The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-26
LEONARD WOOD FAR IN LEAD IN
RACE FOR PRESIDENCY.
All Signs Point to Early Victory In
Republican National Convention
Of the New Hampshire Man.

Chicago. Ill, Feb 20 Especial 70 this
paper)-This far flung city, his met.
ropolis Of the West, is today the cen.
ter Of Americas political activities.
All roads lead to IL and perhaps the
name Of Windy" which so often is
applied to this community is more APP
propriate these days considering tho
number OF political wise men, sleuths,
pregnostigators and orators among us.
The presidential campaign is on
and naturally Chicago has been select
ed as headquarters for each of the
prominent candidates. In the Con.
gress hotel may be found the work
rooms, side by side, of the forces
supporting Leonard Wood and F. o.
Lowden. Both are centers of fever.
ish activity and both are claiming
ultimate victory, which is not more
than natural.
For the last week there has beer an
extraordinarily large number of men
from other states, men OF wide out.
looks, politically speaking, about the
various headquarters and after talk.
ing to them. learning their likes and
disllkes, one may obtain quite an &C.
curate picture OF the situation as it
exists today.
Wood Far In Lead.
here can be no doubt but that
Leonard Wood is far In the lead of
his many rivals as far as the Repub.
hcan nomination is concerned and
some today are even daring enough
To predict hat he will be nominated
on the first ballot. Without discuss
tag that probability it may be we'll to
examine the situation as reported
here.
Strong In the East.
In the East Wood sentiment is
strong and he undoubtedly will have
the support of the New England
states as Governor Coolidge of Massa
chusetts has withdrawn. New York Is
uncertain. On the first ballot the dele
CATION may be divided or go to DR.
Nicholas Murray Butler OF Columbia
University as n compliment. Ultimate
ly. however. Wood is bound to have a
majority. Pennsylvania Republicans
have net committed themselves but
Wood seems to be ahead of all others
In Indiana. since the withdrawal O,
Governor j. F. Goodrich. Wood is sc
far in the lead that there is no doubi
as to the result. He will have a solit
Hoosier delegation. In Illinois, tn,
home of Governor Lowden. Wood ha.
many supporters and already lis
strength Is seriously alarming the
"favorite-son' movement.
Wood "Favorite-sonp Of All.
In this connection 1t must be remem
bered that Wood is not a ~'favorite
SON. Of any particular state; he seem.
rather to be the 'favorite-son" of tn,
plain, common folks the country
through.
Ohio may go to Senator Harding, al
so a favorite-son, but Wood will ge,
the delegation IL the contest continues
In the South the sentiment for Wool
y strengs and &c .s certain q MA
jority.
Strong In South Dakota.
In the West Wood also is strong
and from what one can learn here. ne
is certain of North and South Dakots
ard Minnesota. Lowden has beer
campaigning hard in these states hui
seems 10 have shot his ammunition
too early in the game. In the Far
Western states Wood also will get a
good share OF the d~elagates and this.
too. despite the fact that Senator
Iclnson OF California and Senator
Poiraexter of Washington are candt
dates.
lowden Far From Dangerous.
Lowden has but little actual strength
outside Of Illinois. II he wins his own
state he will be lucky and he may
have a few scattering votes else
where. His candidacy is not even con-
sidered dangerous by the Wood or
ganization. Senator Johnson may get
his own state and some scattering
support. The same is true OF Pom
dexter. II is only a multiplicity Of
favorite son entries that can keep
Wood from being named on the first
ballot. and even this scheme may not
work. 4.
Every member of Joseph Lien Camp
No. 3, Spanish War Veterans. Of Sioux
Falls. has signed a resolution indors-
ing the candidacy OF Leonard Wood