Show VOTING BEGINS IN MICHl MICHIGAN AN Hectic Campaign Shifts to o. o Election Booths i iI I DETROiT Mich April 5 5 Michi Mich- Mich gan gao voters started for the polls early today to register their choices for tor the presidential nominations The polls oll opened at 7 a. a m. m and close at 8 p. p m. m The hectic campaign closing Saturday saturday saturday Satur satur- day night left the situation up in the theair theair theair air and political observers hesitated d today to tomake malta make any predictions MaJ Gen Geri Leonard Wood it was vas conceded will make a strong ra race e In Inthe Inthe inthe the larger cities clUes of the state owden managers counted on the rural vote to win for their candidate but Hoover backers backers' contested this claim Senator Hiram Johnson admittedly has made inroads Inroads' in the Detroit district A A. number number number num num- ber o of straw votes taken in Detroit In Inthe the past week showed the Californian n nIn in the lead The Hoover campaign which beg last Wednesday was of a cursory na ture No systematic canvass of the of the vote was wag possible but backers o th former food administrator claimed a a. large vote would be cast for tor him s Unfavorable weather in many sections sec sec- of the state will cut into I the heavy vote which was wae expected pd- pd leaders leaders' conceded today The Democratic primary campaign In the state was was marked by practically practical ly no active canvassing A. A Mitchell Palmer was believed to be he in the-lead the for tor the indorsement according to Democratic leaders The Hoover vote in the Democratic primary remained the puzzle of the day for tor political prognosticators Hoovers Hoover's statement of Saturday in which h he declared positively he would not accept the Democratic nomination did not secure wide enough distribution distribution distribution tion throughout the state to prevent t largo large numbers of Democrats from voting for tor him In the primary Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic leaders asserted I |