Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-14
Hays Chairman of
 Rep. Nat. Committee
WILL HAVE A FREE HAND TO
 BRING ABOUT. HARMONY
J. T. ADAMS WITHDREW
Recommendations of the Old Exeeu- tive committse for an Advisory com- mittes of Women and Continuing the Old Hughes Committee Were Ignored.

St. Louis. Mo-, Feb 13-Wi1l H. Hays of Indiana, elected chairman of the republican national committee here this afternoon, will have a free hand in bringing about harmony for the next attack on the democratic citadel, according to weary committeeman who rested from their labors tonight
 The committee, by acceptance of resignations and otherwise, eliminated the entire executive committee to make clean job of providing the party with new leadership.
 A. T. Hart, representing Kentucky, said that from what he knew of Hays energy it would not be long before the committee was called together to act with the chairman in selecting q new executive committee.
 Old Executive Committee Ignored. The recommendations of the old executive committee calling for an ad- visory committee of women and con tinuing the old Hughes campaign com mittee. were ignored, it was said in order not to bind MT. Hayes in any way as to his staff.
 There was considerable objection to eliminating the matter of the com mittee5 of the women. but Rudolph K. Hynicka, of Ohio- where woman suf- l frage was recently defeated, was sus- I tained in his contention that the mat ter could safely be left to MT Hays. The suffragists who addressed the committee yesterday. Miss Rosalie Loew Whitney, of New York, repre- senting the National Wonan's Suffrage Association. and Mrs. Abby Scott Ba- ker, representing the Woman's Party
 were not present They were chiefly I svHfo s, ok f<, the federal amendment and this the committee gave in adopting the res
 olution made public by the executive
 committee yesterday.
 Wilson Roosevelt Lincoln.
 The resolutions pledging support tc
 the Wilson administration in pressing
 the war, expressing gratitude fol Theodore Roosevelt and paying trib- ute to Lincoln were also adopted The resolution presented yesterday by Mayor William Hale Thompson, O lEhicago, upha}fiina the 4riglas of frel ispeechs and Attacking the search .anl iseizure act Under which the, govern
 nsent is dealing with the I. W W. ant lother alleged nlenaces, was not report led out by the committee. Mayo Thompson did not inquire as to it fate in the meesins nor was the sub Ject mentioned publicly.
 f Statement by Senator Penrose.
 Senator Boise Penrose, before de parting for. Washington. issued tn
 following statement:4
 Republicans throughout the countr ! will be sincerely gratified to learn tha the national committee adjourned wit
 complete harmony prevailing on ever side. The discussion relating to tn , various matters coming before tn committee and particularly to tn question of the chairma nship was con : ducted in an ;.rnicable spirit withou
 any factional division and with tn i. single view to party unity and part success. MT. Hays. has been chairma , of the republican state committee ( Indiana in several hard fought bat ties resulting in republican success , and he has the reputation of bein 2 one of the best political organizers i , the country. He seems to have tn peculiar qualifications required at thi
 time and he will have the full co-eI
 eration of the national committee"
 Fred w. Uphan Treasurer.
 Fred w. Upham, of Chicago, wh , has been western treasurer severs
 terms, was elected treasurer by vol h of 34 to 12 over George R. Sheldon (
 New York. Edwin P Thayer, IT
 diana, was elected sergeant at -arfr : to succeed the late William F. Ston h tGuy V. Howard, Minnesota, an :. Charles H. Henning, West Virgini were elected assistants to MT. Thaye d The election of James B. Reynolt y some time ago as secretary of the con
 !mittee was ratified" apparently .l t make doubly sure the assurance. tn; d he would remain in office. ' !, Adams Withdrew After Long Fist lil John T. Adams, who after a ior
 fight withdrew as a candidate f, g chairman, leaving the field to M d Hays, was chosen vice chairman I the same meeting which made Re, ;, holds secretary, but the matter
 ratification did not come up.
 Mir. Adams was the first candida
 in the field for the craftsmanship. F
 lcredited George W, Perkins with pr 5 noting the propaganda of pro-Ge
 manism against him. Even his en Il mics did not question his prese
 Americanism, but held that. at tn
 time no man who had at any tin a showed the least friendship for Ge Q !many's militaristic policies could ser $ the party as chairman.
 d, The pledges for and against hi J. were deadlocked until within a l1s n hour of the meeting. Then he ve h bally announced his withdrawal; '' T. the interests of harmony"
 h PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO