The New York herald., 1920-01-29
HAYS SELECTS
ADVISORY BODY
ON PLATFORM
Nineteen Women on Repub-
lican Committee to Canvass
Opinions for Planks. =
TAFT AND HUGHES CHOSEN
Root, Roosevelt, Kahn, Vanderlip and
Many Other Prominent Men
Are Among Members.
Especial pespstch TO the Herald. J

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. - Acting
for Will H. Hays. chairman Of the Re-
publican National Committee, who is now
in San Francisco, the National Commit
tee here today gave out a list Of the Ad-
visory Committee on Platform as it has
been selected to date.
At the time of the meeting Of the Ma
tional Committee in Washington. an Ad-
visory Committee was named which
brought considerable criticism from the
progressive members Of the party. Mr..
Hays explanation was that this list would
be enlarged, and the addition includes
many names. 1t is explained that those
who give substantial amount of their
time to the work of the committee will
constitute an Advisory Committee" OF
which Ogden L. Mills, Jr., will be chair
man, and John Callan O'Laughlin will be
secretary This committee will be added
to as its work develops.
The original Advisory Committee named
at the meeting in Washington consisted of
IA. Q. Bursum. New Mexico; S. w. Muir
ray Crane, Massachusetts: William H.
Crocker, California; V l.. Highland. West
Virginia; II. B. Howell Nebraska: Sena-
tor Frank B. Kellogg. Minnesota; II. +.
MacGreSor. Texas: John H. Morehead.
North Carolina; Herbert Parsons, New
York; Senator Boise Penrose Pennsyl-
vania; Senator Reed Smoot. Utah. and
Colonel Charles b. Warren, Michigan.
Taft md Hughes Named.
The additional list contains the names
OF men Of such divergent views as former
President Taft, George Wharton Pepner
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas: Charles
Evans Hughes and Frank A. Vanderlip.
IL also includes nineteen women.
commenting on the purpose of this addi-
ton to the committee. Mr.. Hays says:-
PURSUANT to the resolution of the Re-
publican National Committee at its De.
lcemoer meeting, there is being indicated
a special advisory committee on policies
ana platform. This committee consists OF
the twelve members of the National Com
mittee heretofore appointed, and about one
hundred men and women. The purpose OF
TINS committee is TO invite the advice and
cooperation Of the abJest men and women
from all groups, sections, industry. bust
ness, professions and interest In the ma
ton, to gather pertinent facts and data, to
study intensively the larger problems con-
fronting us, and TO offer the result of thei:
efforts as suggestions TO the Resolutions
Committee at the Republican National
Convention next June for the considera-
tion Of that body.
THE potentiality for usefulness 70 The
country and the party of such committee
is very great. The problems which arc
ahead are immeasurable in magnitude and
lcomplexity. The majority of the citZs Try
Of the country believe that the Repub-
lican party may best be trusted with tho
solution. The country wants, and Is en-
titled, not only TO this faith i'm the honesty
AE s..t@ 81 I'LL ~
the Republican party, but 70 a we'll de-
fined statement of purpose and party pro-
gramme II is obvious that the conven.
tion can do fuller justice 20 a platform
commensurate with the needs II they have
for their conside ration the reliable mate.
rial thus furnished by some of the best
brains in the party working for five
months in the solution OF the suggcs.
tons"
List OF New Members.
The new members are
Governor Henry Allen, Kansas: Henry
w. Anderson. Virginia; Representative
Sidney Anderson. Minnesota; Mrs. Rupert
Asplund, New Mexico; w B. Aver. Ore
gon; James +. Babb. Idaho Mrs. Fred
erick T. Bagley Massachusetts,; Mrs
Arthur Ballentine, Maine; Trexton Beale
District Of Columbia Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana; Charles Sumner Bird, Massa
chusetts; Jonathan Bourne. Jr., Washing
ton. d. c.; Henry A. Puchtel. Colorado
r. l.. Burke. Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Glars
B. Burdette, California; Judge w. +
Bynum. North Carolina; r. J. Caldwell
New York; Mrs. NJ. ID. Cameron
Nebraska
Governor Thomas Campbell Arizona
Milo Campbell, Mich. Senator Arthur
Capper. Kansas; Governor Robert ID
Cary. Wyoming; Daniel L. Cease. Ohio
Robert r. Church. Tennessee; George I
Cochran, California; Everett Colby. New
Jersey; William Collier. Washington
y. c.: Representative John G.. Cooper
Ohio w. ii. Cowles, Washington; Johr
Crosby Minnesota; Senator Albert Cum.
MINIS. Iowa; Judge j. j. Curtis, Alabama
Walter S. Dickey. Missouri JOSEPH
Dixon. Montana; Judge s. S. Downer
Nevada; Representative John J. Esch
Wisconsin,
Frank harrington. Illinois: Representative
s. u. Fess. Ohio; Frederick +. Freling
huysen, New York. Dr. S. A. Fur.
Miss. Indiana: James r. Garfield
Ohio; Representative Frederick II. Gllett
Massachusetts; General George w
Goethals, New York; Lyman b. Goff
Rhode Island: Representative James w
Good Iowa; Or. Arthur r. Hadiey, Con
necticut: Herbert S. Tfadley, Colorado
John Hays Hammond. Washington. n. G
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, New York: Mis-:
Caroline Hazard. Rhode Island George G
Hazeler Alaska Myron T. Herrick. Ohio
William Hepburn, Kentucky; Charles d
Hilles, New York Mrs. Solomon Hirsch
oregon; Frank Hitchcock, New York
Charles Evans Hughes. New York; Bishor
Edwin Holt Hughes, Massachusetts. Will
liam l.. Hutchinson, Michigan: Jacob y
Irwin, Minnesota; Daniel c. Jackling, Cali.
fornia.
Otto Kahn Is Selected.
James W. johnson. New York Repre-
sentative julius Kahn. California Otto
Kahn, New York Representative Patrick
RI. Kelley, Michigan Frank Knox, New