Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-30
BELE; iTES ARR ARRIVING FOR
OPENING on CONVENTION
MONDAY.
WILL URGE AMENDMENT
Want Clause In Constitution Grant
ing Franchise TO Women and
viii Seek Wilson's
Views.

10 Associated pr,ss.
WASHINGTON. d. c. nov. a.
with the announce. intention OF
startiug speedily on IT, to amend
mcnt OF the Federal constitution so
that II will enfranchisc women. sui
fragistH by hundreds arrived here
today to attend the Forty-fifth con
ycnton OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association.
This amendment WIN bee urged up
ON Congress with vigorous dctcrmi-
nation. The women sey they viii
attempt to secure an EXPRESSION up-
prossion upon the amendment from
President Wilson before they leave
The hotel lobbics bu11ed tonight
with discussions by groups OF dele
Gates OF questions which viii come
before the convention Wnon II be-
gins It's sessions Monday.
The associations financial affairs
will be brought formally to the at
tention of the convention on Tues
day when committee VIII present
an amendment to the constitution
to proyide an additional tax upon
the budgets OF the constituent or
carnations. The members OF these
organizations already are taxed ~
cents annually for the support OF
the national body
Most of the 500 accredited dele
gates TO the convention have arriN-
ed Many alterna,es are here to at
tend. II Is estimated more than
600 accredited delegates aad alter
mates viii attend the sessions
TNo formal n,e~.1-v ~ tho con
vcntion will not boen unih Mon
day,
Addresscs Of welcome and the
responses are 10 be- followed by a
celebration of the suffrage victory
IN Illinois. Then will come an ad-
dress on the Federal Suffrage
Anne, dment and the annual address
Of the associations president, Dr
Anna Howard Shaw.
The first real business session
begins Tuesday morning with th"
presentation Of the report oi th'
the committee that framed the IT,
naucal amendment o. tho Assocla-
tiop'g constitution Already there
have been expressed q variety of
opinions on the ACCESSIBILITY Of adj
opting the amendment especially
among the membership OF the larg-
cr state organizations and the great
er independent bodies which ont!
with the last year or tNO finally be
comc affiliated with the National
Association
The iudcpeGhcut bodira contend
that as they are large aud collect
large ums for the advancement Of
/ the suf'rale cau., their tax Tor To"
support q. the urt.pna body Vi'l
be out OF proportion uu The other
hand the national uff.ccr contend
that the ucw financial scheme Is
made neCos8ar, DO tlc ua'ionrl body
is to push forward IN" campaign
'of universal uflng, IN this coun-
o.. They declare Una, the ten cent
member sax }. rot commemorate
with tine diluiu %, N, national
body aor the cause ,nai % repre-
.ents
Tho irdcpcndcU, hodir, are pow
,-,lI hrt a.cord.nL 90 thc rational
officers their activities heretofore
have been directed toward adyanc-
iag tho cause i0 their respective
localities ono o. tbrHo is the Con
rrossioual Union Of Washington.
orsgulkcd tor tho advancement of
the federal constitutional amend
me1t through cocErc
Another iz the Woma Political
nion OF New York Both have
.nrge budgets and under thc pro
pCsed new fiscal plan they would
be taxed heavily 90 support the ne-
1 tional organization
Another subject 10 bc fought out
on the floor OF the convention Nill
be the removal of the national
headquarters from Ne" York 20
/ Washington That the question
however. Is one that arises al each
annual convention and therefore
vili not command the attention
given o. the finance amendment
Washington suifraeists are plan
ming a campaign 20 regain the head
| quarters
The preliminary work % the con
vention viii be done tomorrow by
I the credentials committee which
will examine the credentials of the
delegates lts report will be- pre-
sonted Monday National officers