New-York tribune., 1922-11-14
Republicans to
Enlist Women
In Reorgannizil,s!; 3;
Morris's Plans for Party's
1924 Campaign Call for
'sNew Young Blood and
L e nm inine Activity
Roosevelt to Take Part
Governor Miller to Practice
Law Here After First of
Year, Announces Morris

George X. Morris, chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, said last
night that the plans for reorganizinr
the Republican party for victory next
year and in 1924 are under way, and
that the Republicans will soon be back
in control.
Incidentally, he revealed that Gov
ernor Miller, Immediately after jan
uary /, would move to New York from
Syracuse and engage in the practice Of
law on his own account.
Mr.. Morris indicated that Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Wads-
worth, Charles D. Hilles, Colonel Will
liam j. Donovan, Senator Lowman,
Samuel s. Koenig, Jacob A. Livingston,
Richard w. Lawrence and others would
take part in the discussion Of reorgani-
cation, and that the tentative plans in
cluded wider influence and greater
activity for Republican women.
1--WE want winning organization,
and that means that every Republican
with the welfare of the state at heart
will be asked to join in the upbulding
of the organization, to the end that
next year and the year after we shall
see the Republicans returned to power
in both branches of the Legislature"
said Chairman Morris.
Await Pendulum's Return
eve suffered with the swing Of the
pendulum. 1t swung Republican last
year and Democratic this year. The
arc of the swing will be shorter each
year until it's swing is normal once
more. Governor Miller was tne candi-
The Governor is four or six years
ahead of his time. He told the people
the truth and left an admirable record
People do not always want mere JUS
tice, or the square deal - they want
what is sometimes called the edge
No one Specific cause defeated us.
There was combination. The record
of the Harding Administration, organ
lied labor, the bonus, the tariff, transit
in New York City and the wet and dry
issue-they all lost us votes. The size
of the Smith plurality simply knocked
us out But we have been 3eaten be-
fore and soon recovered. We need new
young blood and the continued CO.
operation of the women, all Of which
we shall obtain.
The Democrats will not be able to
satisfy the warnings of the people
who voted for Smith. When the voters
wake up to the fact that they have
been 'kidded' into voting for the Demo
Gratis they will come trooping back"
when you saw Governor Miller at
Atlantic: City yesterday did he seem
disappointed 2"
Governor Not Disappointed
disappointed nothing!" calculated
the chairman. "Do you think it is
permanent disappointment to man to
be dropped out of $4,000 job into
one of $250,000 a year, when he needs
the money? Of course, he wanted to
viii. and worked like horse for vic
tory. He set very high administra-
tive standard. But despite this the big
town wanted the Smith brand of gov
ernment instead Of the Miller brand.
I understand that the Governor is GO
ing to move to New York after Janu-
AIRY l and set up in business on his
him to join them, but he prefers to go
it alone. l do not know whether he
will take hand in politics or not.
l judge that he will practice law for
the next few years. He has large
family. His political advice will be
eagerly sought by the Republicans, I
know that"
Asked about prohibition and the pro-
posed repeal OF the Mullan-Gage en-
forcement act, Mr.. Morris said:
"All that AL Smith can do is to ask
the Legislature to petition Congress to
modify the Volstead act. He can't re-
peal Federal act. Some of the people
who voted for him seem to think that
the beer wagon will soon be around
delivering beer to them. They will be
disillusioned. While the Eighteenth
the law of the land, Of course, the Re-
publican party will continue to stand
for their enforcement. The law cannot
be changed at Albany. People expect
ing q change must look to Washing
ton"