Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1920-03-19
WOOD STRENGTH u
GAINING RAPIDLY
Choice Of People Everywhere as
G. O. P. Nominee,
Polls Show.

Chicago. lll.-Wood sentiment vs.
sweeping America, according 10 re-
ports from every state IN the Union
received NJ the headquarters of the
Leonard Waod national campaign
committee here.
Considered OF particular Importance
Is the fact HAT straw ballots anu
newspaper polls taken in every stare
Indicate almost unanimously that "
the Republican voters OF The coantf.
have their choice. Leonard Wood VIII
be the pirtys causiidate. Ia almost
every one of these polls he Is leading
by . to |, and in most cases has as
many VOTES as all other condidatcs put
together.
This fact Is particularly important
considering the fact that more than
half the delegates TO the national con
ventIon In Chicago June s viii be sent
by direct vote of the people. expressed
In primary elections. total OF 1856
delegates cut of 9s4 10 be seated, viii
be elected by primaries. Some OF these
delegates will be unrestricted, but IN
alfnost every state. II the voice OF the
people Is to be l.eeded. the delegates
Will have leanIngs toward Woods can
didaey.
Many Primaries Soon.
For the benefit of political students
and voters IN general. herewith Is
printed the list of primary states and
the dates OF their elections, together
with the number of delegates: Cali
fornia, 20 delegates. May 4; Illinois
IS, April Is; Massachusetts. 80. April
~; Montana. 8. April -; Nebraska,
10, April 20: New Hampshire. 8. March
o: New Jersey. 2s. April ! New York.
IS. April 8; North Dskota, 10. March
1e; Ohio. -. April 81; Oregon. 10.
May 81; Pennsylvania. 56 May IS:
South Dakota. 10. March %; Texas.
%. April %; West Virginia, 10. May
25. and Wisconsin. 20. April Q.
New Hampshire comes first and its
eight delegates. 20 be elected March q.
are absolutely certain to be for Wood.
New Hampshire always has bad q
warm spot Ia her heart for Wood. for
II IL The state where We was horn. al
though he lived there but short time.
Then GENES North Dakota. March
10. aud South Dakota March -. with
ten votes each. These states are re-
garded as highly important, from a
campaign standpoint.
II is expected that the only real OPP
position that Wood win have In South
Dakota Is from the forces backing
Coy. Frank Lowaen OF Illinois. manu-
facturer AMI capitalist. who married
the daughter Of the Pullman Croesus.
Thousands Of dollars are being poured
into the Dakota battle against Wood.
but every day Woods COMMITTEES q dis
covering new strength for him there.
Leads in Minnesota.
A peculiarly good indication of
Wood strength comes from Minnesota.
Tie 81. Paul Pioneer Press. one OF the
leading newspapers Of the country.
took careful. systematic poll by let
ter OF editors. Legislators and leading
politicians who are supposed 10 be 10
close touch with the pulse OF the peo-
pie at all times.
II proved that of 373 leaders ques-
toned. 20l were for Leonard Wood.
Lowden WAS next with only 30: John.
son third with 40. Taft got %. Hughes
20, Hoover u, Frazier OF North Da-
kota 3 aud Harding, Polndexter, Coe-
thels. Kellogg, Root, Capper and Gov
ernor Smith OF New York / each. II
lie interesting that Hoover led the
Democratic side with %. Wilson had
81, Bryan 10 and Palmer 10.
II popular sentiment has any say
Wood will be th~ next president Of
the United STATE.