The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-02
BIRMINGHAM WOMAN
GIVEN BIG OVATION
AT SUFFRAGIST MEET

tCOnt1nued From rage Oue)
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let women vote This has been changed
to We demand an amendment to the fed
eral constitution enfranehising women. +"
The victories already gained, she as
serted, meant that women now had a
right to make such demand.
Celebrate Illinois Victory
The Illinois suffrage victory this year
was celebrated tonight, six speakers from
accomplished All the speeches We're
greeted with prolonged applause. The
annual address of President Shaw and
one by Miss Lucy Burns of this city on
1.-THE National Amendment also We're
on the night programme. Three street
meetings in various parts of the city We're
held as will be done eveiy day during the
convention.
Every delegate here will have an equal
right to vote and to speak . announced
DR.. Shaw. in opening the convention. I'VE
have absolute democratic freedom here,
The convention is yours, women. Let us
proceed to business" And the work of
the week was started.
The purple and yellow flags of various
state suffrage societies decorated the
walls of the hall, while in the center hung
a great banner demanding in its flaming
letters of gold the amendment to the
federal constitution enfranchising women. :"
Mrs. Jacobs Given Ovation
Nos greater ovation was given to any
speaker than to Mrs. Patty r. Jacobs
of Birmingham, when she declared that
it was an indictment of the southern
womans intellect to say she did not
want the ballot. She responded to the
addresses n Of welcome.
The convention admitted delegates
from North Carolina and South Carolina,
although the organizations from those
states had not formally been accepted into
the national association DR.. Shaw said
the convention would reverse the theory
of present marriage laws of the country
by making it easy to come into the con-
vention, but hard to get out
Government ownership of railroads was
suggested as result of woman suffrage
when Miss Marie V. Smith of New York
reported that difficulty had been found in
getting reduced railroad fares for dele
gates. !. Dr. Shaw exclaimed, when we
vote, Wen own the railroads"
Suffrage legislation has been introduced
or passed in various states this year on
an unprecedented scale, according to the
report of Mrs Mary W. bennett of New
York, corresponding secretary.
The women of the south want the vote.
declared, Mrs. Pattie Jacobs of Brming-
ham, who called herself "a living refuta-
tion of the charge that has been made in
no less place than the halls of Congress
that the womanhood of the south does
not want the suffrage. 1t Is an indict-
ment," she said, 'of the southern wom-
ans intelligence. which resent. Nor is
my position unique, original or lonely
there are thousands of us.
Southern Women Want Ballot
''rhe women of Virginia, Louisiana,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North
Carolina, Alabama--in fact. in all the
southern states, are stirring, are realiz-
ing the vote is the only honorable, digni-
fled and sure means of securing recognf-
tion of their aspirations and of their
needs.
ut is a wonderful thing to have convic-
tions strong that you must stand up
and be counted you must go out and do
battle for them. 1t is a privilege to he
born. to live in such soul stirring times:
to understand that communion of inter-
ests, that mutual responsibility which tho
solidarity of the woman suffrage move
ment indicates.
For 45 years advoca tessof woman sui
frage have been coming to this the capitol