Show I WOOD MANAGERS SEND FORECASTS TO 10 UTAH lEAGUE I Cla Claiming g third One of All G. G 0 O. P. P Delegates Chosen They Predict Majority l y Reports that the Leonard Wood campaign campaign cam cam- presidential for the tho Republican nomination Is Jg making good pro progress ress Inthe Inthe in inthe the eastern eastorn and central contral states that the general s is winning one ono delegation after another arc contained in a review re which was received yesterday by George M. M Cannon head o of tho the Wood Ica league ue in Utah from Tom F. F KilLIan representing the Wood national campaign campaign cam cam- headquarters at Chicago o. o The message ru follows Chicago April 15 Hi George M M. Cannon Wood Lea League ue Dooly block Salt Lake Leonard Wood toda today has twice as many delegates Instructed Instruct d or publicly committed to him as nil 11 other Republican Republican lican candidates combined lie goes into Ohio Nebraska Now New Jersey and other primary states Blates with tremendous lead over OYer the nearest opponent and with a n. certainty that votes for Cor his opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op In Ohio will be wasted Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Harding Harding- having no delegates to his credit the score now stands Wood ISS Lowden 40 40 Johnson 31 31 and Pritchard favorite orito son candidate of oC North Carolina 17 The Wood candidacy has been successful successful suc suc- from the start with a lon long chain of ot victories broken only onto once I when Michigan went to Johnson i through a 1 big 1 vote vole for him In Detroit i i which was vas strong for tor the Californian because of his fight tight to get got the Detroit regiment out of or Russia Illinois can scarcely sc be bo considered a defeat for Cor forWood forWood Wood as ho declared before the primaries primaries primaries maries ho he did not expect to carry the tate state and only wanted the people to be given en a chance to express their sentiments sentiments senti senti- men ments ts and make a a. real primary Nov Nev Nevertheless ho he got a third of or the Illinois state delegation Tennes Tennessee ee on Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day gave Its total delegation atlon for tor Wood showing that the loss of Michigan is already discounted as its true worth and is to be 00 taken as aJ a general Indication indication indi Indi- cation of ot Johnson strength The peculiar peculiar pecullar pe pe- culiar cullar thing about the Johnson vote in Illinois Is that ho he got sot most of oC his votes in n Chicago where Mayor Thompson slashed Lowden and turned his strength to Johnson It HIt Is a largely controlled vote and does not express a real sentiment Wood made a a. better showing against Lowden x than an any other candidate has made mado in recent years ears against the Illinois Illinois Illi IlU- nois machine Woods Wood's unselfish action In n quitting a a. speaking tour at Boston because o of the ra road strike and a possibility of at a too foo shortage and hurrying hurrying hur hur- back to Chi Chicago ago to assume his duties a. a as central department commander commander com- com mander nander made gains of oC sentiment for him Urn in states yet to be bo determined Commendation of or his prompt choice be between between between be- be tween duty and personal needs have poured In on Chicago headquarters His IDs friends consider his action typical With this unexpected break In his I schedule over CoL William Cooper Proctor and other National campaign leaders plunged today Into the Wood Wood campaign with renewed vigor Igor Out of oC delegates elected Wood now has far tar more moe than third one-third of or them committed to him his managers declare Signed TO TOM F F. KILLIAN |