New-York tribune., 1920-06-06
n. Y. Delegates
Depart in Is
Car Special
Wood Supporters See Good
Omen in the Rallying Cry
of Tardy Women During
Rush to Caicil the Train
Division in Sentiment
Few Pledged TO Candidates:
Five Booms for Gov
ernor Are Carried Along

The New York delegates and alter
nstes' special train TO the Chicago
Ns,iouai Convention. made up of thir-
.aen cars. lett the Grand Central Sta
ZION az exactly 2:13 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. There was not a supe-sti-
.ieus delegate aboard. however, even
smong the women. and the hoodoo
number vas regarded W q good omen.
The delegation GO away with un
rsusl calm. There was no noisy
demonstration at the station. A few
romen friends gathered on the plat
f,ru, and gave Miss Helen NarIck Bos-
wall. chairman Of the women's divi-
SION IN New York County, cheer as
she boarded the train. That was the
oslv demoNstrative incident except
@ sor the shouts Of woman delegate
xho had to run down the platform to
msse the train. On her way she kept
shouting
This IS the Leonard Wood special
In, tor Leonard " cod"
COUPLED with the number "l3' and
the woman's announcement, the Wood
sympathzers at the station declared
4 argued we'll for what the New York
delegates would do TOR General Wood
AZ the convention, at least after the
srst ballot While it was understood
tsat the delegation was practically
unIr for Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler
lar the Presidential nomination on the
arst ballot sentiment was scattered,
nsrticulary among the women. as to
what might be done after that.
Sentiment was found for General
wood. Governors Lowden and Sproul.
Senator Hiram Johnson. and there
we're apparently some stand -patters
fs- DR.. Butler. o. course. all the dele
rtes started out unpledged 10 any
candidate, all except one. Major F. H.
La Guardia, who maintained 10 the
las. that he was pledged 10 Senator
Lenroot.
According 20 the official figures given
by George Glvnn, the Republican State
Chairman. there were 253 persons on
the train, including men and women
delegates and alternates and newspaper
men. as Wei as several others who are
going 10 be spectators.
A lieutenant of Samuel s. koenig.
chairman Of the Republican County
Committee. declared that his chief and
al the Manhattan delegates we're going
to Chicago unpledged and unlnstructed.
Jacob 4. Livingston sard as much for
the sixteen delegates from Brooklyn.
An ardent Lowden adherent was
found in Mrs. Olive Scott Gabriel, OF
the 18th Congressional District, who
made wager with newspaper man
that the Illinois candidate would re
GIVE the nomination.
There won't be anything to t."
ad Mrs. Gabriel, "and VIII wager
you good dinner that he IS the choice
Of the convention"
Tie reporter accepted her wager.
The delegates are due to arrive at tse
La Sale Station in the convention city
II IS afternoon between and O'Clock.
Tha train made several stops through
tn state 20 pick up delegates at 125th
S.~ear. Harmon, Albany. Utica. Syra-
r.e. Rochester and Buffalo Senator
sDL Mrs Wadsworth were among those
who boarded the train al Buffalo.
The train carried i've guberna torlal
acons. Two Of the gubernatioriai car
didates occupied the same car. Francis
" Hugo, Secretary Of State, and Speak
sr Thaddeus C Sweet. Tne others
sboard were State Comptroller Travis,
OF Brooklyn; John Lord O'Brian. of
Buffalo. ard E,lon H. Hooker, Of Manhat
tan. Their campaign managers were
among me passengers and they were
planning TO canvass the delegates IN
behalf of their principals. Two OF the
gubernatorial aspirants, Hooker and
Hugo. viii open boom headquarters in
he Congress Hotel. at Chicago. The
aate delegation headquarters will be
IN the Congress Hotel.
None o. the big four" delegates at
large boarded the special here William
Boyce Thompson was already in Chi
ago. Senator Calder was scheduled
70 leave Washington as soon as Con
rsss adjourned. Judge Nathan L.
Miller was expected to board the train
Ct Syracuse, and Senator Wadsworth
q Buralo