Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
NEW VICE.CHAIRMAN OF MA.
TIONAL COMMITTEE IS AG-
GRESSIVE, EFFECTIVE
AND FAIR

The career of John T. Adams, Of
Iowa, who was recently selected as
Vice-chairman of the Republican Ma
Itional Committee, indicates that II
the Committee desires efficiency in
political management, they made no
mistake in their selection.
Mr.. Adams is an enterprising and
successful business man, student Of
politics in the broa0est sense, and a
political worker along such lines as
to win the esteem of Republicans and
arouse the fear of HIS Democratic OPP
ponents.
Prior to 1908, Mr.. Adams had TAX
en- no active part in politics, but had
confined his attention almost entire
ly to the management of sash and
door manufacturing establishment at
Dubuque, Iowa, of which concern he
has been president for 22 years and
with which he has been associated for
35 years. Although not active in pol
itics he has taken an interest in gov
ernmental problems such as would
be a credit to any American citizen.
He has been a lifelong student of
history, and particularly of the econ
omic problems confronting the peO-
pie of the United States. His private
library is known as one of the best in
the State of Iowa. and is particularly
well supplied with best known works
on economic subjects. He reads Ger
man and French fluently and has
studied German authors on economic
subjects. His extensive studies have
won him a reputation among his i'm
mediate friends as a man of scholar
| ly tastes.
With this broad foundation for
useful political service, Mr.. Adams
became active in politics for the first
time in 1908 when his neighbor and
personal friend, the late Senator AL
lison, induced him to take charge of
his campaign for election to the Sem
ate, at which time the contest was
between Allison and Cummins for the
nomination. His ability as political
worker attested by the fact that he
won the nomination for Allison but
did it in such manner as not to for
felt either the respect or the friend
ship of Cummins, who was later ell
ected to the Senate after the death
of Senator Allison.
Although thereafter active in pol
itics, Mr. Adams was never candi-
date for any office. However, he was
elected by the people of Dubuque to
membership on the Board of Educa-
ttion, and has served very acceptably
as trustee of Dubuque College. He
was elected a member of the Repub
lican National Committee of 1912
and was chosen a member of it's EX'
ecutive Committee. In 1916 he was
an active supporter of the candidacy
of Senator Cummins for the presi
Dental nomination, and was elected {
Member of the National Committee il
a statewide primary in which he woI
by an Overwhelming majority. Hi
relations are cordial with both Sen
ator Cummins and Kenyon, of Iowa
all the members fthe Iowa Con
all the members of the Iowa Con
: ficers of the State department. NJ
person in his own state opposed hi
election to the National Committee
on the ground that he was lacking il
progressiveness.
If the Republican party desires tn
Leadership of a man who can be ag
excessively and effectively active II
party affairs and yet so tactful as L
; retain the confidence and friendshi
: of members of all factions of his owl
party. it would seem that in the selee
ton of Mr. Adams as Vice-Chairmar
/, no mistake was made.