The Detroit times., 1914-11-12
HELPED DEFEAT
SUFFRAGE FOES
in ELECTION
Miss Anna McCue and Miss Mar.
garet Whittemore Back From
Washington Fight
LED WOMEN IN BATTLE
AGAINST DEMOCRATS
Latter Draw Fire Because Party
Leaders Refuse to Support
Equal Rights"

Just returned from triumphant
campaign In the state OF Washington
against the Democratic candidates for
congress, Miss Anna McCue, the young
suffrage organizer of Philadelphia, and
Miss Margaret Whittemore, one OF
Detroits champions OF women,s right
Equa, Suffrage league, Wednesday aft
ernoon. In the league, Wednesday aft
No. 1856 Farmer-st.
How President Wilson and other
Democratic party leaders, refused To
espouse the cause OF woman suffrage =
how the Congressional Union for Wo-
man Suffrage sent Its organizers to
the state Of Washington. where wo.
men have full, voting rights, to wage
political warfare against the Demo
cratic candidates, and how the Demo
cratic candidate for the United States
senate and four out OF the FIVE Demo
cratic congressional candidates went
down to defeat before the flood of
women's votes is the story that Miss
McCue and Miss Whittemore told TO
the suffrage league members.
I'VE are lighting the Democratic
party because II has refused to aid
the cause OF woman suffrage" said
Miss McCue. I'VE sent delegations
to President Wilson on two occasions
asking for his cooperation, and he
refused II on the grounds that woman
suffrage was not included In the Demo
cratic platform, and that, therefore
he was not In position to help US
Our Congressional union then decid-
ed to fight the Democratic party. Two
women were sent to each state, where
women vote. to campaign against the
Democratic candidates. Miss White
more and myself went to the state of
"The women of Washington gave
us splendid cooperation, Judge j. w.
Black. Democratic candidate for the
United States senate, and whose cleo
ton for a time was assured, went
down to defeat, and four out of i've
Democratic congressional candidates
suffered similar experience"
I'VE received many invitations TO
60 nome while we were In Washing
ton" said Miss Whittemore. The
Democrats, of course, were the ones
to issue these cordial invitation TO de-
part. They even offered to pay our
fare back to Detroit. and provide us
with q liberal expense account We
stayed until after election, and cam
paigned from one end Of the state to
the other. Everywhere we talked to
big crowds. and many men who said
they were Democrats. came to US and
declared themselves against the Demo
cratic candidates on the grounds OF
woman suffrage.
Our fight is not only against the
Democratic party. but against any
political party which does not assist
In the movemt Mt for the national en-
anchisement of women. The Demo
Gratis had the chance and turned Il
down. II the Republicans had been In
power and had failed TO indorve our
cause, they would have received the
same Identical treatment"
According tn Miss McCue, women
made up 81 per cent Of the registered
vote In Washington In the last cleo.
ton. More women registered than
men, and they showed an intense In.
terest In the election.
"That proves that women will exer-
else the privilege Of votirg when they
get H." said Miss McCue
Miss McCue has been engaged az
an organizer for the Congressional
union for five months. Previous to
this. she was a factory worker In
acting as an inspector
In a hosiery factory. Sc IL thoroughly
versed on woman suffrage and Is
very entertaining talker
Miss Whittemore lives at No. 81
and~is the correspond ding
secretary Of the Wayne County Equal
league.