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Show I WOOD BACKERS KNOCK SENATOR FROM IDAHO BOISE, Ida., April 21. A breeze' blew Into the local political atmos- phcre here yesterday when word fror.ij the managers of General Wood's cam-, i I paign to officials of "the campaign here! I was to the effect that it would be for I the best interests of all Concerned ofi 11 Idaho were kept out of the national convention. He Is likely to throw a monkey wrench Into the machinery by expressing his opinions on the league of nations, It was intimated. The state convention is to be held at Cocur d'Alcne, Wednesday, April j 2S. A special train will carry thoi eastern and southwestern Idaho delc- gatlon to the north. A large majority . of the delegates are going to the con-j ventlon unlii3tructed for Wood and a: smaller number for Johnson. Idaho will elect eight delegates, some ofj whom will bo at large, and the others! along first and second congressional district lines. The Information from Washington has aroused the friends of Senator I Borah, it is said, to the importance of1 taking action to block any attempt j made to prevent his selection lo a place on the Idaho delegation. oo |