Evening star., 1920-01-04
WOOD PROBABLE CHOICE
OF C. O.P. IN COLORADO
Gov. Lowden and Senator Harding
Show Strength-Chairman Hays
to Visit Denver.

| DENVER, Col, January 3 Especially. =.
Presidential and senatorial activi-
ties are expected to receive a tre-
arrival January of viii H. Hays.
chairman Of the republican national
! committee, who will address commit
teemen in state convention OF the
/ party. Upon the groundwork to be
laid at that time will depend largely
! whether Colorado's delegation of
] twelve is to go instructed to the ma
tional convention.
! The recent visit of Gen. Leonard
J Wood is said to have strengthened
| his position as presidential timber,
and may head off any collective ex-
/ preston in that respect as REGARDS
Gen. John J. Pershing. who is expect
ed here January. 13. Wood seems 10
| be the party choice, with Gov Frank
| O. Lowden of Illinois second and Sena-
| tor Warren G. Harding of Ohio third
| in the popularity contest.
Claims by Wood Supporter.
| The Leonard Wood Republican Club,
which was Incorporated in February,
| 1919. claims support of all of the re-
publican state elective officials ex-
cept one, and has on it's membership
| lican state senators and twenty-six of
| the forty-one republican members OF
the house of representatives.
United States Senator Lawrence c.
Phipps has as yet not joined the Wood
club and this has given rise to politi-
cal speculation and to the conclusion
that he is leaning toward Harding OF
Ohio. Gov. Oliver H. Shoup. also
republican, Is a member of the Wood
club, and the line OF cleavage as be-
! tween the governor and the senator Is
the same which was marked in the
1918 election when both were elected
Democrats Not q Unit ON SenatorshiD
ing United States Senator Charles s.
Thomas. a democrat, should he aspire
for reelection next November. There
is talk of former Senator John F.
Shafroth, Representative Edward T.
Taylor of Glenwood Springs, and JUS
tice Tully Scott of the Colorado su-
preme court in this connection.
Republicans are trying to get
bead" on the democratic senatorial
lineup SO as to groom their sIong-
est candidates, which at present ap-
pear to be Karl Schuyler, until re-
Gently associated with the Midwest
Refining Company. who is backed by
the Shoup forces. and Samuel d. Mich
olson. former candidate for governor
and a mining man, who IS gettins
support from the fnlppS loTCeS.
The rules and other preliminary
steps, which are usually outlined and
taken at a state meeting of repubii-
can delegates, will disclose January y
if the Shoup administration or the
Phipps so-called anti-administration
forces will have the control when ma
tional delegates are elected next
spring.
Prefer Uninstructed Delegation.
Some republicans say they prefer
a delegation that is uninstructed. SO
as not to cause a split in the party.
which may have disastrous results IN
the state campaign, but also because
they believe Lowden to be q ."better
candidate" than Wood. who, they say.
would make better President.
The Wood popularity seemingly is
at it's height in Colorado, and those
who favor an uninstructed national
delegation say that service men Will
help to lessen this strength as the
months pass They are against a mil
| itary leader for President, although
the prononents of Wood say that law
and order will be one Of the issues OF
| the campaign and that Wood will pest
! all comers