The Washington times., 1914-01-03
SUFFRAGE BODIES
ARE HARMONIOUS
Mrs. Mccormick Pledges All
Possible Help of Committee
to Congressional Union.

The plans OF the Congressional com
mittce of the National Woman Suffrage
Association and the Congressional Union
have reached a point where the har-
monious cooperation Of the two or
ganizations is rendered certain, accord
ing to statements made today at the
headquarters of the two bodies.
Mrs. Medin Mccormick, chairman of
the committee, said that the Congress
sional Union would have the ardent sup
port of the committee in all its work
The union is organized fol two separ-
ate lines of work and for none other,
Mrs. Mccormick explained, and In
these fields we will recognize the union
as pre-eminent. For lobbying and IN
the field of demonstration work, the
union is better equipped than any other
organization in the country.
81 am a member Of the unlon' and
have been for some time, and no one Is
more ardent in her admiration Tor Miss
Alice Paul, Miss Lucy Burns, and the
army of workers they have assembled
about them than am /. They have in
executive committee, the confidential
body of their organization. and have
been in constant conference with them
ever since I arrived in Washington"
May Not Accept.
MIS-. MCCOTInlCh eApldlIleu ltlCtL WINK
she will probably not be able to person
ally accept the appointment on the eN'
ecutive committee Of the union. it is
practically certain that a member oi
her committee will he named. Hel
plans will keep her in Washington but
small part of the time, she says, ana
in her opinion il would be better FOL
a member of her committee who 1:
regularly here to be appointed, so thai
L.. NG1a NnWaf
the situation and ready for such meet
ings as might be called.
Mrs. Mccormick will leave for New
York on Sunday, to open offices there
and afterward she will go TO Chicago
for the same purpose. During her ah
charge of Mrs. Annette Funk. of Chi
cago, one of the hest known woman
lawyers in the country, who will ar
rive here tonight for the purpose o.
taking charge.
Mrs. Funk snd Mrs. Mccormick will
both be speakers at the interstate meet
ing called for this evening a. the Suf
frage Club. 1905 G street The meednl
has been called for the purpose of ac
quainting Washington suffragists witt
the plans of the Congressional commit
tee and asking their cooperation.
Fnendliest Feeling.
At the offices of the Congressional
Union, the friendliest feeling for Mrs
Mccormick was expressed. Mrs. Jessie
Harry Stubbs stated that the Unior
welcomed all assistance that might b'
forthcoming in the prime purpose o.
the Congressional Cnion-ths adoption
of a Federal amendment to the Con
stitution, granting the electoral fran
chise to women. Il is understood tha
q, statement from Miss Alice Pau
similar to the one issued on Friday BY
Mrs. Mccormick. will be Forthcoming
late today.
The executive committee of the Con
gressional Union for Woman Suffrag,
this afternoon issued the following
statement, signed by Alice Paul, chair
man; Lucy Burns. vice chairman; Dori
Lewis, Mary Beard, and Crystal East
man Benedict:
AT the conclusion of its year oi
work in Washington, the members Of
the congressional committee of 1918
appointed by the National American
Woman Suffrage Association at Phila
delphia, in December, 1912, desire t
express their thanks to all those who
have co-operated with and supported
them in their campaign in behalf Of
the constitutional amendment en-.
franchising women
"A new congressional committee ha!
been appointed by the National Asso
citation.
Pledges Hard Amendment Work.
THE retiring Congressional com
mittee will continue its work IN
Washington as the executive com.
mittee of the Congressional Unior
for Woman Suffrage. II will main
tain at 1880 + street northwest the
headquarters opened a year ago, the
Expenses of which were met with
funds raised by the members of the
committee until the formation of tht
Congressional union as a supporting
ROW numbering more than 1,O0t
members, financed and otherwise
made possible the various activities
directed by the Congressional com
mittee of 1913 which was then and il
now the executive committee of the
Congressional union.
The Congressional Union will con
tinue with--renewed energy during the
coming year its work in behalf of the
joint resolution introduced or April Il
1913. in the Senate by Senator George
T. Chamberlain Of Oregon, and in the
House by Congressman Frank w. Mon
dell of wyoming, the passaEa Of which
proposed constitutional amendment will
when ratified by three-fourth5 Of the
States, enfranchise the women of this
country. In this work it will ask fol
the support of the friends Il las made
in the past and those il hopes TO make
during the coming year.
gressional Union extends most cordiil
greeting to the newly appointed Con
gressional committee. the work O
which will be directed by Mrs Medil
Mccormick. it's chairman, and support
ed and financed Uy the National WOm'
an Suffrage Association.
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