Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1920 — JOHNSON STILL MAINTAINS LEAD [ARTICLE]

JOHNSON STILL MAINTAINS LEAD

STATE’S VOTE IS INSTRUCTED FOR HIM; W. J. BRYAN SQUEEZES THROUGH. Omaha, Neb., April 21.—Senator Hiram W. Johnson continued in the lead for the republican presidential preference as votes of the Tuesday primary were slowly received today by newspapers tabulating returns. William J. Bryan had gained enough votes in the day’s count to place him among the first four candidates for delegate at large to the San Francisco convention. With less than one-half of the precincts of the state reporting, Senator Johnson had a lead of 8,645 votes over General Wood, his nearest competitor, with General John J. Pershing third. Bryaw Nosed In. In the Bryan-Hitchcock race for delegates at large, not only managed to get within the coveted four on the votes counted but one of his running mates is there with him. Democratic leaders said tonight the uncompleted returns indicated that former Governor Moorehead was a winner in the gubernatorial race by pobably the largest plurality of any candidate on the ballot. Republicans also pedicted the nomination of Governor McKelvie. The incomplete figures showed that Senator Hitchcock, seeking the presidential endorsement, was leading his opponent, Robert Ross, by almost three votes to ohe. The republican vote sos president from 850 precincts gave Johnson 34,418; Wood, 25,773; Pershing, 16,675; Ross, 923. In the democratic presidential race 816 precincts gave Hitchcock 17,145; Ross, 5,941. From 863 precincts the vote for democratic delegates at large, showed: Neville, (H), 22,774; Shallenberger, (H), 22,704; Stephens, (B), 19,830; Bryan, (B), 18,823; Berge (B), 18614; Thomas, (B), 17,596; Neble, (H), 16,796; McNeny, (H), 16,462.