Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-03
PRAISES
WOMEN OF c. 0. P.
Senator Adds Testimony to That
Of Other Leaders, Answering
Ware Mems Attacks
SEES NEED OF INFLUENCE

PENNSYLVANIA and Philadelphia women
will rlay an Important part IN the res
toration Of tho Republican party to
power in WASHINGTON and the e'iNinn =
tion Of the "humiliating Wilson
regime. " in the opinion OF Senator Pen :
rose.
The senator in a statement issued to-
day declared his approval Of the work
already done by the Republican
wonrn'S committee Of Pennsylvania. Of
which Mrs. Barclay II. Warburton is
chairman. Senator pCnr0se's statement
! upheld the women in every point. both
! Ms to tho good they are doing and the
standing they have in the party organi
2ation. 1t was a direct reply to the
attacks by Coroner Knight and other
Ware leaders. who questioned the stand
| ing Of the women in the campaign.
Full Defense Made
! Senator Penr0Se'S Endorsement of the
womCn'S committee was the climax Of
series of official statements made in
support Of the position of the womrn's
committee and Of their ofhccrs-MrS
WarburtOn for the state and Mrs.
Walter s. Thomson for the city.
Governor SDroul. State Senator Will
liam +. Crow. chairman of the Re-
publican state committee. and W. Harry
Baker. secretary of the state commit
tee. in formal statements made il clear
that the wOmen'S committee had full
, authority to act in Pennsylvania and
Philadelphia in the interest of the ma
tional campaign managed by Will II.
Hays. chairman of the national commit
tee.
senator Penrose's statement follows:
Il entirely agree with the statements
made in the telegram of Governor Sproul
to Secretary Baker.
Mr.. Hays. chairman of the Repub-
li"an National Committee. conferred
with me. as the member Of the national
committee from Pennsylvania, about the
selection OF n woman to organize the
wOrcn Of the state. ! then conferred
with Chairman Grow. Of the Republican
/ stat" committee. and with Governor
SproUl, and Mrs. Barclay II. Warbur
ton was agreed upon. Chairman Crow
informed Mrs Warburton of her selec-
ton he authorized her to proceed with
the work, and Chairman Hays was ad :
vised accordingly.
Filled Posts Ably
THE women up to the present time
have been ably filing their several posts
in the campaign; they have given un.
selfish devotion and efficient service
Everybody at the Republican state
headquarters is delighted with their
adaptabiity to the work. All of u
predict that the work of the women IL
the campaign is bound to become a very
valuable part Of it. Every political
worker should join in facilitating the
activities of the women in every way
They should receive q cordial welcome
'rhi- is no time for carping criticism anC
illiberal suggestions.
I'VE want to get rid Of the Wilson
regime, which has been so humiliatinl
to all Americans. and wretchedly in
competent in our great national crisis
We want the restoration of true Amer
icanism, and l, for one. am persuaded
that the women of the country will beal
their full share in achieving the re
suit"
The Governors statement - .ddresset
to W Harry Baker, secretary Of tn,
state committee, says:
Mrs. Warburton'S appointemnt a
chairman Of the women'S committee o
Pennsylvania was made ty Chairman
Crow upon the recommendation o
Senator Penrose and myself
"Thc chairman of the Republican
National Committee Will II. Hays
foreseeirg the likelihood of the ultimat
passage of the equal suffrage amend
ment, was anxious that the organiza
tion of the women in this great Repub
lirun state should be promptly under
taken. Mrs. Warburton was urged l.
accept the place, and to use every ef
fort to get the work Of organizing tn
women under way. This she has don
with the assistance OF Mrs. Martil
and Mrs. Thomson. and the othe
patriotic women whom she has calle
, into service to assist her.
This womCn's committee, to m
mind, il representative of the Repub
lican state committee. at least that wa
! the intention and has always been tn
understanding. Personally, J am yer
, very grateful to these ladies for wha
they have done, and ] must soy ths
their work has been very intelligent
and efficiently performed.
, WILLIAM @. SPROUL."
The following is a copy of the cor
tents Of a letter that Senator Grow ad
, dressed to Mrs, Warburton, under da
Of June 10, 1919:
"Somc time ago ! received a tel,
I gram from Mrs. Medill McCormiCl
Y chairman of the Womens 3 National RI
. publican committee, asking me to desil
nate some person in Pennsylvania TO a
@ as chairman for the PENNSYLVANIA Won
ems Republican committee, and it Civ
. me great pleasure to advise you that
Q have designated you to represent II
4 Republican party in Pennsylvania, wi,
\ authority to organize your committe
in this state, subject to the approval
the Republican state committee of Penn
sylyania and under the direction
Mrs. Mccormick, as national Chairman
q please regard this letter as an of
e cial record of your appointment
o chairman r..
n The following Is a copy Of a lett
that Mrs. Warburton sent to Senat