New-York tribune., 1912-08-20
TO PIN EN- FOR CAUSE
Suffragists Hope to Win Over
All District Candidates.
BUSY NIGHT TOMORROW
Lady Lieutenants Have Visited
or Wired Every Committee
man in County.

The suffragists OF New York City will
put in tomorrow the most strenuous
evening since May 4, 1912. the date from
which all good sufrragists reckon time.
The work on that famous evening Of the
parade brought some consolation with
It's spectacular effects, but the work to-
morrow night will be hard, and there will
be no brass bands to make II easier For
that is the night the designating COM
mttees OF both Republican and Demo
cratic parties meet 10 designate Assem-
bly, and Senate candidates under the new
election law, and the members of the
Women's Political Union are going to try
TO induce all committees 10 appoint only
candidate pledged 10 woman suffrage.
Every Senate and Assembly district in
New York County has its captain appoint
ed by the union. and with their lieuten-
ants the captains have visited every COM
mitteeman in the county, or telephoned
or telegraphed him. asking him to support
the resolutions they will present
Among the captains are Miss Elizabeth
r. Cook. OF the 18th Senate District: Mrs.
Charles f. Knoblauch, OF the nth; Mrs.
Nora Blatch De Forest OF the 18th; Miss
Mary, Thornton. Of the 2lst. and Miss
Maude Ingersoll. OF the I'd.
III we get a chance" said Mrs. Caroline
Lexow, executive secretary OF the union.
I'VE will speak to the resolutions as well
as present them. even though it may be
a little strenuous rushing from one meet
ing TO another. ror. YOU know, we are
strictly non-partisan, and want 10 give
the Republicans and Democrats an equal
chance"
The resolutions to be presented are ss
follows:
Whereas. within two year. the great
commonwealths Of California and Wash
ington have enfranchised women. and
Whereas, Within three months the
voters Of Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin
Kansas Oregon and Arkansas Will de-
eide at the polls this question OF woman
suffrage. and
Whereas. We believe that the voters OF
New York should have an opportunity,
hitherto denied them. OF passing upon TINS
issue therefore. be IL
Resolved. That the candidate for As
semblyman nominated by this Assembly
District Committee be and hereby Is IN
structed IL elected, to be present In the
Assembly chamber and vote In favor or
advancing the woman suffrage resolution
and
Resolved. That such candidate be and
hereby is further instructed 70 be presen,
In the Assembly chamber and vote On az
motions touching the woman suffrage
resolution in such a way as 10 facllitate
a.. advancement
Resolved. That this resolution be spread
on the minutes and the candidate notnen
% It's passage
Little old New York will have to hide
its head in shame according 10 another
story given out by Miss Lexow yesterday.
II seems that the city OF Columbus In
the State OF Ohio is going 10 hav"
larger suffrage parade than was held IN
this city on that famous May (. IL is 10
take place on August 30. and will he
known as the Ohio Centennial Suffrage
Parade. and Mrs Harriet stanton Bistch
has been sent for 20 help organize H.
All the banners and other paraphernaIla
used by the woman's Political Union IN
IN. New York parade have been sent on
10 Columbus
ohio Is the centre OF all suffrage In
terest these days" said Miss Le1oW.
They vote there on September on tne
suffrage amendment for their state con-
stItution. and Ohio borders New York IN
the west. so ia long pause and sus
gestive look.
Mrs. John Winters Brannan. chairman
~ the rnanc. committee. has raised more
than 81 90 TO help the cause In Ohio. and
Miss Eleanor Brannan. Mrs. A F. Town
send. Mrs Raymond Brown and Mrs.
Rheta Chllde Dorr have been stumpins
the state for weeks.