Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1920 — WOOD SUPPORTERS ORGANIZE LEAGUES [ARTICLE]

WOOD SUPPORTERS ORGANIZE LEAGUES

Leaders In Campaign Move Forming • Local Bran choc Threughoirt < the State. STMT WOMEN’S DIVISION ladiaaapolla (Bpocial)—Loaders o< the Leonard Wood campaign movement in Indiana are now devoting their Un* to the orgunisatlen of Wood-for-Prosident branch leagues in every county in ths state. Many, of the branches havo already been formed and ar* taMag MB active part tai the campaign proUminarto. The next few days will seo the Wood porters in practically overF ccm.un Ity fully organised, according to, reports which Harry G. Hogan, state campaign manager, has received Homhis district and county managers. Ono of the largoot branches that has been formed io the Marion county league, which has headquarters tn Indianapolis and has hold a number of largely attended meetings and a great deal df iatsrsst has bo*" aroused in Wdod's candidacy. Another largo branch has boon formed by the students of Indiana where id* boys and girls have beaded together to support Wood at the primary, Weed is to be the commoncokont •peaker at the university in Juno and the students there are particularly saxtons to see him got a full-fledged sadersemeat in the Hoosier state. Under the direction of Austin W. Btults, of Ft. Wayne, the Wood manager in the Twelfth district, a Twelfth district Wood-for-Fresidout league has been organised and a number of branches will bo formed in the several counties t»f the district and in towns and rural coMnuntttoe. Admirers of General Wood organ' Izod la Bvansvillo last week an< a number of other clubs and branches are in the process of formation First district, according to ths of Fugene Sargeant, the district asanMar X - -r’-. ■ " Normal Students Organtoo* Calvin D. Tilson and his aMocdates at Greensburg, Decatur county, reported yesterday that a kraakh with a largo membership has been started at Greensburg. Committees have bo*n appointed and active work hoc boon Ukon up. _ Steps havo also been taken at Danville by the stndoaU of the Central Normal College to organise in behalf of Wood. General Wood la exported back in Indiana the middle or latter part of April and Ms Indiana managers hope to route him so that he will havo an opportunity do speak to the in every congressional district. . Follow Ing Ms recant speech at, JndiMMpolls there waa a heavy demand at Wood’" Indiana headquarters for Wood bpoaking dates. The general made such a favorable impression on tknoe who heard him at the capital that they Immediately put in Mds to have visit their home comnrtnltl*g when ho returns for his state-wide tour. Women Organizing. Indiana Republican women who ar* supporting Wood ar* being organised under the direction of Mrs. Curtis Hodges, of Indianapolis, chairman of the women’s organisation committee. The women will adopt the same plan of action as the mon. District and county managers win bo appointed by Mrs. Hodges and they in turn win cooperate with the men’s organisation in their own particular community Both men and women are being enrolled as members of the Wood-for-Prosident leagues and the women will be given an equal share in the responsibilities M the primary. Appointments of a number of local workers have already boon made by Mrs. Hodges and other active Repub. lican Women are volunteering to take part in the work. Over 23,000 voters who signed petitions to havo Wood on the Indiana primary ballet are to bo absorbed in the various branches of the Wood-for-Presldsut leagues. Manager Hogan stated.