Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-23

of the national republican campaign was entrusted today to an executive commit tee of 21 members headed by Chairman Hays of the party's national committee. Seven women have places on the execu- tive committee.
 Announcement of the membership of the executive committee together with the composition of two committees to ar range for the notification of Senator Harding. the partys presidential nomi- nee. and of Governor Coolidge, vice pres idential candidate. ended two days conference in which Mir Harding, Chairman Hays and a special sub-com- mittee of the national committee par ticipated.
 While the subcommittee was conclud- ing it's conferences. Senator Harding re- ceived a group of suffragists and in reply to their request for statement of his position on the suffrage question declared that while he could not with propriety attempt to force any state to hasten ac- ton on the federal suffrage amendment he would recommend ratification should any state official seek his opinion.
 The suffragists numbering 26 from 21 Etates through their spokesman, Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the National Woman's Party. in presenting their re- quest made yelled threats of throwing their support to third party unless rat ifcation of the suffrage amendment was completed through action of republican state legislature. Miss Paul in a state ment tonight said her delegation was >'deeply disappointed with Senator Hsrding's position"
 In the appointment of the executive committee the subcommittee diverted from the usual practice of confining membership to the national organization and took in Harry Nj. Daugherty of Co.,. luu1bus Ohio Senator Harding's pre- convention campaign manager. The ap- pointments as announced today 1nclud- ed only twenty names but Mir Hays said the additional member, who also would not be a member of the national commit tee. would be announced as soon as he could communicate with the prospective Rppointee
 The party leaders also disregarded pre- cedent in naming seven women as mem bers of the executive committee and in choosing a woman Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio, as vice chairman of the committee This action was taken, it was said, in recognition of the increasing activity of women in politics. Enlarge ment of the committee from 10 to 21 members was authorized at the recent Chicago convention.
 Members of Committee,
 The full memDeTSnlp or the COuInlIIee was announced as follows:
 Will H Hays. chairman; Mrs. Har- riet Taylor Upton Ohio, vice chairman John T. Adams. national committeeman from Iowa; Clarence B. Miller of Mime Eota, secretary of the national commit tee: Fred W. Upham of Illinois, treas urer of the national committee Harry NJ Daugherty, Ohio; Mrs. Katherine K Phillips Edson California Mrs. Manley l. Fosseen, Minnesota; Jake l.. Hamon national committeeman from Oklahoma John W. Hart. national committeeman from Idaho; A. T. Hart, national com mitteeman from Kentucky; Charles D Hnes. national committeeman from New York R. B. Howell national com mitteeman from Nebraska; Mrs. Jean nette A. Hyde. Utah; Mrs. Arthur L I.ivermore. New York; Senator Boie! Penrose. national committeeman iron Pennsylvania Mrs Corinne Roosevelt Robinson. New York; Mrs. Christine Bradley South. Kentucky; former Sen ator John w Weeks. national commit teeman from Massachusetts and Ralpl J.. Williams, national committeeman from Oregon.
 Mrs. South. who is a daughter of for rner Senator Bradley of Kentucky als' was appointed assistant secretary of thu national committee, an office created b. the Chicago convention.
 Following the announcement of thu committees membership Senator Hard ing and Chairman Hays each issuet statements the former praising the or Eanization work .,T-ady accomplishe, and the latter declaring that a complet znalgamation of party groups had beel brought about in the appointment of tn committee.
 HardinE's Statement.
 Senator Harding's statement follows
 T cordially approve of the executiv organization as worked out by Chairna Hays and the subcommittee of the na tional committee. As the nominee want to express appreciation of the or Eanization heretofore made and m gratitude 10 the many interested repuh licans who constitute it and who hay been working for two years to restore republican party administration. It wi be noted that we are calling all reput iicans to the party colors and the goo faith of the programme will be emphs sized as the personnel of other highly in portant committees are announced"
 The. conferences have been most sue cessful" says Mir. Hays in his statemen '"The Eerat party of the union is mos certainly a unit The executive commit tee and the other committees to be ar pointed will be splendidly representative Mr. Daugherty and the loyal republican
 
 Senator Harding and those who have n Jess loyally worked for others are all tc gether vieing with each other in the effort to advance the partys cause. Ther Is one great organization, complet Rmalgamation, and we are on our wa to the great republican victory whic means so much for the country's we Fare"
 MT. Daugherty in still another state enent said the conference here had bee $'most harmonious and beneficial to tt cause" and pledged his entire time fro how until the election to the performanC of such duties as are assigned to me-"
 Of the women members of the exec, live committee Mrs. Edson was active supporting Senator Johnson of Californ for the presidential nomination, whi Brs. Fosseen is chairman of the Minn. sota republican organization of wome Mrs. Robinson. a sister of former Pres dent Roosevelt. made the secondir speech for Major General Leonard Woe Q tthe Chicago convention. Mrs. Hyt has been active in organizing republics women in Utah, while Mrs Livermo was described by officers of the nation eommittee as being in gre >e demand as public speaker.
 Harding Meets SufraEists.
 The meeting between eSnator HardiY snd the suffrage deputaion took piace