Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-13
REPUBLICANS IN
STORMY MEETING
Vital Matter Of Selecting
Chairman Postponed Until
This Afternoon.
DIVIDED VOTE IS INDICATED
Chicago Mayor Presents Reso-
luton; Anti-Slffrage Wo-
men Angered.

ST LOUIS. Feb -, -- Today's
nSJ't,ng ,uf the Republican nauohhl
committee was a troubled one ana III
the hope that the night might spread
calm over the restless waters. hc
vital matter OF the selection OF
chairman was postponed until 80
o clock tomorrow afternoon.
The schedule called tor an election
today, but those In power ordered
that some rc'olutions should he
passed that some woman suffrhgiH's
and some anti woman suffraSiSts
should air their views that newspaper
reporters should be admitted to hear
the airing of views aud should ahot be
admitted while the committee de
cidcd contests from Tennessee ana
Mississippi aud that the counsel OF
the pillow" should be taken on tho
ChairmAnAhip
Apparently the counsel OF the pill
low became inevitable when tn" most
reliable available figures Indicated %
votes pledged to John 4 Adams OF
Iowa for chairman. 20 pledged 20
viii H. Hays, chairman OF the state
central committee Of Indiana, ana
hailed ms the great harmonizcr or
that state. with five votes noncom-
initial 1t was predicted also that the
tut little counsel of their pillows.
Dark Horse Disappears,
Fred Stanley OF Kansas who
poeked out last night as possible
dark horse and who loomed more
plainly during the forenoon, disap-
pcarcd ms "A candidate before after
noon. largely by reason OF his IN
sisteycc that he desired In vote 10 the
last for Adams.
The expected public attack on Mr.
Adams did not materializc. HIS
II risnds sp,sserted That he was fighting
mad ana they were with him, lie
was a good American, they said, ana
all the fight in them had been stirred
by the allegations that he had been
"A leader In -Germanism prior TO
the entry OF the United states into
the war The object OF the attacks
was little on view during the day. He
was secluded and busy directing his
fight
The decision OF the committee seat
ing Jesse NJ I.ittleton OF Tennessee ms
committeeman from that state
brought Joy 10 the Adams camp. as
he was regarded as a partisan OF the
lowan. NJ. W. Mulvihll OF Mississippi
was also seated. but he was regarded
a. on the fence In this position. II
was said, he had little chance OF TAX,
Ing the prescribed counsel OF his pill
low. The Hays and the Adams
forces each claimed to hold proxies
for his head rest.
William Hale Thompson, mayor OF
Chicago, not unmindful OF the fact
that in population Chicago Us the
fourth German city In the world, can
didate for the Republican senatorial
nomination next fall. and attacked at
times from all quarters as pro-Ger-
man, enrolled himself on the Adams
| side. He was asked!
Mayor fdr Adams.
"In your opinion do the charges
against Nj. Adams, true or untrue, In
any way initiate against him as your
| choice" for chairman Of the Rcpubli-
can national committee? ?"
81 can see nothing IN what Mr..
| Adams has done .pr said which would
disaualify him rs a good American
ana good Republican" replied the
| mayor.
Mr.. Thompson introduced a reso
! luton OF some length which was re-
! ferrcd 10 the committee on resolu-
! lions. II was OF some length but the
mayer said that 10 epitomi1c IT, II in
dorsed the constitution OF the United
1 called for rigid adherence 10 the rules
called for rigid adherence 10 the rules
separating the powers OF the lcgisla-
1 tive, executive and judicial depart
ments Of the federal government
In the first Of Mayor Thompson'f
'whereases' he touch on search and
seizure under the espionage act In q
way that suggested the cases OF Swift
q Go. and the l. W, w recently de-
cldcd 10y. Judge Gapdis AT Chicago in
favor Of such search ana seizure,