Evening star., 1924-10-01
WOOD SEES real"
!. c. 0. P. CONGRESS
Representative Tells Presi-
dent of Party's Expected
Gains in Membership.

real out-and- -out republican Con-
-reSs was promised President Cool-
idge today by Representative Will r.
Wood of Indiana. chairman OF the
Republican national congressional
committee. He told the Pre- sident
that the people are thoroughly dis
;susted with men p4rading before
election time as Republicans and get
ting elected on the strength of this
and then deserving the party when
they arrive al the Capitol
Representative Woods declared that
the Republicans viii make many
gains in the membership OF the next
House of Representatives. He looks
for these in New York, Pennsylvania.
New jersey. Indiana, Illinois and
Montana. He said also the party has
an excellent chance to elect two Re-
publicanS from North Carolina. one
from Florida. one from Virginia and
Two from Alabam
Would Wipe Ont Group Rule.
The Republican gains. he said
would wipe out the domination III the
House by the 30 members uf tn. La
Follettc group. which exercised Il
balance of power in the last session.
We are going to nave IA real Re-
publican Congress this time" said
Representative Wood for the reason
that We have not 4 real Republican
majority now. The people have had
demonstration of the futility and
confusion caused by the La Toilette
group and they are determined that
the condition shall not continue. The
Sixty-Scventh Congress. with a real
Republican majority enacted more
constructive legislation than any
preceding Congress. especially in the
way of legislation beneficial To the
farmers. The next Congress VIII be
d Republican Congress"
Col. Waldo Sees President
Col. Khinelander Waldo. former
police commissioner Of New York.
today conferred with the President
concerning a plan to extend to otter
cities the Coolidge Non Part lisa II
League of which he i& president
The clubs activities in New York
city have proved such a success. he
said. that il is now proposed To
organize branches throughout the
country.
An average of 2J.000 persons daily
are coming into our headquarters in
the old ShanleN restaurant at Times
Square" he aid GIVE are open l.
hours every day. from noon I'll
midnight. and every minute there is
speaker talking for Coolidge and
Dawes. The interest manifested i'll
these speeches i remarkable. 1nou-
sands Of Democrats tel! uS they are
going to vote for Coolidge.
Indications now. are that John W
DAVIS VIII carry Missouri despite The
optimistic claims being made by some
Of the Republican leaders. according
to &. :. Yost. editor Of the s.. Louis
Globe Democrat and president "f tbt
American Society Of Newspaper Ed
itor& who was d caller Yesterday at the
White House.
Not only did this Missouri editor give
his opinion about the political situation
in his State to newspaper men at the
White House. but he had the temerity
TO so express himself to President
Coolidge He said today he wanted
To give the President tie benefit ot
his observations. even though tacN
We're not quite SO roSeN as the report
he has been receiving.
La Toilette lo.e Large.
Mr. Yost bases his opinion rega rdin g
the outcome upon the growth OF the
La Toilette movement in Missouri
The Wisconsin Senator is going &c
poll large vote, the greater portion
OF which Will come from the Repub-
icanS, he said.
President Coolidge asked many
questions regarding the fight in mid
West States and appeared grateful to
Mr.. IoSt for the frank manner iT
which he presented his observations
So Interested was the President in
MIR. IoSt'S campaign story that he in
Vited him to be his guest al lunch
con, when they could go further into
the subject.
Mr YoSt said he told the Preside mt
that the American Society of News
paper Editors. Of which he is the
head has decided to hold its future
meetings and banquets in Washing
ton. and they want him to attend
these. The next one Will be held late
in November or on Franklin's birth
DAY anriNerSarN. january II.