Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-11
MEMORIAL
TO LEADER
AIMED
BY c. 0. P
Committee Pays Homage to
Roosevelt; Speakers En-
phaSize Need of Re-
publican Success.

Chicago, Jan. 10.-Denunciation of
| bolshevism and insiduous socialistic
doctrines marked numerous ad-
dresses today at the meeting of the
republican national committee here,
several speakers declaring that the
election of a republican president is
all that can save the country from
evil days in the future.
With women sitting in the coun-
ellis Of the party for the first time
in its history the day was a veritable
love feast at which plans we're aid
and campaign strategy discussed.
Chairman Will H. Hays established
precedent by delivering a short
prayer before he called the meeting
to order.
Later in the day Chairman Hays
suggested that the committee con-
slider what it might do to express
its admiration for the late Colonel
Roosevelt. Acting upon this sug-
gestion the committee decided to ap-
peal to the republicans of the coun
try to erect a permanent memorial
to the former president. 1t is plan
ned to raise the necessary funds by
popular subscription. The character
OF the memorial is to be decided
upon by a special committee of
which w. B. Thompson of Yonkers,
N. Y, is chairman. The other menl-
bers of the committee will be named
by Chairman Hays later.
Hays Suggests Memorial.
I'VE have no idea at present just
what the memorial will be, or now
much it will cost" said Chairman
Hays. 1T may be library table
for the Roosevelt home or it may
be monument or some kind OF
building that will cost millions of
dollars"
In suggesting the idea to the COM
mittee Chairman Hays said: i
Il suggest for your consideration
the idea that this committee sponsor
a movement for the development OF
a permanent memorial to the mem
ory Of Theodore Roosevelt. Just
what the nature of this might be or
the extent to which it might be car
ried is matter for careful consider
alton, but it cannot be too substan-
tial nor of an extent too great
adequately to measure the merit of
the deceased"
After representatives from every
state had delivered addresses on
the death of Roosevelt, the commit
tee adopted by a rising vote the
following resolutions presented by
National Committeeman John T..
King Of Connecticut:
"The republican party mourns the
passing of Theodore Roosevelt. In
an hour of difficulty and danger, he
has fallen like a warrior in battle,
leaving place in national and inter-
national leadership which cannot be
filled.
Pledge Loyalty to Ideals. Il
"The truest tribute it is possible
to pay his memory is in the pledge
that his party, the republican party,
shall remain true to the ideals OF
Americanism and of special ad-
vancement with which his name will
forever be linked and for which,
throughout his useful career, he
struggled with such heroic and in
spring ardor and devotion.
History will write his name high
on the roll of those who, not only
of this nation but of all the modern
world. wrought greatly in human
ity's behalf.
"Under the leadership of Abraham
Lincoln the republican party proved
its loyalty to the nation when
charged with the full responsibility
of government in supreme crisis
in the life of the republic.
"Under the leadership of Theo-
dore Roosevelt the republican party
in world crisis, proved that as a
party out of power it could rise to
the same high level OF devoted SER
vice and BY its patriotic course in
sure complete national unity in sup
port of the eountry's cause.
"Above ali others. as the European
war came on. his virile voice was
heard arousing Americans to a
sense of their duty and their peril,
and to the imperative necessity of
subordinating every other consider
alton in both public and private life
to the one purpose of achieving by
victory just and enduring peace.
Ready to Give His Life.
with all his limitless energy and
dauntless courage, his far-reaehing
vision, his genius for organization
and leadership, his tremendous force
of thought and gifts Of expression,
with his breadth of human interest
and human sympathies, and his re-
markable range Of personal at
tainments-the quality in Theodore
Roosevelt which most enobles a life
crowded with high achievement, is
that like his great prototypes in the
presidency, Washington and Lin
coin. he was ready to lay his all,
his own life and the lives of those