New-York tribune., 1920-04-15
Wood Leaders
Claim Twenty
Illinois Votes
General Carried Seven Dis
tricts i'll Chicago and
Three Down State, East
ern Headquarters Hears
johnson Attack Answered
No One Works Harder for
Industrial Justice, Candi-
date Says at Buffalo

The Eastern headquarters of the
Leonard Wood campaign committee
last night received advices from Chi
cago saying that as a result of the
primary contest there on Tuesday Gen.
eral Wood is likely to get from four
teen to twenty Illinois votes in the
Chicago convention.
Seven Congress districts in the city
of Chicago were carried bv General
Wood. In the three other Chicago
districts Governor Lowden appears to
have captured three delegates ard
Senator johnson one. The Wood men
say that three districts outside of Chi
cago were carried by Wood, giving him
altogether twenty votes. if the dele
gates respect the rule of the preferen-
tial vote.
General Wood, while in Buffalo yes
tcrday en- route to Chicago, gave out
the following statements:
II am.svery much pleased with the
results in Illinois We had hoped to
make an excellent showing there, and
we have done so. The victory in Cook
County is most satisfactory and signif
icant. AS there arc many returns still
TO come in,' it is too early to predict
what the final outcome will be in other
sections of the state.
Answers Johnson Manager
III am returning to Chicago and Civ
ing up my.,leave temporarily because
of the gravity of the railroad situation.
l feel tIiat'1 should be at my post of
duty and that public interests must be
given preference over personal inter-
ests. l resMt | was unable to keep my
engagements in the East, but it is a
case of duty first"
When asked about the charges of
Senator Johnson's managers. General
Wood expressed great surprise at the
character of the attack, which was to
the effect .~that the general did not
stand for the constitutional rights Of
all persons, and that he denied these
rights to all except such persons who
believe in machine gun government"
and the Strengthening of special priv
ilegc.
The general said that any such i'm
plication ,Ws wholly false and di-
rect cont Mdiction of his daily state
ments insisting upon constitutional
guarantees and warning against spe-
cial class legislation or privilege. He
felt that the attack was vicious, did
not have Senator Johnson's personal
sanction and was made for the purpose
of adversely affecting the vote of those
who work
The general said no one in America
to-day, was. working harder than he
for the, establishment of industrial
justice and better understanding with
a view of bettering conditions Of those
who work. In support Of this he re-
ferred to numerous addresses he has
made receRfly in which this subject
was dealt with.
Pleased With Chicago Showing
The Chicago headquarters sent the
following sbulletin last night to the
Eastern headquarters in this city:
'The returns indicate sweeping
victory for Leonard Wood in Chicago
and Cook County. where the national
convention is to be held, and sur
prisingly large vote throughout the
state. When it is considered that
Leonard Wood had no organization and
little newspaper support either in
Chicago or down state. the showing he
has made is very satisfactory indeed"
Colonel Thomas w Miller, assistant
Eastern manager, on his return yes
terday from Vermont said the outlook
for General Wood receiving the vote
of the eight delegates from that state
was satisfactory.
Mrs Leonard Wood will hold a re-
ception at. the Imperial Hotel from
s to Z o'clock this evening.