South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-21
ADAMS REMAINS
HAYS ASSISTANT
Too Pro-German for G. o. P.
Craftsmanship, But Contin-
ued as Vice Chairman.

News-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. y. In
the selection Of a chairman OF the
republican national committee.
very bitter fight was made upon
John T. Adams of Iowa. because of
his pro-German attitude He did
not deny this, and according to the
News. he withdrew from the con-
test largely on account of these ac-
CusatiOns. The same newspaper
stated. however, that he would
continue 70 act as vice chairman.
In this connection it is worth while
referring once more to the attitude
Of Sen. Harry 5. New. Gov. James
p. Goodrich, Rep. oscar Bland
and other distinguished republicans
who addressed the recent meeting
of the republican state editors. Rob
ert @. Tucker, himself a republican
and chief director of the press
bureau which put Goodrich over
for governor in 1916, said this in
reference to that meeting of edi-
tors and the speeches that were
made:
The stage was set for u ringing
patriotic speech that would have
caused the blood Of the patriotic
people of the state TO tingle and to
have aroused a higher pitch of en-
thusiasm than has heretofore eN-
listed regarding the war. The repub-
lican leaders are supposed to have
delivered their campaign keynote
at the editorial banquet and ii is
being said that if il is to be taken
from the principal speeches, the
pro-Germans will have no cause for
worry"
State House Was Deserted.
The election of Will II. Hays to
the head of the republican national
committee is but the beginning Of
whole lot of things that will be
anticipated in Indiana politics.
While Mr.. Hays made it very clear
that he did not want the job of
chairman, he had a very pretty lit
tie organization that had been
working most effectively for some
time preceding the meeting and
kept up its efforts until the day of
election. IT is quite interesting, If
nothing more, TO notice that for
several days what was known as
the Goodrich party. whose sole
business was to elevate Mr.. Hays
TO the Craftsmanship, included sew
eral gentlemen who were drawing
| liberal pay from the state for their
services. These included Paul
/ Haines, member Of the public serV-
| ice commission, Ernest l. Lewis.
/ chairman of the same commission,
Joseph r. Roach, secretary OF
state, William H. Adams, reporter
of the state supreme court. and
number Of others. This is worth
mention at the present time, more
| especially because during the last
state administration, whenever a
member of any commission went
out for a night 70 make a political
! speech. necessitating absence from
] the state house of probably two or
three hours, the republican press
/ INDUCED in long series of edi-
torials, denouncing the practice as
stealing time from the state.
Far more interesting than all
this. however. is the general line up
stating at St. Louis. which will car
~ through the work of the ma
tional organization. James p. Good
rich, for instance, is very anxious
to W. president Of the United
| States. He really has some notion
that he might be nominated to head
| the republican ticket in192O. VIII
! II. Hays having secured the position
| of national chairman, may decide
TO forego the opportunity which he
/ and Gov. Goodrich believe is cinch-
ed for him to take the nomination
\ for governor in 1920 if he so de
sires Meantime, he figures that he
could be putting over his friend
! Goodrich as the nations chief ex-
ecutive, which would give Mr.. Hays
all he wanted Of political prefer
ment while waiting for the next
term of governor.
To Stick to State Machine.
Mr.. Hays has also announced
that he will hang on 10 the state
Craftsmanship, until the May pri-
maries. This will give Mr.. Goodrich
and Mr.. Hays an opportunity to
/ control the election OF precinct
committeeman throughout the state
and through their election, the
/ county chairman and district COM
mitteemen who compose the state
committee This would assure, with
out any slip. the election of a state
/ chairman who would support any
thing Mr. Goodrich and Mr.. Hays
( wanted.