New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-10
Wood Leaders
Give johnson
Michigan Votes
Generals Manager Comedies
Senator viii Get Solid
Backing OH First Ballot:
Second Is Another Matter
Ford Case Paralleled
Delegates Instructed for
Auto Builder in 1916
Soon Switched Allegiance

Colonel Thomas ". Miller, assistant
Eastern manager of the Leonard Wood
campaign committee, said last night
that he would not countenance any
belittling or disparagemant of Sena-
tor Johnsons victory in Michigan on
Monday, or any claim on the part of
the Wood managers that Mchigan's
entire delegation of thirty would not
be for Senator Johnson on the first
ballot
AS to what might happen on the sec
ond or subsequent ballots, if it should
become apparent that Johnson had no
reasonable hope of success, Colonel
Miller would not hazard discussion.
In order to make it clear that the
Eastern managers are not questioning
Senator Johnson's claim to the thirty
delegates from Michigan Colonel Mil
Ter issued a formal statement. and
sent copy Of it to the Johnson head
quarters at the Hotel Pennsylvania.
1t read.
AS the Wood managers understand
1t, the Michigan lazy. under which the
delegates 20 the Republican National
Convention were elected at the pri-
mary last Monday. viii insure Senator
johnson receiving the votes of the
thirty delegates from Michigan, re
gardless Of any unauthorized state
meAt or IN erenccs heretofore issued
as cn.anasing from these headquarters.
Duplicate OF Ford Case
II is to be recalled that in 1916
Henry Ford, then running on the Re-
publican ticket as 4 candidate for the
Republican nomination for Pres dent,
received the primary Endorsement from
Michigan and the entire Michigan dele
cation voted for him on the first bal
lot.
Whatever agreement the Wood or
ganization has made, either in writing
or otherwise, concerning. the delegates
from Michigan will be scrupuIously
lived up to-
When Colonel Miller was asked if he
was keeping in mind that after the
first ballot Senator Johnson might not
have any reasonable chance Of sue.
cess" in the judgment OF the fourteen
" ood delegate rom Michigan, he re-
piled:
81 am not discussing anything fur
Their than the first ballot l do not de-
sire to belittle Johnson's victory in
Michigan do not know the scope of
the alleged agreement binding the
Michigan delegates TO the choice Of
the preferential primary. nor do
know about the intrieacies of the Michi
gan primary law"
Senator Johnson was aroused ycster-
day when he read the statement by the
director of the Eas tern Wood head
quarters that fourteen district dele
gates in Michigan going from districts
carried by the u God men, would go to
the Chicago convention as Wood men
and not as Johnson men. AT the Hotel
Belmont Yesterday afternoon the Sen
ator said:
The Wood claim Of fourteen dela-
gates in Michigan is absurd Not only
does the law preclude this, but in
writing the Wood organization agreed
that the decision Of tho vo.ers Of Michi-
gan should control the whole delcga-
ton. Even if the Wood people seek to
repudiate their solemn written agree
ment, Tho Michigan law and, beyond
that, Michigan sentiment, will not per
nit it."
Nothing Legally Binding
AS stated in The Tribunc's special
dispatch from Detroit Yesterday there
is nothing in the law legally binding d
delesate to Vote for The primary win
ner, but the organizations Of both par
ties. have expressed themselves as con-
sidering their party and delegates
morally bound 70 vote for the primary
winner 50 long as there appears to be a
reasonable chance cf his success in the
convention.
The "reasonable chance of success
Is likely 70 be d bone o. contention BE