The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-01-27
NEW VICE-CHAIRMAN OF
NATIONAL COMMITTEES Is
AGGRESSIVE AND FAIR

Inc career of John T. Adams. of
IOWA. who was recently Selected nc
'ce-chalrman of the Repuhlicon
National Committee, indicates that
II the Committee desires efriciencv
IN political management. they mado
no mistake in their selection
MT Adams is an enterprisins and
successful business man. student
OF politics in the broadcast so,oo
ana political worker along spcb
INES as to win the esteem of Rsnpb-
means and arouse the fear of his
Democratic opponents.
Prior to 1908, Mr.. Adams had
taken no active part in politics hr,
had confined his attention almost en-
Iireiy to the management of n sosb
ana door manufacturing establish
ihent at Dubuque. Iowa, of which
concern he has been president for
20 years and with which he has beep
associated for 35 years. AItbou.h
not active in politics he has taken
an interest in governmental probIep,s
SUCH as would be a credit IN anu
1i"nerican citizen. He has been n
iile-iong student of history, and mar
tlcuiarly of the economic probIep,s
confronting the people of the Init
ed States. His private library 10
known as one Of the best in the state
OF Iowa, and is particularly Vel,
supplied with best known works on
economic subjects. He reads Car
man and French fluently and has
studied German authors on econom-
&c subjects. His extensive studies
nave won him a reputation among
MS Immediate friends as a man of
scholarly tastes.
| With this broad foundation for
useiui political service, Mr. Adams
became active in politics for the first
time in 1908 when his neigbbor and
personal friend, the late Senator AL
lson, induced him to take charpe NJ
I MS campaign for election IN tbo
senate, at which time the contos,
was between Allison and Cumm;rs
Tor the nomination. His ability nc
poiitical worker is attested by the
iact that he won the nomination
Tor Allison but did II in such n man
ner as not to forfeit either the re-
spect or the friendship of Cummins
VINO was later elected to the Senate
after the death of Senator Allison
Although thereafter active in poli-
ties, Mr., Adams was never n candi-
date for any office. However, be
was elected by the people of Du-
buque to membership on the Board
or Education, and has served very
acceptably as a trustee of Dubuoue
College. He was elected a member
Of the Republican National Commit
tee Of 1912. and was chosen a men,
Der OF its Executive Committee. In
1916 he was an active supporter of
the candidacy Of Senator Cummins
for the presidential nomination, and
was elected member Of the Ma
tional Committee in a statewide
primary in which he won by an over
whelming majority. His relations
are cordial with both Senators
Cummins and Kenyon. of Iowa, all
the members of the Iowa Congress
sional delegation. and all the officers
of the state government. No per-
son in his own state opposed his
election to the National Committee
on the ground that he was lacking
in progressiveness.
II the Republican party desires
the leadership Of a man who can
be aggressively and effectively act
i've in party affairs and yet so tact
full as to retain the confidence and
friendship OF members of all fac
tons of his own party, It would
seem that in the selection of Mr..
Adams as ce-Chairman, no mis-
take was made.