New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-30
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS TO
MOVE, ON HARRISBURG
PENNSYLVANIA Association Has Been Preparing
Campaign for More Than Year-Non-
partisanship Up to Old Parties.

closed the fact that IN almost every sta'e
prominent sufragsts had worked for
certain candidates; In the Southern states
II had been for Wilson. in the NoftheIh
for him also and for Socialist, Prohibition
and Republican candidates, but the ma
iOrity for the Progressive. The concIu-
sion was inevitable that i'm another res
identIal campaign the women seneialS
would be- in the thick OF Il, and TINS eouiu
not De prevented by resolution, ameHu-
mtUt or any other official action IN pre-
viOus campaigns no large party hau HeIu
out any indictment or I'm fact had wanted
womou'g help except IN some subordinate
capacity. such as collecting money OF
circulating literature. and most OF them
had enough seIf-rcspect 10 stay on the
outside. I'm this one leading party had
offered 10 receive them ON a plane oil
equality ana they 1ockcd in The other
parties took the cue and. while not offer
ing equal privileges in conventions ana
on committees. at least accorded them
more dlgnidcJ recognition than ever be-
fore. Other women besides the suifra-
aists were longing to get into politics ana
they troopeI through this open door,
which never again vii! bee closed.
Miss Adams Continues Activity,
Long before another national campaigu
tf,r situation will have resolved itself mo
tna one question. Which party shall
receive most support from women Al
ter the uou-partisau amendment had pee"
so overwhelmingly voted down al tho VA
uonaI Suffrage Convention, many of the
delegates said: by doing this We have
kept Miss Adams on our board ou' '"'
discussion and the adverse votes nave
taught her a lesson. and now chat "o nave
reelected her she viii no, continue h''
marty aail.auOn." ON tine contrary. MISC
Adams went directly from the suffrage
convention 20 conference OF the ti'-
,.rnsstya uartr leaders in Ne" Aoth 10
man ogt the programme for its 'onVeh-
rfnD I'm Chicago. December ~. BEFORE
Ia,,yIu,! -n. said 20 the present writer lh"-
sine ,,peatrd to remain with tne part! Ii
fine work Of developing its programme Oh
social and Industrial measures, anu S'-
said also that. whatever might have Dee"
the position Of Mr.. Roosevelt ana .'s
other leaders on woman suffrage I'D ihe
past. Il never would be possible for the'"
q, rraus. the one which they at present
oc,rp..a. as women had now so niue"
Influence and power iu the party.
Sgru. Cd. tine most conspicuous leaders
OF the woman suffrage movement VIZ"
continue tD resist all temptation To- aod"-
don the Just and proper policy Oh com.
D,.re uou-yaltlsansAlp. but they VIII Ho'
much longer be- aulr 10 hold .h '"'I" III.
GREAT body os the association. il y I"'
.fre Democratic and Republican pdi"'0
10 decide whether they can ah'Ia 10 so.
trie tremendous force pass INTO tHe IT.
gr.ssive party. At its Ne" hoIh conner
enc. tuiS week haii OF those !n a'1ei" NC
yg.r,. women. representing a number VI
state. and they and their cuunso'e were
.f..u.. received. Have Republicans OF
democrats invited women 10 lht" 'y,
.f.raUCra. even those VINO W., a.,
them throughout the 'ail."7", - ,Ta
suurag, convention ~ Was lo'Hu lhL' ~
..r,f r.sIgrlty of sentiment among Ih'
III. r.r.tls from the Northern s-dt-7 ""9
for the Progressive party. rev Oh -
..ran.F any ia.tu Boa the tON''l7lg'' ~
fI..-.y.rf 10 woman suffrage, bHl tn'S
-. ..r.frnnd that this War'E Oneira III!
,...r.. lpnn FOR It's success than e.th.i GA
a.. others. and they believed H'''.
gugn, 10 accept its UroleEed hrIp ~
viii soon b.. of IiJt'" use for IN" leaders
10 nv to check this tide
II b. yet entirely within the power. r os
~. Democratic ana i"pbiA'hH ~ we.
800. .#. aIIssIgucn % women IutIr
y..rf on vrrg few III any legislatures con
t.ir.frg "a majority of PrOCr,ssy" mem
h,re. Wherever Republicans or p,Hio,
Gratis have majority ihrE can !uaN.
. t,.r.i.,.s r,sr0nsIhIe gDr an the woman
.,rfrrarer legislation possible 90 them W.
a.. .r,l,r4..afDu of am amendment 10 the
voters. Iu tu. Southern states sueh ac-
5,,,,,,r,fs. I'm probably most Of the
%orthgrn states II Is wholly within the
.,n,,sr of tho Republicans II in the race
OF the present situation they refuse Wna'
I.ur aIgu of political sense, they deserve
mat wom,u should 90 into the Prosres-
siya marty 10 help carry II on 20 victory
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