Arizona republican., 1919-12-01
WOOD LOOMING
 AS CANDIDATE
 F0RPRES|DENT

Hugh W. Roberts, representative at Washington of the Birmingham (Ala.) Age Herald, telegraphing his paper concerning a poll taken by the Wash ington correspondents of the republl- can members of congress as to presi- dentital timber, says that it disclosed that General Leonard Wood showed a much greater strength than any other candidate so far mentioned for the republican nomination for the presi- dency. He says:
 By general consensus of opinion it is regarded as probable that Governor Lowden of Illinois, is tht ablest man the republicans have to offer. It is also generally regarded as true that Senator Johnson of California, is capable of making the strongest ap- peal to the popular vote of the United States. For he has in speech and action many of the characteristics of the late Theodore Roosevelt, and everyone knows with what ease the former progressive" leader aroused the masses to the highest pitch of enthusiasm.
 But there is no room left for doubt that with the republican membership of congress, neither Lowden nor JOLuSOn eLdIiuS eNtn d TGSDGCIdDlS chance with General Wood. The re- publicans of the house cast 116 votes for Wood. There were 59 scattering votes, 23 of which were in favor of Senator Watson of Indiana and 22 in favor of Senator Harding of Ohio. The poll of the senate showed 20 votes for General Wood with A votes scattered, the nearest opponents to | General Wood being Senators Harding and Johnson, with four each. In con. | sequence, as far as the republican half of congress is concerned, General l Wood made runaway race of the af- fair. In effect he had no opponent Correspondents who conducted the poll were nonplussed with surprise.
 It is said that the strength that Wood showed before congress he
 shows also when republican gover- nors, republican national committee- men, chairmen of state committees and editors of republican newspapers are concerned.
 There is another interesting fact connected with the candidacy of Gen.
 eral Wood-for his aspirations now assume the proportion of a candidacy
 In all probability he will be the first
 republican to receive a nomination 1 I New Hampshire will elect a delegation
 instructed for General Wood.
 In explanation of General Woods
 strength, his friends point to the fact firss, that he more nearly typifie:
 Roosevelt than any >other man, ever
 including Senator Johnson, who as. pres to put on the shoes of the for. : mer president. In the second place l General Wood in the Spanish wal , proved himself to be a good soldier He displayed executive ability. it ii claimed, when he was governor n . Cuba, following the war between thi, ' country and Spain. A third reaso, l TOT his popularity is said to be tn
 opposition of the administration t
 glVlng him a command across th
 seas during the war with Germany
 fourth reason is said to be the fac mat he made good in several diffieuI assignments made by the administra
 tion N
 His friends claim that during th war with Germany he was successfu
 in arousing the spirit of America nisn |. wherever he was stationed. and tba , ne scored heavily in preparing con 7 eineehts In various sections of tn
 country for foreign duty. It is pointe
 oul also, that in his recent assign
 nent' quelling the rioting in Omaha ne conducted himself with such tac
 ana diplomacy and withal such fore
 that he indelibly impressed bimsel , on the imagination of the people. i. So wood is regarded as the strong 1. est republican candidate today.