The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-13
Adams of Iowa WithdraWs
After Three-Day Fight.
Waves Olive Branch by NOmi-
mating HbOsier Rival.
SELECTION is UNANIMOUS
New Party Leader Has Proven
His Metal at Home.
During Session Was Home Con-
ducting Council of Defense.

st. Louis. Feb. lathe Republican
national committee this afternoon
elected Will H. Hays of Indiana. chair
mar. He was placed in nomination
bv john T. Adams of Iowa. and the
nomination was seconded by Commit
teeman King of Connecticut.
The resignation of all members of
the executive committee was accepted.
The committee adopted a resolution
that national committeeman should be
regarded as head of the party in their
respective states, and decided that the
national committee should meet once
year.
Hays. Sullivan. Ind, Lawyer.
Hays is in Indianapolis where he is
attending to his duties as chairman
of the Indiana state council of de-
Tense His home is at Sullivan, Ind,
where he practices law. He is about
40 years of age.
Hays has served his party in In
diana in hupble as well as import
ant position. His first political Joo
was the craftsmanship of his precinct
committee in 1909. From 1904 to lSOe
he was chairman of the Republlcan
committee of his county In l9OS ne
was made a member of the Republican
state advisory committee. During the
campaigns of 1906 and 1908 he was
chairman of the Indiana speakers bu-
reau of the Republican party. He
became a member of the state central
COMMITTEES in 1912. His ability as an
organizer and harmoniZer caused MIN
to be placed at the head of the state
Republican committee after Two year >
service among the rank and ME ne
took office at a time when the parry
in the state was in sadly demorallzeo
condition 1t was widely split on the
rocks of Pregressivisn, and the Demo
rats we're in complete control of the
situation.
Won Back state to g. o. T..
Under Hays's leadership the
strength of the party slowly grew untll
in ,916 the Republicansaoverthrew e the
Democratic supremacy, delivered the
state to Hughes and elected two Re-
puplican United States senators to re-
place two Democrats.
- was on the strength of that rec
ord that Hays's friends relied IN the
contest for national chairman.
VERY Good News Says Hays.
India aapoIis, Ind, Feb. 13.-When
Will H. Hays was informed by the
United Fress this afternoon that John
T Adams had withdrawn from the
race for craftsmanship of the Republi-
can national committee, practically in
suiing Hays's election, he said:
That is very good news, indeed
There has been good deal of doubt
and uncertainty about the matter"
Hays promised a formal statement
later.
New Executive Committee.
Mr.. Adams stated that his with
drawal was made Internationally The
question whether to remain as vice
chairman did not figure. Governor
Goodrich of Indiana, who attended the
conference in Mr.. Adamss room, said
that he expected that the national
committee afterward would appoint
an absolutely new executive commit
tee, giving the party new leadership
He said that after Mr.. Adams became
convinced that he could not be elected,
he said he knew of no better man for
the cha .rmanship than Mr.. Hays, who
is Chairman of the Indiana state CEN
trail committee.