The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-21
WOOD BOOSTERS
STRONG IN TULSA
rotbusiastic Over Meet
Di,a~f ing for Forming Club
'"' saturday Night.
OyLAHOMA'S FAVORlTE
.s.,,ors Of Both Parties Want
Toonard Wood; Choice of
Soldiers and Women.

r..sns,ssre response from all
tiers followed the announcement
-,..s,v NJ the mass meeting to he
.g..tS O'Clock saturday night at
/. r.. Grand opera house for the pur-
... Of organizing Wood-tor-
r...iisDt club here. plans are rapid
..,r, Completed for the meet
,b,cb PROMISES TO be one OF the
too, poutIrul demonstrations
..- hold i'm Oklahoma for any can
to.s Dispatches from other towns
,be first congressional district In
,,.,te that similar meetings will be
tsd simultaneously in almost every
own In the district
Expressions OF commentator and
,,,roval from people Of Tulsa and
,lrroundng towns kept tne te'e-
,bones busy in the office OF william
: cochran. member OF the state
,veeufiye committee OF the Leonard
Mood for President club, who is
sued the call for the meetings in the
district So numerous were the en-
dorsements that the movement re-
ss,ved yesterday that 1t was evident
4 hat General wood was not only
Oklahomas candidate but Tulsa's
ayorte as well.
That is Just what we have been
waiting for" said several republicans
lpproaChed hy the wood hackers
/ here. and 1t is believed that they eX-
pressed the sentiments of the ma
,ority OF the republicans of the en-
ire district But 10 was not only re-
pubucans who responded TO the an
/. rUunccment. for the people who look
upon Leonard Wood as the type Of
man needed by America to fill the
! presidential chair are not confined TO
any one party. They represent all
parties.
Leonard wood will he primarily
ar American president and that is
what we need at Washington now"
I That was the way one independent
/ voter put It yesterday 1T doesn't
I matter to me what mis- party affiiia-
i lions are il his Americanism is all
right" he said and he struck a key
note that will re-cCho more than
once In the coming campaign.
Y Twelve democrats called Mr..
Cochran after reading yesterdays
A announcement All expressed the
\ hope that wood would receive the
republican nomination and pledged
10 vote for him in the campaign.
4 We cannot join your club or help
\ bring about his nomination, but II
you nominate Leonard Wood for
me presidency, we democrats are
going to get out and help you elect
nim,' one democrat told Mr..
Cochran.
Women Of Tulsa are planning to
lake an Important part in the move
ntRt In behalf of Leonard Woods
candidacy Already a large Wom-
ans Wood-for-President club has
Deen formed and has assured Mr..
Cochr7n Of its cooperation in the
formation OF the biggest Wood club
saturday night.
Among the first TO call the office
VI "e wood boosters yesterday was
former soldier Of the A. Il. +. III
"uOd u nominated | will stump the
sa'e IN hss behalf and pay nay own
n y,,apehSes' the man who served in
tlce SAID. What we need is n
"A t WIN backbone and Wh q
""""s now TO use it," he declared.
no one knows better than an ex.
So'uler that America must profit hv
ne lessons OF the great war and
nat she must have n wise con.
stILvatiye military policy, such AZ
auEocated by General Wood. No
yne realizes better than the OVERSEE =
,rr'ice man that America does not
Heea any Of the current perpetual
r,lce plans. Ask any soldier II he
wants America to undertake the iob
A oj policing chaotic Europe and yon
d ""l4i understand why the soldiers in
yr.d yVHanoma are strong" for Leonard
WIN unequalled rapldity scntj-
snt Is crystahzIng for the clear
syo"',,l yo"Vn statesman, calm cool-headed
s5uy'ye' Just administrator. able
or, % SAiwart soldier and courage
Sas American, in Tulsa. in Okla
4 ,,.l,.. 1oIna. and in all sections Of IN. lana
q ~ S,Spl!e The wealth OF material FOR
/. 1a,, "s nlgh responsibility of the nrosi.
bn, Ivy oklahoma republicans can see
.b'. b' Vne man for the nomination ana
"'' !" General Wood.