New-York tribune., 1920-03-06
f. Ill. Hitchcock
Joins General
Wood'sForces
Former Republican Nation.
al Chairman After Tour
of Southern States Enters
Actively Into Campaign

Frank H. Hitchcock, former chair
man OF the Republican National Com
mlttee, last night Joined the Leonard
Wood National Campaign Committee
FORCES and will have a good deal to do
with the management of the generals
drive for the Republican nomination
for President.
Following conference yesterday
afternoon at the St. Regis attended by
General Wood, Colonel William G.
Proctor, chairman of the Leonard
Wood National Campaign COMMITTEES ::
representative Norman J. Gould
eastern campaign manager, and Mr..
hitchcock, Colonel Proctor made the
following statements:
am glad to announce that Frank
ii. Hitchcock, from now on until the
national convention, will devote his
entlre time to the conduct of the Wood
campaign. | feel that with Mr.. Hitch
cocks entrance into the campaign we
have an unbeatable combination"
Just Ended Southern Tour
Significance is attached to the fact
tnat Mr.. Hitchcock recently finished a
tour of the Southern States, where he
saw most of the leaders. His long ex. ~
perlence IN practical politics., dating
from the first Taft campaign, which he
managed, has given him Familiarity
with the Republican leaders all over
the country and especially in the
Southern States. Mr.. Hitchcock rc-
NAMED uncommitted until last night.
While he was in the South month
ago the friends of Governor Lowden
OF Illinois passed the word around that
hitchcock was for Lowden and that
the result of his canvass of the South
ern States would be demonstrated
when ne led large block of delegates
men are saying what the Lowden men
SAID then-that he will demonstrate
ms generalship by leading a consider
able delegation to the Wood camp.
Mr.. Hitchcocks most recent work
mas been in Texas, and advices from
there this week indicate that the Lone
Star State for the first time either is
gong Republican or so close to it
that it will make the Democratic lead
ers sad. The Democrats are split into
three factions, while the Republicans
Hitchcock saw the leaders there. and
the expectation now is that General
Wood will get at least sixteen of the
twenty-three delegates, the other seven
going to Lowden and Harding.
General Wood spent about twelve
hours in town yesterday conferring
with his Eastern managers, Represen
ative Gould and Colonel Thomas w.
Miller. General Wood said he was
highly gratified over the reception ac-
corded him wherever he has spoken.
He was particularly gratified over the
sincere and genuine assurances he had
received from thousands who stood in
line for long periods to shake his hand
Proud of Uniform
After comforting with his Eastern
managers and Mr.. Hitchcock, General
Wood left for Manchester N. H.,
where he is scheduled to make several
speeches to-day. Following his New
Hampshire addresses he will return to
Chicago. On March Is he will go to
South Dakota and deliver a series of
addresses, concluding with the joint
debate with Senator Miles Poindexter,
of Washington March 20, called for by
the South Dakota primary laws.
Various supporters of General Wood
have been calling attention by letter
and in person to the fact that the po-
litical managers of Governor Lowden
are constantly attempting to advance
the interest of their candidate by be-
littling General Wood as "a man in
uniform" To one letter from a friend
in reference to this matter General
Wood replied
81 have no apology to offer for the
American uniform. If l had it would