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Show ADAMS ADMITS PARTIAL TRUTH OF THE CHARGES By International News Service. ST. LOUTS, Mo.. Feb. 11. The split in the national Republican committee over the selection of a chairman grew more serious tonight when backers of Will H. Hays of Indiana refused to concede that their Perkins-Du Pont candidate has failed to secure enough pledges to insure election tomorrow. Postponement of the joint meeting between be-tween the advisory and executive committees com-mittees scheduled for today indicates that there is serious trouble about centering on a candidate. John T. Adams cf Iowa was eliminated from the contest late tonight- Senator William H. Calder o New York charged the lowan with pro-German leadings and read a letter said to praise the kaiser and defending the invasion of Belgium. He also is alleged to have signed protests pro-tests aaainst Americans travelling on passenger pas-senger chips in the war zone and against the shipment of munitions. Adams admitted he might have written the letter and signed the protest, but pleaded that he was a true American. John T. King of Connecticut. Colonel Roosevelt's candidate, showed up strong. W. R. Wilkox, retiring chairman, is backing Hays. Six old Bull Moose leaders were this evening elected to serve with the executive execu-tive committee as the campaign committee. commit-tee. They are G. W. Perkins, Oscar Straus, Exereit Colby of New Jersey. James R. Garfield of Ohio, Harold leaves of Chicago and Chester, H. Rowell of California. Appointment of a woman's advisory committee was advocated by the executive execu-tive committee. Controversy between Jesse Littleton and J. J. Gore, both claiming the national na-tional committee post in Tennessee, and between Perry W. Howard and N. V". Mulvihill, contesting the Mississippi pot, will be settled by the executive committee commit-tee tomorrow. Mayor Thompson of Chicago and twenty-six Iilinoisans are boosting Fred E. Sterling; chairman of the Illinois state committee, for the national chairmanship. |