Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-30
WILSON ASSERTS
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
IS A STATE ISSUE
Declares That Is Reason He De-
cIines to Support Resolution
in Congress.
ANSWERS 500 WOMEN
WHO DEMAND VIEWS
Leaders of Votes for Women"
Campaign Plead With Presi-
dent to Support Them.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-President
Wilson told deputation of more
than 800 women suffragists at the
White House today that woman suf-
frage was a State issue and not a
national one, and for that reason he
would not use his influence for the
passage of a constitutional amend
ment in Congress.
More than 500 women suffragists.
representing organized club women
of nearly every State, marched on
the White House and demanded of
President Wilson a definite state
ment of his position toward votes for
women.
What are you going to do for
woman suffrage at this session of
Congress?" was the question the
leaders bluntly asked.
"Will you use your influence in
favor of the Mondell- Bristow suffrage
resolution for a constitutional amend
ment which comes up before the
House rules committee tomorrow"
Headed by Mrs, Harvey w. Wiley,
Rheta Childe Dorr, Mrs. William
Kent, Alice Paul and other leading
spirits in the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage, the delegation, after
a public mass meeting, marched be-
hind big brass band to the White
House gates, where they were re-
ceived by Secretary Tumulty. who
took them to the President.
Present Engraved Resolution.
A large engraved copy of the suf-
frage resolution adopted at the recent
Chicago convention of the Federation
of Woman's Clubs was presented to
the President, as preliminary to the
speeches of the suffragists.
Presenting the engraved resolution,
Mrs. Ellis Logan replied to the charge
that the Chicago convention had been
packed in favor of the suffrage reso-
luton.
''The women over the seas are hold
ing out their hand to u.s." said she.
Eight million working women have
their eyes on the result of this reso-
luton today. Mr.. President, on the
eve of the Fourth of July, when the
declaration of our forefathers stilf
rings it's jubilant note around the
world, what more fitting hour and
time for our President, the father of
daughters, to give his voice and infiu-
ence' to our cause"
New Jersey Women's Telegram.
Mrs. A. V. Beekin, of Bloomfield.
n. j., presented a telegram from the
Women's Political Union of New Jer-
sey.
THE women of your home State
feel confident you will not fail them,''
said she to the President
Mrs. Wiley spoke briefly and intro
duced Mrs. Dorr, who made the prin-
cipal plea for the suffragists. She
referred to the Presidents declara-
ton when the suffra gists visited him
before that he was determined never
TO initiate any important legislation
until the Democratic party had given
it's approval.
''Since our last visit to the White
House said she. you have receded
from that position. You have ini-
tiated and carried through Congress
an extremely important piece of leg
islation without waiting for party
instruction. In fact, you carried il
through in the face of positive in
structions TO the contrary written in
the platform on which you were
elected.
Woman Suffrage and the Platform.
Your justification rested on the
fact that certain situation had
changed, and changed situation
called for a changed policy. We sub
NIT that the situation in regard to
woman suffrage has changed abso-
lutely since the Baltimore platform
was written
After reviewing the growth of suf-
frage in the States and pending legis-
lation in Congress to enfranchise
women, Mrs. Dorr said:
''All this encourages us to feel that
we have the right to come to you and
ask you to recognize the unquestioned
fact that woman suffrage is inevitable
and to do what You can to insure
women their enfranchisement at this
session of Congress. Our immediate
request is that you see to ii that the
rules committee makes a favorable
report on allotting time for considera-
ton of the suffrage amendment"