The Washington herald., 1920-11-29
SAY MRS. UPTON
MAYBECHOICE
Ohio Woman Is Mentioned
For Cabinet as Head of
Education Bureau.
By CONSTANCE DREXEL.

In Washington one hears of the
possibility OF a woman in the Cabi-
net of the next President The
rame one hears very frequently in
this connection Is that OF Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton, of Warren, Ohio.
Mrs. Upton Is vice chairman OF the
Republican national executive COM
mittee, Will Hays being chairman
Of the committee. This makes Mrs.
Upton the highest placed woman in
the Republican campaign as these
appointments are made for four
years
II is said that President-elect
Harding would create a new depart
ment in his Cabinet, perhaps a de-
partment OF education or public
welfare, OF which Mrs. Upton would
be made secretary, thus becoming a
member of the cabinet.
Any ONCE or any platform simply
radiates good cheer and cordiality
and much can be said on both sides
when Mrs. Upton is around. In ap-
pearance Mrs. Upton is large and
motherly, not with a tight corsetted
stoutness, but frankly large and
comfortable. She is the kind you
would want TO go to with all your
troubles. but somehow you never
get to her with any troubles, be-
cause they just fade away the mo-
ment you get a look at her a few
feet away. The woman's depart
ment at Republican national head
quarters in Chicago fairly ooZed
with sunny good nature and hearty
welcome to everybody. AS in all
offices and headquarters, the atmos-
phere of the place reflected the quail
titles OF its leader. Can you wonder
that President-elect' Harding looks
with a longing eye to having such
a personality in his Cabinet?
Another person talked of in the
field of politics is Miss Adah f.
Bush. Miss Bush is wanted in
Washington and wanted in Indian
apolis. That is TO say, the National
League of Women Voters want her
to come to their headquarters in
Washington to take charge of their
national publicity, but back home IN
Indiana Governor-elect MacCray in
sists that he can't run his adminis-
tration without Miss Bush as his
secretary. Mr.. MacCray raises cat
tie in Kentland, Ind. and Miss Bush,
a distant relative, was his business
secretary. One day II occurred to
her that her employer would make
a good governor. Miss Bush be-
came manager for his nomination
and nominated him. So certain did
she feel that he would be elected
that she left his campaign in other
hands to accept call to Republican
national headquarters in Chicago.
There she served as assistant TO
Mrs. Upton and as executive secre-
tary Of women's activities. Mr..
MacCray was elected governor OF
Indiana, and now he insists that
Miss Bush serve as his secretary
when he takes office on January l.
However, Adah Bush is looking
to Washington with longing eyes
enthusiastic about the future of the
League Of Women Voters. She has
promised that she will be with them
at least a fortnight in December.
Miss Bush has taken a prominent
part in the suffrage activities of
her State, but became even more de-
voted to the cause by service as
headquarters manager in Washing
ton for DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
when she was chairman of the wom-
ems committee of the Council OF
National Defense. Miss Bush later
went overseas to serve in. the Y.
NJ. c. A. in France.
The women's joint Congressional
committee which has just been
formed to meet in Washington con-
siders itself fortunate in having
Miss Jeanette Rankin as one of
its members. Miss Rankin Ia now
field secretary Of the National Con-
sumers' League and will serve on
the new committee as the repre-
sentative ef her organization.