Evening star., 1927-03-28
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
FOR LAW OBSERVANCE
Enforcement League Conference
Called to Combat Nomination of
Nullificationist for President.

The National Women's Democratic
Enforcement League, composed of
Democratic party women in several
States, has called a conference in
Washington May 6 and to "check a
concerted effort that is being made
for the nomination of nullification-
list for the presidency" by the Demo
cratic party.
Other purposes are to launch an
intensive educational campaign for
women to take a more vital interest
in public affairs, especially in the
enforcement and observance of law"
woman members of, the Demo
cratic party who uphold the laws, y
the call announces, will not indorse
the nomination of any candidate for
any office who is not loyal to the Con-
stitution of the United States"
The call was issued by the organi-
zation's acting chairman. Mrs. Jessie
w. Nicholson of Chevy Chase.
Tendencies in the Democratic
party at present" says the statement,
tend to a repetition in 1928 of the
tragedy that was enacted in 1924
Woman Democrats in every section of
the United States, who are anxious for
party success, realize that steps must
be taken to check the nomination Of a
nullificationist.
while we declare our firm allegi
ance to the preservation of every right
of individual liberty under the law, we
declare that public peace and public
order are absolute and essential condi
| tions of free government: and we there
| fore will oppose with our utmost pow
er the forces of disorder and lawless
ness from whatever source they may
emanate.
1.-THE supremacy of the Constitution
and the laws made in pursuance there
of are the best and wisest guarantee
Of the rights, liberty and happiness OF
all the people, and all movements seek
ing by deception, political manipula'
ton, threats or organized popular
clamor to overthrow or supplant these
guarantees are attempts to destroy
the American system Of representative
government organized and established
by the Constitution"
The call is signed by the following
besides Mrs. Nicholson: Senator Belle
Kearney, member Mississippi Legisla
ture; DIR. Jennie Calfas, national com
mitteewoman for Nebraska; Mrs. Dan.
iel c. Roper. National Democratic
Club, Washington; Mrs. William A. H.
McCuliOcn, attorney at law, chicago,
Mrs. Bayliss F. Shepherd, Los Angeles
Democratic Club, Los Angeles, Calf;
Mrs. j. l.. Yancey, Democratic Club,
Birmingham, Ala; Mrs. F. o. An.
drews, member Democratic State COM
mittee and Missouri woman's legisla-
tive committee. st. Louis, Mo; Mrs.
J. Walter Barnes. Charleston, w. Va;
Mrs. William r. Pattangal, national
Democratic committeewoman for
Maine; Mrs. J. II. Middlebrook, Bur
lington, VT; Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen,
Miami, Fla; Mrs. j. Morgan Stevens,
Jackson, Miss; Judith Hyams Doug.
las, attorney at law. New Orleans,
La; Mrs. It. w. Beckett, wife of for
mer Gov. Beckett, Raleigh, N. c.: Mrs.
Elwood Sharp, Council Grove, Kans.:
Mrs. Mary Whiting Pieteraz, Wolfe
boro, n. H.; Mrs. Mann Wills, Browns
VILE, Tenn; Mrs. j. o. Ross, Houston,
Tex: Mrs. Charlton Dunn, Green.
wood, Miss; Bertha McCafferty Truitt.
vice chairman Democratic Orgaiza.
tion, eighth congressional district,
Enid, Okla; Mrs. Clara G.. CLAYTON
member Democratic State central
committee, Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Frank
reeves, Wenatchee, Wash; Mrs. c. M.
hay. st. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Annette B..
Enier' mayor of Hennessey, Okla;
Edith M. Atkinson, judge of Juvenile
Couft' Dade County, Miami, Fla;
Nelile Iayloe Ross, former Governor
OF wyoming, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Mrs.
John Franklin Joyce, Carlsbad, n.
Mex; Mrs. Alexander Thompson. for.
fner MEMBER OF the Legislature, Port