Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-13
REPUBLICANS OPEN
CAMPAIGN Of 1920
EFF. CoiIaday Describes the
Meeting of Party Commit
tee in Chicago.
W0MAN's PART IN COUNCIL

Edward F. Ceiladay. republican ma
tional committeeman for the District
of Columbia, returned this morning
from Chicago, where he has been in
attendance at the meeting of the re-
publican national committee. He was
accompanied by Galen l.. TAFT. chair
man OF the republican state commit
tee of Maryland. who sat on the COM
mittee as the proxy of former Sena
tor Jackson. national committeeman
of that state.
Mr.. Colladay states that the meet
ing was in every respect a complete
success and revealed the steadfast
purpose of the republican party under
the leadership of the national chair
man, VIII H Hays, to press forward
the organization and work of the
party in preparation for the presiden-
tiai contest of 1920. The committee
placed full power in the hands of Mr..
Hays for the prosecution of this work.
and that such action was wise. Mr..
Colladay states. is fully demonstrated
by the great success which has at
tended Mr.. Hays efforts since his
election as party chairman.
Chairman's Policy Indicated.
The policy of Mr.. Hays respecting
the republican candidate for Presi
dent is Indicated by his statement that
the function of the committee is to
elect Candidates and not to select
them, ana that the party erganiza-
tion should provide the cause and
the vehicle upon which the party can
didate. when nominated, should ride
into power.
There was comparatively little dis
cussion of party candidates for Presi-
dent, not only because it is too early
for such candidates. to be seriously
considered, but by reason of the fact
that this meeting of the committee
was held under the shadow of the I'M
timely death of republicanism's great
leader. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Tributes to Col. Roosevelt.
Resolutions concerning Col. Roose-
velts death were adopted, and tribute
tives OF nearly every state-friends and
former foes alike. The expressed SEN
timent of the chairman and many
members of the committee was that
the republican party should press Tor
ward lmbued with the spirit and the
purpose which had inspired Roose-
welt in his political life.
This meeting of the committee was
notable on account of the fact that
for the first time women were admit
ted and voted, as holders of the proxies
of absent members Mr.. Colladay eX-
pressed qualification at the adoption of
"a resolution favoring the prompt pass
age of the national woman suffrage
amendment now pending in the Senate.
No Distinction of Color.
There was but one contest before
the committee. which involved the
Representation from the state of Louis
lana. Two factions sought recognition,
one 1t them Representing the exclusive
az white-pr "lily white''-faction of
the party, the other including both white
and colored elements. The contest was
submitted to a subcommittee. which
was Instructed to report TO the full
COMMITTEES. Both subcommittee and
the full committee decided in favor
OF that faction OF the party which made
no distinction Of color. This decision
was declared to be in line with the
policy OF the republican party to Sc
cure for every man his political right,
regardless of race, creed or station.
Mr.. colladay strongly supporter this
view.