Evening star., 1922-06-11
WOMEN PROBLEM
Of HOOS|ER c. 0. P.
Non Partisan-Labor Party
Indorses Democrat Sen
ate Nominee.
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Juno 10.-The
place that women will have in the
republican state organization is one
Of the problems that has been worry
ing party leaders during the last
week. 1t was thought the question
would be taken up Friday of this
week at a meeting of the state COM
mittee. but Lawrence Lyons. repub-
lican state chairman, called Off the
meeting because he was called to
Washington.
Some members Of the party believe
there should be separate bureau for
the work of the women in the cam
paign. Others. and. it is said, this
number includes some of the closest
friends of Albert ]. Beveridge. nomi-
nee for united States senator, believe
the women should be taken directly
into the organization even to the
extent of naming a woman as vice
chairman of the state executive COM
mittee.
Democrats Recognize Women.
In the democratic party there is a
woman member of the state commit :
tee and woman candidate for Con-
gress in the thirteenth district. Cam
paigns usually begin early in In
to come a little earlier than usual
1t has been only a week or so since
the two leading parties completed
their state conventions, but organi-
zation work is now in full sway and
Samuel NJ Ralston. the democratic
nominee for the United States SEN
ate. has already made one speech out
in the state. Both Mr.. Ralston and
Mr.. Beveridge, the republican nomi-
lee, were at Greencastle this week.
Mr.. Beveridge to attend a melting of
his fratrnity and Mr.. Ralston to at
tend the graduation of his daughter
from DepauW University
Mr.. Ralston has been indorsed by
the non partisan labor action COM
mittee Of Indiana. This is commit
tee that was organized on the sug-
gestion of Samuel Gompers. Mem
bers of the committe say their action
will influence farmers who are dis
pleased with the manner in which
Mr.. Beverdge criticized the farm
bloc in his primary campaign speech.
shank Lauds Watson.
Mayor Lew Shank of Indianapolis
caused considerable comment this
week in speech at the meeting. of
the National Association of Credit
Men when he said: We have men
like Beveridge and Ralston in Indi-
ana. and we also have Jim Watson,
and we would like to give You him
for the presidency" Some Of the po-
litical wiseacres read great deal Of
significance into Shanks remark, say
ing that he was laying his lines for
the governorship nomination and
wished to get in the campaign with
Watson early. Both political parties
are going to bat in the campaign with
platforms that are alike in a good
many respects. Both had a some-
what similar declaration in regard to
the state utility commi ssion. each de-
claring that the utility law should
be abolished if it could not be ad-
ministered in manner beneficial to
the people.
Quick action on the part of Gov.
McCray at the last minute was all
that prevented the republican plat
form from condemning the present
tax law. w. W. Spencer, a democrat
and former member Of the legisla-
ture. announced this week that he
will continue his fight to abolish GER
tain state commissions. even though
the democratic state platform does
not declare in favor of such action.
An attempt by MIR. Spencer and his
friends to get his views into the plat
form was defeated on the floor of the
state convention. HODGES.