New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
ITO ASK SUFFRAGE PLANK
Women Will March Upon Both
National Conventions.
DR.. SHAW FOR BALTIMORE
Miss Jane Addams and Miss
Breckenridge to Look After
the Republicans.

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cused Of party prejudice, for they VIII
distribute their favor impartially between
the Republicans and the Democrats in
their conventions Miss Jane Adams and
Miss Sophonisba Breckenridge, Of Chicago
will visit the Republican convention to
ask for woman suffrage plank In the
party platform, and Or. Anna Howard
Shaw will give the Democrats in Balti-
more the same privilege Of immortaliz-
ing themselves" by coming out for the
cause"
This does not mean that the president
of the National Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton is Democrat. Far from 1t. Wild
horses couldn't drag from DR.. Shaw or
any other prominent suffragist the secret
warnings Of her heart toward one or the
other Of the political parties.
1--WE have no party DR.. Shaw says.
IF the men don't want us. why should
we force ourselves upon them? No. we're
not for either. until one comes out for
party"
The reason Or. Shaw is going TO favor
the Democrats with her presence Is sim
ply that she is near Baltimore. Miss
Adams and Mis- Breckenridge, the two
vice-presidents OF the National" will
favor the Republicans for the same rea-
son.
The Democrats seem 10 have one slight
advantage, however In that the Baltimore
suffragists are getting up a parade, and the
Chicago leaders decided II was too much
trouble Or Shaw will he escorted TO the
convention hall on the day of the votes for
women" hearing by the assembled suffIaS-
lists OF Maryland and importations from all
the neghboTing states. The national OFF,
GERS are going down from New York. The
flower of Southern beauty viii be there,
too. led by Mrs. William Ellicott and Mrs.
Donald r. Hooker. daughters Of old South
ern families and presidents OF the two
prominent suffrage societies OF Maryland
The flower OF Southern chivalry." Or
Shaw said. will have a chance 10 demon
strate itself inside the convention hail.
The president OF the National will, how
ever. Naunt In the face Of that chivalry her
"saucy banner" which sine carried IN the
suffrage parade. and which reads Catching
up with China"
IF the Democratic party wants TO catch
ND with China" she said. they can give
women tho vote China has walked up
VIII they"
In Chicago many suffragists VIII escort
Miss Adams and Miss Breckenridge 10 the
Coliseum and street meetings by tho dozen
ore MANNED for the days OF the convention.
All the women's clubs OF Illinois VIII he
represented IN tho delegation. with minor
differences forgotten. all united IN com
mon cause against man.
Prominent among Chicago suhragists -
the nswly formed North Side Political
EouaIitv League Of which Mrs. Iinany
RIake ls president. and which includes
orpong It's members. Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick
Mrs stanley Mccormick wives OF the
heads OF the Harvester trust. Mrs Charles
Crane and exactly one hundred women VINO
are all socially prominent
In addition TO the visitors from OUTSIDE
who will plead for suffrage each convention
f. n be blessed with two bona hde women
delegates. who will talk from the moor III
the interests Of the cause. N they get
chance The Republican women are Mrs.
IsabelIa w. Blaney and Mrs. Florence COL
Inns Porter. from California, whose JOY IN
bcine elected 10 the convention IS Increased
bv the fact that they have men alternates.
John ". Stetson will play second fiddle to
Mrs Porter. and Thomas G. Hooking Tor
Mrs Blaney.
The two women delegates 10 the Demo-
cratic convention are Mrs. Annie Hamilton
Pitzel. from Colorado Springs. sister-in-
Law ~ Champ Clark. and Mrs May Ark
wright Hutton. Of Spokane, Wash, wife or
mine owner. Mrs Hutton is one Of the
particular toys Of all good suffrage hearts
because she can always make her audiences
laugh and because she IS indefatigible In
good works" AZ soon as she finishes
with the Democrats she IL going to make
n tour Of Ohio to help I'm the suffrage cam
paign.
Mrs Pitzel liz as strong for suffrage as
she "a for her Democratic brother-in-law.
She says that out IN Colorado the men
would not dream ~ taking away the vote
from women.
voting does not make US mannish,' she
says "Thc idea is foolish. Nor does ii Kill
mans respect for women. The Colorado
mon arc the most chiyalrous IN the world.
and this IS shown by the fact that COM
mIttee of them called on mo and requested
that ! be n candidate for delegate to this
convention"