Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-14
SUFFRAGE HEADS
TELL OF FIGHT
Continued from First PaEe.)

this class" said Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait. president of the Interna-
tional Woman Suffrage Alliance.
last night. Her introduction brought
a storm of applause from the dele
gates. We run no danger from
ignorance or poverty. The danger in
government has always come from
the educated class and those who
have money in their pockets.
Because of the report that we
have allowed corrupt on in our coun-
trv men of some other countries have
been denied the franchise. The argyll
ment is that man suffrage has been
failure In America; that American
men haven't demonstrated their abil-
itv to rule wisely and we'll
Mrs Gait explained that In her re-
cent travels she learned that the men
of the Philippine and the Hawaiian
Islands fear to offend the United
States Congress by granting their
women suffrage. She spoke of seeing
the women of various countries sit
ting In councils and forming the gov
eminent of their people.
"Antis" Are ReacfiOnary.
| UhN0 HONCI hhOWh GA
| fragist who wasn't reactionary' on
democracy. They do not believe In
the will of the people. There Is only
one policy open to country like ours.
We must march forward to make
good. We can't go backward and
take the vote from some men. We
must go forward to make the republic
what II ought to be-"
THE fact that women have gone
l kat - hfr,er ia n
reason In the minds of the men of
New Jersey and other States why
| they shouldn't vote. Drunkaids don't
like bills that make them stay sober.
| When some men have read of the
| bills women have passed in the West
they have buckled on their armor
and fought against suffrage.
when a question lives through
ridicule you can be sure there is
truth In 1t. The worlds laughs put
| out of existence things that are bad
| or untrue.
ut IL no longer a question of be-
ing progressive and radical, but of
keeping up with the worlds process
sion. ALI eady other nations have
| passed us by. BY what right has
man the vote? By that same right /
ask 1t for the women of New Jersey"
welcomed by Mayor.
Mayor Jacob Haussling greeted the
members of the convention and as
sured them that they would find the
city wholesouled and hospitable.
you are on the right course" he
said. 1T is through talk and argu-
ment throughout the State that your
cause will win or lose"
Rev. ]. J. Moment opened the ses-
sion last night with prayer, and Mrs,
Edward f. Feickert, the president.
presided. Pledges amounting to a
| substantial sum were given by
| leagues and individuals at the close
| of the meeting.
! Some of the contributors were: Mrs.
Everett, Colby, s25; Rev. Antoinette
Brown Blackwell $25; Paterson
League, $50: Plainfleld League, $50;
Elizabeth Equal Suffrage League.
500; Mems League of New Jersey,
$50: Junior Newark Equal Suffrage
League. $25; Bayonne Woman Suf-
frage Party, $25; Political Study Club
of New Brunswick, $40: Bayonne
Orange Political Study Club, $40: Pas
sale League, $40 A hundred dollars
was contributed by twenty of the
women present, headed by Mrs. Lad
| dey, and the same amount by the
men, headed by Mr. Riley, $50 of
Which was contributed by the Men S
1 League of New Jersey. Besides the
evenings contribution the Montclair
League pledged $25 during the year.
Banquet Precedes Session.
At the banquet that preceded the
evening session the guests of honor
were Mrs. Gait, Mrs. Harry Campton
Mrs. Minna C. Van Wrinkle. Mrs.
| Florence Howe Hall, Mrs Minola
| Graham Sexton and Champlain Q.
Riley. Mrs. Everett Colby, an in
vited honorary guest, was unable to
be present. Mrs. Van Wrinkle, Mrs.
Campton and Mr.. Riley gave greet
! ings from their organizations.
| The afternoon session yesterday, at
| which Mrs Mary K. Colvin presided,
was opened with prayer by Rev. An
toinette Brown Blackwell. of Eliza
| hath The nraaidenf Mre EdNa I'd u