South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-30
INDIANAN To
Be BIC FACTOR
State Chairman Van NuyS to
Play important Part at
Coming Meeting.

WASHINGTON. April 3o.-Chair-
man Fred Van Suys of the Indiana
state committee is 20 have a large
part I'm the planning OF a national
organization for the next presiden-
tial campaign when the democratic
national committee holds its two
day meeting ia Chicago. May % and
20. Chairman van Nuys is 20 have
"a prominent and important place IN
the subcommittee which. it is eX-
pected. will be appointed 10 formu-
late policies and 20 establish state or
carnations 10 work with the nation
al committee from now until the
close OF the polls Nov s, 1920.
II has already been determined
that Chairman Van Nuys win pre-
side at the important session at
which plans for these various state
organizations will be discussed and
adopted. In Washington it is real
lied that Indiana has been a good
school for organizers. and that
Chairman Van Nuys has been under
the best Of tutelage for many years.
In addition 10 that consideration, II
is felt that there are "A great many
differences to be overcome in Indi-
ana between now and the actual op-
enipg Of the presidential campaign.
AS one OF the states which the dem
corats regard as debatable, not
withstanding its present enrolment
in the republican column. it has been
decided TO give Indiana every assist
ance that the national committee
can afford.
The wOman's associate committees
OF Indiana will be brought into the
closest possible cooperation with the
state committee. Women viii have
a vote for president in Indiana in
1920. and II Is the confident belief
OF democratic leaders that they. like
those in other states, will be pre-
possessed for Pres't Wilson and his
progressive policies. 1T is believed
that Indiana women can be won to
the democratic cause in sufficient
numbers to overcome the republican
plurality of 5000 in 1916 and leave a
good margin besides.
To Parallel Organization.
The first step will be TO parallel
the present mems organizations with
equivalent organizations for women.
but the two will work not independ-
emily but in collaboration. There will
be woman associate for the ma
tional cOmmittee-Ed Hoffman -
woman state chairman to correspond
10 the position OF Chairman Van
Nuys. a woman county chairman
precinct chairman in every one OF
those several Subdivisions. These
will constitute the state and local
organizations and at the same time
FORM the connecting link with the
national committee and with similar
organizations in other states.
For one thing, this plan will offer
a means OF bringing women speakers
from the older suffrage states to ap-
peal 20 women under the auspices Of
women. A good deal OF latitude will
be granted 10 the woman's state or
SANITATION so that it's members may
devote themselves almost exclusive
ly 10 work among voters of their own
sex This Will be the first time that
Indiana women have had an organi-
zatiOn of their own in a strict sense,
and reports coming TO Washington
indicate that they are ready TO make
the most or il and give their demo-
cratic brethren a fine exhibition OF
enthusiasm, intelligence and effective
ness in campaigning.
Women all over the country will
be "a big factor in state and national
elections than they ever have
been heretofore. II is the present
intention OF democratic leaders tC
give them a large share In the labor
and responsibilities OF "A presidential
campaign. They will have their own
candidates in many states, their own