The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-23
HAYS ANNOUNCES
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Hays Heads Committee As Chairman, With Mrs. Up ton Vice Chairman-Six
 Other Women Named
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Washington. June 22.-Management of the national republican campaign was in- trusted today to an executive committee of twenty-one members, headed by Chair man Hays of the partys national com niittee. Seven women have places on the executive committee.
 Announcement of the membership of the executive committee, together with the composition of two committees to arrange for the notification of Senator Harding. the party's presidential nominee, and of Governor Coolidge, the vice presidential candidate, ended a two-days' conference in which MT Harding. Chairman Hays and a special subcommittee of the na- tional committee participated.
 While the subcommittee was concluding its conference Senator Harding received group of suffragists and in reply to their request for a statement of his posi- ton on the suffrage question declared that while he could not with propriety attempt to force any state to hasten ac- ton on the federal suffrage amendment he would recommend ratification should any state official seek his opinion.
 SUITS DISAPPOINTED
 The suffragists, numbering twenty-six
 
 spokesman, Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the National Womans Party. in pre- senting their request, made yelled threats of throwing their support to third party unless ratification of the suffrage amend ment was completed through action of a republican state legislation. Miss Paul in a statement tonight said her delega- tion was deeply disappointed with Sen ator Hardng's position
 In the appointment of the executive committee, the subcommittee diverted from the usual practice of contning mem bershp to the national organization and took in Harry M. Daugherty of Colum- campaign manager. The appointm ents as announced today included only twenty names, but Mir. Hays said the additional member, who also would not be mem Der of the national committee, would be announced as soon as he could com municate with the prospective appointee. The party leaders also disregarded prec- edent in naming seven women mem- bers of the executive committee, and Tn choosing won-an Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio. as vice chairman of the committee.
 Hhe full membership of the commit tee was announced as follows:
 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
 Will H. Hays, chairman; Mrs. liar riet Taylor Upton, Ohio, vice chairman; John T. Adams, national committed man from Iowa; Clarence B. Miller of Minaesota secretary of the national committees; Fred w. Upham of Illinois, treasurer of the national committee; Harry M. Daugherty, Ohio; Mrs. Kath- erine Phillips Edson, California; Mrs. Manley l.. Fosseen, Minnesota; Jake l.. Hamon, national committeeman from Oklahoma; John w. Hart. national com mitteeman from Idaho; A. T. Hert, na- tional committeeman from Kentucky: Charles B. Hilles, national committee man from New York; R. B. Howell. national committeeman from Nebraska Mrs. Jeannette A. Hyde, Utah; Mrs. Ar thur L. Livernore New York; Senator Boise Penrose, national committeeman from Pennsylvania; Mrs. Corrine Roosevelt Robinson, New York; Mrs. Christine Bradley South, Kentucky; former Senator John w. Weeks, na- tional committeeman from Massachu- setts, and Ralph E. Williams, national committeeman from Oregon.
 Mrs. South, who is a daughter of for mer Senator Bradley of Kentucky, also was appointed assistant secretary of the national committee.
 Following the announcement of the committees membership Senator Hard ing and Chairman Hays each issued statements, the former praising the or ganization work already accomplished. and the latter declaring that a com plete amalgamation of party groups had been brought about in the appoint ment of the committed
 In connection with the appointment Of the executive committee, Senator Harding made the following statement: ::
 HARDING'S STATEMENT
 T cordially approve of the executive organization as worked out by Chair man Hays and the subcommittee of the national committed. As the nominee I want to express appreciation of the or ganization heretofore made and my gratitude to the many interested re- publicans who constitute it and who have been working for two years to restore republican party administra- ton. It will be noted that we are calling all republicans to the party colors and the good faith of the pro- gramme will be emphasized as the per sonnei of other highly important com mittees are announced"
 The conferences have been most successful" said Mir Hays in his state- ment The great party of the union is most certainly unit The executive committee and the other committees to be appointed will be splendidly rep- resentative. MT. Daugherty and the loyal republicans who have worked so enthusiastically for Senator Harding and those who have no less 1ovally worked for others are all tceether vieing with each other in their effort to advance the party's cause. There is one general organization. a com plete amalgamation, and we are on our way to the great republican victory which means so much for the coun- try's welfare
 Of the women memb bers of the execu- tive committed. Mrs. Edson was active in supporting Senator Johnson of Calf fornia for the presidential nomination- while Mrs. Fosseen is chairman of the Minnesota republican organization of women. Mrs. Robinson. a sister Of former President Roosevelt, made the deciding speech for Maj. Gen. Leonard j, Wood at the Chicago convention. Mrs. Hyde has been active in organizing republican women in Utah. while Mrs. Livermore was described by officers of the national committee as being in great demand as public speaker.
 The meeting between Senator Hard ing and the suffrage deputation took place at his office in the capitol and lasted more than an hour. The suf- fragists had gone to the capitol with prepared statements, but the senator's action in presenting his views first caused them to change their plans and simply state their request for a defini- tion of the nominees position. In re- ply. Senator Harding said:
 SUFFRAGE STAND
 T need not tell you of my interest in the consummation of the woman's