Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-12
TALK OF COMPROMISE
CANDIDATE GROWS
At ST. LOUIS TODAY
Adams Out Of Running But
Strong Opposition to
Hays Develops
By L. E. Earnist
nited Press Staff Correspondent

SOHi oAiloc CdnuludIe IOf republican ma
tional committee chairman grew in vol
ume this afternoon when supporters of
John, I. Adams of Iowa, indicated their
unalterable opposition to Win H. Hays
of Indiana,
/ There were signs that the Hays wave
was approaching its crest. Growing be-
lief that the committee would adjourn
until tomorrow for final action was said
to show that the Hays forces had fail
ed to muster enough votes to elect
him at this afternoon 8 meeting.
Leaders of the Adams boom met with
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania.
At was reported they signified their will
lingness to withdraw Adams providing
candidate acceptable to them was
agreed upon.
Fred Stanley of Kansas was the most
prominently mentioned "dark horse"
The Hays men, however, continued to
maintain confident front.
I Woman suffrage had its inning be-
fore the executive committee of the
party today. The committee endorsed a
resolution approving the action of the
house of representatives in passing the
Susan B. Anthony amendment. 1t was
reported that Committeeman +. w. Es-
tabrook of New Hampshire cast the
only adverse vote.
| Women opposed to suffrage also will
heve an opportunity to address the COM
mittee, according to plans. Miss Minnie
Bronson of Washington and Miss Lucy
Price OF Boston were expected to speak.
The suffragists were jubilant because
OF private assurances they claimed to
have obtained from party leaders that
committee would endorse the Anthony
amendment.
Another resolution, which already has
been through the executive committee
mill will go before the national commit
tee. 1t lauds the work done by repub-
lican members of congress in support of
war measures.
The plan to put over until tomorrow
election of a chairman was adopted by
the republican national committee this
afternoon in brief executive session.
Following an address by Chairman
Wilcox, in which he asked for a spirit
of Cancellation, members of the advis-
ory committee and representatives of
the press were asked to attend the
meeting.
Adams Still Holds On. 4 -'s-
After two days of earnest endeavor
to uniteS on a candidate for chairman
acceptable to all elements of the party,
it seemed almost certain today that the
supporters of John T. Adams, of Iowa,
and the faction opposed to him, must
carry their battles to the committee
floor.
In the small hours of the morning it
was announced at Adams headquarters
that he positively will be candidate
when the committee meets this after
noon. There were predictions, however,
that he would withdraw at the last mo-
ment because of an attack upon his
Americanism.
Opposing the Iowan will be Will H.
Hays of Indiana, unless there is a sud- !
den shift in the plans of the anti
Adams contingent.
A letter written by Adams during
tour of Germany three months after !
the outbreak of the European war, was
read before the party's executive com
mittee late yesterday by Senator Cald-
er of New York. 1t indicated, anti
Adams members of the committee as
serted, that Adams entertained at that
time friendly sentiment toward Ger
many.
The letter threw the national commit |
tee into confusion. The restraint that |
had marked the deliberations of the
committeeman was swept away in
moment. The last hope Of harmony was
dispelled.
Adams and his hackers withdrew at
once to their headquarters and did not
attend the joint conference of the ma
tional and advisory committee that fol
lowed the executive committee meeting.
As a result the conference developed
a distinct Hays atmosphere.
After being clOseted with his advis-
ors several hours, Adams voiced de.
fianee to his opponents in statement +
defending his Americanism. 1t charged
George W. Perkins with responsibility
for bringing out the letter and declared
Adams had personal knowledge that the
@ circulation of the attack" had been
planned three weeks ago.
AS the descendant of nine genera
tions of New England stock, and with
out a drop of German blood in my
veins", the statement read, 81 have
not and could not have the slightest
for any nation as against the
United States or any nation with which
the interests or welfare Of the United
viii be larger and more extensive than
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