Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-13
PUbL|CANS OF
FAR WEST STATES
MEET WILL HAYS
Organization of Women Voters
Is Largest Work of Chair
man and Leaders Who Are
With Him.

San Francisco, Calf. Jan. i2.--Re-
publican men ana women from six
western states, gathered here for d
regional conference applaudcd today
when VIII II. HAYS, republican ma
tional chairman, declared there viii
be mo closed season in republican
politics between now and victory in
November
1--WE need no less politics, but mora
attention to politics for only by this
means can the best candidates be OBJ
tained," Mr. Hays said. "The person
who is too busy or too uninterested to
pay attention to practical politics, is
entitled to no consideration"
Organization of women voters, was
the ,overshadowing topic of todaYs
conference at which Miss Mary Gar
ret Hay, chairman of the executive
committee of the women's division of
the republican national commihtec.
occupied the chair. Mrs. John G..
South, chairman of the womens di-
vision of the republican national com
mittee, and Mrs Josephine Corliss
Preston were others of the republican
women on tour who were active in the
opening sessions of the coast confer
ence.
Republican national committee
men of western states and territory
of Hawaii met tonight with National
Chairman Hays for what was eX-
pected to be one of the most import
ant sessions of the year.
Reports from state chairmen and
chairmen of the women's division in
coast states, indicative of the dele
gates confidence of republican sue
cess in November, were presented at
the afternoon sitting of the confer
ence. All of these were optimistic in
a high degree.
Following the general session, the
ways and means committee for Cali
fornia talked finances with National
Chairman Hays, Further sessions to-
morrow and conferences Wednesday
are expected to put the western sit
uation in first-class condition from
republican standpoint.
Participants in tonights confer
ence included william Thomas, Idaho;
Samuel Platt, Nevada, and Allen b.
Jaynes, Arizona.
This afternoon State Chairman S. A.
Walker and Mrs. j, II. Mendenhall
told of plans to put Washington state
back in the republican fold.
Mrs. Lee Davenport and Mrs George
w. McMath of Portland, declared Ore
gon, alone among the coast states in
the republican column four years ago,
would lead the way again next fall.
State Chairman Thomas II. Tongue,
Sr., described plans for perfecting an
even stronger organization of repub-
lican women.
State Chairman William Thomas
spoke for Idaho and Miss Margaret s.
Roberts of Boise predicted that the
women of her state would do their full
share.
Arizona was represented by Nation
al Committeeman Jaynes Mr.. and
Mrs r. w. Healy and Mrs. X. J. Little
john of Tucson F. S. Breen of Flag
staff. State Chairman Albert Sames
of Douglas. Miss Hannah Eggleston
and Mrs. B. A. Marks of Phoenix. C.
o. Nolan of Ray and George A. Shea
of Kingman. These promised heavy
republican vote for their section.
Frank Fl. Norcross and Mrs. p. B.
Ellis said there would be a happy
surprise for republicans of the rest of
the country when Nevada's next vote
was counted. other Nevadans pres
ent were state Chairman Harry
Humphrey, Samuel Platt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Brown and A. e. Cheney.
State Chairman Ray Benjamin
spoke for California.