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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1920
Page
1
In Chicago campaign chatter gains, Lowden leads on first ballot hopes as delegates are tallied. Names with uncertain support swirl amid talk of Johnson's line and New Jersey tests. Community delegates and campaign allies discuss numbers while pressure mounts ahead of crucial party decisions.
The article outlines political maneuvering around Governor Lowden as he seeks the Republican nomination. It notes confidence from his camp of securing a solid 26 delegates from Missouri and Indiana support, with projections of first ballot strength potentially reaching up to 324 delegates. Efforts by Lowden’s allies in Washington and multiple states are described, as are rival strategies and potential coalition shifts ahead of the Chicago convention.
The piece notes Johnson and Wood as leading contenders with a slim path to the convention. It suggests a potential rehab opportunity for Wood at a New Dover gathering, while Johnson faces uncertain prospects amid intraparty maneuvering and regional backing. Hard to parse names and dates due to damaged text.
At the Georgia State convention Palmer is set to receive 144 votes amid a split tally with Thomas Watson and United States Senator Hope Smith. Delegates from Watson County would be appointed, but Blackburn argues the delegate count may not yield a majority and the final result awaits formal tally.
In Nebraska with about two thirds of precincts reported Johnson leads Wood by 14 241 votes. Totals show Johnson 47388 Wood 33647 with other figures for Shallenberger and Bryan still evolving. The tally includes Douglas County Omaha and indicates shifts as further returns arrive.
In San Remo, April 22 1919, three developments at the allied premiers meeting are reported. Lord Curzon suggests Canada receive the Armenian mandate while France favors a German army of 200000 with disarmament. Ambassadors Johnson and Davis shift Wilson policy, and the United States is left out of straits administration plans as Lloyd George advances a two commission scheme for the Straits under British led alignment.
Special cable from San Remo reports Halil Kemal Bey, head of the Turkish armistice commission, declaring the treaty cannot be accepted. He vows Turkey would defend its frontiers even in war and accuses Venizelos, Lloyd George, and Millerand of pressuring for a weaker Turkey. He favors a confederation with autonomous provinces, rejects frontier changes, and says Turks may resist enforcement to prevent widespread slaughter.
The report states Georgia and Azerbaijan leaders advocate an internationalized Caucasus strip to bar southern Bolshevik influence as a prerequisite to recognizing the Soviet government or resuming trade with Russia. Premiers Livy George and Witt are cited as proponents.
A mob estimated at about 560 men gathered at Marion county jail in Indianapolis where William Ray, 19, confessed to murdering 14 year old Martha Huff. Police reserves and militia were placed on guard as four arrests were made and the crowd dispersed. Ray allegedly enticed the girl, took her to Eagle Creek banks, stabbed her thirteen times, then disposed of the body in the stream. He pleaded guilty at an exty court hearing.
In the house of commons the question of trying those named in the Cork jury verdict over Lord Mayor MacCurtain’s death was raised. The Irish attorney general said he awaited coroner evidence before deciding on prosecutions and would not disclose if a murder by a secret society was proven or why it was not presented at the inquest. Charges of wilful murder named Premier Lloyd George and officials including Ian MacPher son and Acting Inspector General Smith.
Sugar refiners were asked by the Department of Justice to attend a Monday conference on the general situation affecting sugar supplies and prices. Howard Figg, assistant to the Attorney General, declined to reveal specific questions but said the discussion would cover all aspects of the sugar market, including supply sources and blocks, and may study the foreign market, notably Cuba, to increase imports.
Paris verdict finds Joseph Caillaux guilty of commerce with the enemy and treasonable aims, reducing the high treason charge. Senate votes 10 to 2 on treason with extenuating factors, awaiting sentence likely banishment or fortress term. Crowds reacted with cheers and hisses as lawyers blamed the outcome on fears of what he might do if freed.
Reported mutinies by Generals and troops against Venustiano Carranza surface from Washington dispatches. Obregon poised to control Sonora, while U.S. officials seek to limit foreign intervention. Claims of shifting loyalties involve Obregon, Carranza, and allied officers amid Mexican political tension.
The article chronicles Caillaux and associates linked to German agents, detailing suspicions by the French government, his political rise, and the treason trial. It notes Caillaux’s early finance posts, his premiership, the 1913 shooting by his wife of editor Cahmelle, and defenses asserting his opposition to German entente while seeking France’s best interests.
Administration forces sweep district in yesterday’s elections as the ruling ticket, led by George Kaynard Minor as president general, wins by large margins. Mrs Charles W Richard loses bid for vice president general while Mr Richard’s son falls short. Final tallies show multiple candidates with minimal margins.
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