Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-11
LAUNCH BOOM OF.
GENERAL WOOD.
FOR PRESIDENT.
Formal Announcement to Be
Made Wednesday; Demo-
Gratis Await Word From
President Wilson.
BY JUSTIN M'GRATH.

washington, Oct. lU.-F ormal
launching Of Gen. Leonard Woods
presidential boom in Chicago We'd
nesday is expected to lead to the
launching of other booms. Demo-
crat as we'll as republican in the
next few weeks. Those who intend
to be candidates for either nomina-
ton have not great amount of time
to lose. They must make their ar
rangemerts for representation in the
presidential primaries which will be-
gin in the spring.
The states which hold primaries
for the selection of presidential cam
didates are: California, Georgia. H.
lnois, Maryland, Massachusetts,,
Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey,
North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon. Penn
sylvania, South Dakota and Wiscon-
sin.
Must Enter Primaries.
1t will be necessary for candidates
OF both parties to put up tickets in
the primaries, of all of these states,
if they wish to make contest for
the vote of the state, in the national
convention
Any candidate contemplating a
primary contest in IA states must
have a good organization to look
after his interests, and good political
organizations are not built in
day.
General Wood is the first presi-
dental candidate whose candidacy
has been definitely announced and
whose organization has started out
to work in the various states. A
California organization has been
formed-to promote the candidacy of
Senator Hiram w. Johnson. but it
has not yet been extended to other
states and Senator Johnson has not
yet announced that he will be a can
didate.
Democrats Yet Inactive.
Senator Poindexter also has a
state organization to promote his
candidacy. but has not yet definitely
committed himself as a seeker of
the nomination.
On the democratic side there has
been no organized work done for
any candidate. because, up to the
time of President Wilson'S illness.
it was the general expectation. in
democratic circles, that the presi-
dent would seek third term. Now
that the president is. regarded as out
Of the running, other democratic
candidates are beginning to sit up
and take notice. They will, how
ever, refrain from any active steps
to promote their booms as long as
the president is on his sick bed.
Await Wilson Announcement.
1t is not at all unlikely that, when
the president is able to resume the
duties of his Office, definite an
nouncement will come from him
that he will not be a, candidate for
denomination. With such All an
nouncement from the White House,
active steps to capture the demo-
cratic nomination undoubtedly will
be taken by half dozen aspirants.
Chief among them will be ex-Sec-
retary McAdoo, Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, Secretary Baker,
Champ Clark and Senator Reed.
Ex-senator James Hamilton
Lewis was at the White House to-
day and later conferred with
Chairman Cummins of the demo-
cratic national committee about the
speaking tour in favor Of the league
of nations, on which he is to start
soon. His first address will be at
Youngstown, O., and later he will
address the Union League club in
Chicago. At the White House ex-
Senator Lewis made the prediction
that in the next presidential election
the socialists would poll the largest
vote that they ever polled.