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Show Ilrreconcilables Meet Two Defeats, De-feats, But Finally Put Over Equal Representation Vote. MODERATES MEET STRONG OPPOSITION Women Vice-Chairmanship of Republican National ! Committee. I CHICAGO. Juno C. Republican H women "lrreconoilables," after two defeats today in tho caucus of women delegates and alternates, finally put I through their demand for equal rcp-i rcp-i rcsenatlon on the national comnul-1 comnul-1 tec's executive committee. The pro-' pro-' posal was carried on the final vote, ' 75 to 74. The moderate faction hold out for I a declaration that the women asked "adequato" representation, Mrs, Kod-ert Kod-ert Burdette of California defining "adequate" to moan at least one more than one-third of the executive committee com-mittee membership. ..'odcratca Meet Opposition. The moderates were oppoaod by Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New i'ork, chairman of the Women's Republican club executive committee, and Jlre. Fletcher Dobyns of Illinois, while their resolution presented by Mrs. Mcdill McCormick of Illinois was endorsed en-dorsed 'by Mrs. Bagley of Massachusetts. Massachu-setts. Mrs. Helen Kced of New lrprk, I I Mrs. Burdette and Mrs. McCartor of j Kansas. 1 Ab adopted, the resolution declares that the women wanted the vice chairmanship chair-manship of the Republican national committee, two secretaryships oh tho committee and equal representation on tho national executive committee, i No demand waft made for equal representation repre-sentation on the national committee I itself. , Do Not Want Separate Party. , ' Miss Hay declared that the women's wom-en's executive committee "nas never at any time tried to organize a separate separ-ate woman's Republican party," adding add-ing that the women did not want a separate branch of the party. j "Wi don't believe In a woman's par-! ty," she said, "but moreover, we aon'ti believe in a man's party." Both Miss Hay and Mrs. McCormick paid tribute to Chairman Hays of the national committee. "s owe to Mr. Hays more than the women have ever 1 owed to any single politician," Mrft. McCormick said. i -QO |