New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-17

campaign board for the national COM
mittee. and that was all.
Vote on Adams's Election
Mr.. Adams was elected by vote Of
eight TO five. Besides Mr.. Wilcox
Messrs. Parsons, Warren, Howell and
Hert voted against him. Mr.. Adams
did not vote Bliss, Reynolds, Gillett
Hemenway, Estabrook, Martin, Gleason
and Macarthur voted for Adams. Mr.
Macarthur. of Oregon, made the motion
placing him in nomination.
Mr.. Howell, of Nebraska, and Chair
man Wilcox both addressed the COM
mittee at some length, strongly urging
against the election Of a vice-chairman
at this time and asking that the COM
mittee defer such election until a meet
ing of the full national committee.
Mr.. Wilcox argued that they had
gone through the campaign very we'll
without a vice-chsirman and that there
we're matters of great moment to be
considered. He declared that it would
be a very grave mistake to elect Nj
Adams at this time, as such action was
bound to be wrongly construed, anc
might even defeat the purposes Of the
meeting itself, which we're to discuss
plans for "A stronger reunion OF forces
for the future.
The Adams men listened respectfully
and then calmly proceeded 10 operate
the steam roller. The vote was taken
by a call of the roll Then the "old
guards" directed their second battery
al the Wilcox minority by designating
a committee Of three, consisting Of the
chairman, the vice-charman and Cor
neliuS n. Bliss, jr., 70 pass upon all tut
ure expenditures Of the committee.
As Mr.. Bliss voted for Mr. Adams, II
was a two TO one proposition against
unity. Mr. Wilcox even voted for the
new finance committee, as suggested
by the men who had opposed his wishes
in electing Mr.. Adams.
Perkins-Colby Statement
The statement issued by Mr.. Per
kins and Mr.. Colby said. IN part:
"The executive committee Of the
Republican National Committee met
here Yesterday and took up various
matters, including the question OF
establishing a campaign committee TO
draw together and further the JOINT
activities Of all those who are OBJ
posed to the present Democratic party
and its programme.
at its meeting yesterday the ex-
ecutivc committee elected vice.
chairman Of the National Committee,
arranged to have a permanent head
quarters in Washington. filled the
vacancy on the National Committee
for the District Of Columbia and APP
pointed a committee Of three. consist
ing OF the chairman, the vice-chair-
man and the treasurer, TO pass on all
matters of publicity, finance and eX-
pense After having done all this the
committee then appointed itself q
subcommittee TO meet to-day 70 selec;
such Progressive-Rep Republicans and
Progressiyes as it desired to have as
ISOLATED with It as a campaign com
mittee.
"All these things were wilfully ant
dehantly done in spite Of the fact that
2 Mr. Hays. the Republican state chair.
man Of Indiana, had taken word tc
Mr.. Hemenway, the leader of the
group insisting upon this arbitrary &C.
ton, that II the contemplated actor
was taken we would have nothing Il
{ do with such an impotent and power
| less campaign committee.
THE election of ice-chairmar
was accomplished after four member
, Of the ommittee-Messrs. Hert, o.
Kentucky; Howell, OF Nebraska; Par
sons, of New York, and Chairman
Willcox-had protested, and after {
motion by these gentlemen to refel
the selection Of a vice-chairman Il
the national committee itself had beer
voted down.
Action Unprecedented
"The election of vice-chairmsn By
the executive committee is withou
precedent. Hitherto the vice-chair
man has always been appointed by
the chairman. The selection of a vice
D chairman Immediately after the ma
/ tional election, when no vice -chairmar
/ was appointed before election; tn,
/ forcing of the appointment to an is
sue over the protest Of the chairman
and three other prominent member
of the committee, and the refusal Il
allow the National Committee itsel
TO pass on the appointment we're fol
a distinct purpose.
THE purpose was twofold First
these men wished 20 keep the contro
Of the machinery of the Republican
party. present and prospective. in tn,
hands Of their own little coterie. Sec
ond thew wished IN shift tho resnon