The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-03
WOOD VOLLEY
IS LAST GUN
OF CAMPAIGN
General Was to Speak at 4
P. M. from West Balcony OF
Westcott All Candidates
Have Appeared Here.
POLLS OPEN AT 6 A. N.

Major-General Leonard Wood was to
close the primary campaign activities
in Richmond with an open air address
to be delivered from the balcony of
the Westcott hotel at p. m. Mon
day.
Three of the four Republican presi-
Dental aspirants ha-n "'-~~'--
peared in Richmond-Senator Warren
Harding of OHIO. oeiI-..U4 -...----- ,-.
Johnson of California, and Governor
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois.
Republican presidential and guber-
material candidates, after bringing
into play their heaviest lombard
ments of political argument and ora
tory, practically completed their cam
paign in this state and for the most
part are resting in their respective
camps waiting for Indiana voters to
render their decision.
Indiana May Swing Party
The fact that no one candidate
dominates the situation was empha-
sized by the coventions and primaries
of the last week and has caused Indi-
ana to enjoy the political limelight.
Tomorrow results NAV hav" 2
importance in determining the selec-
ton at Chicago.
The race for gubernatorial honors
will occupy a large share of the at
tention of the voters, and the man
ayers of Edward c. Toner, ]. w. Fes-
ler and Warren T. McCray have been
getting in hard licks for their respec-
tive candidates during the closing
hours.
The four Democratic candidates for
governor, DR.. c.. H McCulloch, Kirby
Risk, Mason Niblack and John Isen-
r. ;1so
ballots and the Democratic race is
expected to be equally spirited.
All Have Appeared Here.
The three Republican candidates
have all made personal tours of Wayne
county and were all present at the
Republican rally held in Richmond,
April %, at which each candidate de-
livered a 20-minute address.
Possibilities of a race for the nom-
ination for the senatorial toga are
eliminated by the fact that United
States Senator James E. Watson and
former Senator Thomas Taggart are
unopposed for the Republican and
Democratic nomination respectively.
Polls Open at 6 a. m.
The polls will open at a. m, Tues
day and will close at s p. m. Election
commissioners hold that every citizen
is entitled to vote in the primary
regardless of the length of time he has
| been resident of the state.
Voters who are not registered in
the precinct in which they are to vote
will be required, however, to sign an
! affidavit that they have not voted
elsewhere in the primary.
County Clerk Linus P. Meredith,
Demas S. Coe, Republican, and
Michael Kelly. Democrat, will COM
pose the canvassing board. Eelection
returns will be tailed as they are
| brought in by the various inspectors.
No delegates either to the Demo-
cratic or Republican national con-
ventions from Indiana will be selected
tomorrow, but delegates to the state
conventions of the two parties will be
elected and these In turn will name
the delegates TO the national conven-
tions. These selections will be made
on the eve of the state conventions,
to be held later this month
In only two of the 13 congressional
districts will the present Republican
! members of congress be opposed for
denominations. In the fourth district
Representative John S. Benham will
be opposed by Franklin P. Smith of
Madison and in the seventh Undi-
| anapols), Representative Merrill
Moores will be opposed by Luke w.
| Duffey and Edward A. Ramsey. There
will be contests for the democratic
nominations in all but three districts.