Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-24
COOLIDGE MANAGER
CLAIMS SUFFICIENT
VOTES To NOMINATE

WASHINGTON, April 21,-Ac.
complished victory for President
Coolidge in campaign for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination was
claimed today by William M. Butler,
the Coolidge manager, in a formal
statement in which he said 563 edle-
gates instructed or favorable to the
president had already been selected
eight more than necessary for a
choice.
In the list furnished by Mr.. But
Ter as favorable to Coolidge "either
bv instruction, by Endorsement or by
personal preference" were the New
York delegation of 81, and others
not bound down by mandatory or
ders but which he said preferred the
nomination of the president.
According to Mr.. Butler the COOL
idge delegates thus far chosen" are:
Colorado, IS; Connecticut, IL;
Florida, 10; Idaho, IL; LIMOS o9'
Iowa, 20: Kansas, 81 two to be elect
ed; Kentucky, &c; LOUISIANA 10;
Maine, 10; Michigan, 80; Minnesota,
q; Mississippi, Il; Missouri, 26 QS
to be electedl; Nebraska, ~: New
Hampshire, IL; New Mexico, 8; New
York, 81; North Carolina, 10 q to be
elected); North Dakota 1S; Okla
homa. IL III to be elected: Rhode
Island, 13; South Carolina, II; Zen
nessee, ~ Us to be elected); Virginia
II; Washington, II: Wisconsin, l:
Hawaii, 2; Philippines, 2. =,
The statement said there would
be two contesting delegations from
Georgia and that Georgia delegates
were omitted from the table.
CONGRESSMAN OPPOSES
NAMING PINCH0T DELEGATE
PHILADELPHIA, April 21.-The
withdrawal of his support from GOV
ernor Pinchot for one Of Pennsyl-
vania's delegates-at-large to the he
publican national convention by
Representative William S. Ware, a
Republican leader of this city, and
the governors retort that the liquor
question prompted the congress
mans action have increased inter
est in tomorrow's primaries.
There is much speculation as to
the effect Mr.. Wares opposition
will have on the governors candl-
dacy The congressman announced
he would support Ralph Beaver
Strassburger, wealthy Norristown
publisher, for elegate-at-large
against the governor, who is one OF
the seven slated candidates OF the
Republican state organization.
Declaring that liquor law en-,
forcement" is the issue and that the
Philadelphia organization sis regu'
lar when liquor is regular, otherwise
not" Governor Pinchot in a state
ment last night said the state or
ganization Stands by its guns and
proposes to finish what it had
started"
COOLIDGE MEN CONFIDENT
IN JERSEY PRIMARIES
NEWARK, N. j., April 21.-Sup-
porters of President Coolidge are
confident over the outcome Of the
presidential primaries tomorrow in
New Jersey when thirty-one dele
gates will be elected to the Repub-
lican national convention. The Dem
ocrats are expected to choose a solid
delegation of thirty-two pledged to
Governor George S. Silzer.
Interest in the, Republican cam
paign has been aroused by injection
of the prohibition issue in discussion
of Coolidge candidates for delegates
at large.
Declaring that the attitude of Sen
ator Edge and former Governor
Stokes, both candidates for Coolidge
delegates at large, has been against
the national prohibition act" the
New Jersey Anti-Saloon League has
urged that they be defeated. In adj
dition the seven organization candi-
dates for delegates at large, all
pledged to President Coolidge the
names Of three Newark negro candi-
dates, also pledged to Coolidge, will
appear on the ballot.
A complete slate of delegates
pledged to Hiram w. Johnson. of
California, will appear on the ballot.
Senator Johnson in the 1920 presi-
dental primaries, carried a consid-
cradle portion of the state but lost
the state preferential vote to Major
General Leonard Wood by 1924
votes