The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-12-03
.SUFFRACISTS
WARNDEMOCRATS
Holds Them Responsible For
Fate Of Franchise Fight
HOW THE LOBBYISTS WORK
Speaker Declares Unless Administra-
ton Grants Women the Ballot They
Will Risk Losing Their Support.

Washington, Dec. 3. = Intimating
that the Democratic party must amend
the constitution and grant the ballot
to all the women of the nation or risk
losing the support of women who al
ready have obtained the franchise,
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the con-
gressional committee of the National
Woman's Suffrage association, aroused
applause at the forty-fifth annual con-
vention, when she told OF the work OF
lobbyists for woman suffrage in Wash
ington in the past year.
Miss Paul, who has been called the
chief of lobbyists for women suffra-
gists, explained how every worker In
the equal franchise movement who has
visited Washington has been guided
by the congressional committee to the
capitol, where they made equal suf-
frage arguments before senators and
representatives from their home
states.
More has been accomplished in
creating favorable sentiment in con
gress by these personal appeals than
ures," declared Miss Paul.
Miss Paul said that one-sixth OF the
electoral college, one-fifth of the sen
ate and one-seventh of the house is
composed OF men from states where
women have the vote, and created en-
thusiasm by asking: Can any po,iti-
cal party disregard the great strength
of the women voters?" She asser~ ed
that women already have gained sc
much strength that they need not ap'
peal any longer, but may demand
their rights.
The report of the constitutional re-
vision committee, headed by Mrs. Ca.
rey Chapman Gait, attracted great at
tention, and vigorous fight is prom.
Used when the matter comes to a
vote
The new constitution provides that
each affiliated organization will have
to pay into the national association
treasury at least five per cent of the
smaller body's total expenditures. In
addition to this, if there be any deficit
in the national treasury, it will be ap-
portioned among the affiliated socie
ties and they will have to levy spe.
cial assessment to meet it.
The uncertainty as to just how big
such deficit may be is what is caus.
ing the chief discussion, and some
state leaders say that heavy assess
ment from the national association
would disrupt their own organizat ton.
When opposition developed in com
mittee Mrs. Gait, who also is preSi
dent of the International Suffrage Al
against the whole plan '.if single at
filiated society were to be driven out
by the change"
The speakers who will appear be
fore the house rules committee today
to ask that it recommend the appoint.
ment of house committee on equal
suffrage were announced as follows:
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president
of the National association; Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Gait, president of the
International Suffrage association;
Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House.
Chicago; Mrs. c. C. Bradford. Miss
Helen Gardener, Miss Mary Beard and
Representative John E. Baker, of Cali.
! fornia.
The anti-suffragists will hold hear.
ing tomorrow, and on Friday suffra-
gists will make rebuttal, the speak.
ers being Mrs. Catherine Waugh Nc
Cullough and Miss Alice Stone Black.
well.