Evening journal., 1920-06-03
JOHNSON, WOOD
LEADG. O.P.RACE
Neither Candidate, How
ever, Has Sufficient Votes
to Win on First Ballot
DOPESTERS SAY DARK
HORSE" MAY WIN

CHICAGO, June 2 UNITED press)-
Long shots looked like even money
CANDLES in advance chatter peddled
along Presidential Row" here to-
day
With the railhlrds perched for the
start OF the Presidential Derby here
next week dope sheets" had il the
race would be froe-for-all guess
with a fl0ck of dark horses" hugging
the inside rail
Cnlcials conceded Senator Hiram
Johnson Major General Leonard Wood
and Governor Frank O. Lowden were
early favorltes. Uninstructed and
contested delegates cannot give them
the necessary 492 votes, the wise ones
opined
watch for the NTH ballot" the
donesicrs whispered. "There'll be a
break about then but none Of the del
egates wants 10 make 10 a drag-along
convention They" begin Sitting from
the pledges about the NTH lap"
Managers OF Herbert Hoover. Gov.
Calvin Coolidge, Senator Miles poin-
dexter. Senator Warren G.. Harding
and Nicholas Murray Butler. put In
bids today FOR the nomination on the
nth ballot Each agreed victory
would come az that time.
They reasoned ghat a combination
Of Wood. Johnson or Lowden forces
was impossible. pointing to The hard
fought primaries and sentiment there
In aroused as prohibiting any lineup
There's not a "favorite son" candi-
date for President This year, cam
palgn managers declared. Admitting
J they have little chance for success on
I lhe first Few ballots. supporters OF
/ poindovter. Harding. Coolidge. Hoover
and Butler today said their delegates
would remain loyal until the nomina-
tion was made anticipating a dead.
/ lock on the three f8vOriteS and hoping
10 start a stampede.
Senator Johnson will take complete
charce OF his campaign lie VIII con
fer with his managers and supporter,
following the reception and make per
manent plans for the last days Of thl
| pre-convention lght.
Johnson and Senator Borah will ad
dress a mass meeting here Monday
night--the eve OF the convention
Their subjects have not been an
lnounced.
, johnson headquarters here toda,
, declared their candidate would opel
b M with a new verbal attack.
: The committee resumed It's hearing
Z OF contested delegates today, with
OF the t22 cases disposed or The dis
/ putes in six Of the fifteen States az
) fected had been adiudicated Will
) three others were partly finished.
. While the contests have been dc
e oided purely on their legal merie
p candidates. naturally have been al
p fected in each instance. The apparer
p score to date In the matter OF del,
{ gates seated. was; Governor Frank {
h Lowden, q Major General Leonar
{ Wood s.: Senator Hiram Johnson,
{ In the case Of the Fifth Congre:
g sional district OF Missouri, both IN
r Lowden and Wood delegations OF tvs
e men each were thrown out. This n
lduces the total temporary roll OF tw
r nation 10 9S2 and makes only i92 nel
n essary for choice. owing to the IA
e maj in the district OF Columbia an
s fhe incomplete case OF Mississippi
4 both contesling delegations were SUI
n posed to be for Wood, the score
q defeats in contested delegates so IA
S including the disenfranchised Nilsson
s district was Wood, p; Lowden, a.