New-York tribune., 1919-12-11

cradle nests Of Inefflciency and ex-
travagancc In some departments of our
hntional government we must. at the
same time, lay our plans for broad
minded adjustment Of our Industrial
| questions.
meet in the rehabilitation Of our great
| arteries of travel and commercial in
tercouse The rape Of the railroads,
conceived in an unholy lust FOR power
| and partisan advantage, has left us a
situation that will demand the highest
ebilities Of sound Judgment and force
full management to work out.
Relief From United States MeddlinT
"The people want relief from the in
terminable meddling Of governmental
departments in their private and per .
sonal affairs. They want cessation
Of the stranglehold regulation Of
enterprise. They want return to the
J states and to the people themselves Of
the powers so generously given to the
Executive in time Of war and which
have been expanded far beyond any,
/ thing contemplated in the grant of au-
thority given by Congress.
"The people are for a strong Federal
. government. but they want the govern.
over tn" states and the citizens"
Committees Are Appointed
The National Committee appointed
the following committees:
For membership from the National
Committee to consider policies and
platform, to be made up Of twelve
members Of the National Committee
and substantial number Of other Re-
prblicans not members OF the COM
mittee:
H. o. Bursum New Mexico; W. Mur.
ray Crane, Massachusetts,; William H.
Tr0ckeT Tsst vrs;ns c3fornie y i Hows Mgh1Td Nd
braska; Senator Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota; Fl. F. MacGregor, Texas;
John M. Morehead, North Carolina:
Herbert Parsons. New York; Senator
Poies Penrose, Pennsylvania; Senator
Reed Smoot, Utah. and Colonel Charles
B. Warren, Michigan.
There are three principal divisions
Cf the work: Organization, publicity
and finance.
Organization Committee Named
AS the committee on organization,
thu following, with R. K. Hynicka
chairman:
Jacob L. Baber, Missouri; George
W. Bean, Florida; E. F. Colladay, Dis.
ttrict Of Columbia; Fred W. Estabrook,
New Hampshire; John W. Hart, Ken.
trcky; R. X. Hynicka, Ohio; Earle S.
Kinsley, Vermont; Jesse M. L'ttleton
Tennessee; H. 3. Mccoy, Philippine
Islands; John M. Morehead, Nvrth
Carolina; M. J. Mulvihill, Mississippi;
e S. Murane, Alaska; Gunder Olson,
North Dakota; A. T. Rogers, Wiscon-
sin; Congressman c. B. Slemp, Vr
g.nia; Fred Stanley, Kansas; Patrick
Sullivan. Wyoming; r. H. Todd, Porto
Rico; j. w. Tolbert and Dl Hubert
Work, Colorado.
Committee on publicity Willis C.
Cook. chairman: George VI. Bean. Flor
ida; W His C. Cook, South Dakota;
General T. Coleman dupont, Delaware:
John w. Hart. Idaho; H. G. Humph .ey.
Nevada; William P. Jackson Mary
land; Alan B. Jaynes Arizona; Emile
Kuntz Louis ana; Frederick S Peck.
Rhode Island; S. A. Perkins Washing
ton; Colonel O. D. Street, Alabama, and
Ralph E. Williams Oregon.
DUPONT Heads Finance Committee
Committee on finance-General T.
Crane, Massachusetts; William II.
Crocker, California;, F. W. Estabrook.
New Hampshire; James A. Hemenway,
Indiana; Henry S. Jackson Georgia:
William T. Jackson Maryland; Hamil-
ton F. Kean New Jersey; John T.
King Connecticut; Jesse M Ltt'eton,
Tennessee; James ]. McGraw. Okla
bona; t. A. NARROW M ,ntana; r w
Shingle, Hawaii; Representative C
Slcmp. Virginia; Senator Reed Smoot,
UtaN, and A. j.. Sweet. Maine
Convention committee, Alvin T. Hert,
o. Kertucky chairman:
John T. Adams, Iowa; Jacob L. Bah
ler, Mi souri,; Willis C. Cook South Da-
kota; James A Hemenway. Indiana;
V. l.. Highland West Virginia; Earle
S Kingsley, Vermont; James j. Nc
Graw, Oklahoma; Thomas A. Marlow.
N "ntana; Z. L. Remmei Arkan as;
Fred Stanley, Kansas; Patrick Sulli-
van. Wyoming; William Hale TIL mp
son, lllin lis; Colonel Charles B. War
rem. Michigan, and Ralph E. Williams,
Oregon.
Executive Committee E!ec.ed
The members of the executive COM
mittee shall be as follows:
A. T. Hert, Kentucky; R. B. Howell,