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Show If General Is Nominated Hays Will Retain His Position in Party. H CHICAGO, April 26. Will H. Hays, H Republican national committee chair- H man, has been endorsed by Majpr Gcn- 1 eral Leonard .. ood as campaign man- H ager if the general is nominated by the H convention here June S. HL This announcement, made by Wood V headquarters today, was said pracii- Hf cally to assure Mr. Hays of the posi- tlon, no muster who is nominated, and H io end rumors that Wood, if success- H ful, would appoint Frank Hitchcock, former postmaster general, his cam- pnign manager. The Hepuolican national committee Hf has gone on record as 'opposed to the selection of anyone other than Hays. HI Most candidates had endorsed Hays, HH but tho position of General Wood re- HI mained m doubt following tho arrival here of Mr. Hitchcock and the circu- mm , lation of reports ho would displace Colonel Wlllia'm Cooper Proctor, of I Cincinnati, as the general's pre-con-B vention campaign manager, and as di-B di-B f rector of the election campaign should B ' Wood be nominated. 1 Proctor in Charge. S Colonel Proctor today announced B that "so far as 1 know, I urn to remain B .in charge of General .Wood's pre-con-w Aentiou campaign.." The question of Republican cam-m cam-m paign management was brought to a wj head last week when national commit- , Kit ' teemen and regional parly heads ob- O jected to the selection of anyone but raM ' t Hays. Among the most ardent sup-MMr sup-MMr ' .porters of the chairman are lred bp-i, yffl ham, national treasurer, and Captain , Rill Victor H. Jlentz, in charge of the He- , 0l publican regional headquarters hree. jf Mr. Rentz announced he would resign , Sill unless the committee's endorsement of k Hays was accepted by the successful jjgl candidate S The tension produced by the stand R, of the Republican leaders was visibly Jfi relaxed following General Wood's anil an-il uouncement today. h jj The present national committee will n j not apjoiat the campaign manager. Jj- That will be left to the new commit-$ commit-$ 2 tee DUt 5t is expected a majority of $f the committee will be re-elected. j Committee Meets May 10th. Syl The national committee meets here wM May 10th to complete plan3 for the SB convention, including selection of a B .temporary secretary and other offi-1 offi-1 1 cers. S 1 Senators Lodge and Borah have both L .been mentioned as possible choice for fT, permanetn chairman. Y ' Headquarters for Senator Johnson 1, v io oe opened nere tomorrow un-i der direction of Edgar Cook and of-' of-' lices for Herbert Hoover's campaign jL were opened today by Charles Stev-m Stev-m enspn, sugar administrator during the ;B war. Governor Frank 0. Lowdcn and II General Wood have maintained national nation-al nl headquarters here for some time, m while tho managers for Senator War-r'jB War-r'jB ren G. Harding have opened offices w at Intervals. If On the Democratic side only boost-IB boost-IB ers of Attorney General Palmer have B appeared. |