Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-08

SAN FRANCISCO. May 7.--Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge appeared early
today to have defeated Hiram w.
Johnson, California senior senator.
in their contest for the Endorsement
of this states Republican voters in
yesterdays presidential primary cleo
ton.
The delegates pledged to the nomi-
nation of President Coolidge We're
more than 10000 votes ahead of the
Johnson delegates on the face OF
complete returns from 1885 of the
states 1914 precincts As belated
| returns came in. the Coolidge lead
| tended to increase.
AS reports on the Democratic vote
continued to come, William G. Nc
Adoo's lead over a no-preference, or
4 uninstructed delegation, mounted
higher, reaching early today a ratio
of six to one for the former secretary
of the treasury.
The latest returns gave:
! johnson, 214,99S; Coolidge, 236, 1876;
| McAdoo, Sd, 446; no-preference, Ia, $780,
| On the Socialistic ticket, Eugene
/ v Debs won all votes, as did Charles
H. Randall on the prohibition ticket.
! A statement at Coolidge headquar-
4 ters here this morning expressed
gra-. fication at the presidents appaf-
! ent victory and made the predic-
| ton that he would win the Republics
an vote by 10000 At JohIinpn
headquarters 1t was said that things
! were too much UP in the air as yet
/ t make any statement"
! The Johnson strength was prin-
| cipally in San Francisco with sturdy
reinforcement from Sacramento
count where ne was born The
Coolidge strength lay chiefly in Los
Angeles, but many other southern
Calf co.'s gave him stinng
support
One of the surprises was the
vote, of Alameda county, OF which
| Oakland is the seat. This county,
formerly Il Johnson stronghold, gave
Coolidge majority.
| McAdoo, on the Democratic side.
carried every county in the state.
In some of the counties his vote
was as high aS ten to one against
that for the uninstructed delegation.
The result of the primary lis no
real disaster Senator Hiram w.
Johnson said today in telegram
from Washington to his state head.
quarters here.
M'ADOO RUNS AWAY WITH
SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATES
COLUMBIA. S. c.. May 6.--Me-
Adoo forces won 50 delegates from
IL counties. with straiglt-out in
struction to support delegates to the
Democratic national convention IA
vIring the candidacy of the former
secretary of the treasury in the
county conventions held throughout
South Carolina yesterday, according
to a survey Of the returns available
here todaX.
One hundred and forty-two other
delegates from 10 counties were
elected by conventions which re-
FUSED to instruct them. but adopt
ed resolutions indorsing the McAdoo
candidacy. Saluda county, with six.
delegates which adopted a resolu-
tlon indorsing McAdoo in the event
the issue was between him and
Governor Smith. of New York. and
NeWDerry county, with eight dele.
gates, which indorsed all the Demo-
cratic candidates except Governor
Smith. are included in this total.
Inc remaining IA counties either
refused to approve resolutions Of
Tered to indorse the candidacy OF
McAdoo. or took no action Of any
kind in regard to any particular
candidate. They will have 116 dele
gates in the state convention.
The state convention will be held
in Columbia on May 20. and it will
be composed Of $40 delegates. The
states Is delegates to the national
convention to be held in New York
next month will be chosen by this
convention
In the county convention yester-
day. no candidate other than Me-
Adoo was put forward for indorse-
ment, except in the Newberry con-
vention, so far as reports received
here Indicate.
OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATS
1NDORSE EX-SECRETARY
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. May Z.
Oklahoma Democrats in convention
here last night indorsed the pres;
Dental candidacy of William G. Nc
Adoo. but declined to instruct their
twenty delegates to the national con-
vention to support any particular
candidates. This action represented
compromise between the two fac !.
tons favoring and opr osing a Mel
Adoo-instructed delegation
Resolutions were adopted by the
convention assailinS the present Re-
publican administration as the most
incompetent and corrupt in the his
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