The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-27
WOOD MANAGERS
MORE CONFIDENT
Think Uninstructed Del
egations Will Go to
General.
PENROSE DISCOUNTED
Didn't Want Hughes in 1916
but Word Was of No Avail
Avalanche Looked for.
fRv George r.. Holiness


International News Service starr
Correspondent
CHICAGO. May 2s--"Gonera
Wood will poll so many votes on the
frs, two ballots that only a polit-
cal miracle can prevent his nomlna-
ton on the next few succeeding
ballots
This claim was confidently put
forward today by tho general
handlers In Chicago. The quest 10,
additional delegates has dlmln's''u
appreciahly. They are no" en-
gagged In laying convention Pl'n'
not pre-conNention ones. inc gen
eral. they believe, is already IN
Woods Chicago headquarters eH-
innate his strength on the tlrst wv"
ballots as high as 3ej votes. whl'"
is within 100 Of the nomination.
They cxude confidence from every
typewriter. They point out s''ua
tior analogous to that OF hugnta
four years ago Hughes polled -'%
votes on the first ballot ana lnltl''
strength acted as magnet Tor au
ditional strength and he was non'n
ated on the third ballot, In sh'n
nOSltlOH' tnV9 say - -
today. .
suggestion that the general, with
all his initial strength. may run mp
against "A stone wall just before ne
gets the requisite I93 votes are met
with earnest argument
The fact that the unpledged dele
gates will control the convention ~
the happiest augury possible Tor the
general IL is claimed.
Strength attracts strength say
the president makers the un-
pledged delegates admittedly have
no particular choice, otherwise
they would come prepared to sup
port them from the start Non
partisan observers declare the swing
will be to the man who exhibits the
most strength. That man will he
General Wood and tho gravtation
10 him will begin after the first bal
lot
THE opposition OF Senator Boics
Penrose. the "Old Guard" astute po-
ltical mentor, is recognized and dis
counted by the Wood handlers.
Senator Penrose,' Is was stated
at Wood headquarters, was opposed
to Justice Hughes in 1915. But
Frank Hitchcock went out, gathered
together his delegates and nominated
Hughes. Frank Hitchcock Is handl-
ing General Wood. 1t is certainly
not inconceivable that he will again
defeat the cherished plans OF PEN
rose
The Wood forces are confident
they will fall heir to the several
"favorite son" delegates. which will
be released from their promises ar
ter the first ballot They expect to
get many of Pennsylvania 76 dele
gates after the vote for Sproul or
Knox in the early balloting. New
York's big delegation of SIS will GER
tainly throw "A few for wood, IL is
said. and from Senator PoindeXtcr's
Washington delegation they expect n
number.
1t is confidently expected by
Woods handlers. too, that Senator
Harding will withdraw on the eve
of nomination.
Wood Is the natural heir to Ohio's
delegation" II was pointed out to-
day. THE general ran second 10
the senator in the Ohio primary.
The situation Is something like this
Under Ohio law, senator Harding
must file notice OF his senatorial
candidacy by midnight. June II. TN
der Ohio law, he cannot be "A can
didate for senator and president at
the same time. He must renounge
one or the other. Is he going TO
throw up his senatorial chances,
which with Woods support in Ohio.
are almost certain OF success, in
order to make an admittedly hope
less quest for the presidential nomi-
nation? He is not"