The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-16
COOLIDGE 1ST
CHOICE OF SIX
REPUBLICANS
Hoover Is Their Second Choice
Commerce Secretary Gets
25 Others
EDWARDS RENOMINATED
Smith Now Claims 6O3 1.2
Convention Votes-Hoover
Claims 467
EDWARDS RENOMINATED

Newark, N. j., May 16.-E-
Herbert Hoover and Governor Smith
of New York won New Jerseys dele.
gates to national political conven-
tions in yesterdays balloting, Smith
by the mere formality Of an election
and Hoover by defeating Lowden
delegates in three districts.
Six Of the 81 Republican delegates
are pledged Coolidge first choice,
Hoover second" the others are out
and-out for Hoover. Hoover alone
was entered in the presidential pref
erence vote. +
Governor Smith gained 80 dele
gates and % votes, as New Jersey
Democrats are entitled in their con-
vention to half vote for each Of
eight delegates-at-large and full
vote for each of "a district dele-t
gates. The Democrats had only two
contests on their hands and they
were personal fights.
Edwards Renominated II
United States Senator Edward l.
Edwards, Democrat, was renominat-
ed without opposition, while Hamil-
ton F. Kean, former national COM
mitteeman, had a commanding lead
for the Republican Senatorial nom-
ination.
The Democrats named William L.
Dill, state motor vehicle commits
sioner, as their gubernatorial candi-
date, without a contest.
The nomination Of both Republic
can candidates for both U. S. senator
and governor was attended by
charges that Democrats in Jersey
City and the territory Of Mayor
Frank Hague had voted in the Re-
publican primaries for candidates
expected to favor the Democratic
organization. Hague is leader Of
the state democracy, a vice chair
man Of the national committee, and
prominent in the Smith movement.
Morgan F.. Larson, state senator,
who carried the Hague territory.
won the gubernatorial nomination.
His closest opponent was Robert
Carey of Jersey City, who had based
his campaign on attacks upon the
Hague machine.
Makes Serious Charges
A statement issued by Carey al
legged that Hague underlings in
cluding police captains and ward
leaders," had gone from house to
house delivering the order Of their
chief.
In calling upon the attorney gen.
eral to impound the Hudson county
ballot boxes and registry books.
Carey asserted mo more vicious
crime has ever been attempted
against the purity of the ballot box
in this state. Probably 10000 votes
had been cast fraudulently."
In a contest in Atlantic county,
Emerson l.. Richards was renomi-
mated for state senator by defeating
Robert Johnston. who had the back
ing of United States Senator Edge.
Richards claimed that his victory
denoted the political extinction oe
Edge. who also had supported Ed
ward C. Stokes in the United States
senatorial race.
The sole Dawes candidate, George
f. Bates, Negro, who contested the
Republican Hoover slate for dele
gate-at-large, was overwhelmed.
LEADING CANDIDATES GET
LARGE GAINS IN JERSEY
Washington, May 16.-(Rl-Gov.
ernor Smiths total of instructed,,
pledged and claimed delegates to
the Houston convention today was
over the 600 mark-603 IL to be
exact-as a result of primaries and
ronventiors in three states VeSter.i
day. A total of 733 IL delegate
votes, or two thirds of the 1.1O0 in
the convention. is necessary toi
nominate. At least 70 IL of the
Smith block are disputed by his op-
ponents.
Secretary Hoover's delegate total
had grown to ACT, of which 184 are
contested. A total Of 545, or a ma
jority Of the 1,O89 sent to the Re-
publican convention, is necessary to
put the candidate over.
The two leading candidates for
the presidential nomination of their
respective parties picked up their
largest gains yesterday in the New
Jersey primaries, Smith bagging
the entire Democratic slate Of %,
while Hoover won Is Of the 81 Re-
publican delegates. The remaining
six were pledged to Pres. Coolidge
with Hoover as second choice.
Hoover Gets Six More
Hoover won six more delegates
yesterday in Alabama district con-
ventions. Another district was to
hold . meeting today Immediately
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