Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25

months ago, the wood for President
movement has spread throughout the
country and there is nationwide de-
nand for him as the next occupant of
the White House to pilot the country
through The trying days of readjust-
ment which lie ahead.
General Woods campaign managers
are daily In receipt of the most graft
Tying reports from the thirty-five or
more states in which there are flourish
Ing and constantly increasing Leonard
Wood Leagues. The movement Is
spreading so rapidly that General
WOODS managers are working night
and day to keep up with 1t. Not only
are the states in which there are Wood
organizations bubbling with enthusi-
asm over his prospective nomination,
but from the native states of fayorite
sons, who are opposing General Wood,
there continue to come the strongest
and most sincere assurances that he Is
the popular choice of majority of the
voters. All the indications are that the
people throughout the nation intend
communicating him as their leader in
the White House because of his re-
markable record as an executive. his |
marvellous powers as an administrators.
abundantly shown in Cuba, the Philip |
pines and during the world war. and
because of his frank and fearless stand
ON the paramount issues Of the day.
Wood Against Field.
1T Is n case ofWood against the field.
said Congressman Norman ]. Gould.
eastern manager of General Woods
campaign. General Wood has a COM
handing lead because of the great
Of personal, volunteer work
done by his friends and admirers be- !
fore the campaign committee came into
existence. The support General Wood
Is receiving from voters all over the !
country clearly indicates that they
VIII instruct their delegates to vote I
Tor MIN in the convention and that the
NUMBER or delegates so instructed viii
De sufficient to give General Wood the
nomination. There will be 984 votes ]
n the convention. General Wood will r
rave $40 pledged delegates when the
convention opens, and vii, need only
90 more to get the nomination"
Following General Woods victory IN I
Jew Hampshire, the first state In the 1
]nion to hold primary for the selec- |
lon OF delegates, Congressman W. w.
'ufkin, who Is directing Woods cam Il
align In Massachusetts, said a careful II
anyass of New England showed prac- II
cally every state in that section would II
Import the general by sending dele II
ates TO the convention pledged to his II
omlnation. Governor Miliken of II
laine personally assured General II
'ood In Boston, recently, that that II
ate was solidly for him. II
Mr.. Hitchcock's affiliating himself II
lively with the Wood campaign has II
ought strong support from the South II
= the general. Mr.. Hitchcock has a /
vt Of friends and admirers in the II
'uth and they have been writing him II
any letters OF congratulation on foID- II
3 WOOD and assuring him that the II
neral VIII have many, II not all. of
Southern delegations IN the con-
ntion with him.
Is made by the Wood II
lnagers that they will put up an ac- II
. night for delegates In Ohio against II
nat0r Harding and In Illinois against II
vernon Lowden. William Cooper II
deter. national campaign manager II
General Wood, has issued an un- II
Allied denial that either General II
'od or anyone connected with his
ldidacy will attempt to unseat VIII
US as chairman of the Republican
tional Committee after the national
yention. This statement is official
Is made In reply to baseless stories
'ulated by General Woods oppo- II
is for the obvious purpose Of stir
up trouble between the chairman :
ne Republican National Committee !
General Wood.