New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-11
Wood Cancels
Engagement
For BROOKLYN
Believed That fractional Dis
pute Over Dinner Plans
for Saturday Resulted in
Calling Off His Speech
2l3 Delegates Claimed
Nationwide Poll of ''Les-
lie's'' Gives Gen. Wood
Great Lead Over Rivals

ment to speak to the Republicans o.
Brooklyn in Kismet Temple next
Saturday night limiting his engage
ment in this city to one address at
Carnegie Hall Saturday afternoon.
1t is believed in organization circles
in Brooklyn that the rupture in .he
original dinner arrangements between
Senator William M. Calder and Flee
tions Commissioner Jacob A. Lv-
ingston, Republican leader of Kings,
impef!ed General Wood to steer clear
of factional trouble in Brooklyn by re-
naming away.
With Ill delegates pledged or in
structed for General Wood, and 102
more "as good as pledged" the Wood
managers both here and in Chicago ap-
pear satisfied with the progress of the
campaign. During the ensuing week
III delegates are to be chosen as fol-
lows: Illinois, so delegates, primary
Tuesday, April 15; convention May 10
(eight delegates t-large to be chosen
at the state convention May 100; ZEN
nessee, 20 delegates, convention, april
IA; Massachusetts, 35 delegates, pri-
mary Saturday, April II; Delaware, 6
delegates, primary Saturday, April II,
convention, April 20.
Claim Twenty in Tennessee
In Tennessee, the outlook is that
the entire delegation of twenty dele
gates will be instructed for General
Wood. Seven Congressional districts
already have named fourteen delegates
pledged to Wood. The state conven-
ton Wednesday is expected to ratify
these fourteen, and also instruct the
six others for General Wood.
In Delaware the six delegates prob
ably will be uninstructed, as that state
has an unbroken precedent for sending
unpledged delegates to Republics con-
ventions.
In Massachusetts, Representative w.
". Lufkin, the Wood manager, says
f.He situation is satisfactory, indicating
that General Wood will have twenty
four out of the thirtv-fve delegates
trom that state from the opening of
the convention.
General Wood will speak in Pittsfeld,
Mass, tomorrow. Wednesday night he
will speak in Boston. Thursday he is
scheduled to speak at Wilmington. Del,
in company with Senator George II.
Moses, of New Hampshire. his Southern
manager. At noon Friday General
Wood will speak in Philadelphia, and
Friday night, in company with Senator
Moses, he will speak alta mass meeting
ternoon General Wood will speak in
Carnegie Hall, and afterward will meet
many of the New York State delegates
and members of the Republican State
Committee. Following his appearance
here, General Wood will return to
Ohio and continue his campaign there
until the eve of the primary, April 81.
Forty eight delegates are to be elected
in Ohio and the Wood managers expect
to capture dozen or more.
Mrs. Robinson Speaks in Chicago
Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson.
sister OF the late Colonel Roosevelt, in
an address before large audience in
Chicago Friday night said:
81 am supporting General Wood for
the Republican nomination for Pres-
dent not because he was my brothers
friend, but because he is my brothers
type. If l we're to support my broth
er's friends l would have to include
thousands OF admirable men of all
klnds-Progressve soldiers, boxers,
literary men and scientists. Leonard
Wood and my brother had in common
more characteristics than any other
/ would have supported Theodore
Roo - il ne were alive, I am now
supporting General Wood. He is like
Theodore Roosevelt in character, cour-
age and common sense and stability
in equipment for the position-and he
has the experience and the highest type
of patriotism to degree that no other
man know has"
Mrs. Hepburn Heads Committee
Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn yesterday
was made chairman for New York
County of the women's division of the
Leonard Wood Campaign Committee.
Miss Juliana Cutting, chairman of
the women's division of the department
Of the East, in making known Mrs
Hepburn's appointment, also announced
that among the women who will serve
with her are Mrs. William Fellowes
Morgan, Mrs. Frances Mcneil Bacon
and Mrs. Benjamin C. Porter. Mrs.
Florence Howe Hall, a daughter of
Julia Ward Howe, came out for Gen
eral Wood yesterday.
Flftecn parlor meetings are planned
for this week by the women CAMPAIGN
ers, and Saturday there will be mass
meeting at Carnegie Hall, with Cen
erai wood as the chief speaker.
Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis, famous negro
speaker, Will address meeting at the
Casino, Madison Avenue and 135th
Street She worked with Mrs. J. Ellen
roster, founder Of the Womens Re-
publican Association, years before
women had the vote.
i. Williams. associate editor Of "Les-
!ie's,' yesterday sent to Representative
Gould. at the Wood Headquarters. the
result OF nation wide poll that pub-
iicatlon has taken. with the following
result: N"'"s
General Wood, 1874; Senator John.
son, fo2; Governor Lowden, 204: Soma
tor Poindextcr, 1872; Senator HARDING
90 Herbert Hoover, lO4 General Per,
sning; 80; Governor Coolidge, Sc; SEN
ator Borah, So.
William A. Baker. cditar of .srbc
. syracuse Post Standard" yesterdav
made the following statements:
Statement by Baker
"The result Of the primaries in Mich
igan indicates that it is time for n
warning 10 the Republicans. | do NOT
"iSn 70 be pess!mlstic, but the truth is
that the results of the November cleo
tion are not certainty, as some noli-
flctans believe. The Democrats are not
defeated, by long waye 1t is incum-
bent on the Republicans to put up the
strongest man possible New York ia
crucial state. It's vote viii 20 far in
determining the election, and Senator
Johnson is the weakest candi datc the
Republicans could name for New York
ruDDDrt He could MT rerr,, N.,, VT