Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
HAYS WIDENING
PARTY SPLIT AS
STANDPAT HEAD
Progressive Republicans Are
Angry at Activity for I'm
instructed Delegates.
HAND SHOWN IN IDAHO
Special to The Times.


wide split between the progressive
and the standpat elements of the IL
publican party has begun and prom
ises to reach large proportions be-
fore the republican national conven-
ton at Chicago.
The most marked signs of the dsnec-
ton are visible in New York and Wash
ington, but reports from all over the
country indicate that the revolt OF the
rrogressives against the standpatters IN
control Of the organization is spreading.
To II may be attributed not only the
new alignment in congress, but also the
sudden and material slump in the stock
of viii 81. Hays, chairman of the ns-
tional committee. The revolt has been
keeping Mr.. Hays in the east, principally
in New York, and although desperate ef-
forts have been made to conceal it, there
is nevertheless a well-dehned idea OF t
spreading through the country.
The activities Of the old regular, or
standpat republicans in their Efforts 70
control the coming convention are the
basic causes for the split.
HAYS BRINGS
DOWN WRATH.
Mr.. Hays has been insistent that the
delegates to the Chicago convention shall
be uninstructed. He has not only been
working quietly to that end, but he
finally made a statement to that enect
which brought down on his head the
wrath Of the progressive leaders who
have been trying to obtain instructed
delegates for Leonard Wood and Hiram
! Johnson.
The New York Times recently an
nounced that there was much indignation
in the Wood camp over the discovery
/ that in Idaho Mr.. Hays was using his
official influence to prevent the repub-
licans from instructing delegates. Con-
gressman Gould, the eastern manager
Of the Wood campaign. made the charge
publicly to John W. Hart, national com
mitteeman from Idaho. Mr.. Gould said:
II have no idea what Chairman Hays
/ meant He has often stated that be
/ believes it is his Job to elect, not select
/ candidates. Considering how insistent
/ he has proclaimed this policy it is
surprising, to say the least, to recetvs
I such advices from Idaho"
/ A little further investigation disclosed
7 that Mr.. Hays activities were not con-
/ fined TO Idaho, but were general through
/ out the country. 1t was learned that IN
his tours Of the west and the east he
had been making careful effort to az
range things that there should be no In
structed delegates in the convention, re-
gardless of the efforts of Gen. Wood
and Hiram Johnson to obtain such dels-
gates.
FACTIONAL FEELING
BECOMES INTENSE
This action, considered in the light
of the plans that were laid last spring
/ - 49, -ta,d1,ttor- e. thn- ,v-rora ~
controlling the convention. have brought
the progressives to a realization that they
are being bunkoed by the organization,
which is in the control of the stand
patters, and it has made them exceeding
Iy wrathy. The following from the New
York Times is significant Of the situa.
ton:
Fractional feeling OF such intensity has
been aroused by the various candidates
/ fighting for the republican nomination
that Will II. Hays, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, has decided
TO step IN and do what he can to bring
about harmony. With this object in view
Chairman Hays has requested that repre-
sentatives of all the warning candidates
meet him in the future at regular con
ferences to be held at the headquarters OF
the republican national committee In
West Forty seventh street The first OF
these conferences will he held early this
week.
The request of Mr.. Hays was re-
ceived with surprise by some Of the
managers whose candidates have head
quarters in this city. Just why he should
want these conferences puzzled the man.
ayers. although they admitted that OBJ
viously the chairman wanted to keep in
formed regarding the details of the con-
tests the presidential aspirants are
making in the several states for delegates
to the republican national convention
In some of the contests the republican
local organizations have become en-
breiled and bitter feeling has been en-
gahdered.
NOW TRYING TO
PATCH UP PEACE.
at was declared that Chairman Havs
had become alarmed at the bitterness of
the factional feeling between several of
the candidates in midwestern states and
that he foresaw infinite trouble for the
party If something were not done Inn
mediately either to patch up the quarreln
or keep them from spreading Mr.. Hays
has returned from trip through the
middle west and it was said that the
conditions he found in Ohio and other
states impressed him with the necessity
of pouring oil on the troubled republican
waters.
Mr.. Hays made no announcement of
| his new plan himself. In fact, consider
able mystery was made of it, but 1t was
admitted by the managers of two cam
paigns that such a request had been re-
ceived. Whether all the campaign man
ayers win agree to take part in the con-
ferences is doubtful. One manager who
did not wish his name used at this time
| fatty declared that he considered Mr..
Hays was overstepping his duties as ma
tional chairman in interfering and telling
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