Bisbee daily review., 1919-01-11
PARTY COUNCIL
 HEARS SPEAKER ATTACK WILSON
 AND HIS PARTY
Republicans Decide Safety of Nation Depends on Election
 of Next President; to Eulo-
 gize Theodore Roosevelt
CBy Review Leased wire)

CHICAGO, Jan. lU.-DenunclatlOu of bolshevism and insiduous socialis- tic doctrines marked numerous ad dresses today ct the meeting of the republican national committee here, several speakers declaring that the election of a republican president is all that can save the country from evil days in the future.
 With women sitting in the councils of the party for the first time in it's history the day was a veritable love feast at which plans were laid and campaign strategy discussed. Chair man Will H. Hays established prece- dent by delivering a short prayer be- fore hecalled the meeting to order.
 Monument for Roosevelt
 Later in the day Chairman Hays suggested that the committee consider what it might do to express its ad- miration for the late Colonel Roose- welt Acting upon this suggestion the committee decided to appeal to the republicans of the country to erect a permanent monument to the former president It is planned to raise the necessary funds by popular subscrip- tion. The character of the memorial is to be decided upon by a special committee of which W. B. Thompson of Yonkers, N. r., is chairman. The other members of the committee will be named by Chairman Hays later
 The committee reaffirmed the party's indorsement of woman sui frage and urged congress to pass the constitutional amendment for suffrage and republican state legislation to ratify the same when it is submitted to them for action.
 Demand Return of Railroads
 Members of the committee applaud ed speeches attacking the democratic national administration for what was termed its socialistic tendencies and demanding that the railroads be re- turned to their owners without un- necessary delay.
 Governor Beekman of Rhode Island, referred to the recent victory of the republicans in the congressional cleo tions and said that the people of the HUI LII mGAC LII OL pay ms JV POA NNAAN of the taxes and having it expended by the minority of the south which dominated the democratic national ad- ministTation.
 Governor Burnquist of Minnesota, denounced bOlshevism, anarchy and socialism and said the hope of the country for the future was in the cleo tion of a republican president He spoke of the activity of the nOn-par- tisan league in the northwest and said the sympathy of the democratic party had been with that socialistic organ iZation.
 Criticize Extravaqance
 Governor Harding of Iowa criticized the democratic national administra- tion for its alleged extravaganza and inefficiency and referred to w. G. Mc- Adoo, federal director of railroads. as the crown prince"
 This is too big and too great a country to be ruled by one corner of it." said Governor Harding. 'I hope the republican congress will see that the railroads are returned to their owners without delay"
 Congressman Royal Johnson of South Dakota, who appeared in the uniform of an army officer, made a similar address.
 Chairman Hays was given a vote of confidence by the members and auth orized to name an executive and other committees at his discretion.
 Mrs. Medill Mccormick of Illinois, chairman of the woman's executive committee. read a long report outlin- ing plans for woman's organizations in every state and for the active partici- patton of the women in the national affairs of the party in the future.
 Seat Negro Committeeman
 The committee settled a contest over the national cOmmitteeship in Louisiana which has been pending since the last republican national con vention in 1916 by seating Emil Kuntz, a negro.
 Rev T. R. Maxwell asked Chairman Hays to urge congress to make an in vestigation of the activities of the non partisan league in the northwest Maxwell was formerly a lecturer for the organization and said that Colonel Roosevelt just before his death had
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