New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-04
1919 Delegates
Counted Under
Wood Standard
Managers Pr~t;ct Sweep
This Week at Primary
Polls i'll Many States.
Including New York
Michigan Won. Is Belief
Rcrah Arouses Ire of
Idaho People: Accused
Of Playing Petty Politics

Of Playing Petty Politics
conservative Norman J. Gould and
Colonel Thomas ". Miller, the Eastern
Wood campaign managers. said at the
.lsss. OF business last night that the
~.ek ended with ninety-two delegates
,,edged TO or instructed for General
Wood and l07 as good as pledged"
yv;pg Wood I total Of 100 70 date,
Governor Lowden TO date has four Viz
mia delegates instructed for him.
One hundred and fit.y-four delegates
=, the Chicago convention will be Sc
acted this week. and the Wood man
sgsrs expect % get more pledged votes
out Of this total than any other aspir-
n: for the Republican nomination at
he Chicago convention. This week
delegates viii be chosen as follows:
Michigan, 80 delegates. primaries to-
morrow; Rhode Island. 10. convention
tomorrow; New York. IS. primaries
tuesday, and Wisconsin,. IS, primaries
i tuesday.
Ntdl.hS -llCNlSdN
The Chicago headquarters reported
to the Eastern headquarters last night
! thst General Wood would lead his COM
I p@esitors in the Michigan primaries. with
i Johnson, Lowden and Hoover following
! Hoover runs II the Republican and
4 Democratic primaries, the law permit
4 ting It. Michigan will be the first state
IN which Hoover will be regularly on
4 the ballots.
Representative Gould said yesterday
that from Information received from
4 Idaho, Senator Borah's native state. the
y people there look with decided distavor
upon MS attacks on General Wood.
ssnator Borah. Mr.. Gould said. is &C
cused by his own people OF playing
petty politics. Mr.. Gould said:
I From Pocatello. Idaho, l have re-
] eeiyed TINS statement from j. Robb
! Brady, a leading citizen Of that large
1 4nd progressive community:
4 "'Three-fourths OF the people Of
I IDAHO are for General Woods nomina-
8 ,.uH. yet our senior Senator is attack.
4 ag him.
I Senator Borah is TOO busy playing
serry politics 20 heed the needs OF his
s-a.e. Borah has turned a deaf ear 70
&c approximations ard entreaties Of
re loano people who elected him.
anen the United States went 70 war he
ought TO prevent sending troops
-6roat. He opposed financial aid 70
: sur allies, and was against an assres-
a I'VE military campaign against Ger
many.
He now attacks General Wood and
9ser splendid men. He goes about the
aunsry naranguing the people, seek.
.1g TO cause discomfort, and is anna
81 E-r-lr ~ >N-E l - 80 L.
senator Borah) alone is actuated by
I Pare motives and he alone is q pa
e not
Borah Must Make Reply
He charges. in effect. that the peo-
DE OF this state VINO are for Wood
save been Influenced in their choice by
ne use Of somebody's money. Since
gaen has Senator Borah qualified TO
slt.ase to the people OF this state who
SER choice for President shall be?
Senator Bogan has played to the ga
.e-es on every ss1e presented. He
e0icly announced IN the Senate more
nan four months ago that he knew who
ne prolteers were and how to curb
asn- But ne never took the people
no MS confidence and has never
'aned the prohteers he 50 boldly de-
s'aaced, nor has re offered any solu-
4 non Of how 20 curb proHteering. | de-
'asho that Senator Borah either make
\ 200 MS Charges that Idaho citizenship
%eace.'"
Colonel Thomas W. Miller said last
Lgns mat from reports received from
q. around the country General Wood
VI recei1e N the primaries a very
'sgs vote from me former service men.
dSraroa vi ~f-ALI -
As. night n Ohio With addresses II.
-0lumbus. The straw votes taken ov
snols newspapers IN Ohio indicate
al General Wood viii capture one
aird OF The Congress districts.
o!spatch from Michigan last night
1Fse: "Opponeats Of Wood are flood
e Michigan with Wood ADVERTISE
e-'' uhoer y cen postage ir an ef-
W 70 give The Impression OF extrav-
tsaace. Wood advertisements are be
zssat broadcast throughout the state
4ss special delivery stsHps, the al
-assTer.s no. naving been sent gu.
ne Wood menagers."
gus r. Gusntner, q prominent mem
o. the National Republican Club,
20 returned yesterday from q trip
-ssgh Illinois. said tina. General
-s'a 1nqueslonaoly $ leading the
Nwesr.
Outside ne Hamilton Club in Chi
% 1overnor Lowden's name is little
"a IN Chicago" SAID Mr.. Guenther.
ne cars, OF the streets and in the
sMspsper Offices nearly all the talk
ma. General Wood VIII beat Cover
u~cen in Chicago. From surface
-a,ons n re middle West i Loo
Wood vii nave . w~alk-over.7
"a greater %ev York Wood commit
lending - eaca enrolled Repua-
~ 'o;sr. or mas s.arted 20. a circular
ex;olilng General Wood and sug-
4 rsas taat tae recipient call the al
We Q, me candidate for delegate 70
IA Mood ituess FOR IN. RcpuD-
homlaatlon. ~ me Wood head
..@'s yesterezy +. va said that Il
.nmittee could And funds for do
: sach enrolled Republican IN tie
"'a.a ga q i%etter.
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