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Show II BEPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, jl "With Republican primaries heard from, it is evident that neither 'I "Wood, Johnson, Lowden or Harding is a majority candidate for n president, j General Wood leads with 145 instructed delegates, but Hiram I j Johnson is well up in the front rank with 100 delegates. Governor II But there are 559 uninstructed delegates already elected and ij' some 57 yet to be chosen. There is such an intense feeling on the part of the Johnson men, in opposition to General "Wood that the convention may decide to fi eliminate both "Wood and Johnson in order to free the party "from f internal discord. It was Johnson Js indifference to Hughes' candi-i candi-i dacy four years ago, and Roosevelt's antagonism of Taft that gave f to "Wilson his victories and the Republicans, having had a double experience ex-perience with Progressive protests may go to great lengths to eradicate eradi-cate that which is inharmonious. Yesterday the senate ordered a probe of the pre-convention cam paigu expenses and pledges of presidential candidates. This probing prob-ing has been demanded by Senator Borah of Idaho and is evidence of the uncompromising rivalry which is on within part' lines. |