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Show M MANY CANDIDATES HAVE SUPPORTERS AS the date for the presidential conventions draw near much interest develops 5n the race of H j various candidates for the coveted nomination. H1J It is just a little surprising that so many different H-' ,, candidates arc finding supporters locally. Wood, H! Lowden, Johnson and Hoover are most frequently H ,r' mentioned on the Republican side, and Palmer, Ow- H ens, McAdoo and Wilson by the Democrats, John- H' ' son appears to be especially strong just at present, H largely because he is a Western man, and also be- cause of his courageous stand on the question of H American reservations to the League of Nations cove- H nant. Lowden, the efficient and conservative busi- Ht ness candidate put forth by the State of Illinois, is Hr, another strong favorite, while Leonard Wood is not, HB ' possily, as popular as he was earlier in the campaign, fsH''1 though he still has a considerable following. But the greatest surprise in Republican circlts that Herbert Her-bert Hoover, who could not decide until recently to which political party he belonged and who seems to be almost as much of un alien as an American citizen, is finding considerable favor, among all political par-j par-j tics. In the mean time the various leading candidates J arc skirmishing hard to obtain endorsement in the various states, and the fight is certain to besa warm ! one on all sides until after the June convcnti6ns decide de-cide who shall be the standard bearers of the respective re-spective parties. Then the fight will be transferred from the various candidates in each party onto political po-litical lines and the great battle for supremacy between be-tween Republicans and Democrats will begin. And from all indications it will be one of the hardest fought political battles this country has cVer seen. Iron county's delegation to the State convention at Price May 3rd, was instructed to work for the election of Hon. Wilford Day as a delegate to the National convention at Chicago, but aside from this the delegation was uninstructcd. It is understood, however, that Mr. Day's present preference lies between be-tween Leonard Wood and Governor Lowden. The Democrats arc not so loquacious as their Republican brothers, and keep their counsel pretty 'well to themselves and within the inner circles of their party, but it appears that Attorney General Palmer is the favorite with the greater number of local adhcrants of that party. (to) |