El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29
TWO SUFFRAGE
FIGHTS IN
PROSPECT
Financial Matters and Head
quarters Removal Promise
Spirited Contests.
INDEPENDENTS ARE
POWER IN MEETING

VTT ASHINGTON. D. c., Nov 2s-
w Financial affairs of the Ma
tional American Woman SUI
hage association form the chief topic
of discussion at the 45th annual con-
VentiOn Of the association which be-
gan here today in connection with the
sessions of the National College Wo-
mans Suffrage Association and the
Suffrage school to be conducted by
the Congressional union. A fight over
removal OF national headquarters is
promised.
The associations financial affairs
will be brought formally to the at
tention of the convention on Tuesday
when a committee will present an
amendment to the constitution to
provide an additional tax upon the
budgets of the constituent Organiza-
tons. The members of these organ
1zations already are taxed 10 cents
annually for the support of the main
national body
Most of the 500 accredited delegates
&c the convention have arrived. Many
alternates are here to attend. It is
estimated more than 1000 accredited
delegates and alternates will attend
the sessions.
The formal meetings Of the con-
To Celebrate Suffrage Victory.
Addresses of welcome and the re-
Sponses are to be followed by eele-
bratiOn of the suffrage victory in
Illinois. Then viii come an address
on the Federal Suffrage Amendment
and the annual address of the asso-
cations president, DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw.
The first real business session be-
gins Tuesday morning with the
presentation of the report Of the
committee that framed the financial
amendment to the associations con-
stitution. Already there have been ex-
pressed a variety of opinions on the
advisability Of adopting the amend
ment, especially among the member
ship of the larger state organizations
and the great Independent bodies
which only with the last year or two
national association
The Independent bodies contend that
as they are large and collect large
sums for the advancement of the SUI
frage 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 if the national body is to push
forward the campaign for universal
suffrage in this country They declare
that the 10 cent q member tax is not
commensurate with the dignity Of the
national body nor the cause that it
represents.
independents Powerful.
The independent bodies are power
full, but according to the, national Of
ncers 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 Woman's Political
union, of New York. Both have large
budgets and under the proposed new
fiscal plan they should be taxed
heavily to support the national organ
ization.
Headquarters May Be Changed.
Another subject to be brought out
on the floor of the convention will be
the removal Of the national head
quarters from New York to Washing
ton. That question, however, is one
that arises at each annual convention
and therefore will not command the
attention given to the finance amend
ment. Washington suffragists are
planning a campaign to regain the
headquarters.
The preliminary work Of the con-
ventiOn will be done tomorrow by the
credentials committee which will eX-
anime the credentials of the delegates.
A great mass meeting will be held
Sunday afternoon at which DR.. Anna /
Shaw, president of the ma
tional association will preside. Among
the speakers via be Miss Jane Ad-
dams, of Chicago, and senator Helen
Ring Robinson, Of Denver, member
of the Colorado senate. At night a
reunion of the delegates win be held
at a local hotel.
Monday welcoming address to the
delegates will be delivered by Mrs.
Nina E. Allender. president Of the
state society of the District Of Co
lUmbia.
The great Illinois Celebration will
be held that evening and many prom
inent Illinois women will take part
Among them viii be the women who /
lead the actual fight for the suffrage
amendment in that state.
Miss Lucy Burns, vice chairman Of !
the Congressional Union for Woman /
Suffrage, will discuss the National |
Suffrage amendment. She will deal 1
with the efforts of the union to fur /
Their the passage by congress of the !
equal suffrage amendment to the fed I
sral constitution DR.. Shaw the pres /
ident, will close the evenings meeting I
with her annual address.
Mems League to Meet.
Consideration OF the new cOnsti- 1
tuition and a conference on methods
for furthering the suffrage movement .
viii come up TUESDAY That evening !
the Mems league VIII hold meeting, !
presided over by James Lees Laidlaw, !
president OF the league.
The various state organizations viii !
make their annual reports W edneS-
lay. On Wednesday night federal /
Judge Julian ". Mack will discuss /
Women and Children in the Courts" 4
Both the morning and afternoon I
sessions of Thursday will be devoted 4
10 the business of . the convention /
while at night Mrs. Carrie Chapman 4
Gait. president of the international /
Woman Suffrage association, will de- /
liver an address on the international I
lsDects of the feminist movement
The convention closes Friday al
hough practically the last business
IF the sessions win be ended the day /