South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-06
BILL HAYS TALKS.
BUT DOESN'T TELL
ANYTHING At ALL
Republican Chairman is Nice
to Fellow HooSier Though
Got to Hand il to Him
by HORACE II. HERR.
News-Tines Special Service

nament tn the SEVERN hotel. In {
dianapolis. AZ present chairman Of
the national republican committee
with headquarters boz New York and
spare room ia Washington. was I'm
town a couple OF days his week. ]
went over 20 his Office 20 pay my re-
spects. and. 10 quote the society
editor. "A pleasant time was had by
all present including myself. There
was real HOosier greeting for me.
solicitude FOR my personal welfare.
and other things calculated 20 eX-
tend comfort and solace 20 one in
variably afflicted with democratic
faith Bill ushered me in TO the
back room" where all the high
and low-secrets OF the republican
organization are discussed. insisted
on my having the easiest chair I'm
the room and then. quite frankly
and openly said ne was ready 20 tell
me the innermost innards so TO
speak. OF the republican party.
For half an hour. Bill told me
republican secrets which have been
in the newspapers FOR weeks and at
the end OF the interview. / went out
in the park in Jackson place 10 sep
formation and found the latter con
spicuOus by its not being present.
\ man can get more interviews out
Of HAYS and less information" than
ne can get from any politician who
makes Washington a regular stop on
his time card
Has Tough job
Bill in his role OF harmOnizer, iS
up against tough game in this
Gnlett- Mann row that is on in the
republican side OF the congress.
HAYS lined up with the PenrOse-
Lodge gang 10 put Gillett over as
speaker of Ahe next house. this for
reasons. as ne says which every
body Knows" Putting Gillett over
meant running down Mr. Mann with
the steam roller and mussing his
political dignity and temper.
Mann had enough life left. after
the PenrOse-L Lodge machine had
crushed hrs speakership aspirations,
To get control of the committee on
committees and as result ne APP
pears TO be in a position 10 have too
much 80 say about the steering COM
mittre which viii do the manipula-
ton OF the republican legislative
program in the house OF representa-
tives Nicholas Longworth. et al, are
revolving against Alann's policy on
the steering committee, insisting
that the recognition OF the old SEN
iority rule i'm committee appoint
ments is going Cannonism one bet
ter
To is pretty much OF a three-cor-
uered muss taken all in all. and
Hays having in mind that there
must be no stone bruises or
Charley horses" i'm the 1920 race.
IS known 10 he much concerned over
the prospects OF getting the boys
together before congress cOnvenes.
thereby precluding the possibilities
Of unpleasant airings Of family in
felicities as it were.
Came To See Monuments
HAYS remarked that his Washing
ton visit had no bearing on the
tempest hut eastern newspapers
take the statement as indicating
that secret diplomacy still is the pol
lev in the national committee and
that while Hays may insist that he
came 10 Washington 70 have look
AZ Washington monument and the
deserted capitol beneath this in
diligence there may have been at
least. "A passing interest in the
Mann-Gillett- ongworth scrap.
And the family row may not be
the only trouble on Bills mind right
now I meant 20 ask him about il
but ne took up so much time tell
ing me how glad ne was 10 see me
and ] was so glad TO fan for that
talk. that ! let the opportunity slip
by unimprOVed. You see down here
folks from home and home made
cooking are always acceptable
even n the former are republican
folks Most people down here are
either so busy getting ready 10 leave
Washington. or SO busy trying "a
remain for a second term. that they
don't have time 20 sit and chin with
hId headed persons But not SC
with Bill Hays II ne hasn't time
he'll take time But 20 get back tC
the other trouble" There is ru-
NOR down here that Hays coup or
the league OF nations meaning
thereby the letter to Elihu Root and
the lstter's reply IN which ne sug
gested amendments TO the League o
Nations constitution wasn't pleasing
who are beginning to suspect tha'
the attempt 20 make political cap
itaI Of the league OF nations had bet
ter be dropped An effort TO verify
The reports that HAYS came Z.
Washington at the urgent reQues
OF Penrose who wants the soft ped
81 PINT or the peace league stuff
fails 90 eSts blish he truth Of eithel
promise 70 one wants 10 say posi-
lively that PenrOse sent for Bill
or that Penrose has passed out tn,
word that 10 is tlme 20 back ava,
from the league of nations issue.
Information I'll Say so!
But my interview with HAYS di,
bring out some important pclitica
Information ne admitted YER
frankly that he is in the best o
health. that things are bright ii
Indiana. that the next congress i
republican that there - q row OF
between GiIlett and Mann an,
T.onRworth that some republican
are not satisfied with the league o
nations program. that there is n