Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-25
Short SPORTS

Colonel Wm c. Proctor angel of the General Leonard
Wood campaign to the nomination for president from
the national republican convention last has brought
suit to recover $4,000 Major Albert A. Sprague OF
Chicago of the Wood campaign committee Tor
money advanced the cause.
When Colonel Proctor was questioned by the senate in
vesgaton committee last spring. he declared that ne mao
given to the Wood campaign in the spirit that ne hao
given the Red Cross and other patriotic funds Tor tne
welfare of the country and that his sole inspiration was
patriotism He declared that in helping to secure tne peS-
dency Leonard Wood he acting in good faith for
righteous
The fact that Colonel Proctor seeks part of
his donation indicates however that the financial assist
rendered regarded investment rather than
donation and that hopes of dividend have petered
out recovery of at least part of the principal is
just purchasers of gechck securities seek to salvage
part of their investment when the concern blows up
Just what Colonel Proctor hoped to realize by Leonard
Woods election known but the character of many OF
the investors the suh fund raised the suspicion at the
time that the pferng of Mexico the promised spos-
at least many of the donatos to the largest fund ever e
pended to grab nomination for the presidency were heavily
interested in Mexico concessions and oil wells. -
Colonel Proctor will doubt be dubbed short sport
by those who spoed the he punged up but he is
merely qualifying the class General Wood whose
public record is along the line that Wood spent
other peoples money for himself instead of his own money
for other people
When Leonard Wood contract army surgeon IN
Arizona 1885, according to department records, "a
civilian employee without military status" he was given
command at his own request for few days, OF small
Geronimo He left at camp and not present at the
attack and capture of the Indian chief participant in
any battle.
Nothing heard of Leonard Wood until 1898,
when he emerged in the meght personal physician to
President Mckinley and medical adviser to Secretary OF
War Alger Then the amazement of the army Dr. Wood
awarded medal of honor by Secretary Ager for lead
ing battalion at battle he saw and magcally
created a hero of Indian campaigns.
Some six weeks later DR.. Wood created colonel of
u S. Volunteer cavalry two months later brigadergenera
for services at the battle of San Juan HILL in which he did
not participate, and five months later ma or-general
On the strength of this record he jumped over the heads
of 100 officers and made majorgeneral of the regular
army by Roosevelt five later and afterwards chief
of staff.
General Wood posed victim of politics when President
Wilson appointed General Pershng instead of Wood to
command and cried persecution when Pershing
left him at home He greatly outraged when Wilson
offered him command of the Philippines yet he meekly
cepts President Hadngs appointment observer in the
Philippines to report the progress of the islands.
The effort buy the presidency having failed and the
disusoned angels having fallen from their heaven of hope
the public is likely to learn interesting details of the
plot of the short sports