Evening star., 1914-11-14
NO ONE IS ENTERED
TO OPPOSE DR.. SHAW.
Expected to Be Reelected President
of National Suffrage As
sociation.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, November IL
The delegates to the convention here
OF the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association began their activi-
ties today with primary for the
nomination of officers. Petitions of
candidates were filed with the -eiec-
tions committee last night, but under
the associations rules nominations
may be made direct in the primary. On
the lists fied with the COMMITTEES DR.
Anna Howard Shaw of New York had
no opposition for reelection as presi.
dent
The others are: First vice president.
Miss Jean G>zdon. New Orleans. ana
Mrs. Katherine Dexter Mccormick, New
York. second vice president. Mrs
Desha Breckenridge. Kentucky. third
vice president. Miss Katherine X.
Davis. New York. and Mrs. Medill Nc.
Cormick of Chicago; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Orton II. Clark. Mich.
,san, and Mrs Jeanette Rankin
Montana; recording secretary Mrs.
| susan w Fitzgerald, New York ami
Mrs. Anne H. Martin, Nevada: treas
uler' , mrs. Henry Wade Rogers, Massa.
Miller, Missouri; second auditor Mr.
Melne Ms \. Somerville. Mississippi. ana
MISS Zona Gale. Wisconsin. The eIer-
''9h ., VII be held Monday. "
a petition promulgated by memher,
or the anti-administration eIemnnt
rev Gays ago and asking DIR. Sba,v ro
accept the position of president emar;
,us OF the association was being circu
tdtea, nut no candidate in onpositio,>
mas been announced. The result of ~.
primary will be made known tonight.
Look to Democratic Party.
Miss Kate NJ Gordon of New Orr
leans, in presenting to the convention
greetings from the southern states
woman suffrage conference TODAY. de-
ciared southern women were inclined
to hold to the states right idea in their.
ei1orts to gain the ballot. She asserted
her belief that If the democratic nartv
could be induced to insert a suffra ee
plank in its next national platform,
votes for women" soon would he an
accomplished fact in the south An ef-
TORT TO obtain this concession will be
made by southern suffragists. she said
Sonsideratfon of the recommend ndations
OF the congressional committee of the
na,i iia.iuhai ASSOCIATION was expected to be
completed at today's session. The prin-
clpal questions in the committees re-
port over which contention was raised
among the delegates have been settled
report will be adopted without fric-
tion.
Union Delegates Go Home.
! Members Of the Congressional Cnior-
who have been attending the conven-
tion as delegates from other suffrage
organizations than the union frankly
expressed their dissatisfaction today
over the conventions action regarding
plans for work before Congress at tho
/ next session.
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch of New
York, Mrs. Helen Hill Weed of Connec,
! ticut and number of other supporters
OF the Congressional Union departed fol.
their homes today. declaring they saw
| no chance of composing the differences
/ existing between the union and the Ma
| tional Suffrage Association.
| By vote of almost to 1. the com
vention decided that its work before
| Congress for the ensuing year shall not
| he limited to efforts for the passage OF
the Bristow-M -Mondell suffrage amend
ment to the federal Constitution