Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-29


New York Sept 2s.-Mere man has been denoted to
second lead in the great political show playing
The lady with the ballot has grabbed the center or
the stage
AS she has all others backed off the boards
political parties viewing with each other
to her favor They spending half of their
campaign funds in the race to win her vote Tons of
being printed hundreds of speakers sen
and army Of publicity agents, clerks and other
maintained both in New York and hicago-all
for her special benefit.
What issues appeal to the voter? What
want? How should she be approached ?These
the questions worrying the political leaders And
with approximately 27,o00,00O women ready to c?ast
ballots in November, they questions to cause
worry.
The men, giving them up hard riddles, are leaving
it to their women aides to find the answers
Mrs Liye,nnore Active.
reporter calling at the headquarters Republic
TN National Committee No. 10 West Forty fourth street.
with the inquiry: what you doing get the
an vote 2" was led of Mrs. Arthur Liver
more, member Of the Republican National Executive
Committee and chairman of the Eastern section Of the
party's campaign
Mrs. Livermore of the wealthy New York
en- who were active in the suffrage movement
now devotng their time to politics. She known
cleverest speakers in the suffrage campaign
what are we doing? My dear young woman have
YOU week to spare? 1t will take at least week to
tell half of what are doing to mobilize the women
Vote" said Mrs. Livermore.
I'VE Republicans believe in preparedness, began
more than year ago to educate the woman voter in
Republicansn We opened political campaign schools
here in New York state to drill the women in the ma
onal issues Our pupils gave close study to the plat
who pointed why the Republican platform should
appeal to every inteligentsand home loving woman
Porch Campaign
organizing porch campaigns and Harding
home clubs throughout the country. In New York we
have a speaker day address the from
Vanderbilt hotel. Everywhere, in the sum-
mer resorts we shall have meetings the
porches of hotels and private homes. plan to make
campaign speech from my own porch in winchester
county
Through these porch campaigns and Harding home
shall take campaign directly into the home
Ii is the to whom are making our ap-
peal
Our other plans speakers throughout
the country There squads of them already out
We are depending Mrs Nicholas Lohgworth, the
former Alice Roosevelt, our biggest speaking star
Chicago Headquarters.
This office carrying only the eastern part of the
womans campaign. Our national headquarters Tor the
women in Chicago with Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton
the republican national executive com
mittee in hcarge and Mrs Medill Mccormick to drec
the publicity. AS most of the women voters are IN
the feel here that We have big job on cur
Democratic Women Active.
At the democratic national headquarters in the Grand
Central Palace more women in evidence than men,
you had your choice between two and competent
publicity agents, Miss Louise Graham and Miss Mary
,hamberlain and in the absence of Mrs George Bass
head Of the womans bureau you could discuss the wo
mans campaign with Mrs. ]. Bormden Hartman, Miss
dith ogden resident the bureau. OF
Mrs James C. Canril wife of Congressman Cantri oi
Kentucky national democratic committeewoman fot
her home state Mrs Bass was Chicago looking over
me women,s western headquarters divides her time
between New York and Chicago headquarters When u.
ne place she the other over leased
.It would be useless for to conduct porch cam
,,,s said Mrs + Borden Hartman, chairman of the
National League of Nations the that the
women we appeal either cannot afford porches TO thei
home or have no time to sit on them
ave are organizing everywhere IN the country ieaEue
Of nations clubs the women. They Will meet daily
,, .ad sneakers to explain to voters
and all ho attend the real meaning or 1he ieasue u ~
"of nrse shah have scores speakers Mrs
,,oi,st r,,nk OF Chicago is already campaigning in
.ss.a am, Mrs Kellogg Fairbanks also of Chicago VIII
take the stump in Connecticut. .aa,,ns =,
first