Show r V Lost Nomination On Refusal to Promise Cabinet Job for Votes Son of Philippine Governor Govern Govern- or Alleges Jake Hamons Hamon's 5 Clique Held Power to Break G. G O. O P. P Deadlock Copyright 1924 United Sl Silt tu Canada Great Britain South America Amerl a and Japan All All' rights reserved tion In whole or in part without p per per- r- r ln on expressly prohibited by N. N A. A re N. NA A A. r I rW W WASHINGTON AS D D. C. C March 7 That That certain oil Interests through the late Jake Hamon mimon Republican national committeeman of Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla t homa offered votes otes of ot delegates to General Leonard Wood when the latter was deadlocked ed in the lead of ot the Republican convention in Chicago In 1920 if Wood would agree to appoint Hamon secretary of ot the interior is the sensational allegation of ot Leon Leonard rd Wood Jr The latter's signed statement Is released exclusively ely today by the North American Newspaper alli alli- ance His fathers father's rejection ol of this offer young Wood claims cost General Wood V the nomination Clara lara Smith Hamon now Mrs John W. W Gorman of ot Beverly Hilia Cal who was charged with killing Hamon and subsequently was ac acquitted acquitted ac- ac aC 1 quitted when asked to comment 1 on Leonard Wood statement pronounced it undoubtedly true Claiming that Hamon had never kept any political secrets from hershe her she said that Hamon had told her heri i that he offered the nomination to toI Wood I WOOD IS SILENT I When quotations from the statements statements state tate ments of his son and the former Clara Smith Hamon were laid be before before before fore General Wood now governor general of ot the Philippine islands in yesterday esterday b by the N. N A. A N N. A. A correspondent the general I stated that ho he declined to discuss in any wa way at this time the Incidents incidents inci mci- dents of the 1920 campaign or statements of Leonard Wood Jr Leonard Wood signed statement state state- m ment nt made to Edgar Mels special correspondent of the N. N A. A N. N A. A and the Lake Sat Telegram fol- fol I I have hav known ever since I at attended attended at- at tended the Republican convention in 1920 that certain oil Interests made an an- offer an-offer m mr father Q ten ten- n- n eral Leonard Wood which he het-e. het res i fused flatly natty This offer probably would have I assured him the Republican nomInation nomination nomination nom nom- for president had he ac accepted accepted ac- ac I am Intensely proud that I my father a proposition I which might have forced him to turn traitor to his Country had he 1 accepted I Before relating events occurring during the convention itself I must I recite those which lead up to the Continued on page 2 WOOD LOST I Continued from page 1 1 1 proffer of the nomination I had been in service e in France having gone there from the New York World on which I worked as re re- re re-I re porter During my absence in the I early fall of 1919 I am told Jake I Hamon the Oklahoma oil man some way or other obtained an In Introduction introduction in- in to my father At any in-I in rate when I returned from France Ha Hamon on suggested to my father th that t I might like to try my hand at something more exciting and lucrative than reporting I WENT TO TEXAS i I Hamon Invited me to to Texas and gave me a job Travel Tra with me j he said and you'll be bo rich I went to work and to bo be e frank I did not like the idea of ot selling things I objected to the publicity I Hamon was getting through me and struck out fot myself Here I want to say a brief word for myself Certain members of ot congress seeking to hit at my father tather besmirched me alleging that I did crooked work selling g stock in a fal fake company That isa is isa a a. lie if It they want wane the truth let them investigate me I However ver v time Passed and my mv father became the principal candidate candidate candi candi- date for tho the Republican nomination for president I was at Chicago during the convention While It I II was not in the inner circle I knew kne- of course fairly well what I was going on or I know positively I that Jake Hamon made an offer I Ito to my father on the afternoon before be be- I fore tore Harding was nominated which my father refused flatly OUTLOOK FAVORABLE I The convention was deadlocked with my father easily in the lead j i Everything E ng pointed to his eventual nomination Suddenly out of ot a a. clear sky someone moved for tor an an adjournment An aye and no vote was dem demanded Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was In the chair The vocal votes as aR I saw it It in favor of continuing the session was overwhelming over over- over over-I whelming yet Senator apparently apparently ap- ap in the face of ot the will wm will of ot the delegates gave tho the noes the I upper hand and the tho convention adjourned ad- ad ad 1 I ad-I i It was then that Hamon and I perhaps others about whom I know nothing consulted with my father His campaign had been backed financially by a number of rich i men Here I wish to state most moat I emphatically that h chad never given given en them them mem a Pledge of ot any kind That Thatis is why I think they turned on him bim later Just what happened during the consultation I have no first hand knowledge but from one who knows what actually took place Ido Ido I Ido do know that the offer meant that my father would have to bave-to to take take- Hamon Hamon Hamon Ha Ha- mon as secretary of the Interior Evidently my father realized 1 that thata being prepared for him a a. trap was and he declined brusquely to accede accede accede ac ac- ac- ac cede to any conditions Signed JR 0 K LEONARD WOOD MRS GORMAN T TALKS I LOS ANGELES Cal March 7 What Leonard Wood says is Tin Tin- true said Mrs John W. W Gorman of Beverley Hills commenting commenting commenting com com- on Leonard Wood Juniors Junior's signed statement for the N N. A. A N. N A A. A The former Clara Smith HamOn Hamon Ham- Ham On who was acquitted of ot the killIng killing kill- kill Ing ot of Jake Ham Ramon Hamon n the Oklahoma na political l leader ader stated Hamon told me he had offered the nomination nomination nomination to General Leonard V Wood Jod She was not at Chicago during the tho 1920 convention but she said sho she received all aU the inside stuff as soon SOOn as It was over from Jake Hamon who she said hastened to Ardmore Oklahoma to attend to some business and to take her with him to Washington I Hamon Ramon never kept any polItical political cal secrets from me she asserted Hamon Ramon told me all the deta details s of that went on and re regarded regarded re- re everything his trusted c n me as dante is living quietly Inno in ina Mrs Gorman en ena her a no Beverly Deverly Hills bungalow with i husband John W. W Gorman German a a. motion motion mo mo- picture director and her tion mother She came to Los Angeles after her acquittal MANILA March 7 By Special Cable Governor Cable Governor General Leonard Wood when shown an extract orthe of or the tho statements of ot Leonard Wood that he stated Jr hero here yesterday yesterdays declines to discuss In any way at he this time incidents in tho 1920 campaign or statements of Leonard onard Wood Jr |