Arizona republican., 1919-05-30
SAYS DEMOCRATS FIRST WELCOMED
 WOMEN VOTERS
National Committee Accuses Republicans of Defeating Suffrage State Leaders Express Confidence of Victory Silent on Third Term for Wilson
IRepubIIcan A. p. Leased wirel

CHICAGO, May 29.-Members of the democratic national committee closed a two-day session tonight by adopt ing a declaration offered by P. H. Quinn, national committeeman from Rhode Island, reviewing the achieve ments of President Wilson and the democratic congresses, and urging the support of all independent and pro- gressiVe voters in 1920 campaign to perpetuate these policies.
 The statement, after mentioning the constructive and progressive legisla- ton passed by the last democratic congress, approves President Wilson's conduct of the war, and conclude as follows:
 Within twenty years our nation, un- der a republican administration, con iucted a foreign war. The record of that party in that war is still a matter of current reading and of public discus sion. We simply ask the people to draw their conclusions as to which party served it's country best in war and in peace. No American president, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, was ever so persistently, pur- posely, and in many instances malic- iously, misrepresented and maligned. as our great leader has been and we believe that as he parallels Lincoln in that respect, so will the future history of our country view his accomplish ment with the same high esteem as those of the great emancipator.
 First For Suffrage
 "As the first national political organ ization to record itself in favor of wom- an suffrage, and as the first to wei come the women into full participation in party councils, we deplore and con- demn the dilatory tactics of the repub- licaR party in the closing hours of the last session of congress, which resulted in the failure of the uffrage resolution, at time when it's proponents were as- sured of the requisite number of votes 10 accomplish it's passage"
 The committee also adopted a reso- lution calling on the legislatures of the various states to hold special sessions to ratify the woman suffrage contitu- tional amendment when it has been passed by congress, so as to enable women to vote at the presidential cleo Lon in 1920.
 D. D. Titman, member of the state committee of New Mexico, read a res olution demanding the repeal of the federal espionage law and opposing aIl legislation restricting free speech, q free press and the right of free as- scmblage, and protesting against large standing army and compulsory military training. He asked for the immediate adoption of the resolution but there were objections and it was referred to a committee which later announced it would not report on the resolution until the national commit tee meets next January.
 In the afternoon there was a meet ing with state chairmen.
 Durbin Claims Ohio
 w. w. Durbin of Ohio, declared that his state would remain in the demo- cratic column nj 1920. Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana made a vigorous at tack on the political methods of Will IT. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, and said Hays was a standpat republican at heart. al- though he had succeeded in cOnvinc- ing many members of the progressive party otherwise.
 w $. Ewing, speaking for Califor mia, said that state would give it's cleo oral vote to the democratic presidential candidate in 1920. He condemned the non-partisan election laws of the state and declared progressive leaders were responsible for their passage.
 A. Mitchell Palmer, United States attorney general, F'ranklinD. Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy, and Chairman Homer s. Cummings were the principal speakers at a dinner given the members of the committee tonight , by Charles Boeschenstein, committee man from Illinois.
 Franklin D. Roosevelt predicted that by next yetr it would be clear to the American people that the republican party was the conservative party oi
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