South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-03

indiana politicians have te7H
much interested in some things that
happened ia the past few days, these
events showing the irony Of politics
and the eternal fitness OF things in
general They had seen VIII H..
Hays. the newly elected republican
national chairman 20 rom Indian
apolis % New YORK and washington.
They had read in the papers now
Hays had taken New York and
Washington by storm. They refer
red TO his visit as his "triumphal
entry into Washington. as If he
rode in on "a charger at the head Of
an army Of plumed knights who
were Victors bon some terrific battle.
one would think. from the reading
OF these dispatches that bands were
out. that the populace turned out
boz gay parades that the occasion
was "A festive holiday for the pub
lie so that every man. woman and
child might have a hand in the en-
thusiasm with which the republican
national chairman was received.
one would naturally think all bust
ness was suspended. that factories
were idle that their workers might
Join in the celebration.
Long stories were printed about
the dinners and the Iuncheons that
Hays attended. They told what time
he went 20 bed and what time ne
got up when ne spoke the papers
played up his words. No finer piece
or political publicity work ever was
put over Experts were at work on
IT, The effort. OF course. was to
make Hays the hero Of the hour,
and 10 make his future sailing on
The chairman ship as easy as pos
sible.
\ Great Cleanup Planned.
Hays told of the splendid things
he would do 10 purify politics The
republican party was TO become the
Moses for the wandering children.
10 was 10 be SO clean in its methods
and in it's policies that all other
clean policies would resemble "a
dirty apron in housekeeping sea-
SON
But on the very day on which
HAYS was doing all Of these things
m washington, and when. according
20 the papers. Washington was all
a flutter over his presence there.
hings also were happening in Chi
cago.
The investigation OF the meat
packers combine by the federal
rade commission was in progress
n Chicago and evidence was COM
ng out to show that the pac'Fers
were seeking 10 gain absolute con-
roI of the meat industry and bust
ness of America.
A letter was produced in that Chi
ago Investigation. signed by John
" Eversman and addressed to one
Of the packing concerns of Chicago.
Tn this letter Eversman solicited the
packers TO employ him as their rep
-esentative at Washington in look
NJ after legislation in congress, and
ne suggested the salary that he
would ask them 10 pas. 1t was evil
lent from the letters read that the
packers had Eversman under seri-
1us consideration.
Now, EVersmau was. until recent
a. --cretary of the republican ma
.ionaI congressional committee and
assistant secretary of the republican
national committee. The letter to the
packers was written while he was
holding those positions
Eversman told the packers i'm his
letter that he thought they should
employ aim 10 represent them at
Washington in about the same ca
oacity that James r. Reynolds rep
resented the wooden manufacturers
AZ Washington
What Did HAYS Know.
James b. Reynolds is secretary of
he republican national committee
and still holds that office. AS such.
ne is closely associated with Hays
N the management of the republi-
can party. and il would appear that
HAYS either did or did not know OF
he Eversman letter and the connec-
ion of Reynolds with the WOODEN
manufacturers when he prated i'm
WASHINGTON about clean politics and
The high aims OF the republican
party.
Eversman said in his letter. also,
hat pred Upham had explained
difficulty Of getting the principals
.ogether." Fred UTnam is the treas
urer of the republican national com
mittee. and as such he is closely as
sociated with HAYS and Reynolds
n the management of the republi-
can party.
Not only all of this but Eversman
said in his letter that having been
assistant treasurer OF the republican
congressional committee he had a
fairly good idea OF the contributions
hat were made i'm the past"
The next day. Eversman came out
with statement 20 the effect that
be packers did not hire him. and
REYNOLDS ISSUED statement I'm