Arizona republican., 1920-06-23
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Executive Committee of 21
 Named to Manage Hard ing Activities-Seven of Number to Be Members of National Committee - Women Get Seven Places

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Manage- ment of the national Republican cam paign was entrusted today to an execu- tive committee of q members, headed by Chairman Hays of the party's na- tional committee. Seven members of the national committee have places on the executive committee.
 Announcement Ofsthe membership of the exc eutive committee, together with the composition of two committees to arrange for the notification of Senator Harding, the party's presidential nominee, and of Governor Coolidge, vice presidential candidate, ended two days conference in which MT. Harding Chairman Hays and special sub committee of the national commit tee participated.
 Suffragsts Threaten to Bolt
 While the subcommittee was con- cluding it's conference, Senatorf Hard- ing received a group of suffragists and in reply to their request for a state ment of his position on the suffrage question. delared that while he could not, with propriety, attempt to force any state to hasten action on the fed eral suffrage. he would recommend ratification should any state officially seek his opinion.
 21 states through their spokesman, Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Ma tional Woman's party, in presenting their request made yelled threats of throwing their support to a third party unless ratification of the suffrage amendment was completed through ac- ton of a Republican state legislature. Miss Paul, in a statement tonight, said her delegation was deeply d1sap- pointed with Senator Hardings posi- tion."
 In appointing the executive commit
 T tod from the usual practice of confining mem bership to the national organization and took in Harry M. Daugherty or Columbus Ohio, Senator Hardlng's pre- convention campaign manager The appointment, as announced today, included only 20 names but MT. Hays said the additional member, who would also not be a member of the national committee. would be announced as soon as he could communicate with the prospective appointee.
 The party leaders also disregarded precedent in naming seven women as members of the executive and m choosing a woman, Mrs. Harriet ray Tor Upton of Ohio, as Nice-chalrmah of the committee This acllon was taken. it was said in recognition ol the increasing activity of women ln politics.
 Committee Personnel
 The full membership Of the com mittee was announced as follows:
 Will II. Hays. chairman; Miss liar riet Taylor Upton, Ohio, vice chalr- man; John T. Adams. national com mitteeman from Iowa: Clarence B. Miller of Minnesota, secretary of the national committee: Fred w. Upham of Illinois treasurer of the nauonai committee; II. w. Daugherty, ono; Mrs. Katherine K. Phillips Edson, Cal ifornia Mrs. NJ. l.. F'osseen, MInneso- ta; Jake L. Hamon, national commit teeman from Oklahoma; John W, Hart national committeeman from Idaho; A. T. Hert, national committeeman from Kentucky; Charles D. H1Iles, ns5- tional committeeman from New York; R. B. Howell, national committeeman from Nebraska: Mrs Jeanette A. Hyde, Utah: Mrs Arthur l.. Livermore, New York: Senator Boies Penrose, national committeeman of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, New York; Mrs. Christine Bradley South, Kentucky; former Senator John w. Weeks. national committeeman from Massachusetts. and R. l.. Williams, national committeeman from Oregon.
 Mrs. South. who is a daughter or former Senator Bradley of Kentucky, also was appointed assistant secretary of the national committee. an office created by the Chicago convention.
 Following the announcement of the committees membership, Senator Harding and Chairman Hays each is sued statements, the former praising the organization work already accom- plished and the latter declaring that complete amalgamation of party groups had been brought about in the appointment of the committee.
 >Harding's Statement
 Senator Harding in his statement said:
 T cordially approve of the executive organization as worked out by Chair man Hays and the sub committee of the national committee. As the nomi- nee I want to express appreciation of