A Perfect Agreement

The idea of Republican women that they should have a larger share in the councils of their party (TIME, June 4), namely, representation on the Republican National Committee, was advanced a step nearer realization. Chairman Adams of the committee called at the White House and spent three quarters of an hour with the President.

"The President and I were in perfect agreement," declared Mr. Adams afterwards. They had decided that one Republican woman from each state should be named as an advisory member of the committee, until the national convention next year. Then the women may expect 50% representation on the Republican National Committee, just as they have on the Democratic Committee. "My idea," Mr. Adams pursued, " has been that at the next national convention, when the women of the country have decided definitely just what recognition they would like to have, the national convention will take action. . . ."

It is more or less of an open secret in Washington, however, that the "bard-boiled" variety of Republican politicians privately do not relish the idea of having women help run the party. They regard women as more or less futile in politics, as meddlesome, temperamental, troublemaking. On this account they have not given women a larger voice in the party. Since 1920, the Democratic Party has been "coddling" women voters. It is said that a time has come when some action must be taken to save many women's votes for the Republican Party.