The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
G. 0. P. LINED UP
FOR CAMPAIGN
Perkins, at the Helm, AL
ready Getting Notable
Results, Says Holland.

him to make the journey since the
election Of John T. Adams. of Iowa,
as chairman of the Republican Com
mtttee was absolutely sewed up"
Mr.. Perkins, however. did not ac-
cept that view, principally because
he believes that it is vital that in
the political campaign of next fall
for the choice of the members of
the next Congress there should be
a single issue and a clear and we'll
defined boundary line. upon one side
OF which will stand the massed Dem
ocratic party and upon the other an
equally well massed Republican party.
The issue is not to be the support
OF the administration or antagonism
to it in maintaining the war. For
II that were to be the issue and a
pactfish organization representing So
called pacifist principles were to enter
the campaibn 1t would be showed
under.
The real purpose Of the Republican
leaders in Mr.. Perkins view should
be the elimination of teh factional di-
visions which have prevailed more or
less since 1910. He was sure that It
would be the more easy to accom-
plish this IL Mr.. Adams were not
elected chairman, although he had no
candidate of his own to recommend to
the Republican committee.
Word has reached New York from
st. Louis that after Mr.. Adams with
drew and Will II. Hayes. of Indiana,
was elected chairman unanimously,
many OF the Republicans who in the
past have been standpatters of the
utmost persuasion approached Mr..
Perkins and gave him the cordial
hand Of renewed friendship, Indirect
ly at least recognizing the service he
had done in aiding in securing as
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee a man of well established
ability and Of consummate tact, who
is also strongly persuaded that It is
now possible to bring all elements of
the Republican party into cordial fell
lOwship and well maintained discipline.
Vigorous Campaign In Fall.
The result at St Louis is regard
ed by political leaders in New York
as making it certain that there will
be in the fall an exciting, well con-
Quoted and vigorous political cam
paign by each party with the pur-
pose Of securing a majority of the
Lower House Of Congress which is
to be elected in November next. A
ried on. the politicians say, without
in any way detracting from the ac-
tiyities which the government and
the people must continue with in
tent to carry on the war to a vic
torious conclusion.
Perkins and \. VI. c. A. War Fund.
Mr.. Perkins could not conveniently
spare the time for sharing in the
political movements at st. Louis,
and he mads the journey at some
inconvenience. For he has been.
since November. intensely occupied
with the great financing and the
perfecting of the organization de-
tails whereby the $4,000, 900 which
under his leadership was raised, in
a weeks time. can be so employed
as TO enable the Young Mems Chris
tian Association to carry on their
highly important war work philan-
thropy.
1t was from one point Of view less
difficult to secure this $51 900, 900
(although the second liberty loan
subscriptions had just been ended),
than IL has been to perfect the de-
tails whereby these millions. with
out extravaganza and with the or
derry and systematic methods char
acteristic of big business. can be
applied to the purposes for which
thei money was raised.
Like Big Business Organization.
When the leaders of the Young
Mems Christian Association asked
Mr.. Perkins in November to under
take to create an organization, ma
tion-wide, whereby s35.OOO,OOO could
be secured for the Young Mems
Christian Association war work, he
accepted the invitation, but made
a mental reservation He vas asked
to help them raise s35,O00,00O. but
he decided that this amount was too
small and that at least S50.000, 900
should be secured. However, he
kept this purpose to himself. With
In two days he had perfected an or
EaniZation and within the time set
secured S51,OOO.OOO, or s1,O00.0O0
more than the mark he had private
Iy fixed upon. Thereupon a new or
ganization modelled somewhat after
Dig industrial corporations was Gre
ated, Mr.. Perkins still remaining as
chairman of the finance committee,
the master mind of that organiza-
ion.
He was able to go to st. Louis
nearly all of the $51, 100000 which
vas pledged has been raised and is
substantially in hand. Already it
aas been possible to erect some
hing over 500 buildings at various
.antonments and more will be built
until at last the entire army here
md in Europe is provided with this
splendid philanthropy. The organ
ration work is being done at prac-
:icaIIy no cost, for the more impor-
ant directive service is given with
out any recompense and the var
Gus items of expense entailed by
construction work are as carefully
Icrutinized as would be the case
we're work done for any of the
great corporations.
what Two Partners Did.
BY and by when the full story of
he war and the incidental acces-
,ories to 1t is told, not the least in
:eresting- and certainly one OF the
most suggestive OF the chapters will
De the one which describes the man
ler in which two men who formerly
we're associated as partners in the
rouse of J. P. Morgan and Company
one of the them now a partncr)
undertook to raise at a critical time
md by voluntary subscriptions. $780,
oO,oo0 for war philanthropies. When
Henry P. Dawson was asked to ac-
.ept the leadership Of the Red Cross
DrganiZation and, having accepted,
vent to Washington, he was told
hat 100000 was needed and that
he money could be secured within
month, although the country was
70 m he