Evening journal., 1920-09-14

publican platform that the league OF
nations is the paramount issue.
Expresses sympathy for the people
OF the Irish nation In establishing a
government OF their own, choosing
and endorses stand OF presidential
nominee Cox TO present their cause
before the league OF nations"
Especially approves the labor and
industrial plank as Of the national
Democratic platform.
FayOrs elimination OF the contract
system on public works. eight-hOur
day for municipal employees and mini
mum wage for women.
Favors making the State Labor Com
mission a department for public en-
ploymCnl to aid farmers and industries
in securing labor.
Suggests cutting down State appro-
prlations and removal from oilice OF
incompetent and derelict officials.
Welcomes the women voters TO the
fullest participation in government.
Favors system Of permanent reg
isiration OF voters.
Favors supervision Of public utili-
ties operating within the state,
The platform also contains planks
relative TO education and other pro
gressive subjects advocated by women
members Of the State committee.
With the women members IN at
tendance. the Democratic slate Con
vention held an open meeting last
night in the chamber OF the House OF
Representatives About twenty OF he
women members attended and a largss
number Of Democrats not members OF
the committee were IN tlle eahery,
The new members were all sealed on
/ nnpaaUrulia side or Inc
House at the last session OF the Legls-
! lature. while the new members oc-
/ cupied chairs on the Republican s.de.
This meeting. which lasted from 70
| A O'clock. was really the feature OF
| the night. even OvershadOWlng !ne
| general talk among leaders as TO the
/ personnel OF the ticket to be hsiheu
| today. s,,,,,
were Mrs. Henry RidSely, OF DoNer ,
| Miss Margaret Dugan, OF Wllmlhs.t.un
Mrs. ]. w Belts, OF frederlca' MlnS M,
! = II. Gooding, OF Clayton; Mrs. J.. w
, Cliflon of Smyrna. Miss Dora Wllds,
~ Dover: Mrs. H. b. Mcdowell, OF
/ Niddletown: Mrs. Marshall G.. Derby
| Mrs lanes II. Kelley. OF Lewes; Mrs
Edgar o. Ross. Of SeafOrd; Mrs. Laura
/ NJ Sam. or Harrington; Miss Lena ,
| short OF Milford Mrs. ]. r. Eskridge
II Seaford: Mrs. w Harmon reynolds
OF Townsend: Miss Reba T, HolcomD
of New Castle. and Mrs. Eta Gray
/ Jones. Of Bridgevllle.
, Previous 90 the meeting OF ths
/ Slate committee the women members
held a conference at the home OF Mrs
Henry Ridgely, when 10 was decided
Ia offer the following recommenda'
iiOns for the platform TO be consider
| ga nv the convention committee or
resolutions today:
"Believing The education Of ih'
people is The chief guarantee OF Demo
cratic government, we favor liberia
appropriations by The state and thl
naiion 10 secure this object and t'
tighten the burden Of local taXation'
and we advocate such admlnistra
tion Of the puOlic school system a.
will secure its alNan'aces TO people
OF an conditions md in all sections
OF the State.
I'VE endorse the planks in the Ma
tlonal Democratic Platform suggested
by the National League Of Womsi
Voters relating TO child labor; ade
quate appropriation for the children
bureau. protection for infant In
through maternity and infancy care
instruction OF the youth and the new
conner 90 our shores i'm the duties am
ideals Of C citizenship: vocational train
ing I'm home economies, fedeal super
vision Of the marketing and distrihu
tion OF rood: the establishment OF
wOman's bureau in the Department
NJ Labor: the merit system In IN
! Civil Service free from discriminate
j on account Of sex; appropriation {
carry on campaign for public educd
ton in Sex hygiene Federal leglsl'
tiOn permitting an American Dor
woman 10 retain her citizenship Whi
resident Of the United Siales. thoup
1 married 10 an alien and further tn
: an alien woman who marries on An
= erical citizen must take The obig
ton Of citizenship before she can bl
come a citizen ~
/, citizen"
u These suggestions for the platform
10 was stated by one OF the member
were taken from planks advocated b
! the National League OF Woma
Voters
, state Chairman Henry r. Isaacs.
=. opening the state committee meetr
, said I'VE are all Joined together
crusaders for good government"
I, Former Congressman Albert +. Pol
y Of Georgetown, chairman OF II
u special committee appointed son
~ weeks ago 10 provide for a chan
u, of the rules TO meet cOl(
- tions brought about by women q
~ ting the ballot made a report. II
substance Of this report which W
he acted on by the convention todS
"; is 10 give the women the same repre-
ol eniation on the committee that {