Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-10
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G. or. KEYNOTE
Republican National Com.
mittee Hears Issues
MN Defined.
SPEAKERS SCORE
SPEAKERS SCORE
MEXICAN POLICY
Committee Brssks Custom and Admits
Public 20 Opening ssssions--Mrs
Mccormick spsaks For Wew
Saying Rspue'iosns Asd
Thsm Relief Laws-chieas oh.
able Place Of National = .,tion.

Washington. Dec. 1o.-rhe time and
place for the 1890 natio ,al republican
convention are to be selected late to-
day by the national committee at It's
meeting here. The odds for the con-
vention seem to rest with Chicago, but
ths st. Louis delegation was keepins
up vigorous dght.
Discussion Of the probable date CEN
tered about the fret half Of June. Con-
trarY TO custom, the committee ar
ranEed that the opening sessions be
open 20 the several hundred party
leaders here and to tho public gen
orally. An
Determination OF the \convention
place and time was virtually tho only
business to be transacted. and II was
expected to be completed late today.
Tomorrow there will be meeting or
state chairmsn.
In addition to the meetings OF the
regular committees, the national COM
mittee II &xpected to create today two
new bodies to help In the campaign.
The one win deal witt policies and
ptdttOrIu dJu thS othcE WIZ w ~"f ~~
ecutive council.
Scores Mexican Policy.
Governor sproul. OF Pennsylvania.
in q keynote address at the meeting
today OF the national committee, at
tackled the Administrators Mexican
policy and declared the republican
party approached the coming cam
paign with Confidence. His outline OK
party policies included better rela-
tions between capital and labor. firm
handling OF the Mexican situation, res
toratlon. OF Americanism and a sound
solution OF the railroad problem.
RsferrinE briefly to the question OF
peace, the governor declared that the
best republican citizenship had on
eeavorsd to cooperate with the gov
ernment."
/ He declared that during republican
times relations sibetween capital have
"always been pretty we'll understood"
Hehtiment for AYnericanism was rap
lay increasing ana he said It was the
iSty Of the government to promote 1t.
He said development Of public lands
was important. ana pointed to the So
luton Of the railroad problem as diff
ficult but no less important.
sS Woman is-Rsard.
Mrs Medil McCormiclS chairman or
the woman's division Of the party. said
women would support tho republican
party because II "is the sole instru-
rlent for the preservation Of national
ism and liberty. The party. she said.
would continue to champion social
Justice under the law"
Mention OF Colonel Roosevelt's name
brought storm Of applause. Mrs. Nc
Corrnick said the republican party had
been the pioneer in laws protecting
women and children, and she predicted
that tho eleven republican states
which have not ratified the suffrage
amendment would do 50 in time to al
low the women to vote In the next
election.
She said the women Of America want
an American for the Americans and
not q socialist or imperial government.
Amsrieanlsm Issue.
Republican Governor McKelvie. Of
Nsbraska. Who delivered the last Of
the keynote speeches, declared Amer
icanism was the outstanding issue.
Tho farmer, ne declared. had borne
the burden OF the war and still car
ried more than his share, He said
every effort OF the. democrats to aid
the farMsrs had been founded on un.
economic measures which had made
matters worse The whole democratic
administration, had dealt IN theories
which were proved false many years