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Show UltriQLIE SITUATION Elj PREFERENCE PRIMARY! ) j Only One Candidate for Pres- idential Ballot Named, Sen. i Hiram W. Johnson. BISMARCK, N. D March 15 North Dakota faces the unique situation of a presidential preference primarv ofl March 16 with but one candidateSenator candidateSen-ator Hiram W. Johnson, entered. In-tru-party contests, however, about the Ncn-Partisan league constituted the chief baibed wire entanglements on th-, voter ballot field. Major General Leonard Wood and Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois refrained from filing nominations after af-ter a second Republican state convention conven-tion hud voted that delegates tc the national convention should go unin-structed. unin-structed. William Jennings Bryan withdrew his name as Democratic candidate, leavjnc; the California senator a challenger chal-lenger without opposition. The primary pri-mary la to elect for each party a national na-tional committeeman, five presidential presiden-tial electors and ten national convention conven-tion delegates. Both Parties Divided, Political observers declare the r.uiks of both Republicans and Democrats have been divided on the issue of the Non-Partisan league. There is considerable speculation as to whether Republican delegates will be hound to vole for Senator Johnson at ihe Chicago convention. Under the state law the delegate takes ari oath that he will faithfully carry out the wiahes of his party as expresscJ by the primary. Women to Vote. For the first time in this state women wom-en will vote for presidential electors but cannot vote for delegates to the 'national conventions, although the state may be represented in those conventions con-ventions by women delegates, one of Mil III I I , ,1 IBSM I lllll III 1 1 1 IjllJ JBB whom has been nominated by ach party. ST. PAUL. Minn., March 15.-Min-neso)a'-r special primary at which Republican Re-publican voters will express Their choice for president, will be held to-ni;ht to-ni;ht between 7:30 and S:30 o clock except in some counties where some county chairmen have designated the timo from 7:30 to 9 a. m, Five candidates candi-dates aro on the ballots, Leonard Wood, Hiram Johnson, Frank O. Lowden. Low-den. Miles Poindexter and Warren Gv Harding. In Hennepin county (Minneapolis) (Min-neapolis) Herbert Hoover's namu also appear:. Predictions of almost impassable country roads and little interesi in the campaign in outlying sections were seen by politicians here as indicating a light rural vote. j CHICAGO, March 15 Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington has temporarily tempo-rarily abandoned his presidential campaign cam-paign tour in the middle west and is returning to Washingtpn to tako part in Die linal deliberations on the peace treaty and in response to a call from -uijuuiican senuiors, u was announced at his headquarters here Conigh. Senatoi Poindexter had planned to loui South Dakota this week. He announced an-nounced ho would return west for his debate with General Leonard Wood at Pieire-on Saturday. Pershing Filed in Nebraska. LINCOLN. Neb., March 13. John J. Pershing's candidacy for presidential nomination on the Republican ticket wns formally launched here today when a voters' petition, signed by nenriv 5000 Nobraskans asking that his name be placed on the primary ballots April 20 was filed with the secretary of state and accepted an legally le-gally sufficient. Signatures attached lo the petition repiesent practically ecry county iu,' the state and include hundreds cf cx-service; cx-service; men and. a large number ol wo.nei who will vote for the first time in Nebraska at the coming election. elec-tion. Only 100 signers from each of the six congressional districts are needed to accompany the nomindtlng petitions, According to the 1917 pri-mar-- law in Nebraska. |
