Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-13
SUFFRAG|STSASK
WILSON FOR AID
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report of the committee on peace and
arbitration.
''T6 promote woman suffrage" she
said, rs to make an advance in the
cause of peace"
She cited a story of Kipling in
which woman is dramat 'cally pictured
as the maker of the home, while the
man is the hunter and the fighter.
Man has animal instincts which
lead him to fight" Mrs. Hall assert
ed. When women have the power of
voting they will be able to offset the
elemental pugnaciousness of his ma
ture.'
The Wilson Resolution.
The resolution addressed to the
president was as follows:
whereas, the New Jersey Woman
Suffrage Association. assembled at its
twenty-tllird annual convention in the
city of Newark, N. J., on November
10, 1913, represents woman suffrage
organizations in fifty towns and cities
in the State of New Jersey and has
over 1000 members, and
Whereas this association sent to
the Senate of the United States on
July 81, 1918, petition containing
over 5000 signatures which had been
obtained throughout the State within
three weeks, asking that body to dis
cuss and vote upon the fedefal
amendment enfranchising woman
which had been previously reported
favorably to the Senate by its com
rnittee on woman suffrage, to which
the amendment had been referred,
and
Whereas. more than three months
have elapsed since that date and no
further action has been taken by the
United States Senate in regard TO the
federal amendment enfranchisins
woman,
Now. therefore, the New Jersey
Woman Suffrage Association petit
lions the President of the United
States TO urge the adoption of the
federal amendment enfranchising
woman in his message converting the
regular session of Congress, and 1t
also requests the President to use
his best efforts to secure the passage
of this amendment during the next
regular. session of Congress.
NEW JERSEY WOMAN SUF-
FRAGE ASSOCIATION.
Lillian f. Feickert, President,
Frances b. Eaton. Secretary"
Legislative Report.
The report OF the legislative COM
mite was read by Mrs. G. p Eaton,
recording secretary, in place of Mrs.
Everett Colby, chairman Of the COM
mittee. who sent letter regretting
her inability to attend the opening
session of the convention. The COM
mittee has succeeded, it was stated,
in having each of the three principal
political parties adopt a woman suf-
frage plank In its platform. The Pro-
gressive party favors suffrage, while
the Democratic and Republican
parties provide for a referendum on
the question.
1t is urged that work be started to
build up a strong political organiza-
ton, so that the question may be car
ried in the State If it should be put
before the voters.
The committee reports that it has
consulted three eminent lawyers be-
fore determining it's policy for the
future, and this policy Is now being
mapped out, following their SUCCESS
lions. The committees report states
that the need of a paid lobbyist at
Trenton to watch the suffrage bill
was very evident last winter, and to
provide for this lack a professional
lobbyist has been engaged for next
winter.
shows "Antrs s'ennant.
DR.. Mary D. Hussy injected a little
humor into the session when she
showed a small pennant with the
words "Anti-suffrage" in white let
tiers.
She said she intended to keep the
pennant for curiosity. Such q
thing would soon be an antique. DR..
Hussy said she believed as she went
on to describe the meaning of the
colors in the ANTI pennant. Black
was for ignorance, white for sur
render and the red border stood for
anger, was her explanation, amid the
laughter of the delegates.
The recording secretary. Mrs. c. p.
Eaton, of Jersey City. in her report
deplored the lack of women who could
address an audience. To offset this
a class had been started at local head
quarters. she said, and an effort Is
being made to train members in the
art of public speaking.
Mrs. Eaton reviewed the work of
the association for the year, telling
of the success of a number of pa
rades and mass meetings She re-
ported that there had been great re-
joicing following the passage of the
woman suffrage bill in the Senate and
the House last winter.
Nominations Reported.
The following nominations were re-
ported by the nominating committee
of which Mrs. c. G. Scott was chair
man:
President, Mrs. Il. t. Feickert, of
Dunellen; first vice-president, Mrs. NJ
X. Cilbin, of East Orange; second
vice-president Miss Helen Lippincott
Riverton; recording secretary, Mrs
C. p. Eaton, Of Jersey City; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. q. p Titus
of East Orange; treasurer, Mrs c
T.. Olmstead, of Elizabeth; audi
tor, Miss Bessie Pope, OF Jersey City
Miss Pope asked that she be excused
from serving another term as audi
tor. and Mrs. Arthur Hunter, o.
Montclair, was nominated in hel
stead.
The delegates began to arrive short
ly before 10 o'clock, the hour set fol
the meeting OF the executive commit
tee and for the registration or tn,
visitors The presidents of the va
rious suffrage leagues throughout the
state make up the executive commit
tee While they We're In session suf
frage journals, other printed matter
and pennants were distributed to til,
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