The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-14
HARMONY PLEA.
WINSG.0.P.;;H
NEW CHAIRMAN
Old Executive Committee
Out and Party Starts
With a Clean Slate.
AID PLEDGED TO WILSON
Roosevelt and Lincoln Also
Mentioned in Resolutions
Adopted at st. Louis.
srectai neseofch 10 TEE srN.

Srecia' Drspofc1 10 TER SrS.
81. IoUTs. Feb. l2.--wnl II. HAYS.
ehA.-mau G. the Indiana Republican
committee, was elected chairman OF the
Republican National Committee by ac-
ehma.,on la.e to-day when John r
Adams o. Iowa withdrew from she race
The election @. Mr. HAYS followed =
SAree day night. In which efforts TO
establish party harmony q; las; pre-
vailed. Nj. Adams voluntarily 60: ou;
o. the contest and placed the name o:
Mr.. Hays before the committee- SO
tha. the new chairman would have the
opportunity O: surrounding himself with
q working organization tha; will COOP
crate with him the members o; the ex-
ecutve committee resigned. the cam
paign and ADVISOR committees were
abolished and clean slate was pro-
vided for the Indiana man.
To provide closer cooperation between
the officers q. the committee and the
members the organization agreed that
- annual meeting o. the body shall I've
held and tina, special meetings may h,
itld upon reques, IN writing OF n, least
Mr Adams will remain vtcc-chair1nan
- the committee The other officials
;,ho were elected with Chairman Hays
are: Secretary James n. Reynolds.
Washington. n c: treasurer, Fred ".
Upton. Chicago scrGeant-at-arms. Z. =.
Tnayer Indianapolis assistan; ser
geant-at-arms Guy Y. Howard. Mime
apolia
The meeting Of ~. National Repub-
ncan Comm rtee which had started with
q bitter hCht. pu; on q harmonious fnale
wher NJ Adams following a conference
OF his Intimate friends. decided that his
name should be Withdrawn His elec-
ton appeared Almost q certainty q fep
dayr aEu, hu1 hit failure 70 hold the SUD
port which h. tnen mad if attributed tp
the reviva! Of i prp-Ge-man letter which
he wrote from Berlin TO Dubucue pa
per n the f1rvf month of the var.
Some ooupt wAs expressed cy MEM
kers of the committee over the e6ecs Of
tire aboiisnrieut of tae campaign conn
-nittee To which IN 1916 the chairman
lad added six members % the PrugTe--
sve party Fred ". Prescott OF Wash
iurton, who rat in the committee on e
proxy. said the action might be mis-
Understood by the ProEressives, whom
the party managers wanted to be with
ne Republicans
Harold Ickes OF Ch,caSo. formerly a
member OF the advisory board o. the
Progressive party. asked permission 10
say word
SO there can be no misunderstanding
ss 10 the impression gathered by the
Prog-eskires." declared Mr.. Ickes, Il 3ust
wan: 20 say that the ProGressives under
saE ig n
non upon the six members Of the cam
pa!Er committee. ] fully concur In your
action. for the Prosressvea are satisfed
With your selection OF chairman"
Hay. Accepts ChairaanshiD.
The newly elected chairman seni %
retiring Chairman William R WILCOX
q telegram IN which he said:
= accep; the chairmanship With
ful knowledge Of the responsibilities.
responsibilities multiplied many times
ny reason OF che national sEuAtion and
tse construction tha: ie to coma
Every one knows that thee will he
Political activity. The Democratic party
has beer busy for months This pott-
"a activity should re open and ac-
knowledKec, ana OF . character and or
plane cha. needs no Hue1erfuee-
There is bu. one side to the question
o. the war Or that side. supporting
rhe count-y's cause, shall stand every
politlca. party and every member o.
every political parry entitled to any
consideration whatever,
The loyalty Of the Republican party
al~ays has been and always win be
measured only by the possibilities.
There M but one possible rule for a
party organizatio the right OF the in
divduals within the party 10 participate
in the management; OF the party's af-
fsi-s shall be and remain equally sacred
and sacredly equal
81 fully appreciate the honor, and
hank you. shall undertake the task
with Ar absolute conviction that every
one o. you and those whom you repre-
seu. will cooperate completely, as most
earnestly urge all 10 do.
y especially appreciate the maETani-
nous spirit In which Mr.. Adams and
AZ others have acted in behalf OF party
uri.y."
The recommendations OF the old ex-
ecutive committee calling for an ad-
v!sory committee Of women and contin-
uing the old Hughes campaign commit
tee were ignored. II vas said, In order
rot 10 bind M. Hays In arJ way as TO
his staff
There vas considerable objection 20
eliminating the matter OF the commit
i-e o: women. but Rudolph Il Hynicka
0. Ohio, where woman suffrage WAS re-
Gently defeated. was sustained In his
contention tha; the matter could safely
Be left to Mr.. Hays
Pledge WiIsSa Ai6 IN War.
The resolutions pledSias support TO
the Wilson Administration n pressing
me war. expressing gratitude for
Theodore Roosevelts improvement; and
Paying tribute TO Lincoln also were
adopted.
The resolution presented yesterday by
Mayor William Hale Thompson Of Chi
cage UNFOLDING the right OF free speech
and attacking the search and seizure act
under which the Government IA dealing
With the ]. ". W. and other alleged
NenAces was NOT reported out by the
'oinni:tee Mayor Thompson th not In
cure AZ TO its fate In the rpeeting nor
Was the subject mentioned publicly.
Fred ". Cpham Of Chicago. who has
been Western treasurer several terms.
vas elected treasurer by q vote OF ~ to
J! over George r. Eheldon Of New York
ny sheldon't name wa presented At the
issi murnen: by y representative " the
se'ltiu'ert that the treasurer ahould be
a. Eastern man.
The committee seated committeemen
Continued % SeosaI Feos.