Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18

THE WEEK IN POLITICS
Summary Of National Developments. Based on
Reports From The Stars Special Core
spondents and Staff Writer'S

the Hamilton county organization
which is at least doubtful in its
support; of the Harding candidacy
The acceptance" followed an
agreement that the Hamilton coun-
~ delestates would be bound by the
state preference vote; so that if
Harding carries the state as a
whole against Wood. the Hamilton
delegation will have to support
him.
California. in the west. rivals
Ohio and Indiana. in the east, as
a center Of republican presidential
interest With the primaries only
two weeks away. the outcome of
the contest there between Senator
Johnson and Herbert Hoover for
control of the republican deleGa-
ton still is very much in DOUBT. &C
cording to a dispatch to The Star
from sacramento Although a reg
istration of 100000 shows that
there will be a heavy vote IN the
primaries. there apparently IS very
little public interest in the con
test. and what enthusiasm there IS.
according to the correspondents
evidently is manufacturer
d.
manacements continue to organize
clubs and to make claims. but
meetings of the clubs are not
largely attended and the claims
ara discounted heavily as guess
work II is conceded that john
son will carry San Francisco ana
run strong in the northern coun-
ties. but the Hooverites expect 70
onset this vote by the strengtn 81
their candidate in southern
fornia. h;oh N.
uoover people until recently had
raparded as promising grouno'
now seems likely to carry out the
original program of sending
deieration instructed for senator
po;ndexter. but favorable to Cen.
Wood as second choice. Both HOO
Yer and Johnson still are makins
bids for second place IN the aneo.
tons of Washington delegates Iul
the Tacoma correspondent %
Star cannot see that tney are
ing much headway.
In colorado the fight for control
of the republican delegation goes
merrily on. 1t now is anCouncea
That the Wood managers viii sup
mort for delegates only men who
nublicly declare for Ue soldler
candidate. The Lowdsn manage
ment may counter by attempting
to force through instructions TOT
the Illinois governor. while the
smnnorters of Harding. Johnson
and Hoover all are putting IN
claims for representation on the
delegation.
ON the democratic side Of the
contest there are4some signs OF in
creased activity, but there still Is
lack of any real excitement. The
democratic tendency continues to
be to send unanstructed delegations
to San FRANCISCO. In good many
states the Democratic voters ap-
pear to have passed the buck up
to the panty managers and to be
concerning themselves either with
their buHiness affairs or political
issues 81 purely state and local
Kentucky's delegation will be
uninstructed, but very friendly to
Gov. Cox of Ohio, according to a
dispatch from Louisville. Rhode
Island will send an uninstructed
delegation. and one without any
known preference. Virginia demo-
Gratis are expected to instruct their
delegates for Senator Carter Glass.
but Glass Is an announced sup
porter of former Secretary McAdoo.
so McAdoo stock is above par in
Virginia, although Palmer has a
very substantial following.
The liquor question keeps bob
bling up to bother both democrats
and republicans, though the demo-
Gratis seemingly are most embar-
raised by It. 1t is being forced
into the Pennsylvania situation by
opponents of Attorney General
Palmer. and the indications are
that Louisiana will send a delega-
ton to San Francisco instructed to
demand moderately wet plank
in the democratic platform.
In Nebraska and other states as
we'll. old John Barlecorn Is play
ing the role of Banquo's ghost, and
there is every assurance it will be
a disturbing factor at whatever
sort of a feast 1t is the democracy
is to hold at San Francisco.
Copyright, 1920, by The Washington Star.