The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-04
ALLEN WITH WOOD
Governor and General Meet in
Chicago This Noon.
Confer Concerning Speech Be-
fore Big Convention.
KANSANS ARE IN CHICAGO
Fred Stanley and Dave Mulvane
Already in Action.
Allen Pleased With His Recep-
tiOn in the East.
(By Staff Correspondent


Chicago. June 4-Governor Allen
came to Chicago today after a won
derful trip thru the east following his
debate with Samuel Gompers in New
York. Immediately after his arrival
he went into conference with General
Wood, William Cooper Proctor and
concerns the Kansas governors speech
before the Republican national con-
vention nominating General Wood.
Governor Allen expressed confidence
that the Kansas delegation would sup
port Wood unanimously in the conven-
ton and that the military leader would
win the nomination.
He ate lunch with General Wood
and this afternoon the conference was
resumed in Wood headquarters in the
Congress hotel The governor ex-
poets to devote practically his entire
time to his speech until it is COM
pleted.
Scores of Wood supporters met the
governor this morning There were
general expressions of pleasure that
he was to put the general in nominal
ton.
General Wood entered the reception
room of his headquarters with Cover
nor Allen. To a group of newspaper
men he emphatically denied and de-
nounced a report that Proctor and
Hitchcock are not working harmoni-
ously. Asked for a statement regard
ing criticism of his candidacy because
of his military relations the general
asserted:
ut is preposterous and ridiculous.
Five million service men are anxious
to know whether a man may serve
his country in time of war and be de-
MED the right to serve in time of
peace"
Allen Is Pleased.
Governor Allen is highly pleased
with his eastern reception.
The east was mighty kind to me on
the trip he said, 81 never had a
greater meeting than the one in At
lantic City Wednesday,
The governor expressed regrets that
issues in the Gompers debate had not
been more clearly defined. This situ-
alton has a tendency to slow down
the debate. he said.
Fred Stanley, Republican national
committeeman for Kansas added to
the Kansas color to pre- convention
settings today when he appeared be-
fore the national committee for the
contesting Wood delegates from Okla
homa. 1t was the Kansans first ap-
pearance in debate at the Coliseum.
Kansans in Chicago.
A number of Kansas delegates are
here for the milling preceding open
ing of the national convention Tues
day. Many spectators from the Sun
flower state are also on the job and
visited headquarters of the candidates
during the day. Headquarters of the
state delegation are being maintained
at the Auditorium hotel.
David w. Mulvane, former national
Committeeman. was today in confer
ence with Lowden leaders. Both
General Wood and Governor Lowden
have headquarters on the Mezzanine
floor of the Congress.
Governor Allen will remain in Chi
cago until after the convention, he
stated. He declined to discuss his
boom for second place on the national
ticket in event he was not nominated
as dark horse. He reiterated state
ment made in Topeka some time ago
i that he was not a candidate. His
statement. tho. was not the emphatic
declaration which he was declared to
have made in Washington early in the
week