The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-28
STATE PRIMARIES
SHOW WIDE SPLIT
OF REPUBLICANS
Continued From First Page.)

tiOn to Hiram johnson for mis- ag-
gressive fight in their behalf.
Nobody who knows johnson we'll
would accuse him Of going out de-
liberately 20 corral the vote OF the
Irish sympathizers who feared n hid
den value in England as against Ire
land in Article Ten or the vote OF the
German sympnthizers who felt that
the treaty was too harsh against
their kinsrnen. or the vote OF italians
angered over President Wilson's
stand in the Fiume question, or the
vote of radicals and liberals who felt
that the Post ONCE Department during
the war and the Department of Jus
tioe since the war had trod upon the
rights of free speech and a free press.
JOHNSON GAINS VOTES OF THE
TREATY OPPONENTS.
but what Is unquestionably true Is
that bheBe elements have OF their own
volition gone into the primaries to
show their gratitude TO Hiram john
son. His point of view on the treaty
was taken long before the opposition
to the pact became positive through
out the country. His pleas to return
American soldiers from Siberia which
won johnson 50 much appreciation on
the part Of relatives of the soldiers in
Michigan, was a logical part of the
Johnson campaign for national isola-
ton.
Political leaders here seem to recog-
niEe the sources OF johnson strength
and respect them as q considerable
factor in Republican politics.
They are not az sure Of the indl-
vidual leanings OF voters on Wood,
Lowden or Harding All three seem
to draw from the same large group OF
regular Republicans Indeed, the Re-
publican leaders are very much elated
over the combined vote given all Re
publican candidates as compared with
the scattering votes in Democratic
primaries everywhere, where the con-
test as between McAdoo, Palmer, Cox
OF Hoover Is just as much a free-for-
| all as the Republican contest.
Win the knowledge that President
| Wilson wants to make the treaty the
principal isasue of the campaign, the
Republican primary results grow
doubly interesting. In Washington,
where from the beginning the Re
publican party has been divided be-
| tween 'drreconcilables Who wished
TO see the whole treaty and League
|
wanted America to enter the League
and ratify the treaty with qualirying
conditions, the vote in the primaries
\ is taken as conclusive evidence that
Republican Senators of both classes
were not simply following their owr
personal likes or dislikes hut that the
rank and file of the party itself shows
~irreconciiables'' as well as ''reserva'
tiOnists."
SPLIT GROWS BETWEEN THE
REPUBLICAN WINGS.
Again, therefore, as President VIII.
son forces the issue, the split between
the two wings of the party grows
Senator Hiram Johnson's following
appears as unoompromising as thell
leader. Fusion on the treaty issue
win be well nigh impossible. Maj
Gen. Wood, Gov. Lowden, Senator
Harding annd even Herbert Hoover
are friendly 10 the Treaty. But e
gt the johnson support they mus
denounce the whole business as Wig
orously as he has done.
Mr. Wilson may be a very sicl
man and out of politics and all tina
sort OF thing, but just as soon as tn
party conventions are held or per
hRps sooner, his tactics will be T.
force a showdown on the treat
} question.
| II is no secret that the white dIous
[ ~ Druying for the nomination o
Hiram johnson. Every move an
manoeuvre shows II. The most per
I, picking for the Wilson strategy woul
be the nomination OF Hoover, Low
den, Wood or Harding, Rll OF whoT
y would be 30 enthusiastically for tn
4 pain part OF the treaty that tn
{ Democrlts would have difficulty I
n wagnE "A campaign of opposition o
A the details OF phralscology In the res
crNattons or qualifying clauses an
: the camptign would be more apt
be decided on purely domestic issue