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Show r Boiled Down News From Political Pot i COLUMBUS, O., April 27. Ohio voters today wore expressing their prefcrenco for presidential candidates nnd electing delegates to both tho Republican Re-publican and Democratic national conventions. Tho principal primary fight was that between Alajor General Leonard "Wood and Senator Warren G. Harding, Hard-ing, Ohio's "favorite son," for tho Republican Re-publican presidential endorsement, and for control of the 4S del-agates to bo chosen for tho national convention at Chicago. Governor James M. Cox is unopposed unop-posed for the presidential endorsement endorse-ment on tho Democratic ticket. Forty-three candidates for dclcKaien are pledged 'o support General Wood, while 4 8 are pledged for Senator Harding. A heavy Republican and a light Democratic Dem-ocratic voto was in prospect at tno opening of the polls today. NEWARK, N. J., April 27. Chief Intorest in today's preferential presidential presi-dential primary In New Jersey was focused fo-cused on Republican contests, whore the votors were asked to express their prefcrenco for either Senator Hiram W. Johnson or Major General Leonard Wood. Democratic voters were noti asked to indicate a direct preference. Tho unopposed "big four" Democratic! delegation is pledged to the candidacy of Governor Edward I. Edwards. Each party will elect 28 delegates to their respective national conventions. BOSTON, April 27. Massachusetts voters balloted today to elect lour' delegatos-at-large to the Republican and Democratic ' national conventions, and 31 Republican and 32 Democratic district delegates. None of the candidates can-didates for delegate-at-large appeared on the ballot as pledged for any particular par-ticular presidential candidate. Among the Republican candidates, several who havo declared themselves In favor of Leonard Wood aro opposed by mon seeking to go to Chicago unpledged. un-pledged. Indications point to a light vote. CUMBERLAND, Md., April 27. Senator Hiram AV. Johnson of California, Califor-nia, Republican' presidential candidate, ended his tour of western Maryland j last night with a speech to a large crowd. Ho left for Washington. This afternoon he will speak in Annapolis and at night in Baltimore. The senator dealt largely on tho league of nations. In ono address ho said: "Wo want to preserve this country for ourselves and for our children. Wo want to progress under our own flag, not under a polyglot flag." Tho Maryland primary will bo held May 3. General Wood and Sonntor Johnson aro the only two Republican candidates on tho ballot. Democrats will choose unlnstructed delegates. GARRETT, Ind., April 27. William J. Bryan spoke from a train here yos-terday yos-terday en routo to Ohio, whoro ho will lecture on prohibition. "I am interested interest-ed in having dry candidates olectod," ho said. "Twenty-six million women will voto this fall and they will voto 'dry "I hopo all will do all they can for pnohlbltlon, and that tho people will dofoat all candidates running on 'wet' platforms." j CHICAGO, April 27. Governor ' Frank O. Lowdon of Illinois was Indorsed In-dorsed for tho presidential nomination by Ropubllcan conventions In Saga-mond, Saga-mond, Morgan, Winnobago, Vermillion, Vermil-lion, Pope and Stephenson counties. Democratic conventions in tho flr3t flvo Illinois countios named and Indorsed In-dorsed tho national administration. In Cook county (Chicago) neither convention acted, on presidential candidates. can-didates. In Winnebago county tho Democrats asked stato and nationnl officials to Investigate the high cost of food, clothing and other necessities. Tho high price of seed potatoes was pointed point-ed out to bo impelling a potato famine next year. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 27. Republicans of tho fifth Ropubllcan district solected two unlnstru6tod delegates dele-gates to tho national convention. Resolutions adoptod by the Kent county coun-ty convention last -vook wero redrafted redraft-ed to eliminate the namo of Senator Hiram W. Johnson na tho delegation's choice. |