New-York tribune., 1920-03-12
Lowden Again
Asked Stand ON
] Army Training
Wood Manager Says He Is
Sure Governor. Does Not
Wish to Take Advantage
of, General by Silence
N. HI. Delegation Won
General Tells New York
Women to Get Into Parties
and Work With the Men


tenants Of Presidential aspirants here
and elsewhere are whispering that the
United States army uniform is han
dicap to General Wood in his campaign
for the Republican nomination for
President, Representative Norman j.
Gould, Eastern manager of the Wood
campaign, yesterday repeated his An
quiry Of Governor Frank o. Lowdsn
Of Illinois as to where he stands on
the issue Of universal military train
ing.
Mr.. Gould asked Governor Lowden
two or three weeks ago about his atti-
tude, but received no reply. This face
Mr.. Gould touches on N his latest in
quiry, calling attention also to the fact
that Governor Lowden's campaign man.
ager seemed to approve, in part at
least, the New York Republican state
platform, which indorses universal
before Mr.. Gould in his letter to Gov
ernor Lowden, mailed yesterday, says
in part:
"Since I cannot believe that you
have failed to determine upon such q
subject as universal training, feel
shall cause you 10 fresh embarrass-
ment by once more urging you to make
your attitude plain, so that the people
Of the State OF New York may form
an intelligent opinion of your candi-
dacy in It's relation to those OF other
Republicans whose position upon the
matter OF universal training has been
made without any thought Of political
consequence. but in the firm conviction
that beneath It lies q principle which
Is fundamental and which Is best for q
nation which stands at the very top and
envied summit Of the world"
Informs Him of Rumo-
II feel" says General Woods man
ager, that rly previous telegram to
you must have been overlooked In your
efforts 10 speak face to face with the
peor.e of other states upon other is
sues now before them. I am sure I
need only cali your attention to the
facts 20 obtain from you, with all the
celebrity your decisive mind indicates
to you, full and free expression Of
your views on universal training,
spoken with candor and implicitly, so
that Republican voters may understand
your position upon that question as
they understand your noble record as
Governor OF the great State Of
Illinois,
"Ail the more a1n I convinced that
this will be your wish when tell you
reports have Jeen published lately that
some of those connected with your
campaign are Whispering IN such ears
as BEAD to hear that the candidacy Of
General Leonard Wood, an ardent ad-
vccate Of universal training, suffers
because he wears the uniform Of his
country. That you have had no prompt
ing in this whispering, no sympathy
with sentiments so un-AMerican,
know without the shadow of doubt"
The letter closes with the following:
"Ncr only the voters Of New York
are anxious to know your feeling on
universal training, but the voters Of
many other states. in my opinion, must
Join with therl in this desire to have
great ofhco Of President show the same
1earlcssness, the same disdain Of small,
polltlcst advantage which comes FOR g.
moment through evasion, thar you have
shown Il. Illinois and which am sure
you WI. show In your quick meeting OF
the issue.
N. Il. Pledges Eight Delegates.
"Refcre the Republican voters in
states where Presidential pre- ereuce
primaries are 20 ho held in tho next
few weeks have their opportunity to
speak through thc~ ballots. am sure
you would wish that they may know
without question how you stand upon
universal training, SO that the vote
viii como back to their brethren in
New York true reflection. You may
thereby not merely stamp upon the lie
that you could think the American
uniform bar to the White House, to
an honor which o score Of soldiers have
ATTAINED IN the past, but you will take
into tho confluence your close friends
who now enjoy ali the millions of your
fellow countryrnen upon a question Of
tremendous Importance to their be-
loved land"
Representative Gould said thst COM
plete returns from New Hampshiro
show that l enersl Wood received eight
pledged delegates the entire state
delegation. Early returns Indicated
that Senator ;ohneon had captured one
delegate. LoAis G. Sh;pmun, who was
elected an alternate from NV Hamp
shire IN the primary on Tuesday. said
yesterday at the Wood quartz r.
that this is the first time in the his
tory OF New Hampshire that she has
sent pledged delegation to e. Nenub-
Hcan convention.
Ut not only breaks traditio OF
the state, hut It Is a tremendous com.
pliment to Gensral Wood said Mr..
Shipman.
On lato sdvices from ". RI. King.
Moods South Dakota manager. tho
wood men now claim South Dakota =
Ieh deiegates tc be elected on March
70. Wood firat, Johnson second and
Lowden third. Is ths Way ths last can
Nass OF tne state pointed, A poll tnksn
Dy Deadwood Is. D. newspaper gave
"c9d z4o, Jonnson rs, Lowen -, show
ing Wood to be q 9 to ] choice.
John Darst, State Auditor 81 Wat
virginia, assures the Wood caunn;gn
managers that General Wood will have
tne soho delegation from that state.
mrs. Josephine CODY Bentley, "erst
gold star mother in Illinois," is out for
Mood. uer son, who trained under
Wood at Plattsburgh, was killed n onc
OF the first engagements Of the war In
whicn American troops participated IN
France, in 19lT.
Editors to Confer
Frank II. Hitchcock, former poSt,n 70.
ter General. who Joined the Wood
forces last week, has taken active
charge of the Wood interests In Ohio
The Indiana Wood managers end ali
the Republican editors will attend q
conference with General Wood in In.
dianapolis to-day
General Wood will speak at twenty
different places in South Dakota, be-
ginning Monday next. winding up with
Joint debate with Senator Poindexter
at Pierre on March 20, three days be-
fore the primary.
General Wood yesterday sent a per-
sonal message to the New York CITY
women who are backing his candidacy.
thanking them for their aid He said,