Evening star., 1920-03-23
REPUBLICAN HONOR
|. TO CHAIRMAN HAYS
Banquet Is Followed by
peeches-$17,250 Raised
Here for Campaiqn.

The campaign for the election Of a
republican President and Vice Presi-
dent and a republican Congress was
opened by representative republicans
OF the District Of Columbia at a din
ner given last night in honor of Will
H. Hays, chairman of the national
committee, at the University Club.
| At the close of the meeting William
T. Galliher. chairman of the repub
lican state committee of the District,
announced that $17.250 Of the $4,000
quota Of the District had been
| pledged by those attending the din
ner. Declaring that the people Of
the District are looking to the re-
publican party to enfranchise them,
Mr.. Galliher expressed the opinion
that twice the quota for the District
| could easily be raised here.
MIR. Hays Outlines Issues.
Chairman Will Hays outlined some
| of the principal issues in the coming
campaign. He said the republicans
would stand for business admins
elimination of those which were kill
ing business initiative; adjustment Of
differences between capital and la
Dor. and enforcement of law and
order. Mr.. Hays said that it pleased
! him greatly to see about the board
I
mer republican national committee
men Of the District; Frank J. Hogan
and the present national committee
| man. Edward F. Colladay. Mr.. Hays
said that the harmony in the repub-
lican ranks is gratifying. and COM
plimented Mr.. Colladay upon his
work in the interests of the party.
Mr. Hays paid a high tribute to the
republicans of the District.
Though denied the vote and the
privilege of citizenship" he said, the
people of Washington have shown
splendid example of what can be ac-
complished by men who are in poll
tics for what they can give. and have
not even a hope of getting anything
out of it for themselves. Il
can assure you that one of the prin-
ciples for which the republican party
viii stand is representation and citi-
zenship for citizens Of the District as
we'll as for every man and woman
throughout the nation, regardless OF
sex or color. / despiEe the man "'
woman who is too busy or too good to
vote.
Other Speakers Heard.
other speakers were Senator Smoot
of Utah, Representative Fess of Ohio,
Representative Mondelf, the republi-
can leader of the House. and Mr.. Gal
liher. Mr.. Fess said that four years
more of democratic administration
would mean the naturalization Of the
indu stries of the country. "A de-
mand has come from the White House
that labor shall be placed on a diff
ferent footing" he said. Labor Is
now on contract. The only other
footing upon which labor could be
placed is the soviet-the employment
by committees"
The serious financial situation
facing the country was described by
Senator Smoot of Utah, and Repre-
sentative Mondell attacked the pres
ent administration because of it's ex-
travagance.
A plea for suffrage in the District
| was made by Mr.. Galliher. who said :
Fellow units-for 1 cannot yet call
| you fellow citizens-though we are
denied the vote. we cannot be called
slackers. March Of 1920 came in like
lion and March. 1921. will come in
like an elephant. / have faith that
that elephant will stand for Ameri-
canization and citizenship for city
that has a greater population than
two of our states. and will grant us
rights already enjoyed by our island
provinces"