Evening star., 1920-03-03
Wood Has Pity if Senator
''Is Poorer Than / Am"

| DETROIT. Mich, March 3.-"If he
is any poorer than I am 1 pity him
from the bottom Of my heart" was
/ Maj. Gen. Woods comment last night
when he read dispatch from
Mitchell. s. D.. quoting Senator Hiram
Johnson as charging that republican
| candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation were spending large sums in
their South Dakota campaign. Sen
ator Johnson said he could not COM
pete with such campaigning.
| THE senator is a friend of mine"
said Gen. Wood. "He has my utmost
am / pity him from the bottom of
my heart"
| Gen. Wood concluded a day Of
speechmaking here last night on his
tour of Michigan:
The general called for "a self-re-
specting foreign policy" advocated
| ratification of the peace treaty with
reservations that will Americanize
| it," and declared the war debt should
be spread over a larger period than
| now contemplated. The war was
fought as much for future genera
tions as for the present generation.
he said, and it would be politically
| lust that the burden should be equally
borne. The excess income tax, he
said was paralyzing business initia-
tive and should be modified or elimi-
mated In advocating universal mill
| tary training, Gen. Wood said 1t
| should be a training for American
citizenship as well as for military
duty
Tho general urged woman voters to
| align themselves with one or the
| great political parties.
Wood Petition Filed in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 3.-The
Ipetition of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
as a republican candidate at the pres
lidential preferential primaries to be
held in Illinois April 13 was filed in
the office of Secretary of State Louis
Emmerson yesterday. The petition
bore 5000 signatures, representing all
parts of the state.
Lovvden Speaks at Birthplace.
SUNRISE, Mimi, March 3-Gov.
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois. candidate
for the republican presidential nomi-
nation, visited his birthplace here yes
terday for the first time in fifty years
and delivered an address at the town
hall The schools had a holiday. The
governor spoke principally upon the
advantage Of a budget system for ma
tional appropriations. referring to the
work of the budget commission in
Illinois, am declaring the same plan
might be worked to advantage at
Washington.
Referring to Industrial and econom-
tic conditions. Gov. Lowden said IT
would be better to clean house at
home before taking up the affairs OF
Europe"
Two Missouri Men for LOwden.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo- March
l3.-Republicans of the third Missouri
congressional district yesterday nam
ed two delegates to the national con-
,vention in Chicago IN June. BY vote
of 49 to ~, the convention deemed
to instruct the delegates Following
the action Of the convention, the two
delegates sent a joint telegram to GOV.
Frank o. Lowden Of Illinois declaring
they would support his candidacy.
More Sentiment for Lowden.
WEST PLAINS. Mo-, March 3.-Re-
publicans of the fourteenth congress
sional district of Missouri yesterday
named two delegates to the national
convention In Chicago in June. me
. delegates were uninstructed, but res
olutions were passed expressing pc
lief that sentiment in the district IS
favorable to the candidacy OF GOV.
lLowden Of Illinois.