Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-30
Mrs. DORIS Address.

The political speech of the delegation
was made by Mrs. Dorr. who said In
part:
We are well aware that you are the
busiest Of men, and we have no desire
to claim more of your time than is
necessary to state our business. I shall.
therefore. go directly to the point and tell
today Is to ask if you will not use your
powerful influence with Congress to have
the Bristow Mondell woman suffrage
amendment passed in this session.
ON former occa sions when we came
to you on this business you told us
that you could do nothing for us because
You were committed to a restricted pro-
gram defined by the democratic platform,
and that you were determined never to
initiate any important legislation until
the party had given you its instructions.
Since our last visit to the White
House you have receded from that posi-
ton. You have initiated and carried
through Congress- an extremely important
piece of LEGISLATION without waiting for
party instruction. In fact. you carried
1t through in the face OF positive instruc-
tions to the contrary written in the plat
form on which you were elected. You
did this because you deemed 1t the wise
and the right thing to do. and you had
the courage to act according to your con-
science and your convictions
Situation Has Changed.
In the matter of the legislation to
which / have referred, your justif1ca-
ton rested on the fact that a certain
situation had changed. and a changed
situation called for a changed policy.
We submit that the situation in regard
to woman suffrage has changed abso-
lutely since the Baltimore platform was
written. In 1911 women were voting
in only four states of the Union. and
those were not very populous states.
Since 1911 hve more states and one ter
ritory have given their women the full
suffrage, and one more state-the great
state of Illinois-has given its women
In the coming November the voters OF
no less than six states will pass on
woman suffrage amendments.
Nearly four million women are vot-
ing this year. That the most socially
powerful body of women in the country.
the General Federation of Woman's
Clubs. should have adopted the resolu-
tion presented TO you today is sym
bolic of the great change that has taken
R siiie IN me so"'A s'''A''0a SINCE
The fact, also. that We have in Con-
Sress p hill to write into the Consntu-
ton of the United States an amend
rnent forever eliminating the sex bar
rier 10 citizenship in this republic is
strongly indicative of the change that
has taken place.
.'our Immediate request is that you
see TO ii that the rules committee of
the House of Representatives makes q
favorable report on the resolution now
before it, al1otting time for the consid-
Grafton of the suffrage amendment in
the House during this session.
New Jersey Women's Resolution.
The resolution of the WomaR's Politi-
tai Union of New Jersey. which was
signed by Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle
stated:
We look to you as nations chic
executive endowed by virtue of your
superior Office with powerful influence
which YOU can bring TO bear upon thu
members of the rules committee, wht
have the woman suffrage question In
charge.
we. therefore respectfully ask that
You bring to bear pressure upon tbs
rules committee. urging said committed
20 aIlot time for the CONSIDERATION O
outrage in the House.
Among the Marchers-
Among the marchers are Mrs. Mn,
AIlender Mrs. C. T. Armstrong. Mis-
Louise Arnold, Mrs. George Armes
Mrs. Robert Baker. Miss Ballock, Mrs
" P. Barnes. Miss Martina Beall, Mrs
Charles W. Bell, Mrs. Jennie o. Berliner
Mrs. S. Fl. Bissell. Mrs. II. b. Burrell
Philadelphia: Mrs. ]. A. Breckons, Mrs
Annie l. Briggs. Miss Brooke Bright
Mrs. W. C. Brooke, Chevy Chase. Nd.