New-York tribune., 1914-11-17
Nashville COnventiOnEndS
with Gain for Anti-Ad-
ministratiOn Party.
WOMEN IN RIVALRY
FOR BUDGET PLEDGES
Two Boston Delegates Give S6OO
Each-Tennessee Men Join
the COlOrS.
Ry Xirn Ronrman Mhitehouse.

Nashville. Tenn, Nov. l6.-Three bud
gets for the ensuing years work were
presented at this mornings session OF
the forty-sixth annual convention Oh
The National American Woman SUI
fragc Association. Eighteen thousand
dollars was the lowest which was con
sidered at all adequate. The dues Oh
the sixty-one branch associations VIII
not bring more than $4,000 to the
national treasury. The problem was 70
raise the difference. voluntary
pledges we're taken from individual
delegates and associations. There were
many contributions Of 800. DR.. Shaw
gave her annual pledge of this sum.
Two women from Boston gave S5oo
each, and several pledged $500.
A. this the convention was given
over 10 frolic. The married women
we're called on to give 81 for each OF
their children and grandchildren
There seemed for time TO be no
spinsters. However, they, too, were
called upon, and gave pledges for SUI
frage mothers and fathers. The hVe
men delegates gave each 81, and SIX
mems leagues contributed.
The birth was announced Of tho
Tennessee Mems Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation. and much was promised IN the
way Of quick and vigorous growth lot
the infant. When the fun was all over
the result was disappointing. only
81. 500 had been pledged. The executiVe.
board was left with the problem oil
making the two ends meet.
The election resulted as every one
had foreseen The administration ticket
won throughout. There were 3lo dele
gates entitled 10 vote. Women again
proved that at times they act very
much as men do. All did not vote
ONLY 2S3 ballots were cast. One was
void. ..
DR.. Shaw, with no opposing candi-
date. was elected by 1872 votes. ms
result would seem 10 indicate that there
is considerable dissatisfaction with the
present administration. IL may come
more actively to the surface another
year.
At the afternoon session consider
able time was given to the dehnltioh Oh
non-partisanship. II was decided that
the National Woman Suffrage Assocla-
ton would not hold any political party
responsible for the opinions or acts or
its individuals for the attitude Of the
party toward woman suffrage. The
National Woman Suffrage Association
thus takes clear issue with the Con-
gressional Union, which has been cam
paigning against the Democratic party
Many decisions were taken and com
mittees appointed 70 increase the aid
alwavs given in campaign states.
The resolutions committee recon-
mended eleven resolutions. Only those
directly relating TO woman suffrage
were adopted. Those touching the
age OF consent, condemning the mill
tarv spirit of the Boy Scouts, seeking
10 encourage the cotton industry and
20 rid the South Of child labor were
withdrawn or tabled. Three peace
resolutions. including a resolution 20
indorse the appeal Of the lnternati
Woman Suffrage Association 70 Presl-
dent Wilson and call for an immediate
arunistice. werer eferred to comrltt-
zee and will probably be lost. Nine
SchWimmer, OF Hungary, spoke most
touchingly in behalf OF the armlstlce
Notice was given Of two amendments
20 be proposed at the next convention
that elections shall take place every
alternate year and that the convention
shall meet in Washington at the open
ing Of each new Congress.
The forty-sixth annual convention
was then adjourned amid a spirit oi
GOOD viii c~1 co-oneraton.