New-York tribune., 1920-01-30
Wood Pressed
To Resign by
Party Leaders
Conference To Be Held in
Chicago Monday, When
General Will Be Urged
to Quit Army, Ii Is Said
Could to Attend Meeting

Could to Attend Meeting
Reports Favoring Command
er as Republican, Presiden-
tial Nominee Pouring In
The pressure to induce General
Leonard Wood to resign from the army
in order to give all his time to the
movement to make him the Republican
nominee for President is so sus-
tanned and widespread that a confer
ence Of the Wood managers and the
general has been called for Monday
in Chicago.
Significance is attached to the an
nounccment by Representative Gould
that General Wood was the guest
overnight last night in Louisville Of
A. I. Hert, Republican National Com
mitreeman for the State OF Kentucky.
General Wood made an address IN
Louisville last night. Mr. Hcrt called
on General Wood in Chicago few
Mr.. Hcrt is credited with large in1u-
cnce in both Kentucky and Indiana.
Until recently he was not classed as
a Wood man. because he was not on
close political terms with John r.
King, General Woods first field man
agcr. With George W Perkins, of
New York, and Dan R. Hanna, OF
Cleveland, he stood aloof from the
Wood movement
Outlook Good, Say Leaders
Guy Murchie, of Boston, a Wood lieu
tenant, was in conference yesterday
with Representative Gould in New
York. II is understood that the friends
Of General Wood will make all active
canvass for the Massachusetts dele
gates in view of the statement of Gov
ernor Coolidge that he is not seeking
the nomination.
Norman J. Gould, Eastern manager
for the Leonard Wood Campaign Com
mttee, said last night at the Imperial
Hotel headquarters that he expected to
be at the Chicago conference on Mon
day, along with Colonel Procter chair
man Of the committees; Fred NJ. Stanley.
OF Kansas, and James j. McGraw, Of
Oklahoma, the Western and South
western managers.
Il don't know whether the general
will resign before the meeting of the
Republican National Convention in
June or not" said Mr.. Gould. Some
weeks ago | am certain that the gem
eral was debating with himself the mat
ter Of resigning. When he was in New
York recently he said that he was not
thinking about it. The matter will
come up in conference on Monday, at
which time we shall have the benefit Of
the views of men from various parts
Of the United States. have been in
communication to-day with Wood men
in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New
Jersey and New York and | am glad to
say that everything is looking fine for
General Wood.
Law Students Pledged
Horace f. Bronson, dean of the
Syracuse University Law School, wrote
us to-day that he had sounded the stu
dents in the law school there with ref
erence to General Wood as candidate
for President. He says that he started d
with the senior class in the law school
and that out of a total of thirty-nine
he has pledged twenty-one to support
General Wood actively and to form a
I Wood club in the college. DR. Bronson
says that he is confident more than
half of the students in the university
are favorably disposed toward General
Wood. He says that upon the closing
of the college in June it .s the inten-
ton to have each member of the law
school enlisted for Wood go out and
organize Wood clubs all over the coun-
try He doubtless assumes that Gem
eral Wood will be the Republican nom
inec."
The Leonard Wood League of Maine
reported a statewide organization yes
torAav. with tho following general Of
ficers: Harold NJ Sewell, of Bath, men,
ber ->2tlOnal Committee; Governor Carl
+. Miliken, William r. Cobb, Frank
+. Guernsey, honorary chairmen;
Charles B. Carter. Lewiston, chairman
for the State of Maine; secretary, Dan
lel 5. Dexter, Of Lewiston. Headquar-
ters, Manufacturers Bank Building.
Lewiston. The state committee mum
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Favored in Jersey
Former Governor E. c. Stokes, chair
| man of the Republican State Commit
tee, of New Jersey, yesterday sent to
General Wood from Trenton, where
there was meeting of~the state and
county Republican chairmen. a tele-
gram as follows:
AT a joint conference of the mem
bers of the state committee and the
county chairmcn of New JERSEY. held
, yesterday in Trenton, your name was
received with great applause and was
! practcally the only name mentioned
Tor the Republican nomination 70,
President. 1t was the only name TO,
, winch any individual declared. and tho
applause showed a large majority OF
: the conference was for YOU