New-York tribune., 1919-12-12

would really represent the sentiment
Of the party. Prior to the convention
the work Of the platform committee in
drawing out the views Of the different
interest groups" represented in its
membership would have a profound
effect on the politico-economic thought
Of the country, he said, and might
even affect legislation by Congress
this winter.
y by this plan," said MIR. Hays. 1--WE
will have the best brains of the coun-
try as represented In the different
economic groups within the dominant
party working on the political sotu
tions Of present-day problems
Calls Attention to Suffrage
Stating that the national committee
had. voted to urge all the Republican
Governors to call special sessions of
their legislatures before February ! to
ratif the woman suffrage amendment.
EMr. Hays called attention to the fact
that on.y eight Republican states have
|snot ratified the amendment and that
Of the twenty-five states that have al
ready ratified only four are Democratic.
He declared that the reduced repre-
sentation Of certain states in the next
convention was simply the result of a
reduced Rpublcan vote. Mr.. Hays this
afternoon gave out the official call for
the Republican National Convention.
Wood Sure to Win, Says Moses
Senator George H. Moses, of New
porter in the Senate, issued the fol-
lowing statement to-day:
"Political history is repeating itself.
In every quarter of the union forced
crop of favorite sons is appearing in
the vain hope Of stopping the progress
of the movement to make Leonard
Wood the next President. Neither
1916 nor 1908 has receded so far into
history as to cause tho ightful Repub-
licans to see the futiity O an allied
movement against candidacy which is
truly national in character.
"Such, IN truth, is the candidacy of
Leonard Wood; and if there are any
who wonder that it makes SO little
by rejecting that the machine whose
belts do not slip and whose gears run
smoothly is the machine which neither
squeaks nor groans nor breaks down,
but which delivers the goods.
"The Wood organization is completed
under the lead ership of John T. King,
national committeeman from Connec-
ticut. The preliminary field work has
been attended to in substantially every
state. Under the direction Or William
Cooper Proctor. Of Ohio, the Wood
League is now ching organized to sup
plement the other activities of General
Woods friends and to carrclate the
whole endeavor to make him the nomi-
nee.
"Wood Against the Field
"Of the success of that endeavor
there can be no doubt. Not since June,
1916, has there been so numerous and
SC widely representative company of
Republicans assemb ed as that which
assembled here this week in connection
with the meeting Of the national COM
nittee; and the testimony from every
quarter is substantial and incon-
trovertb,e as to General Woods pres
ent and increasing strength. Clearly
1t is Wood against the field; and the
field is preparing the ual campaign
which such q situation indicates.
"lt need not surprise the Generals
'riends to find that the crop Of favorite
ons is Immediately to be fol owed by
crop of falacious rumor, innucndo
nd possible defamation. But the stu
.ion is we'll in hand, South Dakota is