New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
Allen to Name
General Wood
For President
Governor of Kansas Says
He Has Accepted Invita-
ton 20 Make Nominag-
ing Speech in Chicago
Industrial Court Urged
Need of Plank to Aid Back
to-Farm Movement i'm
U. S. Called Imperative

Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas
yesterday, at the Waldorf Astoria. an
nounced that he would present the
name Of General Wood to the Chicago
convention for President, on the in
vitation of the general Concerning
his decision the Kansas Governor
sad
i received telegram from General
Wood, dated at Charl rlottesville. Va.
| last night as I was starting for my de-
pate with Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation of Labor.
Although [ have not yet replied di-
rectly to General Wood, 1 got in touch
this morning with Colonel William c..
Proctor, in charge of his pre-conven-
ton campaign, and assured him l
would consider it great privilege to
present the generals name"
Personal Plea Made
The telegram from General Wood.
the Governor said, was in the nature
of personal invitation. 1t was to
the effect that General Wood and his
friends, after considering the most de-
slrable men to place his name before
! the convention, had agreed that the
Governor was the most fitted
Governor Aliens consent was OBJ
tanned yesterday morning by Colonel
Proctor
Il believe said Governor Allen last
night to a representative of The Trib-
une, that !he Republican National
convention will declare for the estab-
llshment OF impartial industrial tri-
punals, somewhat on the lines Of the
Kansas industrial Court, in the inter-
est OF the people as a whole against
the waste and danger OF industrial
warfare. II the platform does not con
tam such plank, expect that the
matter viii be brought up on the floor
OIL the convention
believe that unless the Republican
party takes forward step in the mat
ler Oh adJ JuStlng the relations between
organized labor and capital that it will
De IN grave danger of defeat.
The last Republican state conver-
5lon IN New York State passed reso-
!utlon framed by Ex-senator Root call
ing tor an impartial tribunal for the
settlement of strikes. 1t will not do
Tor the Republicans to try to make a
bargain with the labor Organizations.
II they do they will ALLEVIATE the great
reservoir of Republican voters. Bar
Republicans.
i expect that the Democrats will
nominate McAdoo and fish for the or
ganlzed labor vote. If the Republicans
declare for an impartial industrial
tribunal the Democrats will declare
against it. so as to get the labor vote.
am speaking now OF organized labor.
Ihe Republicans will get about 20
per cent of the organized labor vote
( anyway, and the bulk Of it will go to
the Democratic party on account of
previous atfiliation. do not look for
much opposition to such a plank, as /
believe that the great majority of the
people will insist that some party shall
declare for the rights of the great ma
JorIty ! cannot conceive OF a con-
tlnuance of the present very dreadful
conditions"
Allen to Make Address
Governor Allen is to speak to- MI orrow
before the Senate Committee on Labor
IT Washington on the request of Sena-
tor Kenyon On Wednesday he will
address the Credit Mems Association
IN Atlantic City. On Thursday he will
speak in Columbus, Ohio, on land ten
antry, and afterward will start for the
Chlcago convention. The Governor is
rot a delegate, but doubtless when the
time comes for the nomination of can
didates he will rise in his place" with
the proxy OF an Alabama delegate and
name General Wood. When asked yes
terday about his own status as dark
horse he chuckled softly and said that
ne was "only dark bay"
There is pressing need of change
in farming conditions that will keen
people on the farms and impel them
to till their own soil" said Governor
Allen, in discussing the question OF
! absentee landlordism. In the last
! decade the absentee landlords in tho
United State2 have increased by 400
000- at present occupying 80 900 ,O0C
tCcntinued next pase)
GOOD MORNING:
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