The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-28
WOOD NOW IN THE LEH
LINEUP OF REPUBLICANS IN
PRESIDENTIAL FIELD
Situation At Convention Con-
fusing To Most Political
Observers
From Thursdays Daily.
TAssociated Press Dispatch.

ASSOCIATED PreSS DlSpatcn.I
Chicago, May 2O.-Witn the re-
publican national convention only
eighteen days off and 899 of the 98i
delegates already elected the situa-
ton facing the republican candidates
is that no candidate will enter the
convention with enough votes pledg
ed to him to give him any decided
advantage over his opponents.
Forty seven of the fifty three states
and territories have chosen their
delegations and are sending to Chi
cago SGT uninstructed delegates,
forty four more than majority OF
all those who will sit in the conven-
ton.
Major General Leonard Wood, on
the most strength on the first bal
lot, for of those delegates who have
been instructed or who have expires.
sed a preference, AS are pledged to
him. In addition he carried the pre-
ferential primary in Vermont, but
that states eight delegates have not
yet been chosen by the state conven-
iton Woods nearest competitor, in
the delegations already pledged, is
Senator w. Johnson of California;
who commands an even hundred
votes. Governor Frank o. Lowden OF
Illinois, with seventy eight votes
pledged to him, is third, while Sena-
tor Warren G. Harding, of Ohio has
thirty nine votes from his home
state.
Contests Are Pending.
There are, however, contests pend
ing in twelve states and the District
of Columbia, involving 104 delegates.
Thirty five Of the contests are on
dnlo civ
and sixty three uninstructed delega-
tons. The credentials committee
will meet here May 81 to thresh out
these contests ar,s. a=s
Campaign managers at Chicago for
the various candidates agree that
there will be no nomination on the
first ballot. The complimentary vote
for the large list of "favorite sons"
may, in fact, they say, be SO large
icance of the first ballot as an indi-
Gator of the strength of the various
candidates.
Among Favorite Sons.
Among these candidates who are
expected to divide the uninstructed
vote on the first ballot, in many cas-
es commanding all or part of the
delegates from their home states are
Governor Sproul. Pennsylvania; Gov
erland, West Virginia; Senator Poin-
dexter. Washington; Senator Lafol-
lette, Wis; DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler, New York; Herbert Hoover,
Calf: and Judge Pritchard. North
Carolina. A IS
Senator Foindexter has fourteen
instructed votes from Washington;
Judge Pritchard seventeen from
North Carolina; Governor Coolidge
thirty three from Massachusetts,, and
other candidates have, or expect tr
have, varying numbers.
Claims OF Managers.
Campaign managers here of the
three candidates who are leading in
delegates actually instructed have
made definite claims as to the vote
they expect to receive in the conven-
ton.
Major General Woods headquart-
ers has issued a statement claiming
on the first ballot that he will gain
frow twelve to twenty on the sec
ond ballot, and that he will be nomi-
mated on the third ballot.
The Johnson managers here say
reports from their workers through
the country show they will have 335
votes on the first ballot and that the
senator will be nominated on the
third or fourth ballot. Governor
Lowden's managers give no estimate
OF how many votes they expect to
have on the first ballot, but in a
published statement have assured the
government he will get the nonina-
ton with 322 votes. They predict
the break in his favor will come aft
er the third ballot