Show FOR FOA SHING HAS f PHASES Deciding to Take l nie Seriously Eric Frio ith i Wood oot Is Element Given Consideration M al nl i Justin Correspondent McGrath l nt n u n n u n lf Se I Serviceton Service lee ton Jan 2 Politicians have Id General can candi- candi i- i Republican nomination Ident must bex be most se- se General Pershing's friends s They are aro understood with alarm the progress pro of the thet 1 t the nomination o of MaJ Gen Wood The They are arc fearful it that thal General Pershing's Ithe head of the arm army might Intolerable If General Wood acted President It has be been on gossip in Washington that the theof I of ot tho the war department to per- per eral Wood to go to Prance France as fiS sn Ml n commander was due to the then n nt made mado b by General Pershing election of G General lH Pershing to tod tod d' d the American expeditionary 1 preference if to General Wood a. a ant entitled him to the honor I Wilsons Wilson's own act net Later when v. v when General Woods Wood's In connection with the theof of lot troops created a n. great reat deal Mont ment throughout hout the country countr ot of him being given i en an hide inde- command In France Francc the war eat ent according to current gos- gos circles sent a 1 cable to asking him If he ot of like Uko to have ha General Wood vision Islon commander The reply Ito to have hive come back from Pershing was was- t ft want Wood Alleged ed abjection of ot General Pershing d d to have influenced the de del de de- l fl the war war department to hold Wood In this country countr and to him film to give e up the tho command cond division of ot troops he had for service abroad just as asre asre re c about to embark to France General Pershing's s 's return returns to tod toed ed d States ho 10 and ancl G General i a public function in Chicago eboth were speakers In their theirs 3 s each paid a compliment to tor r r. but the compliments of ot both ther her restrained than General Wood is under- under 11 ll to be an unforgiving spirit hose Interfered with his opportunity to win additional glory on the fields of France Prance Fri Friends Friend Confident e General Wood does docs enteric enter enter- ic 30 feelings of or resentment theof tho the t of oC General Pershing as head my his friends fear would be pleasant Peasant In the event o of Genod's Gen Gen- d's ds ele election as President It hinted that l If General Wood e c nominated and elected Gen- Gen shinS shing would resign At Linthe Lin- Lin tho the other day General Per Per- oko oka of his bis engaging in busl- busl Lincoln Ho is thought to toI totI I tI 1 in mind his probable en- en from Crom the army in it tt that General Wood should commander in chief chic 1 I Pershing's friends In Nc- Nc ind his chief chic boomer Gen e 1 C. C Dawes of ot Chicago have have- havea a n aal nal al of or confidence in their abU abil- cure curo the t n nomina- nomina Pershing But even rail ail to nominate General Percy Perley Per Per- cy ley expect it I IR said sald to make the he defeat of oC ral ene-ral Wood Yoo will be that I if the them then m n desires to put forward a the logical selection General r Pershing who com com- the greatest arm army ever over organ- organ he United States State and led lcd It to Pershing Perishing boom it is isi 1 i t attain such proportions be- be convention n meets as will make competitor for Cor the on god od oel Gli a nee iee Complication I III Ll II 1 Woods Wood's chances of C getting setting probably will be ee di di- di In to t the c strength th thI y I r Pershing If It there thero should bo ho sentiment nt behind Pershing's 8 y it would operate to prevent ot of General Wood b by to force the convention to an ising choice between the two and ind in incurring Incurring- tho the Inevitable ng ng- that such a choice certain certain- l I entail To save Have t the he party ch embarrassment the party part It is believed would swing the then theon theon on n to a nonmilitary candidate I batch o ot of campaign liter liter- support r of o General zI rived cd in Washington to today ay I coln It was wan gotten 11 out nut bv ht the Nebraska Pershing for or President club of which Mark W W. Woods of oC Lincoln is la the chairman The Tho literature was as prepared by Senator ex-Senator IJ I. I J. J Burkett Burkett Bur- Bur kett of ot Nebraska who was graduated from the law college of or the tho University y of or Nebraska with General Pershing- Pershing In III |