Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-11
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LEADER is PLAN
OF REPUBLICANS
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dear to him, upon the altar Of
self-sacriiice.
"All he had to give he gave to his
country. His gospel of American
ism is today the heritage of his
countrymen.
His message to all patriots, could
he but speak, would be regardless
of the new-made gap in the ranks
Garry on, Carry on
Therefore in the spirit of Wash
ington and Lincoln and Roosevelt,
the republican party will go for
ward-ever forward-that the cause
OF liberty, fraternity and American
nationality may be advanced and
government by the people, of the
people, for the people may not
perish from the earth"
The committee reaffirmed the
party's Endorsement of woman SUI
frage and urged congress to pass
the constitutional amendment for
suffrage and republican state legis-
latures to ratify the same when it
is submitted to them for action.
Members of the committee ap-
plauded speeches attacking the
democratic national administration
for what was termed its socialistic
tendencies and demanding that the
railroads be returned to their own
ers without unnecessary delay.
Governor Beeckman of Rhode
Island referred to the recent victory
of-the republicans in the congress
sional elections and said that the
people Of the north were tired of
paying 90 per cent of the taxes and
having it expended by the minority
of the south which dominated the
democratic national administration.
Governor Burnquist of Minnesota
denounced bolshevism, anarchy and
and said the hope of the
country for the future was in the
election of a republican president,
He spoke of the activity of the
league in the north
west and said the sympathy of the
democratic party had been with
that socialistic organization.
Governor Harding of Iowa eriti-
cized the democratic national adj
for its alleged extra
gance and inefficiency and referred
to w. G. McAdoo, federal director
of railroads as 'the crown prince
This is too big and too great a
country to be ruled by one corner
Of il" said Governor Harding. II
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, and
others made similar addresses.
Hays Given Vote of Confidence.
Chairman Hays was given a vote
Of confidence by the members and
to name an executive
and other committees at his discre-
ton. -
Mrs. Medill Mccormick of ILL
nois, chairman of the woman's eX
ecutive committee, read a long re-
port outlining plans for woman's
in every state and for
active participation of the women
in the national affairs of the party
in the future.
The committee settled the con-
test over the national committee
ship in Louisiana which has been
pending since the last republican
national convention in 1916 by
seating Emil Kuntz, a negro.
Rev, c. R. Maxwell asked Chair
man Hays to urge congress to make
an investigation of the activities of
The Nonpartisan league in the
northwest. Maxwell was formerly
4 lecturer for the organization and
said that Colonel Roosevelt just be-
lore his death had advised him to
AXE his request to Chairman Hays.
The names of possible candidates
'or president most persistently men
Toned in informal gossip today were
Gen. John ]. Pershing, Gen. Leonard
Wood, Gov. Frank o. Lowden of |
Senator Warren G. Hard
ng of Ohio and Senator Hiram |
Johnson of California.