The Washington herald., 1920-06-23
81 IN CHARGE
OFG.O.P.RACE
HAYS Heads Executive Com.
mittee, Which Includes
All Factions.
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secretary of the progressive party
of that State; Mrs. Lawrence Lewis.
OF Philadelphia national ratification
chairman; Miss Alice Broch. of Phil
adelphia, member of the national
advisory council of the woman's
party; Mrs. Robert II. Richards. of
Wilmington, Del, and Mrs. Flor
ence Bayard Hilles. of Newcastle.
Del.
Promise Reward In Votes.
The women urged the woman's
vote would be swayed in the COM
ing election by action of either
party to complete the ratification Of
the suffrage amendment. Mr.. Hard
ing, styling himself as the listening
candidate" told the women that he
could not with propriety attempt
to force any State executive to
hasten action in violation of his
own sense of duty"
Il peed not tell you of my interest
in the cOnsummation of the wom-
ans suffrage" Mr.. Harding said. II
voted for IT in the Senate, and a
vote records a Senator's purpose
quite as faithfully as anything he
may do.
! There is a point at which full ex-
ecutive authority may approach a
trespass on the rights OF States and
{ l should not want to trespass IL I
! bore the commission of authority,
and 1 realize full we'll that. so far,
l am only a party nominee. In the
I latter capacity L would not wish
my party to believe me inclined to
trespass or to assume to WELD a
Club.
IF any State executive should ask
my opinion about extraordinary ef-
forts to consummate suffrage. l
frankly will commend the thing you
desire, but ! cannot impose a de-
mand, though l personally hope to
see women's suffrage and women's
full participation established at an
early date"
that you expect TO have good news
on the suffrage question:
Yes" replied Senator Harding.
May we come back within a
week TO get that good news?" Miss
Paul asked.
Cannot BE Precipitate.
People charged with RESPONSE
bility so large as comes with this
position can't be precipitate," was
Mr.. Harding's answer.
Mr.. Harding urged that he could
say nothing more definite than
that men who believe as you do
are tactfully, discreetly and becom-
ingly engaged in an effort to secure
what you urge"
Mr.. Harding conferred this morn
ing with Oscar Straus. James NJ.
Beck, former Assistant Attorney
General: John T. King, former ma
tional committeeman from Connecti-
cut; Carmi Thompson, of Ohio; Sem
ator Medill Mccormick, of Illinois;
John Hays Hammond. and James
r. Garfield, Secretary of the In
terror under Roosevelt.
In a statement following his con-
ference, Mr.. Straus characterized
Mr.. Harding a conservative pro-
gressive" rather than<a "hard-shell
reactionary." Gov. J. A. A. Burma
quist. of Minnesota, offered his sup
port to Mr.. Harding in letter. w.
A. Sunday, the evangelist, likewise
pledged his support to Mr.. Harding,
stating that Gen. Wood was his first
choice, but Mr.. Harding his second.
The special committee of the ma
tiOnal committee to arrange for the
notification OF the candidate for
President was announced today as
follows:
T. Coleman du Pont. chairman:
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman, of
Illinois; Joseph B. Kealing. OF In
diana; David w. Mulvane. of Kan
sas: Willis c. Cook, of South Da-
kota; II. G. Bursum, of New Mexico,
and r. X. Hynicka OF Ohio.
The committee to notify the Vice
Presidential candidate was named
as follows:
J. Henry Roraback of Connecti-
cut, chairman; F. w. Easterbrook.
of New Hampshire; Earle S. Kins-
ley, of Vermont; !. A. Caswell. of
Minnesota; Fred w. Warner. Of
Michigan: Representative c. B.
Slemp, of Virginia, and Allan B.