The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-06-18
BUTLER LIAR and
FAKER, SAYS WOOD
Soldier Replies Hotiy to Charges
Made by Doctor.
DEFENDS HIS SUPPORTERS
Colonel Proctor, Manager of the GEN.
erals Campaign, Wires the Column
bfa University President That
Charges Are All False.

Chicago, June 16.-Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood, defeated candidate for the
presidential nomination, replied hotly
to charge, loosed in New York by
DIR. Nicholas Murray Butler, that "a
group of stock gamblers, oil and min
Ing promoters, munitiOn makers and
other like persons seized upon so good
reckless audacity started out to buy
for him the presidential nomination"
II have just read that statement"
the major general said, Claiming that
q motley group Of stock gamblers
tried to buy the nomination for me,
and that the forces who were de-
feated In their 'insolent attempt to
buy the nomination represent all
that is worst In American business
and political life. That statement is
q vicious and malicious falsehood.
would ignore 1t were it directed at
me alone, but / cannot remain silent
when my loyal friends and supporters
are vilif1ed.
Proctor Highly Honest.
"Col. William Cooper Proctor, who
was chairman Of my campaign COM
mittee, is man of extraordinary
high. character. He is known for his
absolute integrity and honesty. His
associates were men of like charac
ter, most of whom responded to their
country's call during the war. They
typify a group Of progressive Ameri-
cans. The attack upon them is in
famous.
1.-THE forces which brought me be-
fore the convention with prepOnder-
ant force were hundreds of thousands
of patriotic men and women in every
walk of life who have Endorsed me
at nationwide state conventions, at
nationwide primaries and in a ma
tion-wide poll Of unprecedented size.
"Doc" Curries Favor.
"This action of Nicholas Murray
Butter is an attempt to ingratiate
himself with certain elements which
exercised a determining influence at
the convention, and possibly to ex-
plain his own political weakness.
"It is a seH-seeking, cowardly at
tack, made under the cloak of an al
legged public service, which was never
intended or rendered. regret to
make a statement of this kind, but It
is necessary In this instance to brand
q faker and to denounce lie."
II guess that will hold Doc Butler
oAl Of
erals foremost campaign advisers,
land / don't give hang what it does
to party harmony
MaIiciousiy Faise-Proctor.
Cincinnati, June 16.-COl. William
Cooper Proctor, manager Of Gen. Leon
ard Woods unsuccessful campaign for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton. on his arrival home from Chi
cago sent a telegram to DIR. Nicholas
Murray Butler, president OF Columbia
university, saying that his statement
given out relative to General Woods
support was wholly false and was
given out with malicious disregard for
the truth.
The telegram, as given out by Cob
onel Proctor, reads:
Statement In the morning papers,
credited to you relating to General
Woods support, wholly false and made
with malicious disregard for the
truth"
1.-The senatorial influence, the same
element that has prevented ratffica-
ton of the peace treaty, was respon-
sible- for, General Woods failure to
obtain the nomination." said Colonel
Proctor.