Leonard Wood campaigns in southern Michigan for the Republican presidential nomination, March 1920. Greeted by residents of Battle Creek, Ann Arbor, and Detroit, Wood speaks in each community on the need for universal military training, Americanization of immigrants, and cooperative working relationships between labor and capital. Views of Wood on March 3 in Battle Creek as he is greeted by local officials; his wife, Mrs. Louisa Wood, poses outdoors for photographer; Wood enters and leaves the Masonic Temple, where he and his wife are greeted by local farmers. Prominent citizens identified by interior titles in Battle Creek segment include: Charles W. Ryan, mayor and physician; Paul A. Martin, editor of the Enquirer and evening news, and commander of the American Legion in Battle Creek; William H. Shippy, president of the Exchange Club; Frederick M. Alger, chairman of the Leonard Wood League of Michigan and active in the American Legion. Men who appear to be C. B. Baker, head of the Motor Transport Division of the Army (1918-1921), and Edwin Denby, who was to become Secretary of the Navy in 1921, accompany Wood in several scenes. On March 1, Wood is met by Ann Arbor reception committee as he steps from train; Wood poses in archway of unidentified building with committee, which includes Professor William H. Hobbs, director of the geological laboratory at the University of Michigan; Mayor Ernst M. Wurster; and William H. Faust, chairman of the reception committee. On the University of Michigan campus, Wood shakes hands with students in front of the school’s new clubhouse, Michigan Union. In Detroit on March 2, Wood poses with prominent citizens, speaks at a banquet, and visits with workers at the Dodge Brothers auto manufacturing plant. Officials identified by interior titles include: Alton T. Roberts, former state senator; Edwin Denby; Walter C. Piper, prominent realtor; and Frederick M. Alger. Panning shot of banquet table at Hotel Statler includes views of Harriet N. Atterbury, incorrectly identified on film as Mrs. H. M. Atterbury; Mary Eldridge (Mrs. Frederick M.) Alger; Louise Adriana Wood; Henry Martyn Leland, past president of General Motors and then president of the Lincoln Motor Company; Leonard Wood; Frank J. Hecker, Detroit financier and businessman; and C. B. Baker.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1920-03
Creator(s)
Unknown
