The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-04-08
WOOD MAY FALL.
Be FORE JOHNSON
IN TODAY s MIX
Californian Certain Of Strong
Support In Detroit Hoov-
er's Strength Test Attracting
Much Attention.
HY MARK SULLIVAN.

SO1Jt L6hlSu, lSSu, ny INV 1OFK Ni'OSt ana
i Sioux Cit. Tribune.
Detroit. Mich, Apri; g. Senator.
Johnson ard his leaders here are con-
tidcnt that they will carry the city
ff Detroit in tho pri:n .ries today
Tho Wood leaders are G .,.a., conf
dent that they will carr we stare
outside of Detroit. Due IL scal con-
dition, PROBABLY 40 20 o. per cent of
the total rvo.e OF y state will be
cast in the city OF :tstroit.
johnson has bsHn 50 much encour-
aged by has prospects, in Detroit and
attaches SO mu. importance to tbs,
result that he csrce;.ed an important
speaking engagement in New York
Friday night TO conduct 4 finish rally
here.
Has Radical Vote.
His strength in Detroit rests on
ssverai elements. Detroits sudden
growth of recent years has accumu-
lated large number OF foreign la
borers and others radical in their
iearings. Most of this radical Labor
vote is for Johnson. Also his. stand
on the League Of Nations will give
him the bulk OF ;hc Ir.sn vot,. He
will also have most of the vote that
has been described in recent years as
pro-GerInan and generally speaking
the bulk of the forces of dissent and
unqufet are for him.
Have Local Issue.
In addition TO the presidential PR
mary Detroit also votes OH Il plan for
modified municipal ownership of the
street railways. This issue will
bring out a large vote. and the radi-
cal part of it will favor Joi1nson-
While the conservative part will DO
divided. Moreover, in Detroit. John.
son seems to have the bulk OF the old
Roosevelt following and som import
ant fragments of it's leadership.
One incident that is helping him
greatly is the fact that Detroit is the
home of most of the Michigan regi-
ment which protested against being
kept in Archangel and which was
brought home to a certain extent as
the result Of Johnson's agitation in
the Senate against keeping American
soldiers in Russia. johnson has spent
every minute he could spare durin. ne.
the last two weeks campaigning in
Michigan and has been aided by Sem
ator Borah. Raymond Robins and
other speakers.
Borah. Hurts Wood.
Woods strength in the parts of
Michigan outside of Detroit is con-
coded. He has had u better nrgani-
zation than Lowden and more ener-
getic work has been done in his be-
half. On the other hand Wood has
11r,r FOL IL h)1, hoar bn, Il
den helped by the talk of excessive
funds arising during the lx:t days of
the campaign. Borah in his cam
paigning here for Johnson has been
very bold on this point, and has given
names and details that were not in
cluded in his Senate speech.
The result of the Newberrv trial
was shock to Michigan and has
made the state sensitive about cam
paign expenses. Weed. however, has
made favorable impression on all
his trips here and in the western part
of the state, especially the larger
number of the most respected repub-
lican leaders and newspapers are for
him.
Hoover is expected to poll large
vote, although there was no formal
organisation in his behalf until
hurried 1ne was brought together
last week, thu day after he announced
himself republican. Politicians
here believe that nearly all the women
who 60. to the polls will vote for
Hoover. Hoovers name appears also
on the democratic ballots, but it is be-
lieved that Palmer will get the demo-
cratic preference because the party
organization here is for him and the
democratic vote will be comparatively
light
The result of the primaries here
will be Enthusiastically important. Ac-
cording to the Michigan primary law
the entire 80 delegates of the state
will go as bunch to that one of the
highest preference vote throughout
the state as a whole.