New-York tribune., 1920-04-02
General W. ood
Is Expected to
Carry Vermont
Lowden and johnson Also
Uave Admirers: No Strong
Effort Made Thus Far
for ANY Of the Candidates
Women May Play Part
Republicans Say if They
Get tue Ballot Hoover
MAY Have Slight Majority
By Carter Field
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Srtcial Dispatch 10 The Trihure
BURLINGTON. W, April 1.-While
no very strong effort has been made for
snv OF the Republican Presidential can
ddatss in Vermont so far. there is a
strong sentiment for Leonard Wood. a
decided admiration for Lowden. and
Hiram Johnson has advocates among
those who think the peace treaty should
be killed
Wood. in the opinion Of most observ-
ers. will win the primary if there is one.
The Vermont law provides that there
should be presidential preference pri-
mary on the third Tuesday in May.
which would be the 18TH SO far no
candidate has filed. though it is ex-
pected Wood and Johnson will do so,
and probably Lowden as we'll
Frank H. Hitchcock, of the Wood
forces, has told friends he thinks more
attention should be paid to Vermont,
and as result it is thought the sup
porters Of the general here will file his
name. Johnson is working on the
theory of entering every primary every
where. so he is expected to come in.
Friends of Lowden here think it would
be good strategy for the Illinois Gov
ernor TO enter also. as, while few of
them think he woulu have any chance of
carrying the state. they think he would
make very impressive showing, which
would be a good thing for him to do
In some Eastern state.
Hoover Sentiment Strong
So strong is the Hoover sentiment
here, especially among the women, that
q prominent Republican told me he
thought if the women could vote in the
Republican primary Hoover would poll
more votes than Wood There is q
chance that the women may vote, but
only slight one. Governor Clement.
who recently refused to call q special
session of the Legislature to permit
Vermont to ratify the suffrage amend
ment, has made secret proposition
10 the women TO the general effect that
Il they can guarantee certain things
he will call the Legislature.
This would clinch the Federal amend
ment and would also permit change in
the Vermont laws so that women could
vote in the primary. What this stipula
ton was which the women must comply
with has not been announced, but it
is understood to be that the members
Of the Legislature must give pledge
that they Will do nothing else than
ratify the suffrage amendment and
enact local suffrage legislation to comply
with it.
On the Democratic side there has
hsen determined effort to stampede
the little group composing that party
IN Vermont to A Mitchell Palmer.
but the success of tho effort was not
very gratifying. Assistant Attorney
General Spellacy came up from Wash
lngton to tell the Vermont Democrats
VIVA, a wonderful candidate Palmer
would make and what q good Presi-
dent he would be. He addressed
meeting got UP by local admirers cf
me Attorney General, including j. +.
Kennedy. Collector OF Internal Rev
erue. ard Vernon A. Bullard. United
Sates District Attorney. Among the
Palmer admirers present was Federal
Judge Harland B. Howe. They cheercd
but did nothing
Many Democrats Want McAdoo
There is a considerable element in
the party, proportionately (the Demo
cratic party fully realizes its hope
iessness except in the matter of send
ing delegates to the national conven-
uon), which prefers William G. Nc
Adoo. Those taking this view are not
specially hostile to Mr.. Palmer, but
tney think he has done great MANY
tnings. both as Alien Property Custo-
eian- and as Attorney General, that
nave reused opposition which, were he
s .as temperate nominee, would mani
'sst itself at the polls
Apparently, however. while those
sno think Mr.. McAdoo should be nom
mated seem to be as numerous, at
East, as those who favor Mr.. Palmer,
@ey are not making the motions nee
ssy sssssfy to win a fight. Nothing has
osen attempted like the big Palmer
meeting. It was the McAdoo men who
Spl,vented any action favorable to
!s!mer being taken at that meeting,
vas tney are not making any fight for
aeAdoo at all. Consequently it is
generally believed that Palmer will get
W. oeiegation, either through a pr-
as1y, or If no one else enters the
Urinary, through the convention.
ms is leaving Mr.. Hoover out Of
sasioefaaon IN the Democratic camp.
.syoho any reasonable doubt he
..aio carr the Vernon. Democratic
s''hafy II MS name were entered. Law