Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-17
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
HOLD CONFERENCE
Take up Issues with a Firm Hand
Prohibition Issues put on Grill
AT ATLANTIC CITY

The Republican Women's Confer
ence held at Atlantic City last week,
under the auspices of the New Jersey
Women's Republican Club, was at
tended by 400 representative women
leaders from all of the Fl counties,
and the resolutions passed were adop-
ted without any opposition except the
one endorsing the World Court, on
which there were practically a dozen
votes in the negative.
The outstanding features of the Con-
ference were the determination OF the
women not to support men and wom-
en- for reelection to the leg1s-
lature who had proved by their prev
ious record that they cannot be trus-
ted, and an equally strong determine
ton not to endorse the attitude OF
various prominent men of the Repub-
lican Party who are advocating a
modification of prohibition enforce
ment laws. County after county
stated in its report that women had
passed resolutions supporting the
present enforcement laws, and reques-
ted the State Conference to do the
same. 1t was pointed out by the
Chairman that the State Club had ta-
ken identically this position at its
annual meeting in November, and that
the Republican platform had expressed
the same, which had been reaffirmed
by the State Committee at it's Febru-
ary meeting. Several women arose
Immediately to say that nevertheless
they wanted some further declaration
by the Conference in regard to pro-
hibition enforcement. This was re-
ferred to the Resolutions Committee.
This comittee reported the following
resolution which was adopted without
a dissenting voice:
WHEREAS it has been f1agrantly
apparent that many of h appoint
ments of the enforcement agents have
been made for the purpose of attempt
ing to prove the impossibility OF en-
forcing the eighteenth amendment by
either State or national laws with the
hope of thereby forcing a modification
of the law, be it therefore
RESOLVED by the New Jersey
Women's Republican Club that all
officials charged with the duty of max
ing such appointments, are hereby
urged to select only such persons as
will honestly, fearlessly, and conscien-
tiously execute the oath of their office.
Senator Walter E. Edge made a very
fine speech at the Friday evening meet
ing explaining the attitude of Presi-
dent Harding and himself in regard to
the World Court and On Saturday the
Conference voted to endorse the stand
of the President on this and other
questions of national Importance.
1t was unanimously voted that there
should be a legislative program COM
posed of the three educational bills
endorsed by the State Board of Educa-
tion and Republican Women's, Confer
ence of 1922-but defeated in this
years legislature by the refusal of
the Chairman of the Educational Com
report them out-a bill for a " mill
tax for four years for increasing the
facilities for keeping patients and
procuring additional equipment for
the State Institutions, and other mat
tiers covered by the resolutions which
follow:
RESOLVED that the direct tax of
" mill as passed by the last legis-
lature in bill No. 317 be continued
for a period of four years more, to
provide funds for the proposed build
ing program of the State Institutions,
to meet the overcrowded conditions
and provide for necessary develop
ments.
RESOLVED that it is the sense of
this Conference that nothing is more
detrimental to good government and
the success of the Republican Party
than to be represented in the Legis-
lature and officially except by men and
women of honor who can be trusted
to keep their promised word to their
constituents and that therefore be it
resolved that local units and County
Councils be advised to do everything
possible to insure the selection of
honest men and women to represent
them in the Primaries Of the Repub-
lican Party.
RESOLVED that this Conference
recommends to the County Councils
and local Units, that due to the fact
that no State or National elections
are to be held this year., a splendid
opportunity is afforded for reorgani-
cation of County and local political
committees in order that they may
function more effectively. Be it fur
Their resolved that a copy of this re-