Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-23
81 SELECTED TO PILOT
HARDING THROUGH THE
STORMY POLITICAL SEA


will be splendidly representative.
Mr.. Daugherty and the loyal re-
publicans who have worked so en-
Enthusiastically for Senator Harding
and those who have no less Loyalty
worked for others are all together
yieing with each other in their eff
fort to advance the party's cause,
There is ore great organization, a
complete amalgamation and we are
OF our way to the great republican
victory which means so much for
the courtry's welfare" .f
One OF the women members of
the executive committee, Mrs. Ed
sen, was oCtive IN supporting Sena-
tor johnson Of California for the
presidential nomination, and Mrs.
I'ossen Is chairman of the Mime
sofa republican organization OF
women. Mrs. Robinson, a sister of
former President Roosevelt, made
the Seconding speech for Major
General Wood at the Chicago con-
Nention. Mrs. Hyde has been active
IT. organizing republican women in
Utah, while Mrs. Livermore was
descl ihed by officers of the ma
tiGnal committee as being in great
domand as a speaker.
Meets SuffS at Office.
The r,oeting between Senator
Harding and the suffrage deputa-
ticn tcoE place at his office an the
capttn, and lasted more than an
hour. "he suffragists had some to
1.-THE cap iol with prepArct state
mtnto. but the senator's alton in
prescn: nG his views first caused
thcra to change their plans arl
si.u, ~ state their request for a
defii,:tIon of the nominees p'si-
tiOn.
! In reply Senator Harding said:
81 need not tell you Of my in
Iterest in the contamination of the
, womans suffrage. l voted for It in
the senate. and vote records a
senators purpose quite as faith
fully as anything he may do.
Nothing would please me more
than to have ratification made eff
fcctiVe to give American woman
hood full participation in the cleo
tons of next November. This de-
sire. sincerely spoken, does not
conflict with my determination
that ] could with propriety attempt
to force any state executive to has,
ten action in violation of his own
scnse of duty.
,"There is a point with which
full executive authority may APP
proach a trespass on the rights OF
states and I should not want tc
| @,N-.Nnre, homo tho N syll
of authority. and / realize full wei
that, so far. | am only party
nominee. In the latter capacity
would not wish my party to be
llieve me inclined 20 trespass or tC
assume to WELD a club. If any
Estate executive should ask my
'Iopinion about extraordinary efforts
to consummate suffrage. l frankly
will commend the thing you desire
but i cannot impose a demand
though l personally hope to SEE
woman suffrage and women's full
participation established at al
early date"
Mrs. Genevieve Allen of Sar
Francisco said, "the delegation hat
come to receive on behalf of thu
Idisfranchised women of your state
land your country. your reply as Il
what you and your party will do
Ito enfranchise these women"
1--WE women have done all tina
we can do TO end our long suffrage
struggle" Mrs. Allen declared
THE power is now in your hands
Will you use it?'
Women Are Disappointed.
Miss Paul, in her statement TO-
night. said:
81 can hardly believe that can
didate nominated to stand for
specific platform could within two
weeks after that platforms adop
ltion. declare himself unable to do
Ianything toward carrying it out
We are deeply disappointed witt
Senator Harding's position. Oul
delegation to him today was tn
first step in a campaign to place
before the country his responsible
lily as the head of his party for hi
Iparty's inaction on suffrage II
those states in which Il is in power
|, Until he recognizes and acts ell
fectively on that responsibility W.
shall not be content"
The nominee announced that NJ
planned to leave Washington earl.
in July for his home in Marion, o.
where he will be officially notified
lof his nomination July 22.
:. Before leaving Washington to
night for New York. Mr.. Hays an
nounced that no eastern or western
campaign managers were contem
plated as he would substitute him
self for both of these former OIL
GERS. dividing his time between
Chicago and New York. The chair
man said appointment of an assist
ant treasurer probably would d.
ANNOUNCED tomorrow in New York