The New York herald., 1920-01-23
HAYS TO MANAGE
REPUBLICAN FIGHT
Retention as Party Chairman
Believed Assured by Change
in Wood Leadership. I
KING CLAIMED THE PLACE
His Replacement by Proctor Victory
for the National Com
mittee-
fSpcctoI Despatch to sns Eeram.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Thursday.-Re.
Snoval of John T. King, Republican Ma.
tional Committeeman from Connecticut as
manager of the Presidential campaign OF
General Leonard Wood has resulted in a
complete change in the method OF the
campaign, and is understood to insure the
management OF the next Republican cam
Ssign by Will II. Hays.
Definite information concerning the
strange change in generalship which re-
suited in the retirement OF Mr.. King and
rhe selection OF Colonel William Cooper
Proctor. of Ohio, as manager has brought
these facts into the light 1t is stated that
Mr.. Kings elimination from the Wood
campaign is complete and that Colonel
Proctor now is in full charge
AS a result OF the change the National
Committee members, who met in Washing
ton a short time ago, have scored what is
regarded as a victory and have sustained
the prerogative they are maintaining that
they shall make the selection of the chair
man, rather than the candidate, all pre-
cedents 10 the contrary notwithstanding.
Mr.. Kings attitude toward the manage
snent of the Wood campaign is understood
theory of work through organizations
without regard to publicity. and that better
results we're to be obtained by practical
work of this character than in taking
General Woods candidacy directly to the
public,
Mr.. King is also credited with having
committed the indiscretion of intimating
that in the event of General Woods NOM
snation he CMr. King) would be made
chairman OF the committee and would
manage the campaign to its conclusion.
This attitude did not please men like
Frank III. Hitchcock and others VINO are
credited with having q desire to get in on
the Wood movement but were discouraged
by Mr.. King The result was the freezing
Y1n OF the committee toward Woods can
sIidacv and q determination by many OF
the committeeman to go home and see TO
St that no one man had a majority of votes
{n advance of the convention
The attitude of the National Committee
was further shown by statement made
nv A T. Hert member from Kentucky,
ar the time of the committees meeting
here that, no matter vino was Nominated
the committee would exercise its pre-
rogative of selecting chairman II IL
understood that practically all OF the
candidates have allowed II TO be known
3bev would acauiesce in the continuation
OF Mr. Hays as the chairman OF the COM
Ynittee after the nomination Is made.
The selection of Mr.. King as General
Woods manager had come as a result oil
his 81. ,ession to the position of leadership
for Colonel Roosevelt. In whose interests
Presidential movement was being started
at the time of his death. The relations
between Colonel Roosevelt and George w
Perkins, for reasons which have not beer
disclosed, had not been as cordial al
before, and Colonel Roosevelt let It o'
known they might speak Co Mr.. kine
confidentiaIly as to himself" and MI kine
slipped into the place formerly occupied oy
Mr. Perkins. After the death OF Coionel
Roosevelt Mr.. King was able to cemen'
ir.uch of this organization TO General Wooo
Runblings Of the revolt against MT
King commenced just before the meeting
OF the National Committee, which was
interested in hearing that Colonel Proctor
lad been named as one Of the managers
Tor General Wood, but II was not until
after the committee meeting that the ina
change took place.
Since then General Woods candidacy
las been presented with more regard &c
it's popular appeal and situations have
been ironed out in Kansas, Okiahoma
and other States, while, whether as a
+, suit of the change or not, the move
ment appears to be on much tirmef
and more enthusiastic basis.