Evening star., 1924-06-11

WOMEN WIN EQUALITY
ON G. 0. P. committee
New National Governing Body
Will Be Divided Fifty-Efty
Between Sexes.
MUST SELECT D. C. MEMBER
Three Ways of Naming Her Out
lined at Cleveland Session.
MUST SELECT D. C. MEMBER
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


CLEVELAND, June 1.-THE wom-
en- win-they will have fifty-fifty
representation on the new Repub-
lican national committee. 1t was
a foregone conclusion that they
would win. The Democrats have
already given them such privilege.
The Republicans. however, held on
until yesterday, though they had pro-
vided for an associate membership
| on the national committee. Former
Senator du Pont of Delaware went
| into the meeting yesterday of the
rules committee with blood in his
eyes opposing the women's PROPOSE
| ton. The committee gave only four
votes against the women, however
Now comes the selection of the
woman members of the national COM
mittee. The rule adopted provides
that they shall be elected or selected
in the same manner that the male
members are chosen. The District
of Columbia has already chosen its
national committeeman, Edward F.
Colladay, picking him in the state
convention of the District last May.
That convention is a thing of the
past, however. Either a new conven-
tion will have to be called or some
provision must be made authorizing
the appointment of the woman men,
bers of the national committee as a
temporary measure, or the state del
egation for the District should be
allowed to make the choice, ii was
said today.
Mrs. Wardman Active.
Mrs. Harry Wardman has been the
associate member of the national
committee from the District. During
the meetings OF the national COM
mittee here last week Mrs. Wardman
frequently voted. acting while Mr..
Colladay was away from the meeting
on other business for the District.
Gen. Hell and Maria" Dawes has
one sincere booster among the MEM
bers of the Senate for the vice presi-
dency. The Vice President under
f1cer of the Senate. Gen. Dawes is
known for his impetuosity. He
might. said this senator. some day
bounce the vice presidential gavel
off the head of one of our eight day,
and everyday speakers Senatorial
name of this outspoken senator
who is not one of the daily speakers.
Senator Fess of Ohio, member of
the drafting committee of the con-
vention's platform committee, got
himself into a jam at a meeting of
the subcommittee last night. He
arose and proposed a taxation
plank. which he has had seriously at
heart.
Tax Revision PropOxaI
His proposal called for a commits
sion on tax revision, to be composed
of a member of the Senate finance
committee, members of the House
ways and means committee and a
minority group made up of outsiders
appointed by the President. Before
he discussed his plank. Mr.. Fess can
dIdiy admitted that while he himself
was in favor of the proposal to cut
out further issue of tax-exempt Sc
curities. either by the federal gov
that this was not finding as much
favor among the people as it might,
and that he thought the convention
ought not to go too strong on it"
1t seems that Senator Fess thought
the meeting of the committee was
executive. He was chagrined when
he found that a couple of newspaper
men were sitting in the room. He
flushed uo and fioundered around. but
being a good sport, let his proposal
go at that.
How the convention howled yester-
day, when Keynoter Theodore Burton
handled Congress without gloves, 1t
is safe bet that this will be a fa-
vorite topic of the speelbinders dur
ing the coming campaign. Congress
is about as popular as a crutch, out
here in Cleveland
Oliver Metzerott, a member of the
District rent commission. is a dele
gate a t large from Maryland to the
national convention.
Golf Tourney Arranged.
Jim" Preston, friend of the news
paper man, superintendent of the
Senate press gallery, has had as much
to do with the successful arrange
ment of the national convention as
rangements themselves. Jim" is as
useful to the party leaders as he is
to the newspaper fraternity, which is
a lot. He has Scotch blood in his
veins and it is cropping out in his
love for the ancient and honorable
game of golf. He has arranged golf
tourney for all the visiting newspa-
per men here, on the day following
the convention.
THE Importance OF being earnest
was borne in upon Senator Ernst of
Kentucky yesterday afternoon. Also
of being on time. Senator Ernst
had been selected by the smoothly
committee on rules of the convention.
The committee met at o'clock, but
no Senator Ernst.
After fidgeting around for ten min
utes the committee proceeded to elect
a man who was on time-Paul How
land of Ohio, counsel, by the way, for
Harry Daugherty before the Senate
investigation committee. In some
quarters this was taken as a slap at
the Butler machine, but it can hardly
he so construed.