Evening star., 1923-12-11
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SLOGAN AS PARTY
HEADS MEET HERE
Committee to Base Campaign
on Americanism and Hard
ing Principles.

Heralding as its keynote for 1924
the doughboys battle cry-"Carry ont"
the republican national committee
convened here today with a renewed
pledge of faith in the old principles
of American republicanism and began
the task of selecting the place and
time the party's nominating conven-
ton Will meet next spring.
warned by Senator Willis of Ohio
that radical forces are seeking to
destroy the Constitution of the United
States, the committee members cheer
ed ringing appeal for the republican
party to pronounce that so long as 1t
Is in power that document will rs-
main the foundation of the American
government.
Against Foreign Alliances.
senator Willis was the first speaker
introduced by Chairman John T.
Adams when the committee convened
In the Willard Hotel, shortly before
noon. He declared that the party this
year must renew it's pledge that 1t will
never tolerate entangling alliances
with foreign nations, the league of
nations or Reputation of the out
standing European debts. Each men
tion or these three PRINCIPLES was
greeted with an ou burst of applause
that left no doubt of the committees
approval rsTS-t
The unanimous serenity In I. ) for
NAL committee session gave no hint
of the bitter rivalry that Is fast de-
veloping between the only two
avowed candidates for the repubIi
can mination--President Coolidge
and Senator Hiram Johnson-and al
ready had found its way into the
buzzing cloakroom of the committee
itself. Beneath the calm surface of
the early meeting hours. however.
political pots were merrily boiling
and threatened TO seriously delay
the most important work before the
party's chief board of strategy.
Convention City Fight.
tion of Cleveland. which is backed by
administration leaders, as the next
convention city had developed in GER
tain sections OF the national commit
tee. AS result the calm assur-
ance with which the Ohio city had
awaited word of its selection follow
ing the withdrawal Of Chicago had
given place today to a renewed cam
patgn on the part of not only Cleve-
land, but Des Moines and San Fran
cisco for the coveted convention.
Friends of Senator Johnson, 1t is
tratlon leaders for the withdrawal
of Chicago, although it is said in the
open that the tactics of hotel and
tavern keepers in that western me-
tropois had precuded the possibility
of its selection again. Cleveland,
therefore. is expected to be attacked
by Johnson supporters in retaliation.
Both Des' Moines and San Francisco
are making capital of this factional
battle. and Los Angeles and ST. Louis
iSf
the chances of the latter cities are
regarded as remote.
That Cleveland eventually will be
selected to entertain the next repub-
lican national convention is regarded
as certain, but the influence of anti
Coolidge forces is sure to be felt be-
fore the decision is made, either late
today or early tomorrow.
Harding EulOg;zed.
Chairman Adams called the COM.
mittee to order promptly at IL o'clock
and 81 roll call showed that forty-nine
full members and forty-three asso-
ciate members were present. Seven
proxies answered for regular MEM
bers. In his address of welcome
Chairman Adams paid tribute to the
memory of the late President Hard
ing. whose brief legacy has left the
republican party so richly endowed
for the approaching campaign"
president Harding brought to real
ity the g-deferred dream of the
world" the chairman said, "the world
He brought order out of chaos in the
national finances. He established the
budget. He enforced governmental
economy and efficiency. He brought
prosperity to capital and labor alike.
The great heart, the courageous mind
and the kindly force that brought
these blessings about are at rest.
But the glow Of his personality, the
purity of his patriotism and the high
example Of manliness devoted to ma
tional needs linger everywhere. 1t is
therefore possible to greet you Sc
cure in the faith that all Is well with
our nation and our party. We have
only to carry on and to make sure
that he who has died. died not in
vain."
Previous to the introduction of the
first speaker, Senator Willis, a few
routine matters were attended to.
George B. Lockwood of Indiana, who
has been acting secretary of the COM
mittee, was unanimously elected per-
manent committee secretary and nine
state vacancies on the committee were
permanently filled by the candidates
the states had selected.
Reference to Party "Reverses.o
by directly referring to what 'he
termed ''the slight reverses" Of the
republican party at the last elections.
He declared these were in no small
degree due to the incapacity of the
Senate, under existing rules. to con-
duct the business of the nation in
an efficient and economical manner.
He called upon every republican
to use his influence to have the rules
so amended that 1t would be impos-
sible for minority to halt the gov
ernment's imperative business for
political reasons by hlibustering.
'Our chairman" Senator Willis
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