Evening star., 1920-02-25
BY the Associated Prese.

! BY the Associated Prcse.
| ATLANTA February GA petition
/ bearing the requisite number OF sig
natures to place the name of Champ
Clark in the Georgia presidential
preferential primary April 90 has been
received by the state democratic ex-
executive committee. il is announced
here.
The former Speakers name is the
third to be filed by petitioners. names
of William G.. McAdoo and Herbert
Hoover already having been present
ed to the committee by more than
400 white democrats. Hoover's candi-
Jacy has not been entered in the pri-
mary pending his reply to the COM
mittee's query as to whether he Is a
democrat The Clark petition came
from Griffin. Ga.
Palmer's Name Presented.
HAZELHURST. Ga. February %
More than 100 names have been signed
TO a petition to place the name of At
torney General a. Mitchell Palmer in
the Georgia presidential preferential,
primary. S. n. Dell. who circulated the
Eetition. announced here last night
The petition will be filed soon with
the state democratic executive com
mittee.
johnson Yields In Ohio.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. February a3.-
Senator Hiram Johnson. California. at
the request of Senator Warren G..
Harding. has consented to allow use
Of his name as second choice candi-
date for the republican presidential
nomination in Ohio, where number
of delegates have indicated they
would like to make him such choice.
George r. Christian. secretary to SEN
afn Ia
Senator Johnson, enroute to Wash-
ington. was intercepted in Ohio. which
made his qualification possible. Sena-
tor Johnson has said on several oc-
casions that he would under no CIR
cumstances contest Ohio against Sena-
tor Harding.
Pitched Battle Looming.
With announcement of former At
torney General Edward 4. Turner as
"a candidate for delegate to
the republican national convention
naming Gen. Leonard Wood as his hrst
choice for President. pitched battle
between United States Senator War
rem G. Harding and Gen. Wood for
control OF Ohio's forty EIGHT delegates
is looming. Senator Harding's Sc
lection of former Common Pleas
Judge Thomas NJ. Bigger and Henry
4. Williams as delegates from the
twelfth (Columbus) district after
L
kinkead had announced themselves
as candidates. with Harding as first
choice. appears to have preclpltated
the battle. Both Bigger and Williams
filed as candidates for delegates yes
terday. accompanyin their declara-
tions with letters from Senator Hard
ing authorizing them to name him as
their first choice for President Both
Turner and kinkead had been IN
dorsed as district delegates by the
Franklin county republican central
committee.
Two prominent Ohio republicans.
former Federal Judge William L. Day
and William F. Eirick. former Cuya-
hoga county commissioner, have an
nounced their candidacy as dele
gates to the national convention at
Chicago fl0 the twenty-second Ohio
district. Both declared their intention
of supporting Gen. Leonard Wood Tor
the presidency.
New Jersey Democratic Delegates.
TRENTON. N. J., February 25.-New
Jersey democratic leaders at confer
enc in the governors Office yesterday
agreed upon the following as candl-
dates for the big four" delegation
ton: Gov. Edwards. Mayor Frank
Hague of Jersey City. Mayor Fred
erick W. Donnelly of Trenton and
James r. Nugent of Essex, whom COY.
Edwards defeated Tor the democratic
eubernatorial nomination. The alter
mates and district delegates. 1t was
announced, will be named later oY
the democratic state committee.
Representative Not Candidate.
EASTON. Pa, February 25.-Repre-
sentative Henry ]. Steele has an
nounced he will not be candidate
for the democratic nomination to sue
ceed himself in the twenty-sixth con-
Rressionaa district. He is serving his
third term, having succeeded A. Mitch
ell Palmer. Long neglected personal
business" is given as his reason for
retiring.
Chairman Named in Vermont.
BURLINGTON, VT, February 70
Col. ]. E. Piddock of Bellows Falls