Evening journal., 1920-06-23
.2l TO PILOT
HARDING RACE
7 Women Selected Members
of Campaign Organiza-
tion by Republicans
T. c. DUPONT ON
NOTIFICATION BODY

direction az the Republican prcsi-
dental campaign formally was placed
In the hands OF an executive commit
tee of twenty-one members last night
The committee includes seven women.
and Is representative OF all elements
within the party.
Warren g. Harding, the Republican
presidential nominee, snort time
prior to the announcement declined
80 take any steps TO urge the ratiflca-
ton OF the constitutional amendment
giving women the right to vote by the
thirty-slNth State. He was visited ny
twenty-five members OF the National
WOman's Party, who expressed dis
satisfaction with the outcome OF the
conference.
VIII II. Hays. chairman OF the Re
publican national committee, was
named chairman cX-oiilcio or he
executive committee, and Mrs. Harriet
| Taylor Upton, of Ohio. vice-chairman-
/ The other members are as follows;
Harry NJ. Daughorty. OF ohio. Mr..
Harding's pre-cOnventiOn manager; !;
/ Mrs. Katherine Phillips Edison. Of CALI
! fornia. formerly a supporter or Her
/ bert Hoover: Mrs Manley l.. fosseen,
OF Minnesota: Jake l.. Hamon, ma
| tional committeeman from oklahoma
and formerly a supporter of Governor
| LOwden: John W. Hart, Of Idaho, who
rs affiliated with the antl-Borah elo-
ment in that state. A. r. Hert, ma
/ t0nal committeeman from Kentucky
and formerl va supporter Of Governor
Lowden: Charles d. Hines, national
committeeman from New YORK ana
formerly supporter or Nicholas
Murray Butler. r. b. Howell. OF Ne
braska. a Roosevelt progressive, Mrs.
Jeanette A. Hyde. OF Utah; Mrs. Ar
/ thur l.. Livermore. OF New York 4,
/ Senator penrOse, OF Pennsylvania ,
| Mrs. COrinne Roosevelt Robinson. Of
New York, formerly a supporter OF
/ General Leonard Wood, Mrs. Chris
Tine Bradley South, OF Kentucky
John w Weeks. national committee
man from Massachusetts and formerly
a supporter OF Governor Coolidge for
the presidential nomination, and
/ Ralph r. Williams. national commit
/ ieeman from Oregon and formerly a
supporter OF Senator Johnson Of Cali
In addition the following are ex-
oflcio members Of the executive COM
lmittee. John Il Adams, Of Iowa. Vice
chairman Of the national commit +
tee; Clarence B. Miller. OF Minnesota,
secretary OF the national committee,
and Fred W. Jpham. Of lllipois. treas
.lNNE OH IIII HNNIWMNN NNANNIANN|'s
Miss Alice Paul. national chairman
Of the National Woman's party, led
the delegation which called on MT
Harding 10 ask him what steps he
would take toward urging the ratiii-
cation OF the Nineteenth amendment
bv the thirty-sixth State. Included
D, i'm the party were. Miss Mary Ing
/ ham. OF Philadelphia, chairman OF the
Woman's party In Pennsy lvanla. ano
I ~ Nhn DraTrND InTl
party OF that state: Mrs. Lawrenc,
Lewis. Of Philadelphia. national ratt
/, ncatiOn chairman, Miss Alice Broch
OF Philadelphia, member OF the ma
uonal advisory council Of The woman
Party: Mrs. Robert n. Richards O
Wilmington. Del. and Mrs. Florenc
, Bayard Hilles. OF New Castle, Del.
listening candidate" told the womeI
he could not with propriety attemp
10 force any state executive TO hastor
action in violation Of his own sens'
II need not tell you Of my interest
! in the c0nsummatiOn Of WOmans sur
frage." Mr.. Harding said. Il voted
for 10 IN the Senate and vote record.
a senator's purpose quite as faith.
5 fully as anything he may do.
| Nothing would pltase mle morl
! than 10 have ratification made effec
tive 10 give Ame.ican wOmanhoO,
. fun participation in the elections 4
next November That desire sin
cerely spoken. does not conflict Will
81 nv determination that j could no
with proprietary attempt 30 force an.
o State executive 10 hasten action n
] violation Of his own sense OF duty
There is a point at which full ex
ecutlvc authority may approach d
lrespass on the rights Of states an'
I should not want 10 trespass II
bore the commission OF authority
and / realize full well that so fa-
! am only a party nominee. In th
/ latter capacity I would not wisf
my party to believe me inclined q
trespass or 20 assume 10 wield a cluf
II any state executive should as
, my opinion about extraordinary ei
I forts 10 cOnsumate suffrage, / frank
4 will commend the thing you deslr
( but / cannot impose a demand. IN
III personally hope TO see women
- suffrage and wOmen's full partlcipa
- tion established at an early date
Governor Burnqulst, OF Minnesot
a offered his support 90 Mr.. Harding 4
a letter. The Rev. W. A. Sunday, h
\ evangelist. likewise pledged his sup
port TO Mr.. Harding, saying Genera
| MNuu was Ills uiob N@AeAANf 1AN Aai
Harding his second.
The special committee Of the ma
tional committee to arrange for IN
notification OF the candidate for Presl
dent at Marion, o., July p, at = p. m
was announced today as follows.
n. Coleman dupont, chairman; Sen
ator sherman, OF Illinois; Joseph
e Kealing, Of Indiana; David w. Mul
vane, OF Kansas; Willis C. Cook, q
South Dakota; II. G. Bursum, Of Ne'
Mexico, and r. X. Hynicka. OF Ohio.
: The committee 10 notify the vicS
u presidential candidate at NorthamI
r ton. Mass. July q, at 2 p. m, wa
= named as follows.
: ]. Henry R0raback, OF Connecicu
e chairman: II. W. Esterbrook, Of Ne'
Hampshire: Earle S. kinsley. Of Vel
= mont: /. A. Caswell, OF Minnesots
n Fred W. Warner, Of Mlchigon; ReI
n resentaiive Slemp, OF Virginia, an
> Allan B. Jaynes, OF Arizona.
REPORT GEN. DUPONT
ID AEVCD DAT To U0VEI