan always attracted large
crowds. and polled few votes in
Ohio Is recalled. and with the state
workers lined up solidly for Hard
ing. the senator's managers profess
to be confident of the outcome.
Another primary to be held this
month which Is attracting a good
deal Of interest Is that in Montana,
scheduled for April 20. Though
only eight delegates are at stake.
the fact that johnson. Wood. Low
den, Hoover and Harding all are
entered for the republican prefer
ence vote gives it an Importance
out Of proportion to the numerical
strength of the Montana delega-
tion. The prediction today is that
Johnson will run first. with Hoover
second. Hoover is said to be strong
with the rank and file. but the
party leaders and republican press
of the state are reported to be
cool toward him.
In Colorado Hoover sentiment Is
bothering the Wood managers.
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popularity Of their candidate that
they have been pressing for an un-
official expression Of presidential
preferences in advance of the state
convention in May. But theirtar-
dor for their own plan Is said TO be
evaporating. This Is due. says a
dispatch from Denver, to number
of straws indicative Of the direc-
ton of the wind. One OF these
straws was in the form OF q thou
sand letters sent out by a Wood
leader to young men who are to
cast their first votes this year.
The letter contained a list of re-
publican and democratic pJesiden-
tial candidates and asked the first
voters to indicate their. prefer
ences. Hoover's name walls not on
either list. Yet the flrst voters
sufficient to make him second
choice to Wood on the republican
list and to place him at the head Of
democratic candidates. And SO. it
is figured. a general unofficial ex-
preston of preferences might
prove disaster instead of bene-
fit to the Wood campaign.
From South Carolina Gomez word
that the democratic managers in
that state are delighted that
Hoover has come out as a repub-
lican. It disposes of the former
food administrator as a democratic
possibility. SO far as the South
says a dispatch from Columbia:
and McAdoo stock Is picking up
rapidly. The Stars Louisville cor
respondent reports that Hoover
sentiment among Kentucky demo-
Gratis. which ran high few weeks
ago, has cooled rapidly since Hoo
ver's announcement OF republican
leanings. but that it now is raging
among Kentucky repYbncans. The
correspondent says belief Is ex-
pressed that in event neither party
dominates Hoover there will be
enough support to carry the state
for him on an Independent ticket,
provided the women vote.
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Interest in democratic candidates
for the presidential nomination
continues at rather low ebb.
though the campaign in Georgia IL
being watched closely for indica-
lions of the drift of sentiment.
Democratic politicians. apparently.
are more concerned Just now as to
whether their platform will be
wet" or dry" than they are in
who will head the ticket. There
are some indication that the "drys"
may line up behind Attorney Cen
erai Palmer and the 'wets" behind
Gov. Cox Of Ohio, and that on that
issue the contest may be fought
out between them.
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