The Glenwood post., 1919-01-25
SPIRIT OF LINCOLN
GUIDES G. 0. P.
Meeting Of Republican Nation.
a Committee in Chicago
Is a Notable Event
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The meeting here
on Friday, the 10th inst, of the Repub,
hcan National committee, was one OF
the most notable gatherings in party
history. All the states were represent
ed by committeeman, in person or by
proxy, and unity and harmony were the
watehwords of the hour. Never before,
so far in advance of presidential cam
palgn, was such general interest mani
tested in party affairs, or such universal
optimism evinced as to the success of
a forthcoming struggle.
One of the most notable and sinnifi-
cant features of the meeting was the
presence, in an official capacity, of
women. This is the first time in the
history of the organization of either
the old parties that women occupied
seats in the official sessions of the Re
publican National committee. They
were admitted to the inner councils of
the party on proxies and enjoyed all
rights of regular members. The action
Is taken to mean that women will be
urged to take an active part in every
branch of national Republican politics.
The women were Mrs. Josephine Cor
liss Preston of Washington, who held
the proxy of S. A. Perkins national
committeeman from that state, and
Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New York,
who held the proxy of the national
Committeeman from Nsxth pakota. 8
The proceedings in their entirety in.
dicated clearly and conclusively pur.
pose to push and pursue a forward
looking, forward-stepping campaign
that would appeal to the American peo.
pie and thus insure restoration OF the
Republican party to power.
Naturally the sudden, almost tragic
death of Theodore Roosevelt was upper.
most in the minds of all. Chairman
Hays alluded feelingly to the party Is
loss and the country's loss in submit.
ting his report, and voiced the senti.
ment of the committee in declaring
that "It is difficult to discuss the death
of Theodore Roosevelt. The ideals for
which he spent his life shall not fail
The banner that Theodore Roosevelt
carried shall not trail for moment.
The lesson of his patriotism shall not
be forgotten.''
BY unanimous vote the commHtee
undertook to sponsor a permanent
Roosevelt memorial The resolution
passed provides that the chairman of
the Republican National committee
shall appoint nationwide committee
for this purpose made up of members
of the committee or otherwise, who
will act with Col. William Boyce
Thompson of New York, who has been
designated as chairman of the special
committee, in developing and carrying
out the idea. 1t is understood w be
the purpose of the chairman of the
National committee to appoint this
special committee at very early date
and that it will probably be composed
of large number of well known men
and women representing the entire
country. Neither the nature nor the ex.
tent Of the memorial will be determined
until the special committee is appointed
and has given thought to the matter
but it was the general impression of
the meeting in Chicago that it SHOULD
be of a nature calculated to encourag'
the advancement of the Roosevelt ideals
and the perpetuity of the broad prin
ciples of Americanism and national
welfare to which he devoted his life
1t is the desire of the Republican Ma.
tional committee that citizens every
where freely make suggestions in this
regard, addressing their communications
to Col. William Boyce Thompson,
Madison avenue, New York, or to tn
Republican National committee.
The afternoon session of the commit
tee was open to the public and tool
the form Of q Roosevelt memorial meet
ing. Committeeman King OF Connect
cutt presented his report Of the com
mittee on resolutions:
1.-THE Republican party mourns the
passing of Theodore Roosevelt.