New-York tribune., 1920-01-06
W omen w ant
Full Voice as
Republicans:
Equal Representation ON
National Committee of
Party Is Demaned at
Conference in Chicago

CHICAGO, Jan. b.-Republicsn women
from fourteen states Of the Middle
West, comforting to-day on party plans
and issues for the 1920 Presidential
campaign. demandedfequal representa-
tion with the men on the national COM
mittee 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 at
titude in the speech which Will H.
Hays, chairman Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, delivered at ban
quet which followed the conference.
. "The Republican party offers the
Women everything we offer the men,
he said. "Republican women come into
the party not as women, but as voters
entitled to participate and participat-
ing as other voters. They are not to be
separated or segregated, but assmi-
lated and amalgamated."
Want Number Doubled
The women proposed in a formal
resolution that the coming national
convention take action to double the
membership" of the National Commit
tee, so that leach state be represented
by one man and one woman member y
They urged further that this become
the policy Of the party in all party
committees, both state and local.''
The women also adopted ten sug-
gested planks for the Republican party
platform These included recommends
tions for direct citizenship for women,
not citizenship through marriage" and
laws making possible the naturaliza-
rion OF married women.
They also favored the abolition of
child labor, the eight.hour day and
forty -four-lour week for women in
industry. with statutory provision for
day OF rest each week: permanent
establishment Of the women's bureau
OF the Department Of Labor, a national
employmen ent service and equal oppor-
tunItles for women through civil sery-
ice
Other planks were:
a new policy by the Federal Board
Of Vocational Education "to insure for
women equal opportunities with men
in trade and technical education"
Compulsory Education
Appointment of women mediators on
all Federal labor boards to deal with
industries employing women.
Compulsory education in all states
for children between six and sixteen
years of age, with provision for thor
ough education in citizenship of all
our youth"
To-night's banquet was given by the
State Central Committee in honor of
Chairman Hays and the chairman of
the womens division Of the national
committee. Mrs. John Glover South.
The two, held the places of honor on
the speakers list. Among others who
made addresses were Miss Mary Garrett
Hay, of New York, chairman of the
women's national executive committee;
Governor Lowden, Of Illinois,. and
Major General Wood.
Chairman Hays in his. speech at the
banquet said in part:
"Within the Republican party there
is and must be full political self-de-
termination. 1t is entirely up to the
party membership to say what the
party's purpose shall be, what its poli-
cies shall be. This fundamentally is
what we offer the women--the chance
to express themselves.
II do not ask that all women become
Republicans. To which party you be-
long. is of. less consequence than that
you belong to some party, that you seek
the truth, find it and then act and act
continually. I would rather woman
Join with our opponents than belong to
no party.
Urges Organization
Zone Of the first truths most i'm
portant for this large group of new
voters to realize is that their efforts
for right things in government can be
made effective only through organiza-
ton.
"Then let individual membership in
the party give that attention to the
party's affairs which is due the instru-
ment through which individuals can
apply their patriotism in actual par
ticipation i'll governmental affairs"
Chairman viii Hays announced this
morning that committee Of sixty on
policies and platform would be appoint
ed next Monday in San Francisco. The
committee will draft the platform to be
submitted to the national convention
here in June.
The committee on arrangements for
Thayer, of Indianapolis, as sergeant
ht-arms for the big June gathering. A.
resolution to rent the Coliseum was
adopted after Ernest Graham, archi-
tect, reported that 1920 more seats
would be added, making the seating ca
pacity 1887.