Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-27

and Indiana supporters Of his candidacy
have used every avenue possible to make
1t appear tina: there is bona hde de-
mand for Wood coming from the voters
of this state, and in the wake Of their
every effort is q trail Of money such as
has surprised even the recipients them
selves
The Wood supporters have;
L. Opened offices in expensive
suites in leading hotels and office
buildIng in all the larger cities of the
state.
2. Hired men of supposed influence
in the republican ranks 20 devote
their entire time to organizing Wood
supporters at salaries that equaled or
exceeded their previous incomes.
3. Opened n publicity bureau In
Indianapolis under the direction of
two publicity mon having unlimited
authority to hire others and spend
an unlimited sum In obtaining the
publication of their propaganda.
.. Induced the two leading repub-
liean papers of the state to urge, In
vite and pay their state correspond
ents to provide stories telling OF Wood
sentiment and Wood Endorsements,
and to publish columns of similar
matter prepared in Indianapolis.
news" to daily papers In the state
special delivery packages of photo
graphs and special stories about
Wood regardless OF the political
policies Of the papers.
O. Made an open aud standing offer
10 all newspaper men of $3.50 apiece
for every interview statement from
republican indorsIng Wood for
president which the newspaper man
delivered to Wood headquarters In
Indianapolis.
AS a result OF these activities the
Wood boom In the state has taken on an
aspect as great before the primaries as
the candidacy OF any nominee ever had
after the tickets are named.
The Wood organization In Indiana
Is spending more than 5000 q day In
the maintenance of headquarters in
Indiana 1t is spending at least $50
day for the direction OF its pub
Lefty bureau. The expenses Of this
bureau are not less than 500 day
and tt Is eonseryatlyeIy estimated
that there are In the employ of the
wood organization In the state paid
organizers, the total of whose salaries
and expenses could not be less than
$1,000 n day.
This estimate Of 81 $50 a day includes
only visible expenses and takes no ac-
count OF the money that Is being spent
In postage, telegram and telephone tolls,
or money paid to members OF organiza.
tiona and to individuals for their '5n-
fiueBee."
Further. 1t does not take into consid-
Grafton the hundreds OF dollars that are
being spent each day by corporations and
individuals who are Independently boost
ing the Wood movement
THE BIGGEST
OF ALL.
Among these organizations is the In
dianapolis News, which Ia devoting col
umns to the reproduction Of stories pur-
chased from correspondents 1 nthe state
and outsid9 the state, sending its star
correspondents to distant points for the
purpose Of getting Wood color" and
working a large staff OF reporters In In
dianapolis writing pure propaganda in
tended to show that ''the people want
Wood"
Another organization that is devoting
its energies to showing Wood sentiment
bas been formed with Mrs. Curtis Hodges
at its head for the purpose Of organizing
tho women voters. Mrs. Hodges is the
wife OF the assistant managing editor Of
the News Whether she is being paid by
the Wood organization or by the News
is unknown.
chine having for its purpose the obtain
ing Of majority OF the votes cast at the
primaries May has been entrusted TO
Harry g. Hogan OF FIT Wayne, republican
chairman Of the Twelfth district, who has
heretofore been known in republican poll
tics as the right hand man Of Harry s.
New, republican senator who IL connected
with the Bedford Stone and Construction
Company, building company that does
work In all parts of the United States.
TYLER PAYS FOB
THE TESTIMONIALS"
The publicity of the Wood campaign in
Indiana, for the exploitation of which
thousands OF dollars are being spent, is
in the charge Of Robert Tyler. a former
employe OF the Indianapolis Star. who has
been connected with a number of
publicity drives for civic organizations in
Indiana.
Following the publication in The
Times OF a statement that the Wood
organization was paying $3.50 apiece for
testimonials" favoring Wood, such as
have appeared by the dozen in the re-
publican newspapers Of the state in the
last month, Mr.. Tyler admitted that he
had made that offer to newspaper men
and had paid newspaper men on the
STATS OF the two republican papers vari-
Gus sums for such interviews. He Of
fered the following naive explanation
Of his incentive to the production of
these interviews;
'T desired Co employ q newspaper
man regularly TO do this work, but
was unable to obtain the service
of such a man.
For this reason asked men ern-
pIoyed by Indianapolis papers to
obtain interviews, paying for them
at the rate of $3.50 apiece."
HOGAN CALLS 1T
LEGITIMATE" PUBLICITY.
Shortly after this statement was made
by Tyler, statement attributed to Ho-
gan was issued at Wood headquarters,
which reads as follows.
Absolutely not one cent has been spent
IN purchasing interviews indorsing the
candidacy Of Leonard Wood. Reputable
employed q the local papers
in Indianapolis, were given assignments
to interview men OF prominence in this
city, who had telephoned in that they
wanted to give expression of their esteem
for Leonard Wood At that time there
was no one in the Office that could be
used for this character of work, and the
sum actually spent was $22.5O.
"This was considered and is generally
conceded to be legitimate publicity, Just
as money is spent by business insktu-
tions for advertising their pro4uct