Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
HAYS SURE TO LEAD
COP. AS MANAGER;
NDORSEDbY WOOD
No Matter Who Is Chosen as
Candidate, He Will Act.
Other Politics.
By the Associated Press.

| CHICAGO. April 27.-Win H. Hays
republican national committee chair.
man. has been Endorsed by Maj. Gen
Leonard Wood as campaign manager
II the general il nominated by the
convention here June s.
This announcement, made by Woo
headquarters. was said practically te
assure Mr.. Hays the position, no mat.
! rest rumors that Wood, II successful
In the convention. would appoint
Frank Hitchcock. former Postmaster
General, his campaign manager.
Weeds Position Was In Doubt.
The republican national committee
Meeting here in November and again
| in February, went on record as OPP
posed to the selection of any one
other than its chairman as campaign
seeking the nomination Endorsed
Hays. but the position Of Gen. Wood
| remained in doubt, following the ar.
rival here Of Mr.. Hitchcock and the
circulation of reports that he would
displace Col. William Cooper Proctor
OF Cincinnati as the generals pre-
| convention campaign manager and
| as director of the election campaign
should Wood be nominated.
Mr.. Hitchcock has since returned to
New York. and Col. Proctor in an. in
terview announced that 80 far as I
know. I am to remain in charge of
Cen Woods pre-convention cam
| paign."
| The question Of republican campaign
management was brought to a head
last week, when national committee
men and regional heads OF the party
voiced objections to the selection Of
any one but Hays for the position.
Among the most ardent supporters of
the chairman are Fred Upham. ma
ttonal treasurer, and Capt. Victor
Heintz, in charge Of the republican
regional headquarters here. Mr..
sign unless the committees indorse-
ment of Hays was accepted by the
successful candidate.
Formal Statement.
The formal statement from Wood
headquarters said:
DESPITE rumors to the contrary.
WIN II. Hays, republican national
committee chairman. will handle the
campaign OF Leonard Wood II he is
nominated. This was definitely de-
cidsd by the general himself.
The republican party is back in
power he said. 1t has q remarkably
emcient national chairman, Mr. viii
H. hays, most capable man, and de-
voted to the best interests Of the
party. Inc republican party has q
very sound policy, with which I am
IN hearty accord, Of allowing it's ma
tional chairman to conduct the cam
paign Of whoever Is nominated, and
to carry on SO that there will be no
swapping Of horses crossing the
stream"
The preset national committee will
not appoint the campaign manager.
That will be left to the new commit
tee which comes into Office following
the convention, but as it is expected
that a majority of the present COM
mittee will be reelected, republicans
here expect the policy Of the present
organization to be carried out.
Meeting ON May 10.
The national committee meets here
May 10 to complete plans for the con-
vention, including the selection Of q
temporary secretary and other ON
GERS. Senator's Lodge and Borah have
both been mentioned along "presi-
Dental row" as possible choice for
permanent chairman.
Headquarters for Senator johnson
are to be opened here today, under
direction of Edgar Cook. and for Her
bert Hoover's campaign Offices were
opened yesterday by Charles Steven
son. who was sugar administrator
during the war under the food chief.