Evening star., 1920-07-14
DISTRICT c. 0.P.
HEADS SPEED UP
Preparing for Intensive PoIit.
IcaI Campaign Here-WiII
Send Voters Home.

| republican leaders in the District
VI SoIumbia are busy these days pre-
parins the preliminaries for a very
aye political campaign in this city.
Ioward r. Colladay. the republican
national commit eeman, is to 90 to
| New York tonight for a conference at
tne national headquarters regarding
an party interests in the National
Sapltal He has just returned from
a motor drive through New England.
where he was in conference with many
party leaders and laid plans for send
ing nome the voters who are in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Colladay has had series of
conferences with William T. Galliher,
chairman republican state central
committee, which was recognized at
Cnlcago in the direct contest, and
WIN Lincoln Townsend. president of
the Harding and Collidge Club, or
ganized under the direction of Ma
tional Comitteeman Colladay and the
state committee. They will co-ordi-
nate all the republican activities in
the District until after the election.
Calls Meeting Friday.
Mr.. Townsend has issued call for
meeting Friday night of the execu-
tive officers of the Harding and Cool
idge Club with the republican state
quarters, 1926 New York avenue, re-
garding ways and means for the cam
paign just opening.
BY direction of Mr. Colladay Gus
Schuldt has sent out notices for
meeting of the League of Republican
republican headquarters. 1926 New
York avenue. Mr.. 0olladay is presi-
dent of this organization and Mr.
Schuldt is secretary. 1t represents
twenty-five states that are either re-
publican or debatable ground. For a
has performed the duty, especially in
presidential elections. of sending the
republicans in the District to their
homes in the states to vote.
The League of Republican State
Clubs is connected with the National
Republican League of Clubs, of which
John Hays Hammond has for long
time been president. The meeting
Monday night is to lay out the plans
for the campaign. with the principal
purpose of sending the voters home
thoroughly informed on the issues Of
the campaign so that they can win
the votes of their friends and neigh
bors.
Mr.. Colladay said that he had re-
ceived very gratifying reports at a
conference today regarding the work
OF the women's campaign committee.
under the craftsmanship of Mrs. Vir-
ginia White Steel. who has been in
iNdiid OH dCCouHC OIL ln0 QedIn
of her father, Gen. Harry White of
Indiana.
Arrangements are being made to
send delegations from the republican
organizations in the District to at
tend the notification ceremonies for
both Senator Harding in Marion,
Ohio. and Gov. Coolidge in North
ampton. Mass. National Committee
man Colladay will attend both events
Charles c. Glover is the member of
the notification committee represent
ing the District of Columbia at the
Harding ceremonies. Cuno H. Ru-
dolph is the official representative of
the District at the notification cere-
monies to Gov: Coolidge.
Mr.. Colladay and Mr.. Glover have
accepted invitations to dinner to the
notification committee and the ma
tional committee in Columbus, Ohio,
the day before the Harding notif1ca-
tion, on July %. Following that din
ner, the delegation will go from CO.
lumbus to Marion on a special train.
Similarly, Mr.. Colladay and Mr.. Ru-
dolph have accepted invitations to a
luncheon in the home of Gov. Coo
lidge at Northampton, on July 27, the
date on which he is to be formally
notified at Smith College that he has
been chosen as the republican candi-
date for Vice President.
Mr.. Colladay expects to return at
once from the New York conference
with the national committee and to
take personal charge of republican
activities in the District throughout
the campaign.