Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-18
CAMP WILL FORM
REPUBLICAN CLUBS
IN THE DISTRICT
National Committee Gives
Him Sole Right to Sane
ton New ORGANIZATION.

In preparation for the drive 20 run
the membership in the Harding and
Coolidge Club up to 1000 and to or
ganize other clubs. Edward +. Cola
day. national committeeman and
president of the League of Republican
State Clubs has made public corre-
spondence clearing up all controversy
at to the authority for establishing
such clubs
Republican national officials have
approved the appointment of Henry NJ
Camp as vice director for the District
with sole authority in the District of
Columbia to sanction the organization
of republican clubs IS part of the
official division of republican clubs
under the republican national COM
mittee.
Mr.. Colladay said that any clubs or
ganized except by the specific au-
thority from Mr.. Camp are outlaw"
and have no right to collect funds
for the republican campaign in the
District and viii not receive any cam
paign supplies.
Earle s kinsley, national director
of the division of republican clubs,
gave Mr. Camp his appointment in the
following letter:
II have just received word from
Mr.. Colladay. national committeeman
for the District of Columbia, that he
and William T. Galliher, chairman of
the republican state committee for the
District of Columbia, have appointed
You state vice director of the divi-
sion of republican clubs for the Dis
trict of Columbia
This is Just a word 10 confirm the
appointment of Mr.. Colladay and Mr..
Galliher, and to advise you that the
division of clubs will be glad to act
with and through you in all the re-
publican club work in the District of
Columbia"
Other letters which Mr.. Colladay
made public were addressed to him.
self from Will H. Hays, national
chairman. and from Mr.. Kinsley.
Mr.. Hays letter said:
Il am very glad to have your let
ter of May ). advising me of the ap-
pointment by yourself and William
I. Galliher, chairman of the republic
of Columbia, of Henry NJ Camp as
state vice director of the division of
republican clubs for the District of
Columbia.
Il am referring your letter to Mr..
kinsley, who has charge of the di-
vision of clubs and who will get in
touch with Mr.. Camp Immediately.
need not express my appreciation to
you that the club work is being
started in the District of Columbia
for this is one of the most important
phases of our activities.
THE division of clubs will be glad
to act with and through Mr.. Camp
in all of the republican work in the
District of Columbia, which will come
under his jurisdiction and control.
The letter from Mr.. Kinsley to Mr..
Colladay said:
Chairman Hays has referred to me
your letter of May 3. advising me of
the appointment by yourself and Will
liam T. Galliher, chairman of the re-
publican state committee for the Dis
trict of Columbia. of Henry NJ. Camp
as state vice director of the division
of republican clubs for the District
Of Columbia.
Il am very glad to have this in
formation, and to advise you we will
get in touch with Mr.. Camp at once
and cooperate with him in developing
all the republican club work in the
District of Colulbia.
You may consider Mr.. Camps ap-
pointment as vice director in the Dis
trict OF Columbia as made