The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-02
CONNECTICUT SUFFRAGE NEWS
CA. G. Porritt.)

GA. G. Porrftt.)
 Last Thursdays demohstration at Washington was neither so picturesque nor so imposing as some of the pro sessions and pageants of the Suffra- gists which have preceded it. It had, however, a. more definite and imme- diate object and the, women who had a part in it were full of inspiration and hope over the importance of the occasion. The immediate business was to carry to the Senate petitions eol- lected from all over the country ask ing the Sena tors ito take immediate action during the extra. session on the amendment to the United States Con- stitution that has been favorably re- ported by the unanimous vote of the Senate woman Suffrage Committee. If this is done this session it is hoped that the House will act on the meas ure early in the regular session that begins in December and that President Wilson will be able to. sign the bill within a year of his inauguration
 Almost all the states were repre- scented in the procession. The deIe- gaesons were not large, but were big enough for tI1es purpose. Larger de- legations would have been unable to get into the Capitol. The sunragists all assembled early on Thursday morn ing Sat Hyattsville. just over the Dis trict line in Maryland There they were met and welcomed by Miss Alice Paul chairman of the Congressional committee of the National American Woman Suffrage committee. and were then received by the mayor and other of the town officials before starting for the Capital. The journey from HyattsVille to Washington was by au- tomobile,i and Connecticut was repre- scented by a large touring car and five ladies under the leadership of Mrs Irving MolIer of Hartford, who has iV, TToc Ion gagged in suffrage work The other Connecticut women were Mrs. F. B. Ryce and Mrs. Robert McLafn Of Hart ford, and Mrs Alice Low and Mrs. Shell, Connecticut women who are temporarily residing in Washington.
 Had the date been any other than the end of July the Connecticut dele gatfon would undoubtedly have been much larger. But Washington in July is not attractive to New Englanders, and knowing that their cause was in good hands the c. w s. A. did not make any special effort to increase the size of it's representation All the delegates were courteously and even enthusias stical1y received when they reached the Capitols for there are few members either of the Senate or the House who care these days to put themselves in opposition to the de- mand for woman suffrage. Since the admission of Illinois, one-sixth of the Presidential electors of all the states are chosen from states where the wo- men have the right to this form of the vote One-hfth of the Senators also will owe their election in the future | to the votes of men and women, and | of the members of the House of Representatives come from | states where equal suffrage Is the rule
 Nor is this the total of the women's strength. There are six or eight states, including New York and New Jersey, where woman suffrage amendments are pending, and where it is probable that before the next Presidential election comes around women may be in the enjoyment of the franchise. This being so, mem bers even from the non suffrage states-the states where suf- frage sentiment is not especially strong, hesitate to imperil the fortunes of their party by taking too strong stand against woman suffrage. The Secretary Of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, who was in last week fnvestigatinRl the situation with regard to the pros oects of the woman Suffrage Amend nent being passed by Congress, re- ported that while some Senators and -ongressmen are ready to return evas- we replies very few indeed are will ng to come out publicly as opposed to woman suffrage, and those who do are mostly men who have little hope of and who consequently feel It liberty to take any stand they please.
 Much of the success which has so 'ar attended the movement for con ;titutionaI amendment is due to Miss sressional committee of the National