The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-11
BOOM FOR WOOD IN
LETTER REPUDIATED
Man Whose Name Is Signed
Says lie Knows Nothing
OF Document.
GENERAL KEEPS SILENT

INC TtCH'NU SOSt UTlTtcu itSt U'Bh'
from Its Washington correspondent a
letter which Is interpreted AZ setting at
rest all doubts as to whether or not Gen.
Leonard Wood was being doomed for
the Republican Presidential nomination.
As printed the letter bears the sigma
ture Of John A. Stewart. chairman Of
the executive committee OF the Amcrl-
can Society, with offices at .33 Broad
way.
Reports that such a letter was being
circulated have been heard from time TO
time durirs recent months. About two
months ago reporters asked Mr.. Stewart
about K. Tie denied then That he was
sending out any such letter and affirmed
thdt MS organization was concerned only
Wit The development OF good American
citizens. When seen yesterday after the
publication Of the letter NJ. Stewart
denied al knowledge Of Il. He said he
Couldn't understand where the letter
anne from. He said that while he knew
Gen. Wood well he did not consider him
as the right man for the Presidency.
Parts OF the letter follow
personal and Confdential-Dear Sir:
I write. knowing OF your friendship for
Leonard Wood. to lay before you these
considerations. There are many who be-
lieve that IN the personality o' Gen.
Wood, III his character. attachments.
framing. and especially In the bent of
his mind IN his executive ability and
abundant common serse. Is TO he found
re solution Of the problem that Is alb
sorbing attention to-day-ramelv. az 10
the Identity % the typical American who
should be nominated by TIE Republican
party for President OF the United States.
MANY letters have come from repre-.
sentative Americans p1ais!ng Gen. Wood
and declaring their belief that ne should
be nominated for President a. the Re-
publican convention, IN classifying
these communications Il is found that
"t) They look upon him as a repre-
sentative American FULLY as qualified as
any man who has been mentioned 70
fuif, the duties OF tie Presidential Office.
"(2) They deem that he represents
the best type % disciplined Americanism.
being not alone Of execut We ability but
also %: judicial capacity having a wide
Knowledge OF his fellow courtrymen and
tie!- affairs. and as being ore trained
not only TO Tree. others hut himself
90 perform sUc5 functions as re.ate 20
the o:'!ce % chie' Executive.
"C3) They recognize that lie Is a man
who would have NJ. Roosevelt's loyal
and whole hearted support "a well as
ma: % the leaders Of the Republican
party"
Then follows a statement o. Gen.
Woods platform IN which the ro,1: Is
made that while he stands FOR pre-
paredness" he does not believe in mill
tar,srn" The statement Of what he
does stand FOR covers the entire field OF
politics and public econom
~ Is hardly necessary 20 say" con-
cludes the letter. that II Gen. Wood
,n.,. ,nv,,gaasAl a,-l HlAnt.l la ys.atttI la
in n position TO select and would sur
round himself with advisers draw from
the most competent OF our citizenship
and would not lot politics interfere with
that efficiency, which. as he has required
II in the past IN every field OF executive
authority that he has occupied, he would
r.quir, as President 90 the Uiii'ed States.
az we'll in the cabinet az IN all the ad-
ministrdtive affairs OF the nation of
which he would bc the head More. per-
hans. than all - u clear that Gen
Woods nomination and election would
h. a notice 10 the world tha; the Nm"ri-
can people had found themselves and
were prepared. II i. wcI" rendered neceS-
siry. To defend their essential rghts and
20 uphold the cause ~ humanity
throughout the world in recognition Of
that obligation which every right think
ing. right acting nation assumes as its
guide In international affairs.
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