Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
INDIANA WOOD MEN
ARE IN HOT WATER
Friends Rush to Chicago to
His Support, Said to
Be LukeWarm.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June Sin
diana supporters of Leonard Wood
for President have been in hot water
this week as word has drifted back
from Chicago as to the doings of the
| boss politicians who already are on
the convention scene. AS a result of
| these rumors of only lukewarm sup
port for Wood by Indiana delegates
hundreds of Indiana Wood supporters
left various Indiana cities for Chica-
go today and many more will go to-
| morrow on special trains.
Charles w. levitt. mayor of In
dianapolis. who led in the fight to in
struct the delegates for Wood at the
| time of the state convention has al
ready made one trip to Chica 60
He will go back next week as one
of the district delegates. One of the
most disquieting reports that have
reached the Wood people related to
what Gov. James P. Goodrich, one OF
| the delegates at large, has been do
ing. Goodrich gave out a statement
in Chicago in which he said that the
Senate investigation of campaign ex-
penses had killed off Woods chances
for the nomination. He also let 1t be
known that he was at heart for Low
den. At least that was his attitude
until the methodism of LoWden's eX.
Ipenditures in Missouri were made pub
| lie. Since the governor was instruct
| ed by vote of the state convention
| to support Wood as long as he had
a reasonable chance for the nomina.
ton, Wood supporters back home
were greatly aroused by the COVER
| nor's talk at Chicago.
Unable to Hold Delegates.
1t was brought back in one report
| that Goodrich had said that on a
| showdown. Wood would not be able
to hold very many of the Indiana dele
| gates. Also the fact that Joseph b
Healing of Indianapolis is in Chicago
| with the proxy Of James A. Hemen-
way, national committeeman, and is
therefore, dealing with the contests
is not encouraging to the Wood peo-
pie. Healing has been known as a
! Lowden man and has never been In
favor with the Jewett organization in
Indianapolis, which did most effective
work for Wood. Indiana friends Of
Wood saw the hand of Healing in the
action of the national committee by
which two Johnson delegates from the
| tenth Minnesota district were seated
Judging from the number OF Wood
champions that are going to Chicago
there will be a considerable rumpus
| If the Indiana delegation attempts to
! throw Wood. Probably a great deal
| of the Indiana Wood feeling will be
| directed at Senator James E. Wat
| son, who has been and is now regard
ed as the leader of the anti-Wood
movement. Another report that has
reached Indianapolis is that certain
Indiana delegates are at Chicago do
| ing what they can to figure National
| Chairman Hays into the nomination
Indiana pride in Hays does not pre-
vent the Wood people from looking on
this as one of the various moves to
put Wood out Of the race. In the In
diana back home" gossip the name
! of Goodrich figures in the so called
Hays boom.
Keynote Meeting Held.
The democrats of Indiana got away
early this week by holding what was
called the keynote meeting of the
coming campaign. The meeting was
held at Greencastle and was ad-
dressed by Carleton b. Mccullough
nominee for governor. and by former
Gov Ralston. A message from Thomas
| Taggart was read.
| The meeting was devoted to state
issues and to praise Of the national
| administration and the state ticket
recently selected by the democrats
Mr.. Taggart's message paid special
| tribute to the national administration
CURTIS HODGES.