Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-02
HARDING TO CHOOSE
SUCCESSOR OF HAYS
o. o. p. Committee Awaits
Word From Daugherty on
Selection of Chairman
HERT OUT OF RUNNING
BY CLINTON W. GILBERT
STAR Correspondent Evening Public Ledge


fCopVriOht. t?2f. bV PpbH, Lodg'r co..
Washington. AIarrG ".-Choicc of
the successor 10 viii II. Hays ns
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee will be made by President
elect Harding. The members or tho
committee here for today's meeting ar"
waiting tho word from Harry VI.
Daughprty. who is ~ he Harding
attorney general and who is his po-
litcal adviser
II Mr.. Daughcrty Indicates pref
erence. his man will BE- named
Until the sign comes from Marion
the various booms for the chnirmnnShiu
have no special significance John +.
Adams. of Iowa. who WAS defeated for
the place by Hays. is again cnndi-
date. There also has sprung mp good
deal of talk of Elmer Dover. who was
secretary of tho national committee in
Mckinlcy'S administration and who had
charge of llardug'S campaign in the
Northwest. The names Of Senator
Harry New and of Charles Dewey
Hilles. both Of them former chairmcn
of the national committees. nrc also
mentioned, but il is doubtful If either
man would accept unless strongly urged
to do so by President elect Harding.
. Elmer Dover has strong ronucr-
tions with the President elect IlC Is an
ohioan by birth. having gone into busi.
ness in the Northwest Rftor hr ceased
to be active in politics He was private
secretary to Mark Hanna and was mndo
secrctary of the national committee by
Hanna. At this period he hrrnuc n
close political friend Of senator Harry
New, who is ono Of President elect
Harding's closest political associates.
Dover lives rather far away. in tho
Northwest. to be- chairman. and Somr
question exists as to whether he could
give sufficient time to rarty work.
Probably Mr.. Harding would prefer
Senator New to any one else. but Mr..
New. who has been chairman. is not
attracted TO the job. He. moreover.
has a hard fight tn b" re-. elected in
Indiana, and it is thought that this will
occupy all his energies. Unless Mr..
Harding insists and. in view OF Mr..
News difficulties in his own state il is
not believed that he will insist, the In.
diana senator is not likely TO take the
Craftsmanship.
John 7. Adams is the candidate Of tho
old line members of tho committee. lie
Is understood to have the support Of mon
Ike Senator Watson. Of Indiana, and
Senator Pcnrosc. but the letter Of pro.
German incinatiOnS which was used to
defeat him when he was candidate
against Will II. Hays. is still recalled.
And there is no sign that his candidacy
is making any progress.
Mr.. HAYS VIII lOllOw prcCCdCutS in
rcsigning from the chairmanShip If hc
enters the cabinet and the President is
always allowed to pick his own chair
man of the national committee. The
President is the leader Of his party ana
for the sake Of peace in the party. hc
wants one of his friends A. national
committee chairman. President w son
selected the two Chairmon Of tho Demo
cratic National Committee preceding
George White Vance Mccormick
and Homer Cummings. George White
was chosen by the Democratic candi.
date, Mr.. Cox.
The question Of southern representa- e.
tion in the management Of affairs of
the Republican party was taken mp
here today by n subcommittee of tn"
Republican National Committee in prep
aration for n meeting of the tu' com
mittcc tomorrow. Work Of tn" sub
committoe will be entirely informal. and
no decision will be reached in either
the subcommittee or !ul committee
meeting.
Decision ON tho question Of repre-
scntation i required by Jun" ~ under
a resolution Of tho last national con-
vcntiOn. and il was indicated tN"r"
would be- no hast" iu pr"poslng Il
change.
Washington. March :! DHl \. r.
~. T.. lIrrr Republican, H'lonaI
committeeman from krururhN. AN
nOunccd t"dny rhn, ne NH> uo' 4 can.
didatc ~ succeed VIII II. Hays ~
chairman of the national ,"Iumilt"".
and that il would not be- pu~-.,,lr for
him to accept if elected.