Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-06
Representatives From IA
States Of the Midwest
Consult in Chicago Over
Presidential Campaign.
DEMAND EQUALITY ON
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Urge "Fair Representation of
Women Delegates From Each
State" in the National
Convention in June.

Chairman Hays listed the fol-
lowing four suggestions as a plat
: form aim, at the conference of re-
publican leaders, in Chicago last
night.
l.. Success of the party cam
paign.
2. Reduction of taxes and the
repeal of those that crush initia-
tive.
3. Development of a better re-
lation between capital and labor.
l. Make certain in the nation
an administration of law and order.
Chicago, Jan. S. - Republican
women from IA states of the mid
west, conferring today on party
plans and issues for the 1920 presi-
dental campaign, demanded equal
representation with the men OH the
national committee of the party and
urged "a fair representation OF
women delegates from each state
in the national convention in June
Many of the women professed to
see an immediate endorsement OF
their attitude in the speech which
Will H. Hays, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, de-
livered at banquet tonight.
"The republican party offers the
women everything we offer the
men," he said. Republican womer
come into the party not as women
but as voters, entitled to participate
and participating as other voters
They are not to be separated or seq
regated but assimilated and amalga-
mated"
The women proposed that the
coming national convention "take
action to double the membership
of the national committee. so that
each state be represented by one
man and one woman member" They
urged further that this become
policy Of the party in all party
committees, both state and local."
Adopt Suggested Planks.
The women adopted 10 suggested
planks for the republican platform
These included recommendation
for direct citizenship for women
not citizenship through marriage
and laws making possible the natur-
alization of married women.
The women also favored national
and state legislation for the regu-
lation and abolition of Gbild labor
Another section asked states and
nation to establish the eight-hour
day and 44-hour week for women in
industry. with statutory provision
for day of rest each week. Per
manent establishment of the wom-
ems bureau of the Department oi
Labor, national employment serv-
ice and equal opportunities for wom-
en- through the civil service were
also sponsored.
Other planks were:
A new policy by the federal board
of vocational education ito insure
for women, equal opportunities with
men in trade and technical educa-
ton"
Want Women Mediators.
Appointment Of women mediators
on all federal labor boards to dea
with industries employing women.
Compulsory education in al
states for children between 6 and
l6 years of age with provision fot
thorough education in citizenship
of all our youth
The women's stand on all these
questions was reflected in short
talks which several leaders made a.
tonight's banquet. The affair was
given by the state central commit.
tee in honor of Chairman Haas ant
the chairman of the women's divi
sion of the national committee, Mrs
John Glover Smith Among the
speakers were Governor Lowden ot
Illinois aud Major General Wood.
Arranging for Convention.
There was meeting today oi
the committee in charge of arrange
ments for the national convention
The two affairs attracted a big
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