New-York tribune., 1918-02-12
Republicans viii Reject
Adams, Called Pro-Gern1ar,
National Committeeman Withdraw Their e,,r,,ox. vu.-
Senator Calder Reads Missive and Peace
Meeting Advertisement

whose record on one of the most no;r
ful incidents of our difference with tho
imperial German government, would
place him on the defensive and DESTROY
MS influence with very many of the
voters of the United States" a..
Quits Support of Adams
lhere was period of silence, which
at last was broken by Fred w. Esta-
brook, of New Hampshire. who rose
and SAID: IL have been one of Mr.
Adams's stanchest supporters, but in
the light of what we have just heard
from the Senator from New York r
1eel that | must withdraw my sup
port"
ralph Z. Williams, of Oregon. vice
chairman, Adams's campaign manager
arose and tried to reply to Estabrook
ou. was SO overcome that he could OF
'alK. After he had got control Of him
sel1 he said: "ln the light of what he
mas written, | feel that perhaps If w;,,
port" d" my sup
William H: Crocker, of Ca,iforn;.
saLa adan, mat while the letter put Mr.
on'"s t;on IN rather compromising posi-
,vo,,l w." ~ sun thought the committee
"Ialu 1a oe''er go ahead and elect him.
JACOB l.. Babler, Of St. Louis momhor
,,1 OF the committee for Missour; sa;d
W nat's the use of making so mnch ~
a.! 'h1s Look at what Senator Stone
SAID against President Wilson and the
governments; the Democrats ara stand-
ing Tor him: why should we not stand
Tor what Adams has written ?"
Then came the difficult feat Of trr-
ing to keep the lid of secrecy screwsd
Gown tight. The lid came off. and the
l.rs' lntimatlon of trouble for the
ADAMS supporters came when they be-
gan 10 tel their friends that "things
are looking bad" and so forth.
Then followed rumors that M
Adams's name would not be nresented
TO the committee at all, but that a new
name would be put up that all would
unite on.
:, governor Goodrich and Joseph B.
Healing soon got wind of what was
gong on. and they were soon in con-
terence with the Indiana men who arc
boosting Hays
At late hour the friends of Mr..
Adams were i'll conference trying to
decide whether they could afford to 90
ahead and try to nominate him to-
morrow.
Adams Defends His Americanism
Mr.. Adams at a late hour tonight
issued a statement in which he said
Having failed in every other effort to
dictate the organization of the Repub-
lican party, Mr.. George w. Perkins has
undertaken to cast doubt upon NV
Amerlcan'sm in order to drive away
support pledged to me for election as
chairman of the Republican National
Committee. To that end he has, on the
eve of the meeting of the National
Committee, circulated copy of a let
ter written by me while touring Ger
many in August, 1914, and published
at that time in newspaper in nv home
city
"As the descendant of nine genera
tions of. New England stock and with
out a drop of German blood in NV
veins, have not and could not have
the slightest sympathy for any nation
as against the United States or any
nation with which the interests and
welfare of the United States are allied
Since that letter was originally
printed and distributed among the peo
pie of my own city and state, was
IN 1916 chosen by popular vote as
lowa's member of the Republican Ma
tlonal Committee after a primary con-
test in which my opponents who knew
me and my life history did not so much
as question my Americanism.
"The contest for craftsmanship of the
Republican National Committee has
from the beginning hung upon the
question whether the committee shall
elect Il chairman who will represent
the Whole Republican party or whether
the chairman shall be the personal rep
resentative of Mr.. George w. Perkins.
My friends on the committee will not
be stampeded by would be dctators on
the eve Of the committees meeting by
the circulation of an attack | person
ally know has been planned for the |
past three weeks."