Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-19
CHAIRMAN HAYS
STIRS PARTY TO
RENEWED ZEAL
Organization on Scientific
Methods Is Proceeding
From Coast to Coast

Washington, April 10. - Quietly,
| but with unprecedented thorough
] ness, organization on scientific meth
DDS of the Republican party from
coast to coast is in progress. Not
since the days of the Mckinley cam
paigns has there been such a Re
publican awakening according to le-
ports coming into headquarters of the
Republican national committee and
the Republican Congressional COM
mittee.
Will H. Hays, chairman of the Re-
publican national committee, is max
ing the final trips on remarkable
swing around the circle of Western
and Southern states. The brilliant
victory of Senator Lenroot over the
administration forces in Wisconsin
is the first feather in the cap of
Chairman Hays. According to those
who participated in that battle, If is
only the beginning of series of tri-
umphs for the brilliant young lead
er.
To Open Offices in New York
He will open New York offices of
the Republican national committee
on May l in the Knox Building, For
1iSNAA Sti NCl anu II III avenue. leIl-
! porary Western offices in Chicago are
now occupied by Fred w. Upham,
treasurer of the national committee.
The present trip of Chairman Hays
is solely for the purpose of studying
at close range the state Republican
committees and ascertaining the
method or lack of method in hitch
ing state and county committees.
He has found slackness, indiffer-
ence and incompetence in many
places, but almost invariably he has
substituted for these conditions en-
thusiasm and efficiency. California
is shining example of the transfor-
I nation wrought. There he has
brought together the Republican fac
tions that have been at each others
throats for decade, has shown lead
ers of factions the folly of their jeal-
! ousies and has actually created
friendships where a few weeks ago
there were bitter enemies.
His trip up to date has included
Kansas, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Mime
sofa, the Dakotas, Washington. Colo
! RADIO, Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Cali
fornia, and he is still going strong.
Loyal Support to the War
Although this is merely a prelimin-
airy canter, as it We're, for Mr.. Hays,
the reports indicate amazing results
| There appears to be a general re-
sponse to the Republican plan Of
campaign. In brief. that includes
answering support of President Will
son in the conduct of the war, but
insistence upon the right of con-
structive criticism.
Democrats Fighting Protection
Another vital reason for the sys-
tematic organization that is being
perfected by Chairman Hays is the
insidious, but none the less deter
mined efforts that are being made
| by the Democratic Administration
! and the Democratic national Con-
gressional committee for the destruc-
ton of the protective tariff system
upon which this country has grown
to greatness. The plans are going
forward under the guidance of the
highest authorities in the Demo-
cratic party and in the government.
1T makes no difference to the DEM
ocratic leaders, both in and out of
office, that the French government
is scientifically studying the adVisa-
bility of establishing a complete pro-
tective tariff system after the war. 1t
makes no difference that the Ger
man governments plans for a tariff
war are known to the entente and
that Russia will probably take its
place with the powers committed to
protective tariff theories. Free trade
doctrines lie at the base of this DEM
ocratic Administration and they per-
meate every office, from the White