Word: gov
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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General Wood received a total of 310 votes to 107 for Gov. Lowden. Senator Johnson received 76, President Butler of Columbia University 14, and Senator Poindexter 3. Four hundred and twelve college professors approached for an opinion either declined to vote or their ballots were scattering or were for Democratic candidates. Harvard gave General Wood thirteen votes and no other candidate received any. Ohio the home state of Senator Harding voted 20 for Wood to 8 for Harding, but in Illinois, Gov. Lowden's home state, the latter received 21 votes to 16 for General Wood...
...Republican National Convention at Chicago in June are pledged to Leonard Wood and at lest 76 of the other delegates so far elected are favorable to his nomination. This will give him a total of 155 votes now and the only other candidate who has any pledged delegates is Gov. Lowden, to whom 4 are pledged from Virginia. The total number of delegates chosen so far is 188. Today, the Kansas State Convention will be held for the purpose of choosing 20 delegates to the National Convention. Gov. Allen of Kansas, who is vice-chairman of the Wood National Campaign...