The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-07
HOOVER is BEATEN
Makes No Headway in This
Weeks Primary Elections.
johnson Holds His Lead at
Michigan Polls.
LOSES new YORK DISTRICTS
Regular Republican Leaders
Maintain Seat i'm Saddle.
Milwaukee Reflects Socialist
Mayor in Close Fight.
LOSES NEW YORK DISTRICTS

New York, April THE regular
Republican. slate for delegates at large
and district delegates to- the national
convention was elected in yesterdays
primary, according to practically COM
plete returns today. The Democratic
slate was chosen without opposition
except for Schenectady, where Mayor
George r. Lunn, former Socialist, ap-
parently defeated the organization
candidate. Both delegations are un-
| instructed.
William NJ Bennett, pledged to
| Senator Hiram Johnson and the only
opponent of the Republican big
four" was defeated about 8 to 1. In
twelve New York City congressional
districts where Johnson delegates op-
| posed the regular slate all were da-
feated by big majorities. Nicholas NJ.
ButleT candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination, carried his
district nearly to /.
In the Seventeenth congressional
district, the only place where sup
porters of Herbert Hoover made a
| contest, his two delegates were de-
feated nearly2 to 1.
johnson Holds Michigan.
Detroit, Mich, April 7.-Senator
| Hiram Johnson maintained his lead
| by nearly $4,000 votes on the face of
late returns from Mondays Republi-
can preferential primary today. On
|
bert Hoover forged ahead of Governor
Edwards of New Jersey on the Demo-
cratic ballot.
In 1,472 precincts out of 2,421 in
this state, johnson had 124,727 votes
and Wood S1,994. Lowden held a
5000 lead over Hoover.
From the same number of precincts,
Hoover on the Democratic ballot had
1852 and Edwards 13,196.
Former Gov. Fred NJ. Warner con-
tinued to lead former Mayor Marx of
Detroit by 5000 votes in the race for
national committeeman.
Milwaukee Re-elects Socialist.
Milwaukee. April I'd. w. Hoan
Socialist mayor of Milwaukee. was re-
elected here yesterday. defeating
Clifton Williams, city attorney, on g
lNonpartisan ticket by about 5000
Emil Seidel, for city treasurer, an6
William Coleman, for comptroller
other Socialist candidates, apparently
were defeated by narrow margins.
The fight was the hardest and clos
est since the Socialists gained the po-
lftical ascendancy here about ten years
lago.
La Toilette Leading.
Defeat of Wisconsin's uninstructed
Republican candidates as delegates al
large and also district delegates by the
lLaFollette candidates was indicated
early today on the basis of fragmen-
tary returns from all parts of the
state.
The LaFollette headquarters at Mad
ison today were claiming success o1
the entire delegate slate.
Tabulations thus far indicate LaFol.
lette men leading in the Second, Third
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth
congressional districts.
An even break was apparent in the
Seventh and Eleventh and the unin.
structed slate leading in the First.
!, Hostility to any plan to add. further
tax burdens on the state was apparen
from returns on the proposed consti
tutional amendment to increase pay
of legislators. Preliminary reports in
dicated an overwhelming defeat of tn,
!. plan. Madison defeated the question
of municipal ownership of its stree
car system by 8 to l vote and elected
as mayor Milo Kittelson who opposed
Frank C. Billed, the municipal owner
ship champion.
| D. D. Lockerby defeated A T. La
due, Socialist for councilman at Eat
Claire. At Wausau, Emil Flatter de
feated Herman Marth, Socialist. foi
mayor.