Show G. G O. O P. P CANDIDATES T t BA BATTLING OVER I 1 i T. T R. R MANTLE Johnson and Wood Put Forth Claims of Political Political cal J r iJ By L. L C. C Martin rt United Press Staff Correspondent R HINGTON Feb 25 The The fight r X r r Theod Theodore re Roosevelt's mantle is 1 on on among among mong aspirants for tor the Republican nomination nomination for president 4 rr Senator Sen Senator tor Hiram Johnson has l laid ld first first claim to it by making public nubile through t hh campaign managers mana ers here h re a a. letter Colonel Roosevelt wrote in 1916 In which he said that Hiram Johnson Johnsons s of all the public men in this country is the one with whom 1 I find m myself in most complete sym pathy path You are arf perfectly perfect safe in following following fol tol- fol- fol lowing his lead JUBILANT This This This' letter was written to to Edgar Williams a a. California official while Johnson was governor of that state The Johnson forces declare it shows conclusively that were Colonel Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt kelt choosing someone to wear his po political pOi poj lit cal mantle Johnson would re reCeive receive re- re it W WOOD OD MEN DISPUTE IT j J I General Leonard Woods Wood's supporters however were ready today to dispute his claim In the first place they pointed out the letter is is- four years pears JId and conditions have gre greatly is v changed since then And second they I argued I Roosevelt said that of the men fn 5 11 public life lIte Johnson was the one with whom he was In closest thy Wood was not In public life but that did not mean he and Roosevelt w were re not in close sympathy the Wood supporters pointed out HIR HIRAM M STUMPS DAKOTAS Johnson is now setting setting- out on n the wIndup of ot his campaign in inthe the Dakotas After canvassing the M treaty situation in the senate Johnson decided decided d to proceed with his campaign nn nn the assumption that the worst would o. uld happen and the treat treaty would be ratified He Is therefore prepared to to tell his audiences that so far tar as he hel heS l S concerned treaty treah ratification will not tho the pact from the campaign and that he will wUl fight tight for tor the nomination nomina nomina- tion Lion on a platform of withdrawal from Jie league of nations within the shortest shortt short short- est st t p possible time |