Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-29
SAY WOMEN WILL
| GO TO CONGRESS
Presidents Cabinet VIII In.
clude Feminine Members, Also
Predict Suffrage Advocates.
DECLARE CHANGE WILL
COME IN TEN YEARS
Forty-fifth Annual Convention
of National Association Is
Begun.

of National Association Is
Begun.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-Feni-
nine members of Congress and the
Presidents cabinet within the next
ten years is the prophecy of advo-
Gates of votes for woman" here for
the forty-fifth ANNUAL convention of
the National American Woman SUI
frage Association that began today.
They base their prediction upon the
great strides that the feminist move
ment has made in recent years in
many Of the States.
within the next ten years." de-
clRres Senator Helen Ring Robinson,
member of the Colorado Legislature,
women will be legislating with men
on the floors of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Senate of the United
States. and there will be women
members of the President's cabinet
Senator Robinson is convinced that
the example of Colorado in electing
woman TO It's legislative body will
soon be followed by other States.
From this, she declares, It will only
be step to the election OF women to
Congress.
Financial affairs of the associa-
tion form the chief topic of discussion
at the convention.
The associa tion's financial affairs
will be brought formally TO the at
tention OF the convention on Tuesday
when a committee will present an
amendment to the constitu tion to pro-
vide an additional tax upon the
budgets of the constituent organize
ftnna FT1nn VIA ~ fhaaA ATUQnt-
zations already are taxed 10 cents
annually for the support Of the ma
tional body.
Most OF the 500 accredited delegates
to the convention have arrived. Many
alternates are here to attend. 1t is
estimated more than 1000 accredited
delegates and alternates will attend
the sessions.
Celebrate Illinois victory.
The formal meetings of the conven-
ton will not begin until Monday. Adj
dresses of welcome and the responses
are to be followed by celebration OF
the suffrage victory in Illinois. Then
will come an address on the Federal
suffrage amendment and the annual
address of the associations president,
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw.
The first real business session be-
gins Tuesday morning with the pre-
sentation of the report of the CON-
mittee that framed the financial
amendment to the associations con-
stitutlon. Already there have been
expressed a variety of opinions on
the advisability of adopting the
amendment, especially among the
membership of the larger State or
ganisations and the great independ-
emit bodies which only with the last
year Or two finally became AFFILIATED
with the national association.
The independent bodies contend
that as they are large and collect
large sums for the Advancement of
the suffrage cause their tax for the
support of the national body will be
out of proportion. On the other hand,
the national officers contend that the
new financial scheme Is. made neces-
sary IL the national body is to push
forward the campaign for universal
suffrage In this country. They de-
clare that the 10 cents member tax
is not commensurate with the dig
nifty OF the national body nor the
cause that it represents.
Washington Wants Headquarters.
The Independent bodies are power
full but according to the national Of
ticers their activities heretofore have
been directed toward advancing the
cause in their respective localities.
One OF these is the Congressional
Union Of Washington, organized for
the advancement Of the Federal con-
stitutional amendment through Con-
gress.
Another Is the womans Political
Union OF New York. Both have large
budgets, and under the proposed new
fiscal plan they would be taxed heav-
lily to support the national organiza-
ton.
Another subject to be fought out ON
the floor of the convention will be
the removal of the national head
quarters from New York to Wash
ington. That question, however. Is
one that arises at each annual con-
vention, and therefore will not COM
mand the attention given to the
finance amendment. Washington
suffra gists are planning q campaign
to regain the headquarters.
The preliminary work of the con-
vention will be done tomorrow by
the credentials committee, which will
examine the credentials Of the dele
gates. Its report will be presented
Monday. National officers do not an
ticipapte any difficulties In the seat
Ing of the delegations. The national
board also will hold its annual meet
ing tomorrow. and the executive
committee will meet at night.
A great mass meeting will be held
Howard Shaw. president of the ma
tional association, will preside.
Among the speakers will be Miss
Jane Adams. of Chicago. and Sem
ator Helen Ring Robinson. of Denver,
member of the Colorado Senate. At