Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
WOMEN ACTIVE IN
PRESENT CAMPAIGN
Seven States to Vote on
Amendments Granting
the Ballot.
WAGlNG FIGHT IN NINE
TO DEFEAT DEMOCRATS
Congressional Unions Work Against
Opponents Seeking Reelection to
Congress a Feature.

Women are taking a more important
part in the present campaign than in
any hitherto in the history of the
country. In seven states amendments
to the state constitutions granting the
ballot to women will be voted upon.
In nine states, the states where wom-
en- have the ballot already, there is be
ing waged hot campaign by the Con-
gressfonal Union for Woman Suffrage
to defeat all the democratic candidates
for Congress, on the ground that the
democratic administration has been I'M
friendly to suffrage.
The seven states in which constitu-
tional amendments allowing women to
vote will be voted upon are Montana,
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Da-
kota, Ohio and South Dakota
The nine states in which the women
already vote, and where they are being
urged not to vote for democratic can
dldates, are Arizona, California, Colo
RADIO. Idaho, Kansas, oregon. Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
The women are very hopeful that
constitutional amendments granting
them suffrage will be carried in Ne
braska. Nevada, Ohio and South Da-
kota, and believe they have a chance in
Montana. In Missouri and North Da-
kota the outlook is said not to be so
good.
Protest From the Democrats.
When the Congressional Union for
Woman Suffrage announced a few
weeks ago from its headquarters here
In Washington that it intended to wage
fight against all democratic candi-
dates for Congress in the states where
the women now vote. the announce
ment was met with a smile from some
of the democratic organizations in
those states.
But since the women got into action
they and the democratic press are
emitting loud walls of protest. They
insist that the action of the women is
all part of a republican plot. But
the women declare otherwise, insisting
that their fight is non-partisan, and
that they would attack any party,
which. while in power. had made the
record on woman suffrage which has
been made by the democrats.
"Of course we cannot predict with
any degree of certainty how many
votes We will be able to take away
from the democrats in the states where
we are campaigning against them,'
said Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the
sional Union. But all the reports
which we have from our campaign
headquarters in the various states in
dictate that We are having a great sue
cess. The democratic women in these
states are lining up with us in our eff
fort to make the democratic party I'M
derstand that II they do not give wom-
an suffrage its support it will not re-
ceive the support of the women of the
country"
First Chance to Show Strength.
This is the first opportunity, said
Miss Paul, for the women to make use
of the power of 100000 votes of wom-
en- in the states having suffrage to
compel action by the political parties in
other states and throughout the ma
ton to grant women nationwide suf-
frage. The Congressional Union is up
In arms over the failure of the Presi-
dent and the democratic Majority in
Congress to support the proposed wom-
an suffrage amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
Situation in States Outlined.
The situation in the nine states in
which the women are opposing the DEM
ocrats IL as follows:
In Arizona there are two contests. SEN
ator Marcus A. Smith, democrat, is run
ming for reelection, as is Representative
Carl Hayden, also democrat. Arizona
Is considered a strong democratic state
but the women hope to diminish the dem
ocratic plurality greatly, even if they are
unable to defeat these candidates.
In Colorado the congressional deleea-
ton is solidly democratic Senator Thorn
as, democrat, is running for reelection
70 rba;
an Suffrage committee of the Senate. The
republicans are much stronger in Colo
RADIO than in Arizona and the women
hope to accomplish results
1hfee OF the members of the House
from California are now democrats. the
second. seventh and eleventh distric .tS
ana the women are concentrating their
eHorts largely In these districts They
are also giving attention to the state,
S %,ne f race -, for the Senate. The candi-
land. republican; James D. Phelan- dew
ocrat, and Francis j. Heney. progressive
Inc republican and progressive candi-
dates both have records in favor of wo1,,-
SURFACE put the democrat, Mr. Phe-
past. III the
In Idaho republicans hold all the
congressional offices. but the demo-
crafts are running candidates this wear
May Decide Kansas Contest.
In Kansas five of the congressional
oistr1cts are at present represented by
democrats, two by republicans and one
py progressive. Besides opposing the
reelection of the democrats to the
House. the suffragists are taking a
strong part in the senatorial race. in
which the candidates are former Sena-
tor Charles Curtis. republican; Victor
Murdoch. progressive. and George A.
Medley. democrat. The action of the
women in Kansas likely will decide the
election.
In Oregon Senator Chamberlain.
democrat. is running for reelection
as Is one democratic member of the
House. The other two seats in the
House are now held by republicans
In Utah only one democratic candi-
date is running, James H. Moyle. who
| is opposing Senator Smoot, the repub-
lcan candidate. For the two congress
sional districts the democrats and pro-
| gressives have combined in support OF
candidates. but Il elected these candi-
dates have annodnced they will sit az
progressives.
| Washington is at present a republi-
can and progressive state, but the
women are taking care that no demo-
| Gratis shall be elected there this fall.
| In Wyoming there is only one con-
| test, that for the seat in the House.
which is held by Representative Mon
| dell reDublican.