The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-14
NLL 4. HAYS IS
HEN CHAIRMAN OF
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Committee Adjourns With
Complete Harmony
Prevailing.
m LEADER A EIGEIEa
REE LEADER A FIGHTER
Was Indiana Chairman Dur
ing Several Hard But
Successful Campaigns

m LOUIS. Mo-, Feb. 14.-Win II:
r1sz,e ~ Indiana, elected chairman "a
re Renublican National committee
here vesterday afternoon, will have a
fsse hand in bringing about harmony
1or the next attack on the Democratic
citadel according to weary committee
men Who rested from their lapors ias1
night.
The committee, by acceptance OF
Losienations and otherwise, eliminat-
ed the entire executive comni5'ee "
make q clean job Of providing the par
t. with new leadership. -.,.,,
IT Hert, representing hentucky'
said that from what he knew Oh Rays
snsrSv- It would not be long bsfore
fIe Committee was called together 10
act with the chairman in selecting
new executive committee.
The recommendations oil the oIo e3
ecutiye committee, calling for an au-
yisory committee of women, ana con
tinuinE the old hughes campaign
committee. were ignored it was salu.
in order not to bind MI. says IL any
way as to his STAFF.
Tbere was considerable objection 10
eYin,inatinC the matter OF the commit
tee Of the women, but Rudolph H
Hynicka. of Ohio, where woman sui
frage was recently defeated. vas sus-
tanned in his contention that the mat
Ter could safely be left to Mr.. Hays.
The suhragists who addressed ting
committee Tuesday, Miss RosaJie
Ioew whitney, OF New York. repre-
sentine the National Woman S Suffrage
Association, and Mrs, Abby Scott Bak-
or, representing the Women's party,
we're not present. They were chiefly
interested in obtaining a pledge for
the federal amendment, and this the
committee save IN adopting the resolu-
ton made public by the executive
committee Tuesday. The resolutions
pledgfnS support to the Wilson admin
istraSfon in pressing the war, exp.asss-
ing gratitude for Theodore Roosevelt
and paying tribute to Lincoln were
also adopted.
The resolution presented Tuesday
BY Mayor William Hale Thompson. OF
Chicago, UNFOLDING the right OF free
speech and attacking the search ana
seizure act under which the govern
rnent is dealing with the l. w w. and
other alleged menaces. was not report
ed out by the committee. Mayor
Thompson did not inquire as to its
ject mentioned publicly
Senator Boies Penrose. before de-
parting for Washington, issued the
following statement:
Republicans throughout the COM
try will be sincerely gratfied TO learn
that the national committee adjourn
ed with complete harmony prevailing
on every side The discussion relating
20 the various matters coming before
the committee, and particularly to the
question of the Craftsmanship was con-
Quoted in an amicable spirit, without
any functional division. and with the
single view TO party unity and party
success"
Mr. Hays has been chairman of the
Republican state committee OF Indiana
in several hard Tough battles result
ing In Republican success. and he has
the reputation of being one Of the best
political organizers in the country. He
seems to have the peculiar qualifica-
ZION required at this time, and he will
tional committee.
Fred W. Upham, or Chicago. who
has been western treasurer several
terms. was elected treasurer by vote
of34 to 12 over George P. Sheldon, OF
New York. Mr.. Sheldon's name was
presented at the last moment by a rep
resentatiye of the sentiment that the
treasurer should be an eastern man.
Edwin p. Thayer, Indiana, was elected
sergeant-at-armS. to succeed the late
William F. Stone. Guy V. Howard. OF
Minnesota, and Charles II. Henning. o.
West Virginia, were elected assistants
70 Mr.. Thayer. The election OF James
B.Reynolds by committee some time
ago as secretary of the committee was
ratified" apparently to make doubly
sure the assurance that he would re-
main In office.
John T. Adams, who, after long
fight withdrew as a candidate for
chairman. leaving the field to Mr..
Hays, was chosen vice chairman at the
same meeting which made Reynolds
secretary, but the matter Of ratifica-
vas said that he would remain vice
chairman. The vice Craftsmanship
probably will be taken up at the first
meeting called by Mr.. Hays.
Mr.. Adams was the first candidate
IN the field for the Craftsmanship. He
credited George W. Perkins with pro-
noting the propaganda Of pro-GeTulan-
ism against him. Even his enemies
did not question his present Ameri-
cautsm. but held that at this time no
man who. had at any time showed the
least friendship for Gernany's militar-
list policies could serve the party as
chairman.
The pledges for and against him
were deadlocked until within a half
hour Of the meeting. Then he verbal
u announced his withdrawal ''in the
interests Of harmony" The commit
tee seated committeeman as follows
where there we're contests or vacan-
c5es:
Mississippi-M. = Mu1vibfn.
Tonnessee-Jesse n. Littleton.