Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1920 — TODAY IS BUSY DAY FOR THE G. O. P. [ARTICLE]

TODAY IS BUSY DAY FOR THE G. O. P.

The Republican party will be exceedingly busy today,'Tuesday, with primaries in five important states in the union. During the day 133 delegates will be chosen to its national convention in Chicago June 8, about one-eighth of the total number. In Ohio, 48 delegates are to be elected "with the chief battle between Wood and Harding: Massachusetts is to select thirty-five, with the main struggle between Wood twenty-eight delegates, in a contest between Johnson and Wood; the state of Washington is to choose fourteen_and Idaho will select eight in a convention. So far as can be forecast from the reports on public sentiment, in the various states, the name of Johnson seems to be the most prominent repeated by the voters and it is believed that he will poll a great number of votes in all states.