Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-23
COMMITTEE OF 21
 WILL MANAGE THE
 HARDING CAMPAIGN
SuifragistS Call on Senator and Are Deeply Dis-
 appointed
HE REFUSES TO MAKE
 OPEN FIGHT FOR THEM
Women Are We'll Represented In Selected List of Advisers From All Parts of the
 Country.

NaShington, June 22.- Management of the national republican campaipn was entrusted today to an executive committee of 21 members headed b,. Chairman Hays of the partv's na- tlonal committee. Seven women have places on the executive committee
 Announcement of the membership Of the executive committee. and the composition of two committees to ar. range for the notification of Sena- tor Harding. the partys presidential nominee, and of Governor Coolidge vice presidential candidate, ended T two days conference in which Mr. Harding, Chairman Hays and spe. cial subcommittee of the national committee participated.
 While the subcommittee was con- cluding it's conference, Senator Hard- ing received group of suffra glsts and in reply to their request for statement on the suffrage ques- tiou declared that while he could not with propriety attempt to force any state to hasten action on the federal suffrage amendment, he would recommend ratification should any state officially seek his opin- ion.
 The suffragists numbering 2G from 21 states through their spokesman. Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the national woman's party, in presenting their request made yelled threats of throwing their support to third party unless ratification of ethes suf- frage amendment was completed through action of republican state legislature Miss Paul tonight said the delegation was "deeply disap- pointed with Senator Harding's po- sition."
 In the appointment of the exec utive committee, the subcommittee diverted from the usual practice of confining membership to the national organization and took in Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus, O., Senator Harding's pre-convention campaign manager. The, appointments as an- nounced today included only 20 names, but MT. Hays said the addi- tional member, who also would not be member of the national com mittee would be announced later.
 The party leaders disregarded precedent in naming seven addition- al members of the executive commit tee and in choosing q. woman, Miss Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio, as vice chairman of the committee. This ac- ton was taken, it was said, in recoe- milton of the increasing activity of women in politics. Enlargement of the committee from 10 to 21 members was authorized at the recent Chi cago convention.
 Following announcement of the committees membership, Senator Harding and Chairman Hays each issued statements, the former prais- ing the organization work already accomplished and the latter declar- ing that complete amalgamation of party groups had been brought about in the appointment of the commit tee.
 Harding Statement.
 In connection with the appointment of the executive committee, Senator Harding made the following state- ment:
 q cordially approve of the execu- tive organization as worked out by Chairman Hays and the sub-commit- tee of the national committee. As the nominee I want to express apprecia- tion of the organization heretofore made, and my gratitude to the many interested republicans who constitute it and who have been working for two years to restore a republican party administration. It will be noted that we are calling all republicans to the party colors and the good faith of the program will be emphasized as the personals of other highly important committees are announced.
 "The conferences have been most successful" said Mir. Hays in his statement "The great party of the Union is most certainly unit. The executive committee and the other committees to be appointed will be splendidly representative. Mir. Daugh- erty and the loyal republicans who have worked so enthusiastically for Senator Harding and those who have no less Loyalty worked for others are all together vieing with each other in their effort to advance the party's cause. There is one great organiza- tion, complete amalgamation and we are on our way to the great republi- can victory which means SO much for the country's welfare.''
 MT. Daugherty, in still another statement. said the conference had been "most unanimous and bensfieial to the cause" and pledged his entire time "from now until the election to the performance of such duties n are assigned to md"