New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-12-12
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION MEETS IN
CHICAGO, JUNE EIGHTH

The Republican National Commit
tee met in Washington on Wednes-
day Chicago was selected as the
place for the National convention
June 9Th was set for holding the
convention.
If. ". Bursum was confirmed as
national committee man from New
Mexico.
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania
delivered the keynote address. He
attacked the administration Mex
ran policy.
He outlined better relation
between capital and labor,
economy and business manage
ment in administration; firm hand
ling OF the Mexican situation. resto-
ration of Americanism and constitu-
tional government and a sound solu-
ton OF the railroad problem.
Referring briefly to the question
of peace, the governor declared that
the republican citizenship had "en-
deavored TO cooperate in the con-
clusion of the matter, with only
such limitations as will preserve to
this republic its full right to deter
nilHc ltS own dlldIS uHutT the con-
,titution
I'VE must prepare" said Governor
Sproul, mot only to clean up the
governmental mess in which we find
ourselves, but we must lay our plans
for restoring our nation to the posi-
lion of respect it once held
I'VE must lay our plans to meet
the menace to our peace and we'll
being on our southernwestern boun-
dairy. No chapter in our entire ma
tional history is more disgraceful
and humiliating than the story OF
our relations with Mexico during the
past seven years"
He declared that during republi-
can times, relations between capital
and labor have always been pretty
we'll understood" Sentiment for
Americanism, he said, was rapidly
increasing and il was the duty of
the government to promote it.
Development of natural resources
including the public land also was
declared by the governor of prime
Importance. He pointed to the rail
road question as forming one of the
most difficult problems awaiting So
luton.
The rape of the railroads." he
said. Conceived in an unholy Inst
for power and partisan advantage
has left MS a situation wh ch will de
mand the highest abilities of sound
judgement and forceful management
to work out"
Mrs Meddill Mccormick. chair
man of the women's division of the
republican party. said women would
support the republican party because
Il is the sole instrum ent for the
preservation of nationalsm and Ii
berty" The party, she said, would
continue to champion social justice
under the law and the fervent prin-
ciples of nationalism which Roose-
welt maintained 10 the end"
Mention of Colonel Roosevelt's
name brought a storm of applause.
Mrs. Mccormick declared the wom-
en- of the country wanted AN AM
erican America" and not socialist
or imperalistic iEternationalism."
Governor McKelvia OF Nebraska,
who delivered the last of the key
note speeches, declared Amer :anism
was the outstanding issue and charg-
ed the democratic administration had
used the slogan make the world
safe for democracy" in such Cum
ming way as to make possible a
government like that in Russia rather
than for edification of the ideals OF
the republic"
The republican congress, he s.
had given a demonstration of adher-
ence to national ideals 'the like of
which has rot been seen in fifty
years"
Meantime the adm nistration, he
asserted, had been playing the farm
er, the laborer and the caDitalist
against each other" for political pur-
poses"
The farmer. Governor McKelvia de-
clared had borne the burden Of the
war and still was carrying more than
his share re said evcrv effort of
the democrats 10 aid the farmers
had be EN- founded unon unsound
economic measures which only made
matters worse. The whole democra-
tic administration he said. had dealt
in theories and nolitical policies
which wer proved false many years
aro"
The governor p-e1ic'ed overwhelm-