Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
WOMEN APPLAUD
HOOvER'S SPEECH
Take important Part in No.
tification-Lay Cam
paign Plans.
BY MARY BAINBRIDGE HAYDEN,
Associated Press staff Writer

Associated Press STAFF Writer
STANFORD UNIVERSITY STA
DIUM, Calf August Women.
both those of California and of other
States. East. West and South, had an
important part in the notification to
Herbert Hoover today that the Republi-
can party had made him its standard
bearer,
They predominated among the thou
sands gathered in the stadium and evil
denced far greater degree of enthusi-
asm than the men. They also had
membership on the notification commit
tee and on the Republican national
committee delegation gathered in the
stand
Both their enthusiasm and their par
ticipation were welcomed by the nomi-
nee, but in his acceptance address he
went beyond that, specifically commend
ing to the women that they not only go
to the polls but assist i'll getting out the
vote.
THE participation of women In poll
tics means higher political standards. .
Hoover said at one point IF they
could apply their higher sense of serv-
ice and responsibility, their freshness
and enthusiasm, their capacity for or
ganization to the problem of getting out
the vote, it would become an issue of
profound patriotism"
Campaign Is Favored.
BY these statements the nominee
Endorsed III principle the educational
campaign carried on by the National
League of Women Voters, the General
Federation of Womens Clubs and SINH
lar organizations Going a step further
hn F4uAp IL rlror Inv, yrtNo1tnI dprlora
tons that he regards the influence of
women as of the highest Importance
In keeping the moral and spiritual
progress of the Nation abreast of its
economic development.
This idea already has taken root
among the women organizers here in
California and particularly in the towns
adjacent to Hoover'S own home. These
have been very busy for weeks conduct
ing house toulouse campaign to enroll
the woman vote and their efforts al
ready have met with success in in
creased registration.
Republican party leaders have es-
tabliShed separate womens headquar-
ters in San Francisco and have brought
to the Coast the plans to reach "the
non-voting home makers" that Mrs.
Hert, vice chairman of the national
AT tItc EfeGLGlll dSlu
Midwestern organization meetings Ac-
tive work by innumerable small Hoover
women's clubs Is already under way.
Come to Exchange Views.
Leading women from most of the
Mountain and Pacific States were here
today TO exchange views with those
who came from two of the Eastern bat
tlef1elds. Rhode Island and North Caro-
lima, as to the best means for carrying
the campaign into every home"
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Of Rhode
Island and Mrs. w E. KEENAN,. ma
tional committeewoman from North
Carolina, reported unprecedented en-
thuslasm for the Republican candidate
In their States and told Of the organi-
cation there OF women's campaign bu-
reaus and speakers groups
The Western women leaders here to-
day, particularly those from San Fran
cisco and Washington. expect to con-
centrate on a hard-fought campaign
because OF the wet sentiment they have
to meet Women from Oregon and
Idaho and Colorado were especially
optimistic.
This will be highly political week
end for California women, and Palo
Alto was full of talk among visiting
women OF the organization meeting to
be held IN San Francisco, when fully
a dozen national committeewcmen are
expected to be ready to round out their
final plans for the Women'S campaign
1t Is thought that all those who did not
come on for the notification ceremonies
today will come here to pay their re-
spects to their candidate for First
Lady Of the Land"