Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-10
REPUBLICANS VOTE
|NNOVAT|ONS;;OPEN
BIC MEETING HERE
National Committee Hears
Mexican Policy Attacked
by Gov. Sproui.
MRS. MEDILL MCCORMICK
REPRESENTS WOMEN
Advisory Committee Will Prepare
to Harmonic Party Elements
for Coming Campaign.

to Harmonic Party Elements
for Coming Campaign.
Radical innovations in the conduct
of the national campaign were decided
upon by the executive committee and
adopted by the republican national
| committee at its quadrennial nteGaS.
| in the New Willard Hotel today.
Gov. Sproul of Pennsylvania in the
keynote speech at the open session ot
the committee, preceding the eNecu-
tive meeting. attacked the admins
tration's Mexican policy and declared
that the republican party approaches
the coming presidential campaign in
| the confidence that the people viii
| indorse its policies.
Better relations between capital
and labor. economy and business man.
| agement in administration, firm
! handling of the Mexican situation,
restoration of Americanism and con-
| stitutional government and a sound
solution of the railroad problem viii
be part of the republican platform,
Gov. Sproul declared.
Arrangements for Convention.
A large general committea to frame
in advance the arrangements for the
national convention will be appointed
by the executive committe. it WAS de-
| cided. Other action will he the APP
pointment of general advisory
committee. to harmonic all the eie-
ments of the party: a platform and pol
icy" committee of twelve members OF
the executive committee and twenty
five others, including women. to pass
on the policies concerning the prob
lens of labor and agriculture and
other industries. These persons Will
spend the next six months la study
of the paramount questions of the day
and in gathering a mass of material
| for presentation at the national con-
vention.
Twelve national committeeman will
make up the advisory committee along
with eight other persons. both men
and women, representing all shades
| of opinion in the party. The WORK
of this committee will be advisory
and conciliatory.
Officials Chosen.
John c. O'LaughHn is to be secrc-
tary of the committee on policies.
! William Wrigley of Chicago is to
head the division on public Informal
ton. Mr.. O'Laughlin's headquarters
will be in Washington.
Republicans from all over the coun-
try had a part in the love feast
which the open session of the COM
mittee proved to be. In addition to
the national committeeman there
were present several state chairmeu.
! local leaders. editors of republican
! newspapers and former chairmen OF
national committees. and-first and
foremost-the women.
Selection of a time and place for
holding the national convention was
postponed until later in the day.
| Chicago still was reported in the
lead. but with st. Louis in the rum
4 ming
Welcomed by Mr.. Hays.
After Chaplain Couden of the House
! of Representatives had opened the
meeting of the national committee
with prayer. Chairman Hays well
coined the committeeman and Secrc-
! tary Reynolds called the roll.
Gov. Sprouts Address.
| then introduced the first speaker
of the meeting. He said in parI:
The republican party faces the APP
proaching campaign with devotion and
/ confidence. 1t comes forward to the
contest with clean hands and a stout
heart. convinced that upon the ter
mination of the issue to be fought oLt
| next year depends not only the prog
! ress but the safety of the re,,uhli'
1T is essential, however that we APP
proach the next campaign not in an al
titude of criticism. but in spirit OF
| constructive suggestion. The people
! everywhere are aware of the conditions
/ now prevailing. Everybody is criticisinS
and lamenting the administrative weak
ness What we must present. and as IN.
immediate governmental conditions are,
! is a new constructive vision. a PLAZA
which will lift the nation out of slough
of inefficiency in which il is founder
! ing and put it back upon the high road
/ to progress.
I'VE must prepare not only to clean
! up the governmental mess in which we
! find ourselves, but we must lay our
plans for restoring our nation 10 the
position of respect which il once held in
the minds of the other peoples of the
earth and which, goodness knows il
should now more than ever he entitled to
hold in view of the achievements of our
brave defenders on land and sea We
must change the opinion held by SO
many people abroad.
Mexican Situation.
We must lay our plans to meet tie
| menace of our peace and wellbeinE
! on our southwestern boundary. not by
high sounding phrases and impetuous
and unprepared military moves. hut
by a sane and definite policy, which
will represent the real feeling of the
American people in dealing with the
arrogant and ignorant enemies of this
country who are now in control Of the
. affairs of the unfortunate Mexican
nation and who, evidently have no
respect for the power or dignity of
/ the United States and no consideration
for the rights of American citizens.
NO chapter in our entire national
history is more disgraceful and hui
initiating than the story of our rela-
tions with Mexico during The past
seven years, and for our own self
respect and to save ourselves from
utter contempt in the eyes of the
world we must change, and change
quickly, the conditions which are not
only annoying. but are actually
threatening.
The people want relief from the in
terminable meddling of governmental
departments in their private and per-
sonal affairs. They want "A cessation
enterprise. They want return 10 the
states and to the people themselves
of the powers so generously given to
The executive in time of war and
anything contemplated in the grant
of authority given by Congress. The
people are for a strong federal gov
eminent but they want the govern
ment to coordinate with and not ride
over the states and the citizens"
Mrs. Mccormick introduced.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. the first
chairman of the women's division of
the national council. was introduced.
Mrs Mccormick said women were
republicans because they believed
that marty to be the salvation of the
nation. She advocated IAN America
OF Americans" and said the republican
party, as the party or the future.
will help create il.
Several times Mrs. Mccormick re-
ferred to Theodore Roosevelt and WAS
heartily applauded.
Women are to be summoned to