New-York tribune., 1920-03-11
North Dakota
To Back Wood,
His Aids Say
Generals Lieutenants Hint
That Choices in Next
Tuesdays Primary Will
Not Get Chicago Seats
Tennessee for Army Man
New Mexico and Colorado
Also Reported in Line;
Women Backers Organize

There is a clear intimation in a
statement issued by the Leonard Wood
Campaign Committee yesterday that
even if the Nonpartisan League men,
who are supporting Senator Hiram w.
Johnson in the North Dakota primaries,
succeed next Tuesday in electing their
delegates to the Chicago convention
the convention will not recognize them.
The committees statement follows:
with New Hampshire safely in the
Wood column interest has shifted to
North Dakota, where the next state
primary is to be held next Tuesday.
General Wood has strong following
in North Dakota, and it is confidently
believed he will receive the votes of the
delegates from that state who are rec
ognized and seated at the Chicago con-
vention.
Complying with the urgent request
of the Republican State Committee of
North Dakota, which has officially in
formed General Wood that it will sup
port hlm, his managers withheld his
name from the primary lists, leaving to
Senator Johnson such support as will
come to him from the irregular Non
partisan League. Whether the Nom
partisan League delegates are seated
at Chlcago is another matter"
Wood Sentiment Grows
- When Representative Norman J..
Gould, the Eastern manager. was asked
last night if this statement meant that
the NonpartIsan League delegates, if
elected, would not be seated, he said
that 1t was q matter for the con-
ventlon Committee on Credentials to
handle.
Colonel William c. Proctor, chair
man of the Leonard Wood National
committee, at the Chicago headquar-
tiers yesterday, stated that Will II.
hays, chairman of the National Com
mlttee, Will continue to have the sup
port OF the Wood men, and that Frank
ii. Hitchcock, former Postmaster Cen
eral, who has just joined the Wood
forces, will not take Chairman Hays's
place.
Overwhelming sentiment for Wood
is rapidly developing throughout the
country" says Colonel Proctor 81
nave been IN conference with General
Wood, Frank II. Hitchcock. j. j. Nc
Graw, Fred M. Stanley, Frederick A.
Joss, N. S. Walpole and others active
y interested in the Wood campaign.
Reports from all of them show that
the people of the country have seen
through the plots of the opposition
against Leonard Wood
ut is of peculiar qualification to all
OF US that Frank H. Hitchcock has
joined the Wood forces. His long ex-
perlencc in political affairs and his ma
ton wide acquaintance will be of i'm
measurable value to General Woods
campaign.
II want to take this occasion to Wig
orously deny rumors that have been
put into circulation to the effect that
any one connected with the Wood cam
palgn Will attempt to unseat Will II.
Hays as chairman Of the National Com
mittee after the Presidential candidate
is chosen by the party.
Every stanch Republican knows that
the party has made great progress un-
DER the very able leadership of Mr..
Hays, and General Wood viii trust his
interests in Mr.. Hays's capable hands
when he is nominated.
Tennessee for Wood
Jesse M. Littleton, Republican Ma
tional Committeeman from Tennessee,
q. brother OF Martin w. Littleton, Of
New York, yesterday reported to the
Wood people that the entire Tennessee
delegation is soldly for General Wood.
N. S. WalDole reported yesterday to
the Wood managers that New Mexico
and Colorado are certain to send dele
gates to the Chicago convention who
viii stick to Wood until he is nomi-
mated.
The Wood people have been canvass
ing the college professors of the coun-
try on their Presidential preferences,
with the following result: For Wood,
300; for Lowden, 1903; for johnson, 68;
for Butler, 5G; for Harding, 12; fo1
PoindeXter, /. The professors were
polled irrespective of political atfilia-
ton. Many replied that they were
Democrats. OF these Hoover polled a
distinctive majority.
Miss Juliana Cutting, in charge Of
organizing women for General Wood in
the Eastern states, after a trip to Chi
cago said that women everywhere are
being placed upon the executive com
mittees of the Wood campaign commit
tees and are being organized with the
men.
Miss Maude Wetmore, formerly presi,
dent of the National League for
Women's Service; Miss Agnes Laut.
the novelist; Miss Alice Hill Chitten-
den, Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard, Mrs.
Alice MacKay Kelly and other women
workers We're at the Wood headauar