Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-14
WON'T LIMIT WORK
OF THE SUFFRAGETS
STATES RIGHTS" ADVO.
GATES LOST IN THE
FIRST FIGHT.
TO SUPPORT ALL BILLS
National Committee Won't Make
Individual Campaign Against
Candidates.

NASHVILLE, Nov l3.-By a vote
~ OF almost two 10 one. the con-
Ncniou of the National American
Woman Suffrage association hero
late today decided that its work be-
toro congress for the ensuing year
shall not be limited TO efforts for
the passage OF the Bristow Mondell
suffrage amendment to the federal
constitution. At an earlier session
the national association declared by
decisive majority that It's con-
grcssioual committee shall not con.
duct campaigns against candidates in
any state without the consent Of tho
suffrage associations In the states
concerned
The debate on both issues was
spirited and at times tinged with fac
| tiuua bitterness.
Tunlght's mass meeting was in tho
| hands Of the voters" the program
being under the auspices of the Ma
tional Mems league for Woman Suf-
fraEe with James Lees Laidlaw pre-
siding and addresses by Senator
/ Luke Lea OF Tennessee, and men and
women suffraglsts from several other
| states,
The Special business.
Consideration Of legislative meas
uros to be supported in the coming
! year was fixed as a special order OF
| business In the afternoon session.
| Much Of the opposition TO the admin
! istration's plan to work before con-
| Ercss for other measures I'm addition
to tho Bristow- Mondel resolution,
came from advocates OF the States
! TiKntS' idea in the fpnXptppnt
Mrs. Harriet stanton Blatch OF
/ New York, champion Of the one leg
islative measure plan, presented the
/ initial motion that the Shafroth
amendment be not proceeded with by
the national association in the next
session OF congress"
A substitute motion, offered by
Mrs. Raymond Brown Of New York,
declared that II is the sense Of the
convention that the policy OF the ma.
! tlonal association shall be to support
by every means within It's power, In
tho future as In the past, the amend
ment known as the Susan b. Anthony
amendment And further, that we
support such other Legislation as the
| national board may authorize and in
ltiate to the end that the Susan b.
Anthony amendment may become
| law"
Started the Row.
Mrs Barton Jcuks OF Rhode Is
| land then moved TO strike out tho
| last sentence Of Mrs Browns sub
| stitute. Immediately at least a doZ-
en- women were on their feet shout
ing for a chance to be heard.
Miss Jane Adams who presided,
! recognized Mrs. George W Bass OF
! Chicago, who spoke warmly against
limiting the associations efforts to
one measure
Miss Kate NJ. Gordon Of New or
leans. president Of the Southern
States Suffrage association, favored
Mrs. jerks motion, asserting thar
she did not believe in allowing tho
national board too great powers in
initiating legislation.
Favored Both Plans.
my idea Of the object Of this as
sociation," said Mrs. Medll McCor-
mick Of Chicago, chairman Of the
congressional committee. "is that We
want TO pass national legislation to
give women the ballot.
Among the ways open TO us TO OBJ
tain the vote are TO secure the pass
age Of the Bristow Moudell resou-
tiou, drafted so years ago by Susan
b. Anthony, and which requires rat
iflcatiOn by SO states 10 become cffec-
tive. TO pass the ShafrOth amend
mcnt which provides for submitting
the suffrage question TO the voters OF
each state through initiative petitions
and to go before the state legisla-
lures for amendments Of the state
constitutions. The ShafrOth amend
ment is designed to assist the states
to give women the ballot by goins
around the state legislatures The
cuffTgga hHNp fhR
| easier It Will be TO pass the BristoW-
Mondell amendment"
Argument on behalf Of the Shat
roth amendment was made boy Mrs
Antiouuctte Funk Of Chicago. a
member OF the congressional COM
mittee.
Many suffragists seem TO think
that the Shafroth amendment is
toboggan slide into suffrage. but
they are under misapprehcusiou,"
declared Mrs. Blatch. zone Of my
reasons for objocting 10 working for
1t is that our funds are limited, and
besides we will have 20 resort 20 the
Susan g. Anthony resolution evcutu-
ally to gain the vote. The BrlStOW-
Mondell amendment gives us a
chance to avoid the referendum and
with the foreign element Of voters
In this country | believe 1t Is not
well To flSk our cause 10 u Itltk
eudum."
General Rosalic Jones of New
York was among the ardent advu-
Gates Of the Bristow- Mondell meas
ure, while Or Anna Howard Shaw
and Mrs Grace Wilbur Trout OF Chi
cugo made vigorous pleas for the
Shafroth amendment. Several south
ern delegates said the southern states
would not care to accept the SHAFT
roth measure
Mrs jerks amendment was lost
by viva voce vote. and Mrs.
Browns substitute To the motion Of
fered by Mrs Blatch was adopted. l94
to 100
A motion offered by Mrs Trout.
authorizing the national board to
endorse and support federal
amendment for national initiative
and referendum law was defeated
Delegates from southern states at
a conference tonight decided to con-
centrate their efforts toward the win
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