New-York tribune., 1920-01-28
Woods Backers
Will Wage Fight
For Pennsylvania
With Sproul Out Of Race,
Gould Says Friends of
the General Will Invade
Every District of State

Representative Norman j. Gould,
Eastern manager of the Leonard Wood
campaign, following the announcement
yesterday by Governor Sproul of Penn
sylvania that he was not in the race
for the Presidential nomination, said
that the Wood men will make a cam
paign in every Congress district in
Pennsylvania for the district delegates.
Governor Sprouts official announce
ment makes the Keystone State fair
fighting ground for all the aspirants,"
said Mr.. Gould. eve do not feel that
we are lapsing at all from the policy
adopted at the beginning with refer
ence to keeping away from states
which have bona tide favorite son can
didates
under the Pennsylvania primary
law the last day for filing is April s.
The day of the primary is May 49, The
law requires a petition signed by at
least 100 people in at least ten coun-
ties, but the Wood managers intend to
wage an aggressive fight in every one
of the districts.
"This is warranted by the fact that
Thousands of Pennsylvania voters have
Signihcd their intention of voting for
General Wood for the nomination.
Governor Sprouts administration has
made him very popular. Had he an
nounced that he was candidate for
the Republican nomination the friends
OF General Wooc would have adhered
to their expressed policy about keeping
out of the primaries.
Reports from the West continue to
be very encouraging for the friends
of General Wood. W. II. Kinr. chair
man Of the Republican State Commit.
tee Of South Dakota, yesterday de-
clared in Chicago that General Wood
Will carry the South Dakota primaries
by plurality Of at least 25 900. where
tho total vote Is 100000. The Lowde en-
me men are working hard in South Dakota
Inc people are more generally for
General Wood than for any ono else
We have no doubt whatever about tho
. result" 01' WIG
Mr.: Gould said that hs~ expects T.
spend about four days a week in Nav
York in the interest Of the candid.cx
OF General Wood. While he is AVA
the headquarters will be under ths
direction Of Colonel Thomas W. Miller
. former Congressman at large fror
, Delaware.
Denies Third Party TslA
40 lhOOWooI, campaign mHNHRol
for Senator Hiram W. johnson. Of Cal
liornia, says there is no chance o,
: senator johnson becoming the candi
} date OF third party on platform
opposed to any kind Of a league of ma
tions. Mr.. McSwcen says that Senate,
, Johnson's friends will battle for tn,
, delegates from Massachusetts now tha
} Governor Coolidge has declared him
, SELF out Of the race.
. The statement by Governor Cool
. idge makes it clear that Massachusett.
} 10 fair fighting ground for all of tn,
aspirants for the Republican nomina
} ton Tor President" said he. at i.
the intention of the Johnson men I,
, mako an active campaign in Massa
, chusetts. We have not decided as yo
about going into the Pennsylvania pri
maries. Ws arc thinking it over.
my attention has been called to tn,
statement by Representative Gould
!: the Wood campaign manager, concern
, ing advances to Senator johnson from
William r. Hearst. If Mr.. Hearst de-
sires to support Senator Johnson OF
| account Of his stand against tho leaKu,
. of nations that is one thing 1t II
} quite another thing to say that Sena
tor johnson stands ready to head
third party movement at the behest O.
Mr.. Hearst.
Senator Johnson is a Republican
He made his position plain at the Re
publican meeting In Brooklyn a few
days ago: He Is unaltcrably and .un
mistaksbly Republican"