Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
DAWES ADDRESSES
WOMEN OF c. O.P.
Discusses Direct Primary,
longWorth Pleads for Up
holding TWo-Party Plan.

The three day conference of Repub.
/ iican woman leaders. called for the
purpose Of building up permanent
women's organizations within the
party and the promotion OF closer co.
operation with the national commit
tee, was brought to a close TODAY at
the Carlton Hotel. where the 1elega tcs
from IS states maintained headnuar.
ters
Before the session closed today tha
delegates were addressed by Vice
President Dawes and Nicholas Long.
worth, Speaker of the House. Mr..
Dawes discussed the direct primary
and Speaker 1ongworth spoke In adj,
vocacy of maintaining a two.partv
system.
Defends Direct Primary.
Mrs. Lewis s. Thompson. nationa,
committeeman from New Jersey, de.
Tended the direct primary as "A in
strument that would give the people
stiH more power to govern themselves.
Those opposed TO it she claimed, were
generally found to be opposed to uni.
versal suffrage.
The delegates, more than 75, were
guests at reception this afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. Alvin T.
Hert, vice chairman of the RcpublicA n
national committee. who called the
conference. Assisting Mrs. Hert in re-
ceiving the guests were the wives of
the cabinet officers. Members of the
cabinet, the United States Supreme
Court and Congress were among the
guests.
Senator Buffers Warning.
Speaking At the banquet given last
night at the Willard, Chairman Will
liam NJ. Butler of the Republican ma.
ticnA committee warned that hnanc-
ing OF election campaigns by the Fed
eaai Government, recently suggested
by Senator Roreh OF Idaho. al q way
to prevent huge campaign expendi-
lures, would result in control of pol
itics by the Government and denial
to the people OF freedom or franchise.
The tendency of political campaign
managers, he said. is in the direction
OF decreased expenditures. He urged
women 10 take the lead in educating
the citizenship to vote.
Secretary OF the Interior Hubert
Work and Secretary of Labor James
j. Davis addressed the women at the
banquet given for the national com
mitteewomen, State vice chairmen and
the Republican club presidents by the
Republican national committee. Chair
man Butler presided.
Hits, Borah Proposal.
Senator Borah's proposed remedy,
Butler stressed in his address, would
only make a had matter worse" IT
carried out, he explained, 1t would
mean that the President would have
to ask Congress to include in the
budget ell items having to do with
political campaigns.
Whether or not this would Involve
a saving to the people is not a ques-
ton OF importance" he said, but 1t
is OF vast Importance whether or not
the exercise Of this authority over
the people in their expression Of in
terest in the government is to be con-
trolled by Congress and the President
There are great numbers Of people in
the country who believe the Govern
ment has already gone quite far
enough In seeking to control the free
exercise of the rights of citizenship.
One of the speakers at yesterdays
session was Miss Mamie Burroughs
of this city, who told OF the work that
is being done to organize permanent
G.. Q. r clubs Of colored women. Il
am glad TO be able to give a touch OF
color to this meeting" she said. mo
political party In America is 100 per
cent American without this touch of
color"