The Washington herald., 1920-03-29
C. O. P. CANDIDATES
POINT WITH PRIDE
TO SOUTH DAKOTA
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Ill the charges were SO much moon
shine.
1--WE did not spend 100000 In
South Dakota. nor. such an amount
In Minnesota or in Michigan" he
said. ""As a matter Of fact most
Of the money used In South Dakota
was subscribed by the people mp
there. It was really y local affair.
I'VE are not spending money like
water. That is all mistake. A
very large number OF people who
work for the general are voiun-
teers. 1t In positively not true that
an undue amount of money Is be-
ing distributed in Ohio and Indiana
We have good organizations In both
those States, the same as We have
In Michigan. We will carry Michi-
gan, and we are bound to make
some heavy inroads in Ohio; and
Indiana should be ours, too, and
will be.
1--WE are going to promote an
active campaign in Illinois. We
intend to get the candidate and the
man before the people, as 1 think
that the people. the. rank and ME,
are for Gen. Wood all over the
We shall send speakers
the State. the same as We
have done In others.
Claims 1O7 for wood.
AS for a list of the contributors.
I do not know what has been said
on that score but naturally we
could not make public either names
or amounts except with the per-
of the men themselves and
that would take considerable time
We, however. have nothing to con-
ceai and everything viii be known
In due time"
With the South Dakota votes
In Col. Proctor said that he
could absolutely count on 107 dele
gates for the general. All OF these
are not pledged but those delegates
who have not been instructed are
known to be for Wood, according to
his managers. Among those who
can be counted upon to support the
army surgeon are six from Arizona
four from Georgia, twenty from
Kansas, twelve from Louisiana, two
from Alabama, twenty-four from
ten from South Dakota.
eight from North Dakota, eight
from New Hampshire. two from Ok
seven from Tennessee. two
from Virginia and two from the
Wood Leading Race.
The situation in North Dakota
and Minnesota Is mixed and there
may be disappointment in either or
both of these States for Wood.
That Wood is leading in the race
Is admitted. even by rival managers.
At the same time II II true that
there is more confidence in the Low
den camp Just now than there has
been for some time. 1t is argued
there that q reaction is bound to
set in before convention time rolls
around. and when IL does, it will be
in favor Of the Illinois governor.
Just now Lowden il SO confident
that his own State will stay hitch
ed" that he does not contemplate
a speaking tour through the State.
Gov. Cox. of Ohio, threw his hat
in the mid-Western, ring Thursday
night when he spoke before the
Irouuois Club in Chicago. He re-
ceived a tumultuous reception, and
the policies he enunciated were
counted good Democratic doctrine.
In an interview he insisted that do
nestle questions were the most
Pressing.
Cox Favors Readjustment.
He was for readjustment OF ad-
~
was in favor of abolishing the ex-
cess profit tax. substituting for II
a tax OF to IL per cent on volume
of business. He thought that sucn
a tax might produce up to $4,000,
0oo. 600. He also thought that the
government could get along on Vs.
900. .O00, 900 a year. -.
The governor was in favor Of
greatly fostering foreign trade and
the Federal Reserve system should
be made SO elastic that oranches
could be established in all trade
centers of the world. He would take
a middle course between capital and
labor and was strongly for protect
ing American citizens everywhere
but did not feel like discussing the
Mexican situation except that this
country cannot afford to use the
army and navy to follow American
Adventures in Mexico,
He believed that the league OF
nations dispute should be settled at
once. As to the wet and dry issue
he did not think that il will 60
further than to amend the Volstead
act and liberaliZe II to the extent
of legalizing light wines and beers,
almost prohibiting the saloon"
Harding Makes Fight.
From Ohio comes the report that
Senator Harding is moving heaven
and earth in order to keep a single
delegate from going to Wood. Hard
ing is at present confining his real
efforts to the home State. as with
out a solid delegation he would
stand a small show in the conven-
tion. 1t is true he has been busy
in Indiana, but he has there mainly
depended on the State machine.
With the announcement from Con-
necticut that possibly all of its four
teen delegates will be for Lowden
the governor can boast of a bigger
total of delegates than Gen. Wood.
Should the II come his way, he can
add to these the IS from Virginia.
26 from Iowa, and IS from Illinois.
He has only conceded two of the SO
from Missouri to Wood and two OF
the 20 from Oklahoma, making a
total Of 1853. The 80 in Michigan.
however, are most likely to land in