Evening star., 1921-06-08
HAYS WARNS c. 0.P.
LEADERS AGAINST
SERIOUS MISTAKES
Seven Million Majority Large,
But No AIibi for Errors,
He Declares.

The republican national commit
tee adopted the proposed new rule
of representation in national con-
ventions. which reduces delegates
from eleven southern states to the
extent of twenty-three and adds
seventy-six to thirty-eight states
where republican votes have in
creased.
John r. Adams Of IOwa was
unnnimously elected chairman OF
the committee this afternoon.
Members Of the republican national
committee were warned today by
Postmaster General Hays, retiring
chairman of the committee. that a
"seven-m million majority is large. but
it is not an alibi for the mistakes.
negligence and extravaganza of mis-
government.
Mr.. Hays statement was prepared
for presentation to the full committee
today when it assembled to receive
his resignation and elect his sue
ceSSor
When the committee met in the red
room at the New Willard shortly be-
fore noon the members rested under
the shadow of a personal affection in
the loss Of their esteemed associate.
Alvin T. Hert of Kentucky, who died
suddenly in his room yesterday after
noon at the hotel. few floors above
the meeting place. He was known to
every member of the committee and
was held in affectionate regard
The order of business for the day
contemplated presentation of the res
ignation of the retiring chairman,
Postmaster General Hays, and the
election of his successor, expected to
be John T. Adams. with the promo
ton of National Committeeman Ralph
Williams of Oregon. to the vice
chairmanship. Then was scheduled the
submission of a report from the sub
committee on southern representation
resentation in national conventions
from the southern states.
Up to the very hour of meeting.
the subcommittee had continued its
consideration of the subject, which
has continued since last Monday.
sented in the meetings of the SUBJ
committee and out of them had come
several suggestions for a report.
Women in Attendance.
Meeting with the national commit
tee today were the woman members
of the executive committee, who in
cluded Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton,
vice chairman; Mrs. Katherine Philips
Edison, Mrs. Manley L. Fosseen, Mrs.
denrleItd u. LlSeTHoTe, VhTS. MeQlll
Mccormick, Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt
Robinson, Mrs. Christine Bradley
South and Mrs. Jeanette A. Hyde
These members had previously been
in conference. going over their par
ticular lines of work for the national
committee in the future.
Another woman. who sat with the
Woods OF Pittsburgh, who came with
the proxy of Senator Penrose, absent
from the city.
Chairman Hays statement to the
committee on resigning follows:
Mr. Hays on Party Standing.
"The present organization has had
an interesting and rather successful
narty's affairs in the spring of 1918 is
not forgotten. In 1916 the normal re-
nublican majority was 100000 minus.
In November, 1918. it was 100000
MUS. In November last it was over
1000. 900. .
.sThe majority :: seven million in
Senate by % and a House by ITO
brings a degree of content not in
exc,,sable. The present condition is
mo accident. 1t was. first, the regis
tered appreciation Of the party's great
candidates by the country's citizenry;
IT was an expression of the country's
was brought about in part by the pro-
test from the people against conduct
~ government which they regarded
az an abandonment Of the primary
urin nciples Of American institutions.
And it was, too. the result in no small
degree of attention to the party's busi-
ness by the party's organization over
long period of time: But just as our
victory was unparalleled in the ma
tion's history, so in like manner is our
responsibility unparalleled. Only in
so far as party success may be trans
lated into patriotic public service is
success worth while to any political
organization.
Warns Party Lenders.
"It is we'll to remember that no
majority is necessarily permanent
and that certainty of continued sue
cess comes only with certainty of
performance. Just as an offended
Electorate registered an emphatic
protest against a conduct of govern
ment regarded as reprehensible. 90
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