Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26
WOOD D|MS VETS
CONGRESS HOPES
Tells President Next Body
Will Be Dry and in Hands
of Republicans.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

WHITE PINE CAMP. n. Y,
who are expecting the Congress to
be elected next Fall to be sufficiently
wet to bring about an early modifica-
ton of the Volstead law were blasted
by Representative Will r. Wood of In
diana, who was q guest yesterday at
the Coolidge camp.
Mr. Wood predicted there will be no
change in the prohibition enforcement
law for at least three years. The agi-
tation by vets is going to make very
little, il any. material change in the
complexion of Congress. he said. He
added that since the Congress to be
elected in November will serve for two
years those who are entertaining any
ideas that the Nolstead law is going
to be liberalized or modified need look
for no naturalization of their dreams
before that time.
Prediction Given Weight.
More than ordinary Importance is
attached to the predictions made by
Mr.. Wood, If for no other rea son than
because he Is chairman of the House
Republican campaign committee and
the fact that he has made a very care
full survey of political conditions gen.
orally throughout the country. He
was invited by President Coolidge to
come to White Pine Camp to advise
him of the progress being made in
paving the way for the election Of a
sufficient number of Republicans to
continue in control of the Senate and
House.
1t was only natural that the wet
and dry issue should have come up
for discussion when he laid before the
President the general situation. How
ever, this issue. which he contends is
not an issue to any extent in this
campaign. only figured very briefly
and Incidentally during His talk with
the President. He disposed of the
subject by telling the President that
the results in only very few con-
gressional districts will be affected by
this issue. These districts, he stated.
are confined exclusively to the East.
The real issue in this campaign, Mr..
Wood said. is prosperity. The accom-
plishments of the administration, and
the record Of the Republican Congress
are the only issues the candidates of
Inc Republican party need. he said
THE people Of the country are enjoy.
ing the fruits of the most prosperous
era In the history of the nation" Mr..
Wood declared. $50 why should they
want changer"
When Mr. Wood presented to the
President the facts and figures deal
ing with the campaign and the prob.
able result in November, the latter
was highly pleased with the outlook
as 1t now appears.
What called for this feeling of ella.
tion particularly was Mr.. Woods IRE.
diction that the Republicans would
come through without the loss of
either House of Congress. He declared
that the party would have a working
majority in the next House of 25
which is 10 less than the nresent
margin This ma jority MIR. Woo6
pointed out Is exclusive of the in.
surgent group, members of which
were elected as Republicans. but who
vote consistently against the party.
He did not care to be so specific re.
garding the majority In the next Sen.
ate other than to say that advices he
has received cause him to fell certain
that a sufficient number of the 60.
called doubtful Republican Senators
will pull through to keep the control
of the upper branch of Congress in the
hands Of the party.
Two Face Keen Fight.
While on the subject of the Sem
ators who are generally considered
as facing extreme difficulties. Mr.
Wood expressed the belief that Sen.
ators Ernst of Kentucky, Harreld. Of
Oklahoma, Willis of Ohio and vii.
iiams of Missouri, will be victorious
He said he did not know the situation
in Maryland well enough to make
statement about Senator Weller's
chances. According to reports he
has received from Arizona and Nevada
he is inclined to think that Senator'S
Cameron and Oddie will have keen
contests.
In making his candid prediction
that the Republican working ma iOritv
in the House would be cut by 10. Mr..
Wood said he attributed this to the
fact that numbe rof Republicans
were elected to the last House from
normally Democratic districts. 1t is
only natural. he explained, thav
number of those who came in on the
Coolidge wave of 1924 will likely be
defeated.
According. to his figuring, there are
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