New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Lawyer Who Won Indiana
From Democrats Heads
National Committee
Adams Withdraws;
Nominates Winner
Director to Continue on
Large Scale Plans Sue
cessful in Hoosier State
lSiof Co2Yespondencel

StaF Correspondence
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-Will II. Hays. 3
country lawyer, forty years old, whose
seneralship as chairman of the state
committee of Indiana turned that state
in 1916 from the Democratic into tho
Republican column, this afternoon at
the Planters Hotel was unanimously
elected chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, to succeed William
L. Wilcox, of New York
John t. Adams, of DUBUQUE. vice.
chairman of the national committee
= VINO entered the contest with thirty
Two pledged votes out of possible
tfty-three, was beaten on account of
letter which he sent from Germany
IN August, 1914, printed in "The Du-
puque Telegraph Herald" on September
20 1914 Mr. Adams in that letter said
mat the German Kaiser and the Ger
man peoples were sincere lovers of
peace: that France. England and Russia
were TO blame for the great war; that.
N erect, the invasion of Belgium by
germany was justitiable and that Earl
Grey was an arch hypocrite. Follow
hg the sinking of the I.usitania the
puonque paper ran an advertisement
ers of the call were mostly Germans
but the name of Mr.. Adams appeared
among the signers
senator Calder, of New York, at q
meeting OF the Republican national ex-
ecutive committee on Monday after
noon IN the room of Senator Penrose
IN the Planters Hotel read these thines
10 the members, and the reading broke
up the Adams following, which dwin-
ted oled to twenty-five votes, or five less
than majority
"Old Guard" Backs Adams
Mr. Adams received the almost solid
support of the so-called stand-natters
or ~old guard" while the more nro1
srcssIve members of the comm;tteo
united on Hays.
crippled as he was bv this cb.roo
or oi pro- -'ermanlsm, Adams might pos
s.ply nave won but for the popular
So.rehg'h OF Hays. The two United
states Senators from Iowa Cumya;ns
and Kenyon. stood behind Adams n,.'',ls to
Inc last, and Governor Hard;n,r t.s o
IOWA, after the exposure of Ada,ns,s
pro- Hermanlsm, journeyed to St I,nnis
TO help him. ~ w. LOUIS
ms forenoon delegation. inclu1i,e
iha,lhyette 3. Gleason, of New York
hoiding the proxy of Franklin MnrnhH
=, New Jersey; Governor Hogeett If
Alaska; Frederick w. Upham. of Cb;.
sseo' and other personal friends. won't
" Adamss room in the Planters and
lold nm that, much as they liked him
IL a:I bo e,ec.ioh was impossible, and that
II ne wanted to do the handsome thiny
oy his party and justify the confidenase
oi ms friends in him he not unlv =
would retire from the race, but wouId t
himself nominate Will Fl. Havs for
CHAIRMAN. This was exactly what NJ
ADAMS did four hours later.
All attempts by Frank H. Hitchc,ck
.ormer national chairman, and others
~ ~ spring a new candidate were fruit- t
aess, OWING to the real strength of Hays I
=. 1r"'ohg inc members of the committee
~ augurs we'll for the administration c
,a ". 'he new chairman that his election i
ing unhealable bitterness in the minds t
ol the Adams men. I
me deciding factors in the hatt1o n
we're Senator Calder, who read the a
ossmNaglng os letters; George W. Perkins
~. u, Ne" York, who obtained copies Of t.
ne ne letters from the DUBUQUE nubEc b
vwpfary' w and the personal friends of V
WI wi Hays IN Indiana, Governor Good g
mo mo" az anq pig Chief' Joseph B. Keat- p
IIig OF Indianapolis. This was com tt
SSsaaslon Sasa that broke through the Adams tt
aJnce cond IN the most memorable battle m
W., ucteo IN recent years for the con- C;
mttee 4>@'iohal Com- !,
on1,. LHe members Of the committee not n
yhnly ,ha elected Mr.. Hays but they cleared OF
"ae .a decks for him by abolishino Tho o.
l"uHnsory !" committee. including George HI
"t ,s,. Perkins, of New York, and Haroid m
ps, lpsnes, OF Chicago, representing the be
,vslesslVcs, and they turned down the
mi,tn of the executive COM .
wans ,see Tor an advisory committee of Il
mi,asl TO assist the national COM
Wr ,e 1t is understood, however. that
Ii .si Hays, as soon as he takes hold d"af af
H;ngs' ,;sag' probably will ask for an ad
aofy bae committee of women, and also
ss ,sso. ne VIII ask the Progressives to
,sss'S9 h. ~ MN. as he did in Indiana, where III
bo ~ 'ogresslves were taken back into
no sos republican party without asking
VII 70 90 any sort of penancc. no
Hays Wires Acceptance ma
ccon. ne new chairman telegraphed his 49,
'essage: A'''o"'"s AL
fu,, accept the chairmanshp with a W,
'oi ioD knowledge of the responsibili- ha -"
;.s responsibilitie multiplied MANY fr' is,
,"es ,,;" py reason of the national situ- f-,
10 ,,'on ana the reconstruction that is ar.
u nvery one knows that there will 60,
"a ,sr, ,toiltcal activity. The Democratic mn
,ol;;y; nSy mas been busy for months. This hr'
,ctn"i ct,,eai activity should be open and sb,
IN and of a character and ba,
.rh hplane that needs no subterfuge. III
ion mere IS but one side to the cues in
,or.;u W inc war. On that side. sun res
tard ,,"s the country's cause. shal,
aemha mI every political party and every occ
itlad lIer or every political party en-. the
ycr vow 10 any consideration whatso. gia
"Tbo ser
a,t, nc loyalty of the Republican the
IN aiways has been and alwavs visi
jli,;ose &c measured only by the posi-
"Tbo. hav
M mere ant is but one possible rule for line
ne p",.y ;nSy organization; the rights Of lish
art; ;.;ulViduals within the Dartv ~ is 3