New-York tribune., 1920-02-28

OF tho House in the state, the Demo
Gratis are actually beginning TO nope
they can carry it fol- the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, and the
Republicans are a little dubious.
OHIO politicians whose judgment has
always been fairly accurate in the past
said to-day they did not think Harding
would lose many delegates, and they
thought there was no doubt he would
WIN the preferential primary, the only
effect Of which is moral, but the uni
versal comment was that the division
and bitterness would hurt Harding s
chances outside the state, and would
make his nomination almost out Of the
question.
If this bitterness grows" said one
politician, Harding would be less likely
to carry Ohio than almost any Repub-
ilcan, and for that reason the main OBJ
Ject IN nominating him would disap-
pear"
The Republicans are frankly afraid,
however, that if the bitterness in Ohio
continues there will be such a con-
ditlon by convention time that no Re-
publican can win in Ohio, and the
Democrats will find carrying the state
IN November as easy as they found it
in 1912.
Wood Forces Aggressive
The Wood people are going after
harding in force. The Harding scheme
OF campaign was not to enter any state
Where bitter fight might ensue except
indiana, where the Ohio Senator. pl acti-
caliy had the support Of both Senators
ana the entire de egation in the House.
IL is now generally conceded that Wood
Will come out ahead in the Indiana
primary and that Harding will have
batt!e to come out second. Outside
OF Indiana Harding planned to fight for
d1elegates only in Kentucky and West
virginia, where Senator Sutherland has
been the favorite son.
~, senator Moses announced to-day that
WOOD also would go into the West Vir-
candidates have been leaving Illinois
TO Governor Lowden until now.
The day of pussy-footing has
passed. Senator Noes dec AIRED in
pubic statement issued tonight. From
now until the convention meets the
campaign for Leonard Wood is to be
aggressive and unrelenting. The ia
vorite sons,' so-called, have chosen to
use all the tactics they know to brine
about his defeat and to lessen the non,
war vote Tor him in states where are
presidential preference primaries. They
nave concentrated their attack upon
the Wood candidacy because thew real
lze as we'll as | do that he is the one
man they all must fear.
Says Wood Boom Is Feared
The political strategy of the man
ayers for the so-called .favorite sons' in
many states is patent symptom of the
rear they feel that the boom Tor WOOD
VIII sweep them from their feet and
that their candidates will be beaten in
lacI before the gavel falls at Chicago.
Men who did not dread the growi1g
popularity of General Wood need MT
maneuver as the so-called 'favorite
Michigan, West Virgi MIA and else
where. Knowing that if all of then,
were to become candidates in thosn
states the plurality for Wood would
De SO overwhelming that there could
pc no question where he stands witt
republican voters, one by one tn
have withdrawn. or one bv one thoy
have declared their intention to stay
out of the race there, leaving but one
OF their number to gather to himself
$ ch strength as there may be against
" ood and to endeaver if possible to
corner few delegates to use in the
eoh,iioll eauSe at Chlcago. | doubt if
such political camoufiage can lony 20
undetected by the American people.
"lf Leonard Wood can walk int,
Ohio and Illinois and take delegates
from under the very noses of thelr
owr sons, as eve~y one now admits he
Will do. how can Rem
!ican voters throughout the country
look upon their candidscv as The
strongest the party should take? ?"
Boom for Marshall Started
News that Thou as j. Appleyard
state printer of Florida, had filed
petition to so as delegate 70 the San
Francisco convention, naming Vice
Pres.o ent Mars al. as his sc ,n
terested the Dem9crats to day and
worried considerably the admin stra
tion followers especially as Mr.. Arolc.
yard declared the party had made