Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1920 — JOHNSON’S LEAD IN MICHIGAN SHOWS INCREASE [ARTICLE]

JOHNSON’S LEAD IN MICHIGAN SHOWS INCREASE

Detroit, April 6.—The relative positions of the republican candidates for presidential preferment in Monday’s primaries remained practically unchanged late tonight/ by returns from 1,645 precincts out of the state total of 2,4121. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, who had maintained a lead practically all the way had a total of 121,727, while Major Gen. Leonard Wood, Johnson’s nearest opponent, had 81,994. , . Governor Lowden of Illinois, received' 48,965 and Herbert Hoover 40,208. No late tabulations were available for General Pershing and Senator Miles Poindexter who received in earlier reports 5,512 and 894 respectively. Herbert Hoover whose name also appeared on the democratic ticket, was leading in returns from 172 precincts with a total of 17,662. Governor Edwards of New Jersey had a total of 13,196 and the other democrats stood: Bryan, 11,586; McAdoo, 10,934; Palmer, 7,570.