Weekly journal-miner., 1913-12-24
TURN
 AGAINST DEMOCRATS.
(By Winfield Jones.)

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 70. That the National WCman's Sui irage Association will do all in it's power to defeat the Democratic party in the next presidential cleo ton. unless before that time the Democrats in Congress or the Democratic national convention dem onstrates q desire to help give the ballot to women, is the statement made by Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the congressional committee of tue association, d headquarters here.
 There is a distinct attitude of hos tility to President Wilson, the Dem- ocratic administration, and the Dem ooratic party in congress at the sui frape headquarters.
 The suiIragists do not like Presi- dert Wilson's recent refusal at the White House to their representatives 10 express a definite policy toward the sufragist party, and they are equally hostile toward Democratic members of the House rules com mittee who oppose a House suffrage committee
 The Progressives are making strenuous efforts to get support cf the women. but have been turned down.
 Representative Victor Murdocb. floor leader of the Progressive party in the House, has urged the women to come into the Progressive party for their campaign.
 Now that President Wilson has informed the equal suffragists that ne cannot take up their cause be- cause the Democratic party has talk cE no stand for suffrage, l think the women should turn to the Pro gressive party" said Murdock.
 This was called to the attention of Miss Paul. She said:
 No. we are not going to ally ourselves with the Progressive party We are going to turn the votes If millions of women and the influence of many more against the Demo- cratic party in the next presidential election unless that party changes it's mind on the question of suffrage i The Socialist and Prohibition parties are for equal suffrage as well as the Progressive party, and we will not | play favorites."
 i Democratic congressman laugh al 'nis threat. while others ignore it. It developed today that there will be a delay of more than month before the House Committee cn Rules acts on the arguments sub lnitted to it by suffragists and anti Suffragists for and against inc ere ation of a standing committee on woman suffrage in the House. Other business of the House is 50 pressing and will be so urgent fer the next month that Democratic members of the committee on rules expressed the belief that they would rot be able to reach a decision on the matter and take a formal vote on it before January Is or 20 Most ct the Democrats are against having a House suffrage committee.
 The stenographic reports of the hearings are now in the hands of the women who addressed the commit tee and it will be a week or ten days Before the material can be printed as a report and circulated among members of the House
 In the meantime neither side is letting up its fight. The suffragists have enlarged their Washington quarters while the antis have moved into new quarters and have elected as officers of the District Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage wom- en noted for their prominence and ability, among them being, as presi- dent, the wife of Representative An gustus P. Gardner, of Massachusetts. Two other women of the congress sional set among the local officers are the wife of Senator Weeks of Massachusetts and the wife of Rep resentative Swager Sherley of Ken lucky.
 PRESCOTT CLUB FIGHTS