South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-05

open with the paid agents OF George
W. Perkins and others freely circu-
lating through the COMMITTEES room
and whispering their darkening
counsels into the ears OF unsophis-
ticated committeeman With this
exception the parallel is perfect.
strongly hope it Will not be carried
70 the election as IL was eight and
twenty-eight years ago.
Interested I'm Wood.
Il am saying this, Of course,
chiefly because of my ardent inter-
est in Gen. Woods candidacy. But
il all applies equally 10 Sen. John
son and 10 Mr.. Hoover. who with
Gen. Wood have demonstrated the
possession Of popular political sup
port. I cannot tell how either Sen.
Johnson or Mr. Hoover would COM
ment upon the astounding arro-
gance of what is now taking place
in the coliseum ante-rOOms; but 7
know them well enough 10 know
that they would not for a minute
countenance IN their own behalf
the high handed usurpatiOn which
the national committee IS setting up
and they would be as quick as I so
denounce IL when practised upon
another. To this, I can only add
that the Wood strength plus the
Johnson strength easily controls the
convention, and while the national
committee may be too short sighted
to know what they are doing Is
making a coalition of these two
forces. inevitably there are other
people4discerning enough TO see It.
Hays IS Silent.
After reading the statement is
sued by Sen. Moses, VIII II. HAYS,
chairman OF tho republican nation
al committee, said: II have nothing
20 say. Not a word. The action OF
the committee. taken in open ses-
sion. speaks for itself"
Sen. Moses statement was issued
on his own responsibility and with
out either the knowledge or az
prOval Of other Wood managers. II
was predicted by some Of the Wood
partisaus that populations might
develop and possibly entail a re-
adjustment OF the Wood manage
ment.
Col Proctor and others in Wood
headquarters called a conferences
late Friday night after hearing OF
Sen. Moses statement and Il was in
dicated that a statement from the
Wood headquarters was under con-
sideration.
Eowden and johnson managers
botn hailed the Moses statement
with satisfaction The Lowden sup
porters professed TO believe that the
statement would not injure but
might help the governors cam
paign.
They pointed out that Sen. Noses
attack was made upon the national
committee with It's influential mem
bership and not upon the governor
or his managers.
From the johnson camI came the
l declaration that Sen. Moses posi-
ton indicated that both the Wood
and johnson forces.cOuld be expect
ed 90 oppose nomination Of any
man named by the ''old guard" The
friends OF Sen. Johnson, however,
secuted the present possibility OF
coalition with the Wood strength IN
ths convention in behalf OF either
Wood OF johnson
Wood I'm Statement
When Gen. Wood learned Of Sen.
Moses announcement he issued
statement saying ne WIS loath 10 be
lisve" that any selfish or personal
interest would be permitted 10 out
weigh those or the public good" IN
the decisions handed doWA by the
national committeeman and added
his belief that Chairman Hays -
absolutely fair in lis handling Of
the situation"
He Indicated that appeals would
be taken from any decisions Of the
national com nnittee finally decided
by the Wood forces 20 be uutusti-
fed