The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-02-05
Major n. II. Armstead Started
Movement at Standpoint
This Week.
gen. WOODS CLUBS"
Headquarters at Boise; Garry
Work to Every County
In State.

the campaign for an instructed del
egation from Idaho to the Republican
national convention for General Wood
was launched in north Idaho this
week by Major III. III. Armstead Of
Talache. The movement was put in
motion at Standpoint on Tuesday at
banquet to which all Republicans who
desired General Woods nomination
were invited to be present. Major
Armstead has been authorized by the
Wood national headquarters to organ
ize in all the counties of Idaho "Gen-
eraI Wood League clubs"
Headquarters for the state move
lnent will be opened at Boise, with
branches to be established in each
county officered and directed by sup
porters of General Wood in the re-
spective counties, the presidents of
such clubs automatically to become
members of the state advisory board.
ssThe object of the organization"
stated Major Armstead, will be
to get together the supporters Of Gen
eral Wood to begin in their precincts
the work of securing a Wood delega-
tion to the national convention, to
have q Wood delegation from Idaho
because the people of Idaho so desire.
1t Is my wish in thus organizing that
state politics shall be entirely avoided.
sThroughout the United States there
has sprung up a tremendous voluntary
spirit for General Woods nomination
and election. Everyone knows what
he stands for, that he is first Of all
of sTeddy's Rough Riders every act
he has performed has been in full
view of everyone and his achieve
ments have been part of the history
Of the United States. More than any
other candidate is General Wood in
the hands of his friends tied as he
Is by army regulations, his services
as an officer being constantly in de-
mand, and thus unable to express
himself as freely as other candidates.
Hist riends and supporters all over
the United States have voluntrily or
ganized the Leonard Wood league and
are working for his nomination of
their own volition.
s'General Wood is a trained execu-
tive with wonderful knack of select
ing the proper man for any particular
work. We all know that General
Wood would attract to him cabinet
b that the world powers would look
up to with respect and be listened tc
with attention.
HHis attitude toward labor has beer
one of dignity and fairness. One ot
r the principal labor leaders in the
country stated to me at the time OF
the Gary situation that labor had new
er dealt with fairer or more consid
crate man who had the authority Gen
eral Wood had. His work in Wes
Virginia was not featured as much a
WAS the, case at Omaha and at Gary
but he left that state with a feelin,
on the part of the coal miners tina
an equitable man had come anon,
them who was big enough to see botl
sIdes and give them fair deal.
Idaho citizens who are for Genera
, Mood, and the list of his admirer
enetrates every nook and corner o
It, should take an active interest iron
The very beginning and do his an
her part individually to assure tina
an expression of their choice shall
refiected in the selection of delegate
% their county conventions who Il
fnrn will choose delegates to the stat
convention which selects the cand
nates to the national convention i
chicago in June"