New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Unln structed
Delegates Turn
To Gen. Wood
Nassau County and Western
Men Openly Declare He
Will Get Their Votes ON
First Convention Ballot
Tour of Ohio Is Planned
Prediction Made Candidate
Will Get the Entire 81
Votes From New England

Evidences are multiplying that vari-
Gus New York delegates to the Repub-
lican National Convention, although
going there uninstructed. will cast their
votes on the first ballot for General
Leonard Wood. The first clear indica-
ton of this came yesterday when
Robert L. Bacon, a neighbor Of the
Roosevelts in Nassau County, called at
the Wood headquarters in the Imperial
Hotel and announced that he expected
to GO as a delegate from the Suffolk
Nassau district and cast his vote for
General Wood. Private advices from
Buffalo yesterday indicated that the
delegates from three or four Of the
districts in the Western end Of the
state, following the tremendous well
come given General Wood in Buffalo
last week, have decided to throw their
support to him on the first ballot.
Following q conference on Sunday in
Boston, attended by General Wood,
Harold Sewell, Republican State Chair
man of Maine; Governor Carl E. Mil
lken, of Maine. and Governor j. H.
Bartlett, of New Hampshire; Frank
Knox, one Of the leading Republicans
OF that state told General Wood that
h would receive the support of the
solid New England delegation. eighty
seven votes. A recent poll in Con-
necticut showed Wood in command
ing lead in that state.
Wood VIII Tour Ohio
The Wood managers yesterday an
l,+
q statewide tour of Ohio shortly be-
fore the primary there, April II. Gem
eral Wood returned to Chicago yester-
day. After spending eighteen hours on
the train from New York to Boston he
was met at the Hub by delega tions
from Maine, New Hampshire and Mass
aohusetts. On the way the New Haven
ation was jammed with passengers
" ose trains were stalled there on ac-
colnt of the storm. General Wood
hid had no breakfast and with the
soon as he stepped off the cars Every
seat IN the restaurant was occupied,
bVt three service men recognized him
ard offered him their places, one of
which ne accepted.
General Wood asked the other en-
listed men to be seated with him and
The three div ded their breakfast with
nm. General Wood will visit Indian
apolis Thursday and make several
speeches. The Wood men there say
that General Wood is in the lead, with
Johnson, -Lowden and Harding trailing.
Colonel Thomas W. Miller one Of
tie Eastern managers, said yesterday
t at many OF the friends Of General
Wood, following the printing yester.
d;y OF the names of the delegates to
tie Chicago convention tentatively
Sc iccted by the leaders, wanted the
cod managers to make fight in the
primaries against the states. Colonel
Miller said ;hat the Wood men arc
81 SIZED With tke delegates that may
be chosen. rs many of them have
assured the Wood managers that while
they expect 20 go uninstructed they
are favorably inclined toward General
" ood and cIpoct to vote for him on
TIE first ballot.
Johnson Men Displeased
The New York managers of the john
sonforPresident campaign do not like
tie slate of delegates, and it was
learned last night that ex-senator
William NJ. Bennett will attack the Re-
publican organization leaders for per-
ttlng "carpet bagging" in the selec-
ton of delegates to Chicago. Atten-
ton was called to the fact that five