New-York tribune., 1919-08-28
Miss Hay Predicts
Republicans Will
Sweep State in 1920
Women Being Organized to
Work With Men: Tour
Results in Optimistic Re-
ports From All Leaders

Miss Mary Garrett Hay. OF the ex-
ecutivc committee Of the Republican
State Committee. and d member also 0 :
the woMen's executive committee of the
Republican National Committee, saws
that for the Presidential campaign
nest wear there will be enrolled at
least 500 600 Republican women in the
state. ready to work shoulder to shout
der with the men for good candidates
and good legislation.
Miss Hay returned this week from a
tour around the state. in company with
Mrs. Arthur l.. Livcrmorc. Of tho State
Executive committee. State Chairman
George A. Glynn and others. In tho
six conferences she met ;hc leaders
from forty counties.
Miss Hay yesterday SAID that the re.
pnhllcans UP tho state expected 70 send
plurality Of from tooo0 TO 800 600
down to The BronN IN the 1920 cleo
tioll.
Prepare Tor Campaign
he conferences attended by Chair
man Glynn. Mr.. Li7ormorc and other
members of the state and executive
committee covered forty count ies,"
9aid she. 'ThoY we're held al Syracuse.
Buffalo. BinghaMton. Watortown. sara.
toea and Fattsburr. At none of them
: we're candidates OF measures discussed
he conferences Nerc primarily for tho
purpose eof a."ousing interests among
INC Republican women. coacninc them
III organization matters. and getting
them ready g do as much or moro
than the Republican mcu OF the sta+e
have been doinm for the eooh os the
state. There we're ncv"r les than
three representatives. from cacn county.
and. III some instances. there were
thirty or fort>.
.lrs Livormorc, who Is ~;linr atten-
ton TO thc details OF the organila-
tion work, worked successfully 1t her
plan to have one woman IN every cleo.
ticn district who viii make it her bust
ress to get az least nifty women en-
rolled, and not ston until she has done
II. A. there arc about 5000 election
districts outside Of New Norl; City,
cur 9lan. ii carried throuoh. viii mean
an enrolment Of at least $50 600 women
above Ihc KroNN.
the moro prominent Republicans m the
cities and towns visited. The asacm-
hymen. state Senators and Congress-
nlen attended, showing g iine snirit Of
cooperation. We we're honornd also b..
the company OF state Controller Eugene
H. travis, Secretary &C state Francis
~ HUGO and Attorney Ccucral Charlie ,
y NcWtoWn. who made addre saos al
The conferences.
omen to Get Places
We made il point to prov idc for
tho election - women TO the election
district and county committees. in tho
hrNct that Whcn 'hcv haNc some; ;hine
.N"c'iic TO dc hey Wid attend 10 the
details hctt"1 1Han ~ e thcl Wore
Apr"int"d 20 Office. W made a hard
and steady dfi 10 impress thc women
'oi"lH lbnt nNiN Through organization
'pn'd lNr} hop to ;;aln . victory It
'he poll Vhorc is po.iec, harmonv
~ the Republican party throughout
h" state.
$50 far az could learn. the Demo.
crai7 have made no effort a. vet to
o1GanlIe the women voters up the
State. although they hsrc IA stronger
Han'1aiion IN this city than VIC have.
In" women up the state arc prepared
70 w0lb from now until the fall of 1890
10 get thciT sections OF the olganiza-
tion N shape. In order Ia do this they
will conduct q house 20 house canvass
and distribute literature. We tried 10
impress upon ,hc women that IN order
20 take pa,' in the SELECTION OF candi-
d1tcS the" must enroll. So that thcv
may css- ballot III the nrimsries. Ii
theT enroll this fan they can take part
IN the PRIMARIES ncNt sprnG when dele
gates 10 tho pre- ilontal convention
are to be chosen. and la'er heiuc cn
rolled. they viii hc in posi-don 70 have
somcttng 20 say about the selection
OF candidate ior Governor and
United States senator"
Win Watch Assemhl,
In referring to legislation at Albany
next winter, Miss Hay said:
"The women will be ON hand to sun
port various mea asures IN which the
women without regard to party lines.
arc interested. We shall support
legi$ $lation for the protection Of the
life aud health of women wage earn
ors in business life and IN the shcps
that VIII protect the chl,drnn srain4t
+ the avis "i sweat 4hor emnlnv,nont:
and fol aNs that make for 'ho better
nent of the comlnunlt' The Nc3len
b ~ 1he tetr iork 10 The Ecprnllcsn
party for laws that VIII keep ;ho I'm.
pire state abreast OF the tlmes. The
/ Republican party is not perfect, hut il
is the best party that we have at pres
ent and We need to make it better, so
that the young women leaving the
college and high school will recognize