Middletown transcript., 1920-03-20
WOODS MANAGERS
CLAIM 300 VOTES
Senator Moses and W. S. Proctor
See Powerful Support for Their
Candidate - Hitchcock
Joins General.

New York.-When Senator George
II. Moses and William Cooper Proctor,
managers of General Leonard Woods
campaign for the Republican nomina-
ton for President, made their claim
that he would have 800 pledged dele
gates when the Chicago convention
opened, General Woods rivals smiled.
Every day that has passed since the
claim was made convinces General
Woods supporters that it will be more
than fulfilled. All Of the States claim
ed by Senator Moses and Mr.. Proctor
are running true to expected form. and
in addition Genera! Wood is develop
ing unusual strength in unexpected
places.
Claims are made by supporters of
Senator Johnson, Senator Harding,
Governor Lowden and other aspirants
for the nomination, but none of them
has gotten down to cases and named
the locations from which pledged dele
gates are expected to come. Senator
Moses, on the other hand, specifically
states where Genera, Woods first 300
delegates are coming from. Senator
Moses said:
"New York, New England, New Jer
sey and Delaware will give General
Wood 100 delegates; the Middle West
and Northwest will furnish 100 more;
the South Atlantic States so and the
interior South and Southwestern
States so more"
Since this claim was made the Wood
managers have received reports from
all sections OF the country, showing
that each of the sections mentioned by
Senator Moses is getting stronger and
stronger for Wood.
General Wood confesses himself
gratified. tiattered and surprised over
the receptions accorded him every
where he las spoken. A few days ago
he told number of his friends that
applause of the large crowds impressed
him tremendously, he was deeply
touched by the great number of per-
sOnal assurances he had received from
fndividualS-men and women who had
stood in line for long periods to shake
hands with him and pledge him their
whOlehearrcd support.
Although the supporters of General
Woods rivals have attempted to slur
him in many ways, General Wood is
conducting his campaign on the high
est plane of dignity and has never yet
snof0 a n nj <,v n1J,ISinn tn
any Of the other aspirants for the NOM
ination. One of the most recent efforts
to strike at Wood was slurring refer
ence to General Wood as "the man in
uniform" When this was brought to
General Woods attention by some Of
his supporters, he Immediately issued
this statement:
II have no apologies for the Ameri-
can uniform. If had it would be an
insult to every American soldier who
died in France or in previous wars we
have waged."
With Frank H. Hitchcock, former
postmaster general ard manager of
William Howard Taft's campaign in
1908, now actively affiliated with the
Wood management, National Campaign
Manager Proctor is confident that an
unbeatable combination has been FORM
ed. Mr.. Hitchcock does not succeed
Mr.. Proctor, but will have coordinate
authority with him, both working to
their utmost ability in the furtherance
Of General Woods campaign.
In entering upon his work with the
Wood campaign Mr.. Hitchcock said
there was every reason for being conf
dent of Woods nomination because he
is the outstanding candidate and the
man with whom the Republican party,
undoubtedly can win in Noyember