Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-11
REP. CONVENTION
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his supporters had abandoned their
effort.
Today's meeting Of the national COM
mittee was marked by several innoya.
ions upon the usual party practice.
The choice of a Tuesday instead OF a
wednesday for opening of the conven.
ton was decided on, the leaders said.
in order to obviate the CUSTOMARY &C.
cumuiation OF business on Saturday.
The selection Of an early date was re.
garded by many as guaranteeing that
the Democratic national convention
would be held at a later time IN contra
oic'ion Of the practice of years under
which the party in power has been frs,
TO make its nomination and declera-
tons
another novelty was an open meeting
preceding the executive session. Dur.
ing the morning key note addresses
were made by Governors Sproul Of
pennsylvania and McKelvie of Nehr.s.
ka and Mrs. Mednl Mccormick of Ms
nois. retiring head of the wouaD,s III.
VISION OF the party. All Of the speakers
stressed Amer;canism and economy
and emciency Of administration as the
issues Of the campaign.
II was explained by party leaders
that the purpose Of the special commit
tee On policies was to overturn-t the usua,
practice OF writing the party platform in
Few ali-night sessions of the reso-
buttons committee at the convention.
The new body, it was said. was NOT in.
tended to supplant that committee. Int
was calculated to bring to it the re-
SUIT OF Six months of concentrated
thought in which all elements of marty
opinion would be represented. Chair
men Of the Senate and congressional
campaign committees will take part in
the work Of the policies committee.
which will include u members of the
national committee and probably
score or more Of others.
The same II committee men nil, -.
also on the new council. together ,,;.h
y others' -FOUR OF whom will be women.
Inc purpose Of this body, it was said
was to deliberate on matters touching
party welfare and to make recomme,.
cations to the national Committee IL.
SELF
TWO states will gain and five s.,.es
viii lose IN the reapportionment Of state
representation in the national conyen.
tion' which was based on a detailed
system Of calculation adopted at the
iast national convention. The net re-.
suit VIII be reduction Of seven in IN.
number Of delegates to vote in the ICON
convention. the total being sA in nlace
OF 81 IN 1876 Massachusetts, loses on,
delegate. '''0
on motion Of Senator Smoot cor !.
mitteeman from Utah, the commit.
zee adopted a resolution commenainr
tne states which have ratified the
National Woman Suffrage amend
ment ana urging that the others do
80 IN time to permit women to vote
In all states in 1920.
MISS Mary Garrett Hay. chairn,,
OF the executive committee of the
"omen's division of the national
committee. held the proxy OF Com
mitteeman, Sweet of Maine at the
meeting.
Chairmen Of the various commit.
eeees and New England committee
men appointed were announced as
follows:
Committee on policies and plat
form: Crane. Massachusetts.
Advisory Council committee fcor.
posed both OF committeeman and
leaders not members Of the national
committee3: w. Murray Crane.
Massachusetts.
Executive committee: J. +, kim.
Connecticut
Committee on organizatione r. X.
Hynicka. Ohio, chairman; Fred W.
Estabrook. New Hampshire: Earle
8. Kinsley, Vermont.
Committee on publicity: Willis C,