The Washington times., 1914-01-18
WOMEN TO FIGHT
HOUSE OPPONENTS
SuffragiStS Plan War on Ger
tain Members of Congress
:. in Their Districts.

Whatever may result from the action
of the Democratic members of the Rules
Committee of the House of Representa-
tves. who yesterday voted adversely
on the resolution for the creation of a
committee of the HcIse to have charge
Of all matters pertaining to woman
suffrage, their action has accomplished
one important thing in bringing to-
gether the warning factions of the suf-
fragists and uniting them in opposition
TO the reelection of those members of
the committee who voted against the
resolution.
The full strength of the suffrage cause
viii as a consequence be directed at the
next elections toward defeating for re-
election Congressman Hardwick of
Georgia, Garrett of Tennessee, Gold
fogie of New York, and Cantriu of
Kentucky. National speakers viii be
sent int other districts. and neither eff
fort nor expense will be spared in pre-
venting their return as members of the
Sixty-fourth Congress.
Z The Congressional committee of the
National Woman Suffrage Association
viii oppose them, it is said, because
they have demonstrated their unfriend-
the Congressional Union will be in line
With its policy to hold the dominant
party responsible for the failure to enact
legislation favorable to woman suffrage
but one factor will deter the union
from tRat course, and that will be the
reversal of the action by higher au-
thority. When the full committee meets
Tuesday, with Republicans as well as
democrats in attendance, an effort will
oe made 10 override the determination
OF the Democratic majority and order
Lhe favorable report of the resolution.
Should this fail either a Democratic
caucus will be called or the matter will
De carried to the floor of the House.
q. Mrs. Meoil Mccormick. chairman of
the Congressional committee, will hur-
ry back from Chicago L. take personal
charge of the fight this week. and a
meeting Of her committee has been
called for Thursday In her absence
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, who is acting
chairman, issued q statement in which
she said that whether they finally force
the recognition of woman suffrage by
the present Congress or not by the
end of this session, We will have a
pretty wei defined lineup as to friends
and enemies"
In the absence of Miss Alive Paul
the members of the Congressional
Union have deferred until this evening
the issuance of statement of their
position. 1t is unders-oOd the state
ment viii reiterate he stand formerly
taken by the union. a stand they claim
gas sanctioned by the convention of
the national association.
In defending this stand Mrs. Jesse
Hardy Stubbs said today that no great
cause would be espoused by any poll
teal party until the XpedicHCy of such
a move was demonstrated TO the lead
srs.
In the Illinois fight there was no
organization, and Juffragists had to
seek friends TO support oTr cause wher-
Ergy
Stubs I'm the national movement
We have the leverage OF G,J50O0O women
voters in many States, Is well as the
moral support of millions of other
women who are seeking the elective
franchise
Mrs Stubbs reviewed the effort to
obtain the support of the Democratic
party, and said if the party leaders
failed to overthrow the action of the
four Democrats on the Rules Commit
tee, the action taken Yesterday would
stand as the official a"tiOn of the
party.