The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-09
WOMEN PLAY PART
IN BIG CONVENTION
Will Ask That Plank Be Insert
ed Recommending Wom-
ans Suffrage.
THE PLANS AS OUTLINED.
WOULD NOT ASK FOR cONsTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT BUT DE
SIRE THAT STATES BE TOLD OF
ACCESSIBILITY OF MOVE


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structure immensely.
The plank upon which all their
hopes are conferred will take up very
little floor space and is guaranteed TO
hold the heaviest available candidate
Just to make il clear to the political
dictators how little they are demand
ing for themselves. the women Will en-
g2ge to state all their wants in thirty
Words They have been polishing
and refining and pointing up their
phrasing until thirty words will do
the business.
Furthermore. they have learned.
they say from experience that it isn't
a wise thing to be too exacting. They
do not intend this year to ask for a
constitutional amendment. Platform
builders are prOVerbiaiiy conservative.
they contend, and have always shed
like a skittish filly when anyone sug-
gestcd that it would be a good thing to
recast the federal constitution. This
year all the women desire is to see the
party go on record in a mildly affirma-
tive way as favoring equal suffrage.
Aek . Recommendation
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tative form this plank reads rs fol-
lows:
We recommend the granting of suf-
frage to women upon the same terms
which it is granted to men"
This plank was granted by Catha-
rine Waugh McCulloch, before she sail
ed for Europe, and has the approval OF
the cO-Workers here.
There is al alternative plank also,
! but 1t now seems probable that this
will not go before the committee on
platform. This plank, which was
! drafted by Miss Kate Gordon of New
| Orleans. Is similar to others when
nave peeh promptly rejected by poIIl-
lcaI conventions IN lhe past II reaoS:
we recommend the passage OF
resolution by congress recommending
| to the various states the adoption OF
an amendment to the constitution
granting to women the right or SUI
frage.
mere q
panks does not imply any partisan
feeling. The women are a unit.
Appear Before Committee.
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Will exhaust me posalole arguments III
favor or equal suffrage, emphasizing
the injustice OF the present system or
taxation without representation and
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Mrs charles Henrotln pronaoIy VIII
act as chairman OF 'ne 'onllE'''ce' l ne ne
arguments OF the sullFaslsI party VIII
be epltomlzed ny MISS Jane ADAMS
Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane OF kaIa'
mazoo, Mrs. Henroun and possibly two
others.
Mrs. Henrotin spoke yesterday OF
the coming test with a hearty opt'
mlSm.
We believe that no purpose would
be served by asking for a cOnstitu
tional amendment now" she said. "Ot
course the decision is not on the part
Of the platform trainers. We believe
too, that such action rests more prop