New-York tribune., 1920-06-14
n. Y. Friends of
Wood Inccnsed
AT w Wadswortl,
Senator Is Held Responsible
for Failure of General
to Get Expected Votes
After Butler Had Lost
Helped Lowden Instead
Temper of Delegates May
Have Bearing on Com
ing Senatorial Election
From a stag Correspondent

From q Stag Correspondent
CHICAGO, June 13.-The friends of
General Leonard Wood in the New
York delegation to the Chicago con-
vention blame Senator James W. Wads-
worth jr. for the poor showing on the
roll calls made for General Wood. If
their present temper holds they will
join with the other opponents of the
senior Senator and try to prevent his
reelection
The Wood men charge that Senator
Wadsworth, although knowing Lowden
could not win, led in the movement to
build up a support for Lowden for the
sole purpose Of making the Lowden
strength so formidable, compared with
the Wood strength, that it could be
pointed to by anti Wood men as indi-
eating that Wood was without signiti-
can't support in the largest delegation
Some of the Lowden boosters in the
New York delegation now admit that
this was part Of the plan to discredit
Wood, although it is believed that Will
lam J. Tully and John w. Dwight, who
sincere in their support of the Gov
ernor. 1t is certain that Representa-
tive Norman j. Gould and other Wood
men received assurances of 8 nature
that warranted their assumption that
General Wood would have definite dele
gate support which he did not get.
Wood Men Counted on Wadsworth
Frederick Grener, the Erie leader,
seemed to be under the impression that
Wadsworth was for Wood. The Buffalo
in the ballcting. Colonel Goodyear,
the Buffalo banker, who organized the
western end of the state for Wood, ac
cording to his friends, counted on the
support of Wadsworth. He certainly
did not expect opposition from him.
Now that the facts are coming out
it seems that Senator Wadsworth was
against Wood all the way.
Representative Gould. Robert l..
Bacon, John Taber, Judge Champlin
and other Wood men in the delegation
urged the Senator to come out for
Wood, confident that he could have
swung the entire delegation into line
for the General. Senator Wadsworth
promptly took up the duties Of leader
ship, but instead of working for Wood
he worked for Lowden. When the
Butler following began to melt away
the vote for Lowden in the delegation
began to climb, and on the ballot when
Lowden tied Wood the Lowden men or
ganized a demonstration and marched
around the hall. Senator Wadsworth
joined them. The Wood men from that
instant knew where to place him, and
as the balloting proceeded he made it
clear to all that he was opposed to
Wood.
Senator Wadsworth was aided in the
work of organizing against the General
by Colonel Herbert Parsons, who con-
trolled County Chairman Samuel S,
Koenig and the New York County dele
gates, John j. Lyons and A. J. Berwin,
until they reached Chicago, were more
favorably inclined to Wood than to
Lowden, and they said so. After reach
ing here the word came down the line"
from Senator Wadsworth, William
Barnes and others, and they ceased to
be for Wood.
Gould for Senator Suggested
Whether the Wood men are "sore"
enough over the defeat of their favor
lte to join the enemies of Senator
Wadsworth in the fall campaign re-
mains to be seen. The League of Wom
en- Voters, the Anti-Saloon League and
many farmer organizations are hostile
to Wadsworth. They have no candi-
date at present. The fresh grievance
OF the Wood men may provide them a
Gould, the Eastern Wood manager.
When Mr.. Gould was seen TO-DAY about
the matter he said:
IL am tired of it all have had
enough of politics. I do not wish TO to
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