New-York tribune., 1920-06-02

'nen. while the remaining twelve will
3.Nide oc;wesn the general and Lowden
rs soon IS Johnson SHOWS signs of
SApping !. is in Nebraska that oppo-
Neufs of the California Senator expect
the fySt break from him 10 come
IN TINS connection 1t is recognized
imperative in the WOOD campaign that
Sufficient acquisitions Of delegates
should be made on each ballot to offset
po> sible losses. In the Indiana dele
cation, which is TO vote for Wood on
weak spots. The chief aim Of the
Wood managers is TO prevent the start
lng of a slump. If they can keep
Woods strength intact so that there is
no excuse for old line politicians among
the Wood delegations TO desert they
can count on q big gain from Johnson.
Ii is against tins strategy that the
Lowden bard wagon propaganda is
being so skiiifully aimed.
Woods Optimism Contagious
General Wood took personal charge
o. his headquarters to-day and a
large number of visitors, impressing
them With optimism as to his chances.
The Wood personality is recognized as
me biggest asset the whole Wood
movement has from strictly political
bNQbOilt SOMEHOW Ol OlncT IL
seems difficult for a political opponent
70 talk with Wood without coming
away nourishing a secret feeling that
perhaps it may be the best thing after
-. for the general to be nominated
even if it does not fit in with the in
dividual schemes of that particular op-
ponent.
General Wood is indignant at the
constantly circulated rumors of fric-
tion among his managers.
1T Is eremy propaganda he said
today, ''intended to break down the
morale OF our forces, but it has not
succeed ded. The generals statement
yesterday that Colonel Proctor and
Frank Fl. Hitchcock were working to-
gether as well as any two men could.
was followed day by a long talk be-
tween the two Wood managers at the
Coliseum, where Hitchcock is sitting
with the national committee, under his
right as former chairman, watching
the contests. The general did not see
Hitchcock because of this attendance
b. MIR. Hitchcock at the contests.
IL have no appointment with the
general" said MIR. Hitchcock, "but I
want to make it clear that | am just
as strongly for him as ever"
Observers thought that it was Col
onel Proctor who was effusive and Mr..
Hitchcock who was cold in the inter
view, which took place in plain sight
OF the entire committee and the press,
but some thought this was merely the
natura manner of the two men.
Du Pont Acts for Suffrage
Coleman T. Coleman du Pont. of
Delaware, the state on which the suf-
fraglsts are pinning such high hopes
Tor getting the Federal Suffrage
amendment ratified, to-day introduced
a resolution at the National Commit
tee. urging ratification of the amend.
ment by the legislatures of Republ-
can states.
Following is the text of the resolu-
tlon which was unanimously adopted
by the committee:
Whereas. The Republican National
Committee at its regular meetings has
repeatedly indorsed women's suffrage
and the Nineteenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, and
has called upon the Congress to pass, and
the states to ratify, such amendment;
ana whereas, such amendment still
iacks ratlflcation by a sufficient num-
Der of. states to become a law:
Therefore, be it resolved bv the
Republican National Committee. That
the Nineteenth Constitutional Amend
ment be. and the same is hereby. arain
,ndorsed by this committee, and such
republican states as have not alreodv
done SC are now urged to take such
acton by their governments and their
legislatures as will assure the ratifi
cation of such amendment and ostab
llsh the right of equal suffrage wi tno
earliest possible time
Il spent some time in Delaware Just
before coming to Chicago" said Colo
mel du Pont afterward, 'lurglng the
ratification by our Legislature Of this
amendment | offered the resolution
today because regard it as a Republi
can measure and because it is fair.
Just and progressive.'
Some amusement was created among
the committeeman by an error in Colo
nel du Points original draft of the
resolutions. which urged ratification of
the Eighteenth Amendment. This is
the prohibition amendment, which was
ratified long ago
It's easy to see what's on YOUR
MIND another committeeman joshed
as the error was corrected.