South Bend news-times., 1919-05-30
REVIEW WORK
OF WILSON AS
SESSION ENDS
Praise Achievements of Ad-
miniStration, Urging Sup
port in 1920.
COMPARE PRESENT TO 1898
Cite Conduct of War Under
Republican Administration
in Resolution.
BY Associated Press

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By Associated Press:
CHICAGO. May 29.-Members of
the democratic national committee
closed a two day session tonight by
adopting a declaration offered by p.
n. Quinn. national committeeman
from Rhode Island, reviewing the
achievements of I'res't Wilson and
the democratic congresses and urg-
ing support or all independent and
progressive voters in the 1920 cam
paign to perpetuate these policies.
The statement after mentioning
the consecutive and progressive leg
islation passed by the last demo-
cratic congress approves Prest Will
sons conduct Of the war and con-
cludes as follows:
Within 20 years our nation under
republican administration conduct
ed a foreign war. The record of
party in that war is still a matter OF
current reading and Of public dis
cussion. We simply ask the people
to draw their own conclusions as to
which party served its country best
in war and peace. No American
president; with the possible exception
OF Abraham Lincoln, was ever so
persistently. purposely and in many
instances maliciously misrepresented
and maligned. as our great leader
mas been, and we believe that as he
parallels Lincoln in that respect. so
viii the future history Of Our coun-
try view his accomplishments with
the same system as those or the
great emancipation.
Favor Suffrage.
"As the first national political or
SANITATION 10 record itself in favor
OF woman suffrage and as the hrst
to welcome the women into fun par
tcipatiOn in party councils, we de-
plore and condemn the dilatory tao
tics OF the republican party in the
closing hours of the last session OF
congress which resulted in the fail
ure of the suffrage resolution at the
time when its proponents We're as
sured OF the requisite number OF
votes to accomplishe its passage.
AT this time therefore the dem
ocratic party confidently asks the
support OF the independent and pro-
gressiVe electorate Of the United
States i'm the maintenance Of the
splendid achievements Of Pres't VIII
sons administration and the per
petuation OF these principles and
policies
The committee also adopted a res
olution calling on the legislatures
of the various states 10 hold special
sessions il necessary 10 ratify the
woman suffrage constitutions
amendment when il has been passed
by congress so as to enable women
10 vote az the presidential election
In 1920.
Would Repeal Espionage Law
r. n Titman, member of the
state committee 0f New Mexico read
resolution demanding the repeal
Of the federal espionage law and
opposing all legislation restrictinc
free speech. a free press and the
right OF free assem- bla ge and protest
ing against a large standing army
and compulsory military training
He asked for the immediate adop-
ton or the resolution hut there were
NDletklOuE ana IT was ltltlIeu 10 t
special committee of three for con
sideration.
The morninE session devoted 20 a
conference with the woman ssso-
Ciate members OF the national com
mittee which Mrs. George Bass OF
Chicago. persi6ed. To was the first
time IN the history OF the party that
woman occupied the chair of the
national com mmittee.
In the afternoon there was a
meeting Of state chairmen at which
" ". Farley OF New York presided
Ohio To- BE Democratic.
w w Durbin or Ohio. declared
shat his state would remain in ths
democratic column I'm 1890. Freder-
eek Van Nuvs OF Indiana. made a
vigorous attack on the political meth
ods OF VIII r. HAYS. chairman OF
the republican committee. and SAID
Hays was a standpat republican al
heart although he succeeded in con
vincing many members OF the pro
gressive party otherwise
a. Mitchell Palmer. United State:
attorney general. Franklin ID. Roose-
Welt. assistant secretary OF the navy
and Chairman Homer :. Cummins
we're the principal speakers At Din
ner given the members OF The com.
n1fttee tonight by Charles Boeschan-
stein. committeeman from Illinois.