The New York herald., 1920-01-09
J. 7. KING QUITS
WOOD YIELDS
LEAD TO PERKINS
Important Change in Pre-Con-
vention Campaign for Re-
publican Nomination.

John T. King. Republican National Com
mitteeman from Connecticut, who has been
the general manager of the pre-convention
campaign OF General Leonard Wood for
the Presidential nomination, has severed
his connection with the movement. The
announcement Of his resignation was made
at the headquarters of the Leonard Wood
League in this city last night The belief
was expressed. however. by other Wood
managers that Mr.. King would take an
active part in General Woods campaign
later on.
Political leaders for some time have been
expecting some change in the Wood cam
paign forces. A divided leadership in the
field campaign work had led to dissension
in the ranks. The resignation of Mr..
k1ng is believed to have been finally de-
cided by the refusal of George w. Per-
kins to show his hand in the Wood cam
paign. The way now is cleared for Mr.
Perkins to assume the chief managership
of the Wood campaign, position the
political leaders expect he will take.
The Perkins-King controversy is said
to have started while Colonel Roosevelt
was alive and when Mr.. King succeeded
Mr.. Perkins as Colonel Roosevelts close
political adviser. 1t is understood that
Mr.. King intended to start a nation wide
campaign for Colonel Roosevelt for the
Republican nomination, had he lived but
after the Coloners death he turned to
General Wood as the Roosevelt successor
Frederick Moore, director of publicity Of
the Leonard Wood League, with headauar-
ters at the Hotel Imperial, when asked
about the King resignation last night,
said -
II got into touch today with Colonel w.
Q. Proctor, president of the Leonard Wood
League. and leaned that the report that
John r. King had retired is correct. In
my opinion tho support which has come to
the General Wood campaign from every
quarter of the country has been so extern
sive that IL has overwhelmed Mr.. King
and Mr. Proctor temporarily. When | re-
Gently saw Me- King in New York before
his departure for Chicago he not only
seemed overworked, but no stated that he
was fatigued
ION one occasion recently he stated that
the support that was coming TO him for
General Wo,d had amazed him and that
it was also coming too fast for Colonel
Proctor, who had hardly sufficient time to
give TO callers who wished to enlist for
the Wood campaign at the newly opened
headquarters. 1t is my opinion that the
action OF Mr.. King Is temporary thing.
because ] know that his successful work
has been fully appreciated by all the
members Of the Wood Campaign Commit
tee.
II believe that as soon as Mr.. King has
seen General Wood again and considered
his action that he will Join in the ter
mendously successful movement One of
the most important editors In the coun-
try said to me only last week after tour
OF tho various States that he had never
seen n finer class OF strong. clear think
ing. truly patriotic Americans rally 60 the
support OF any Presidential candidate in
the way that they have sprung up TO sup
port the candidacy OF General Wood. And
this. he stated was remarkably significant
IN Wow of the remotcncss OF the cleo
ton"