New-York tribune., 1920-04-20
Wood Assured
Of Victory in
jersey Contest
General Expected to Win
by 10000 in Spite of
Final Drive by Johnson
Forces to Get DELEGATES
Two Senators in Peril
Organization Backing Is
Given Opponent of Cam
didate From California

The New Jersey supporters of Cen
eral Wood sent word to the Eastern
headquarters yesterday that nothing
that the johnson men can do this week
IN New Jersey will avail in preventing
Wood victory in the primaries on
tuesday of next week. Captain Robert
j. Foster, one of the Wood organizers,
reported yesterday that while Senator
Jonnsons supporters are making a lot
o. OF noise the Wood men are corrall;ng
the voters. o
Of about 1900 for WOO Wood aaai'l.ss and ths
state, as a whole, will 60 for Wood
by about 10000" said Captain Foster.
Senator Borah began his speechmak
ing for Senator johnson at Trenton
last night and Senator Kenyon. Of
Iowa, will begin speaking in the state
tonight. 1t is understood that these
two Senators are in the field quite as
much to insure the election of Sena-
tors Edge and Frelinghuysen as for
Senator Johnson. The two New Jer-
yey S Senators are being opposed by the
" Mood men all oyer the state, and in
only would be left off the "big four"
delegation, but their political futures
might be problematical
County Contests Begun
As the only two names on the Re-
will be General Wood and Senator
johnson, the principal contest will be
between these two, and the result is
that both sides are already at grips
in number of counties. General
Wood seems to have all the best of
the primary running. He has the
backing of the regular organization,
with some few exceptions. He will
have a complete ticket in the field in
all the counties of the state, including
four candidates for the four places
Tor delegates-at-iargc. =
If the four Wood candidates for
gates-at-large had been Brackcted
on the ticket it is doubtful if the John
son people would have had chance.
At the Eastern headquarters in the
Imperial Hotel word was received that
large crowds greeted General Wood at
Steubenville, Ohio, where yesterday he
made his first speech of his second
tour of Ohio.
Election in Delaware
Colonel Thomas W. Miller, assistant
Eastern manager, went to Wilmington
last night to attend the Republican
State Convention in that state to-day.
The egates-atlarge to the Chicago
convention will be elected to-day. Be-
fore leaving, Colonel Miller said:
The triumph of one du Pont follow
ing or the defeat of another in Della
ware does not affect the political pros
poets of General Wood. The generals
friends are confident that Delaware
will cast it's entire six votes for Gen
eral Wood on the first and subsequent
ballots in the Chicago convention"
Major W. H. H. Llcwellyn. of Las
Cruces, N. NJ, one of the Rough Riders
with Roosevelt and Wood in the |
Spanish American War, yesterday sent
to Colonel Miller at the Eastern head
quarters a letter penned by Colonel
Roosevelt while he was President, in
which he referred to General Wood as
follows:
II am delighted with what YOU saw
about General Leonard Wood. Justice
will yet be awarded him by the Ameri-
can people. Aside from his military
record. he is man of great executive
ability. To know him is to love Aim.'