Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-30
.SuffragiStS Expect Amendment
to Constitution Conferring
Power of Ballot in National
Affairs,
PRESIDENTS ATTITUDE
OBJECT OF INTEREST
Many Public Meetings Are Held
and Publicity Bureau MayI
Be Financed for Propagan-
da Work,
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Washington. Nov 29.--With an-
nounced intention of starting speed
lily on It's way an amendment to the
federal constitution that will enfran-
chise women. sufragists by the hun
dreds arrived here today to attend
the forty-dfth convention Of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage association
Such an amendment. and the
rights to It, now that they vote on ma
tional questions in ten states, is to be
urged upon congress. say the suf-
frage leaders with vigorous determi-
nation They also assert they will at
tempt TO secure during the weeks
stay here, an expression from Presi-
dent Wilson which might be regarded
as the democratic party's policy ON
the woman suffrage question
Hotel Hobbies buzzed tonight with
discussion by groups of delegates Of
the questions which Will come before
the convention when It begins its ses-
sions Monday Arrival and certifica-
tiou Of delegates meetings of the Of
fetal board and Of the executive
committees and "a luncheon by the ma
tional college equal suffrage league al
which DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. presi-
dent of the national association. Miss
Jane Adams and other prominent
leaders spoke. filled the day Enthusi
asm win be Kept alive over sunday bA
q mass meeting tomorrow at which
DR. shaw Miss Adams and Senator
Helen Ring Robinson of Colorado
will be speakers.
The executive committee at a meet.
ing tonight, took up for consideration
two OF the important matters whicf
will come before the convention one
was the proposal to adopt a new con.
stitution for the association in ace
cordance with the recommendation
of the constitutional revision commit
tee. The other was as TO the foundlne
of a business corporation. capitalized
at $4,000, TO be known at the Ma
tional Suffrage Publishing company
which would have charge of the print
ing of suffrage literature for the af-
filiated and other associations. The
trustees of the National American
Woman Suffrage association would
hold a majority of the stock. so as to
maintain control, although the direc-
tors of the company would not be Of
fcers Of the association. The purpose
of the proposed new constitution is
to place the new organization on a
fixed financial basis with a budget to
be presented each year to the CON
vention for approval and assessments
made on affiliated organizations in
proportion to their budgets.
At the college womena meeting,
Miss Adams declared the recently
acquired franchise in Illinois already
had given the women of that state
great influence in needed reforms.
Miss Lucy Burns Of this city. said one
fifth OF the senate, one-seventh Of the
house of representatives and one
sixth Of the electors now come from
states where women vote on national
questions.
"A mems league for woman suf-
frage,' whose main object is to work
for the suffrage amendment, has been
organized here with Dr. Harvey w
Wiley as its president.