Milford chronicle., 1924-05-30
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
GREAT GREAT
NAME MAN
GREAT
WORK

Il don't know what to write about.
I've thought of everything in the
world and not one thing is what we
are supposed to write on" said Jack.
1t was theme for his current his
tory class and the teacher had in
structed the class to write something
connected with pOlitics-either about
one Of the parties or some man close
ly connected with them.
whats all the worry about, kid
dies" asked Uncle Ted, who had sud
denly appeared upon the scene.
81 don't know what to use for my
current history theme. Can't you tell
us a story that 1 can use."
There are many men and events
about which you could write but there
is one man 1 am sure will prove more
than interesting. He is a man who has
been running the affairs of the Repub-
lican party for a long time now, in
fact, ever since Mr.. Will Hays became
the he'd of the Post Office Department.
That man is John T. Adams, Chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee who will retire from that pO-
sitiOn Immediately following the con-
VentiOn in Cleveland next month. Mr..
Adams has proved one great thing,
that political campaigns and success
full politics can be run the same as
any successful business, without a lot
of false noise. In fact he has been a
true business man in politics and as
the Washington Post recently said in
an editorial: Mr.. Adams appears to
have adopted the Grant idea of giving
his attention to planning and direct
ing campaigns without worrying
about who gets the credit. &C.. Let us
have more business men in politics,
and let them take political lessons
from John Z. Adams, of Iowa
"NOw for a brief story of his inter-
esting career Mr.. Adams was born in
Dubuque, Iowa, in 1862 and not so
very long ago a Boston newspaper
brought forth the interesting fact that
he is a direct descendent of the Ad-
ans family of Massachusetts which
gave two Presidents to the country,
John Quincy and his son. Mr.. Adams
father, a native of Lowell, Mass, was
one of the first settlers in Iowa. In the
very year that the present chairman ;
Of the Republican National Committee
was born, his father ran for Congress- I
on the Republican ticket and was de-
feated by William B. Allison, who Ia {
ter became one of the great Republi-
can leaders of the country.
mo more interesting twist could
happen in politics than that fifty
years later, when Mr.. Allison was
candidate for the Senate, the son OF {
his first opponent became his cam t
Daign manager, and waged such l
campaign that his fame {
spread from coast to coast. S
For the past twelve years, Mr.. I
Adams has been National Committee \
nan for Iowa. During the Harding '
campaign he was Vice Chairman of
he Republican National Committee, in
charge of the western headquarters.
Long before he entered politics,
Mr.. Adams had achieved marked sue
cess in the business world. In 1881 as a
/ small boy, he entered the manufac- h
uring company of which he is now n
he head, as Office boy at salary OF n
;3 a week Today it is one of the larg- b
,st sash and door manufacturing e
plants in the United States. o
"NIr. Adams has many fine charac- F
eristics, one of which is widely c
strong Americanism. This
inc trait so well developed has been
IN inspiration to all those men and
women who have been fortunate
nough to be associated with him. In C
act he is one of the political leaders fl
Who has never tried to make his life,s
mbition mere official promotion. IL n
las been his aim, rather, to work for s.
he good of his party and the country
t large. W
"Under. our form of government tne h
hartman of a great party, especially
f the party in power, holds big Jop >,
nd wields a great amount of in1u- - -
nee. Mr.. Adams, always kindly, calm .
nd efficient has been big force IN
ur country since he put over the a
Vest for Harding.
"What a man can do for his coun-
ry, if given the opportunity, IS gener- "
lily indicated by what he does for ms fe
ONE town and community. Mr. Ad-
ms has always been active IN the az W
airs of Dubuque, where he Is loved al
nd respected. Some years ago he
tarted a Congregational mission on =;
ne edge of the city that has since de- %, .,
eloped into a big church. He mas CT
cen President of the Dubuque GeneF-
Hospital and for several years was 81
member of the school board. During u
ne great war he was a member OF
ne State Council of Defense, directed CT
ne Dubuque Red Cross drive and tC