New-York tribune., 1920-02-04
W ood Managers
10 Fight King
In Connecticut
Active Campaign for Dele
gates Announced; Oppo.
sition of Former Aid Is
Said to Clear Atmosphere
Two Organizations Unite
Leonard Wood League and
Campaign Committee to
Operate in Cooperation

Colonel Thomas W. Miller, assistant
eastern manager of the Leonard Wood
campaign committee, said last NIGHT
that next week the Wood men in New
York and Connecticut would lend q
hand to the opponents of John r. King
OF Bridgeport, national committeeman
from the State Of Connecticut and for
mer field manager of the Leonard
Wood campaign committee. with the
idea OIL capturing the national convcn-
uon delegates from that state for Cen
era wood and at the same time assist
ing IN the movement to retire Mr.. King
from the national committee
me ood men say Mr. King is fight
ing them under cover all over the coun-
try, and they point to the switching of
ood delegates in Missouri ns proof
that he is out to do all the harm to
the Wood campaign that he can.
o. Inc lr!bunc's special dispatch from
81. Louis yesterday, telling of the de-
lectlon of supporters from the Wood
ranks VINO We're in line while Mr. King
was the field manager, but who broke
away as soon as he left the Wood
movement, caused good deal of com
ment around the Wood Headquarters q ,
the Imperial Hotel While it was NOT
news to the Wood men that Mr.. KING
was hghtlng them. it prompted plans
Tor reprlsal against the Bridgeport
leader. fN-
Consider Prospect Improved
The Wood men say the prosnec+ of
obtaining the Connecticut delepation
Tor General Wood is much better than
when Mr. King was in the saddle. as
his leadership had split the party there
colonel Miller has an appointment with
j. Henry Roraback, Of Canaan. chair.
man Of the Republican State Commit
tee, and other leading Republicans, and
he Will start on Friday to work for
General Wood in that state.
Now that Mr. King is openly op-
posing US, we know better where we
stand and what we can depend on than
we did while he was with US" said
Colonel Miller. Il believe that there is
large and growing sentiment for Cen
era Wood in Connecticut and that it
VIII increase now that Mr., King has
taken sides against US. Beginning this
week, we shall wage q brisk campaign
not only in Connecticut but in Maine
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, New York. New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania. Delaware and Mary
land. We believe that General Wood
has long lead on other aspirants for
the nomination in those states. and we
are going TO see to it that we maintain
what We already have"
Wood Promoters Unite
At meeting of the Leonard Wood
League yesterday at the Imperial Hotel.
that organization was practically
merged with the Leonard Wood cam
palgn committee. Colonel Miller, who
is associated with Representative Nor
man j. Gould in New York, as assistant
Eastern manager of the Wood cam
palgn, was elected chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of the league. As
soclated with him as a steering com
mlttee will be Repres ntative Gould.
Horace c. Stebbins. Eastern treasurer
OF the Wood campaign, and Delaney
Il. Jay, who has been secretary of the
Leonard Wood League since its in
cention.
Under Colonel Miller's direction
there will be the closest cooperation
between the league and the political
managers of General Woods campaign.
j he league was organized last August
by number of General Woods
friends, and has been the leading
agency throughout the country in
clystalizlng the sentiment for him. 1t
is expected that the close connection
between the league activities and the
political managers Of the campaign will
insure the utilization hereafter Of
Wood sentiment throughout the coun-
try and make 1t practicable to corral
urcOmmitted delegates favorably dis