Nogales international., 1932-07-13
Sanders Protege Of Hays

When Everett Sanders was elected Chairman OF
the Republican National Committee at the instance OF
candidate Hoover according to the custom OF permit
ting the head Of the ticket to name the Official IN
charge of the Presidential campaign, there was some
surprise and 40 little curiosity in political circles as
to WHY Mr. Sanders had been preferred to postmaster
General Brown whose preconventlon activities III be
half Of the Chief had indicated him the inevitable
choice for head Of the national organization
AS a politician Postmaster General Brown rank
cd much bighey than he does as a Cabinet officer
while Mr. Sanders had only been another Indiana Re
publican Congressman and one-tie secretary to the
President (Cooldge), the successor OF the Whllom
patronage distributor in Virginia OF unsavory mem
orv C. Rascora Sle1np Mr. Sanders was not the type
Of managing politician usually identified with the
national Republican chairmanship.
Whatever of mystery there appeared to be ABOUT
the selection of Mr. Sanders apparently has been
cleared up by article from the pen of Clinton Gil
bert the astute correspondent of the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, Republican paper. According to Mr.
Gilbert article the selection Of Mr. Sanders chair
man is accounted for by the reappearance OF Will H.
Hays of Indiana in national politics this year The
former postmaster general of the Harding Admins
tration played 6 prominent part in the recent lndi-
ana Republican State convention and was Of the
Big four from that state at the late offcehoders boss
ed convention at Chicago which renominated Mr..
Hoover. 1t TIE first public reappearance of Hays
In politics since his retirement from the chairman
ship Of the Republican National Committee on June
T. 1921 after Senator jim Watson had taken the con
trol Of the Indiana organization away from him.
Mr.. Sanders it appears from the Public Ledger
story is protege Of Hays, who brought him out in
Indiana politics and put him in Congress-
Mr. Gilbert writes that President Hoover look
ing for some cne to run his campaign considered for
mer Senator Butler Of Massachusetts, and Will H.
Hays with whom Mr.. Hoover had served in the Cab
met Of President Harding along with Daugherty and
FaD Mr. Gilbert continues
Hays ran the Harding campaign and Butler the
Coolidge campaign. Hays probably would have been
made Chairman (of the Republican National Com
mtee except for the fact that he had been involved
in the Oil scandals to the extent that he had got
eral hundred thousand dollars in bonds from Harry
Sinclair toward paying the deficit in the Republican
campaign fund incurred in the Harding campaign.
"This occurred in 1923 when the party was clean
ing UP the deficit preparatory to the Coolidge
paign of 1924. Hays divided the bonds up among
wealthy Republicans who then contributed to the par
ty the amounts OF the bonds received.
"The Republicans not wishing to revive talk of
these Sinclair bonds, decided against making Hays
chairman and for time it looked as il Butler would
be chairman. In conference at the White House on
the Sunday before the Chicago convention it was de-
cided to make Hays Sanders chairman"
The deduction is therefore made that the actual
task Of conducting the Hoover campaign will fall up
or Will H. Hays as "chief of staff while Mr.. San
ders "his man, poses in the front office as Chair
man Of the Republican National Committee