Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
DLASH IN SUFFRAGE
RANKS OVER CHOICE
OF OFFICIAL HEAD
DIR. Anna Howard Shaw S
Refusal to Stand Aside for
Mrs. Breckenridge Causes
Friction.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov, 12-Dele-
gates from the Woman Suffrage Assocla-
tion of the Southern States. which closed
its convention yesterday ut Chatanooga,
today augmented the army OF suitraglsts
gathered here for the convention OF the
National American Woman's Suifra sc
Association. beginning this afternoon.
The Southern contingent will throw its
strength to Mrs Deshn Breckenridge,
Lexington, Ky. for the presidency.
The caucus last night was thrown into
clash of factions by the refusal of Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw TO accept Office as
president emeritus and to permit Mrs
Breckenbrldge to become president with
out opposition.
Peace advocates submitted a slate for
officers, which. aside from Mrs Brccken-
ridge for president, called for Miss
Katherine r., Davis, New York, and Mrs
William Kent, California, as vice pfcsi-
dents: Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, Chicago.
TREASURER; Miss Anna Martin, Nevada,
corresponding secretary; Dr. Amelia Kel-
Ter, Indiana. recording secretary; Mrs.
Grace Thompson Seton, Connecticut, and
Mrs. Nellie Someryile, Greenville, Miss
auditors.
No selection for first vice president was
made because Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout
Chicago, Illinois president, Is being i'm
portuned to take that office.
Unless early forecasts shall prove falli-
the convention when the merits of the
two suffrage amendments now before
Congress come up for discussion VIII be
the greatest in the history of the or
genizatlon.
Or. Anna Shaw and the "admin!stra-
tion" favor the Shafroth amendment,
submitted to Congress by the Colorado
Senator. and providing that the question
of ballots for women be submitted to
each State by initiative petition. The
Congressional union, the younger school
OF suffragists, favors the Bristow-Mon-
dell amendment, also known as the
"Susan d. Anthony amendment, provid-
ing votes for women by amendment of
the Federal Constitution The union
holds that the Shafroth amendment Is
complicated and unnecessary.
This Is by no means the only question
over which the union and the administra-
tlon disagree. The union frankly urges
the defeat of Democratic Congressman,
unless openly for woman suffrage on the
ground that the Democratic party as the
party In power. Is responsible for the
failure of women to obtain the vote. The
administration forces desire to maintain
the non-partisan character of the asso-
citation at any cost and insist that sue
cess will crown their efforts ultimately
without such militant political methods.
4 street parade, in which many South
ern society leaders will participate, Is to
be one of the features of this years con-
venton. Another event will be a barbe-
cue at the Hermitage. the home of An
drew Jackson.
The list of speakers include Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, international president;
Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House. Chi
cago. and first and second vice president
OF the National Association; Mrs. Roseka
Schwimmer. of Budapest, secretary OF the
international Woman's Suffrage Alliance;
Miss Rose Schneederman, Of the Womens
Trade Union League, OF New York; Miss
Zona Gale, author; Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick chairman of the Congressional Com
mittee of tie National Association; Miss
Alice Stone Blackwell. of Boston; Mrs.
Harriet Taylor Upton, OF Ohio; Mrs. Wal
ter McNat Muller, of Missouri; Mrs.
Draper Snutt of Nebraska, and Mrs.
Tohn Pyle. of South Dakota.