Arizona republican., 1920-05-21
WOOD LEADS IN STRENGTH WITH
 145 DELEGATES
But 400 of 984 Republican Delegates Are Instructed, However = Figures Show Standing When Conven- ton Opens July 8
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 Republican 4. ?. Leased WIrel CHICAGO. May Uninstructed delegations and the delegates who will cast their first ballot for "favorite sons" will be in the majority at the republican national convention open ing here June s.
 The primary system in effect in many states has failed to develop any outstanding condition for the party's presidential nomination, for of 913 delegates already chosen less than 400 have been instructed and their vote is divided among several candidates. Under the republican convention rules, which require a majority to nominate, the successful candidate must obtain at least 493 votes. Forty-three states and five districts and territories have elected the 913 delegates already chosen. The remain ing T of the 9S4 who will sit in the convention are to be chosen by Ore gon, Texas, Vermont, and West Vir- ginia.
 Wood Leading Field Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood is leading the field with 145 delegates instruct ed for him. The credentials commit tee, which meets here May 31 to de- eide contests and prepare the tenn porary roll of the convention, may make some changes in the list of in structed delegates, however, as there are 104 contests pending. Thirty five contests involve Wood delegates Senator Hiram Johnson of California has an even 100 instructed delegates. and Gov. F. O. Lowden of Illinois IS. Senator w. c. Harding of Ohio has 39 votes pledged from his home state and rTr~e ff,-1... Senator Miles Poindexter is expected to get the 14 votes cast by Washing ton.
 The following list shows the dele gates pledged to the four leading can didates: the scattering vote of flaw orite sons" being included under the heading of uninstructed
 How They Line Up by States Alabama, 14 uninstructed.
 Arizona. uninstructed. Arkansas, 1 for Lowden, 12 unin- structed.
 California, 26 for Johnson.
 Colorado, 12 uninstructed.
 Connecticut. II uninstructed. Delaware, uninstructed.
 Florida, uninstructed.
 Georgia. IT for Wood.
 Idaho, s uninstructed.
 Illinois, 1 for Johnson, 4S for Low den, 14 uuinstructed.
 Indiana, 10 for Wood, 4 for Johnson, 15 uninstructed.
 Iowa, g for Lowden, 4 unfnstructed Kansas, 20 uninstructed.
 Kentucky, 26 uninstructed
 Louisiana, 12 uninstructed.
 Maine. F uninstructed.
 Maryland, 16 for Wood
 Massachusetts, ? for Wood, sS un- instructed.
 Michigan, 30 for Johnson.
 Minnesota, 12 for Wood, 12 unin- structed.
 Missouri, 2 for Lowden. s4 un- instructed.
 Montana, for Johnson.
 Nebraska, for Wood, 12 for John son.
 Nevada. uninstructed.
 New Hampshire, 8 for Wood. New Jersey, 16 for Wood, 9 for John son, uninstructed.
 New Mexico, for Wood
 New York, SS uninstructed-
 North Carolina, 22 uninstructed. North Dakota, 10 for Johnson.
 Ohio. 9 for Wood, 39 for Harding. instructed.
 Oregon, 10 yet to be elected.
 Pennsylvania, 76 uninstructed.
 Rhode Island, 10 uninstructed.
 South Carolina, II uninstructed
 South Dakota, 10 for Wood.
 Tennessee, IT for Wood. unin structed.
 Texas, 23 yet to be elected.
 Utah, uninstructed.
 Vermont, yet to be elected.
 Virginia, 2 for Wood, 6 for Lowden uninstructed
 Washington, 14 uninstructed.
 West Virginia, Is yet to be elected Wisconsin, 26 uninstructed.
 Wyoming, uninstructed.
 Alaska, 2 uninstructed.
 District of Columbia, uninstructe6 Haiti, uninstructed.
 Philippines, for Wood.
 Porto Rico, 2 uninstructed.
 Totals, 145 for Wood, 100 for John son, "A for Lowden, go for Harding 569 uninstructed and 57 yet to b elected.
 122 Delegates Contested
 WASHINGTON, May 20.-Contest for 122 of the 9S4 votes in the Repub lican convention at Chicago had bee filed with Secretary Miller of the ma tional committee when the preliminar filing period expired today.
 More contests were expected, befor both the national committee and tn conventions credentials committee with possibility of decisive result on tn nomination. Great piles of briefs al ready filed here indicated a monumen tai task for the national committe when if begins hearings on the contest OulGdSOs May oAf cA NCCA bA ACA AS AAi convention. About one-eighth of tn convention votes are placed in disput by the contests already filed.
 All but four of the 122 contests ar from southern Democratic states Tn exceptions are disputes over two dele gates from the Minnesota Tenth dis frict and two from the District of Go
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