Evening star., 1924-05-02
REPUBLICAN RECORD
ExTOLLED BY WILLIS
Senator, in Speech Here, Chal.
lenges Democrats to Nominate
McAdoO Against Coolidge.
PREDICTS G. o. P. VICTORY
Declares Whole Nation Places Con.
fidenee in President.

Senator Willis of Ohio, in a politi-
cal speech last night before the
League of Republican State Clubs of
the District, at the Willard Hotel, ex-
tolled the administrations of Warren
Harding and Calvin Coolidge, pre-
dicted victory for the party next No
vember, and boldly challenged the
Democratic party to nominate Will
liam G. McAdoo for President.
Describing the former Secretary of
the Treasury as a political and moral
coward, Senator Willis asked, What
chance would this evasive,. dollar
chasing. personally selfish Mr.. Nc
Adoo have in November against the
record of the quiet courage and
achievement of Calvin COOLIDGE"
Sees Confidence In Coolidge.
The Ohio senator declared that the
people of this nation do not want
man of the stamp. of Mr.. McAdoo at
the head of their government, and
that with their ballots at the next
election they are going to prove tha'
they do not, If they are given a
cmance to vote for or against him:
They have confidence in the kind of
government President Cooilost
giving them, he declared, and with
InlS LSSlInB OF security anu
they are going to see to y ~ :" rs
given full term as their Chief Exec
utiye: 1,h-
licanism fell from the dying hand OF
Warren G. Harding" the Ohio sena,
tor said. 1T was picked up oy q
worthy successor. Much was achieved
for the public good in the few short
months that Harding was president
and much good has been done durir
the brief period Mr.. Coolldge mas
been in the White House
Lauds Achievements.
The achievements of the Republi-
can administration were then taken
up by Senator Willis. He declared
that since its origin the party has
been a successful administrator and
that the Democratic party has rec
ord directly to the contrary.
In conclusion, Senator Willis COM
mended the members of the leasue
Tor their efforts to get out the state
voters temporarily living in Wash
ington.
From the standpoint of good citi-
zenShip." Senator Willis said every
man and woman OF legal age should
vote. II is their right and their
duty and 1 have little use for the
individual entitled to a vote, whether
he or she be Democrat or Republican,
who does not exercise the privilege OF
the ballot"
DepIores d. c. Situation.
In this connection the Senator said
he deplored the fact that the citizens
Of the District of Columbia have no
voice in their government. Because
of that sad state OF affairs, he said
the citizens OF the District should ex-
ert their influence to interest 9th
srs in their community who have the
right to vote.
Edgar c. Snyder, president of the
league. opened the meeting with a
brief speech telling of the activities
of the members of that organtZa ton
and OF the plans being made for
their work in the coming campaign.
Thomas p. Iittlepage of Maryland.
vice president of the league, presided
T. Lincoln Townsend. treasurer of the
league and chairman of the member
ship committee, made report re-
garding the fnances and regardin 6
the drive being conducted for mem
bers- Others who spoke were Judge
Mary O'Toole of the Municipal Court
and w. j, Dow, who is in charge Of
the compilation Of the absentee vot-
Ing laws of the states.