Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-04

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-Adoption
of a resolution calling upon Presi-
| dent Wilson to send TO congress inn
mediately a special message advo-
eating an amendment to the COnstitu-
! tion giving suffrage TO women, feat
ured todays sessions Cf the National
| American Woman Suffrage associa-
/ ton in convention here. The pres
/ ident was urged to recommend that
congress proceed with consideration
Of the constitutional amendment,
before any other legislation" Mrs.
| Mcdil Mccormick Of Chicago, the
author and Mrs. Desha Breckenridge
of Kentucky were named a commit
tee to take the resolution tc the
White House.
The suffraRists began their activity
early today with a hearing at the
capitol before. the house rules com
mittee urging the creation Of a
house woman suffrage committee.
They closed the day with a night ses-
sion at which senators and repre-
sentatives in congress told why wom-
en- should be accorded the right OF
suffrage.
When DIR. Anna Howard Shaw.
president OF the association, learned
late today that a number OF dele
gates were going to the capital to-
morrow to hear the anti ti-suffrag glsts
when the latter appeared before the
house rules committee to oppose the
proposed creation OF a woman suf-
frage committee, she announced from
the platform that she hoped not one
delegate would go.
Your business is here" she de
clared. you can better attend to
your business, which Is getting wom-
an suffrage. by staying here and let
ting the anti -suffragists attend to
their business. Every good delegate
will be In her seat here tmorrow."
Mrs. o II. p. Belmont announced
that she would make a motion tomor-
row to have the headquarters of the
association moved from New York to
this city
Primaries for elections which will
be held tomorrow occupied much of
the afternoon. Reports of various
state presidents were heard. mo-
tion was adopted providing for taxi
ing up again tomorrow the question
Of revising the constitution and
whether or not the committee to
which It was referred back yesterday
has finished its work.
At the night session, Representa-
tive Bryan OF Washington said the
people OF his state and other western
states were disappointed and were
going to express their disappointment
because the president did not con-
slider the subject OF suffrage import
ant enough to put in his message TO
congress. He spoke OF the presidents
message as a splendid state paper,
but said the west was not so much
interested in the civic rights of the
Filipinos as in an amendment to the
constitution for the enfranc hisement
OF women.
Representative Murdoch OF Kansas.
declared he was for suffrage. mot for
what the ballot may do for women,
but for what women may do for the
ballot in this county" lie said wom-
en- were particularly needed In the
fight against special privilege.
Il believe In the right Of women to
vote" said Clifford Slnchot. But
am interested in their right to vote
far less than I am in the need of the
nation that they shall vote. Women
ought to vote because all Of US men,
women and children. will be better
of when they do vote"
Senators Thomas. of Colorado:
Bristow, of Kansas. and Owen of Ok
lahoma. were on the program for ad-
dresses but sent letters of regret that
thev could not be present.