Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
DR.. SHAW PREDICTS
MISSOURI VICTORY
Suffragist Leader JubiIant
Over Reception by Clark
and Marshall.

Speaker Clark, when he told US TODAY
that 'woman's suffrage is as inevitable
as the rising Of tomorrows sum-. sound
ed prophecy that guarantees us victory
this fall in Missouri, one of the six cam
paign states''
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president Of
the National American Woman's Suf-
1rase Association. made this statement
iast night just before she left Washing
ton She was enthusiastic over the re-
cepuon given by both Speaker Clark and
the Vice President at the Capitol to a
delegation of the officers of the Ma
tonal Suffrage Association, who brought
more than 300 resolutions. from tbjrtv-
elsht states. urging congressman to sup
port suffrage legislation before July
fhe executive board of the associa-
ton is now bending all its enerries tn
nnance and wage a victorious fixht in
.ne SIX campaign states of Nevada.
montana, North and South Dakota, Mis-
soar1 and Nebraska this fall. I now feel
hope We will win in the other five. II
we win them this time, we WIN vin Avs
more next year.
Every Vote in Favor.
Dr. Shaw said that since the nation
wide demonstration Of suffrage day, May
?. she has attended the meeting Of the
International Council Of Women at
Rome, representing 100000 women
from twenty-eight widely separated
countries, and that when a resolution for
woman suffrage was presented there
every vote was cast in its favor
This shows" she said, that tha de-
sire for suffrage is not merely from
this country. but from all the world.
Since the close OF that international
meeting, three other big events have
BY leaps and bounds. There was the
legislature of Denmark. In which the
lower house declared something like 12s
to 8 In favor Of suffrage, entering a reso-
luton to dissolve the upper house and
curtail the appointive power Of the king
If the suffrage legislation is not con-
firmed. Then there was the greatest and
most momentous decision by the higher
courts in Illinois. upholding the en-
reimbursement of women, and there was
the Endorsement of the suffrage resofu-
ton in the biennial convention of the
clubwomen of the country at Chicago,
where representatives of nearly four mil
lions of women enthusiastically declared
for, equal franchise"
Wouldn't Dare Come Home.
Miss Genevieve Clark, the Speakers
daughter. was one Of the suffragists in
the party that visited the Capitol
Your father came across with his
suffrage support" friend suggested.
He wouldn't have dared come home II
he hadn't she smilingiy replied.
August 10 has been set by the execu-
tive board of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association as a
special campaign day to be observed in
all the states. On that day every suf-
fragist will be asked to do something for
the fund which Is to be used for the
campaign states August 15 was chosen,
being the Saturday which occurs in the
week Of August 13. day which IL cele-
brated by suffragists as the birthday OF
Lucy Stone. the founder Of the Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association.
tust announced by the executive board
through the congressional committee for
helping the fall campaign in North and
South Dakota, Nevada, Montana, Mis-
souri,. Nebraska and Ohio
Names Special Committee.
The national board has appointed a spe
| cial campaign committee to cooperate
with the state. presidents. Mrs. Medil
| Mccormick is chairman Of this commit
| tee, whose headquarters will be in Chi
cago With this committee will serve {
special campaign finance committee. will
the national treasurer. Mrs. Stanley Nc
Cormick as chairman, whose specia
work will be to collect the funds for thi.
phase of the national work.
Mrs Mccormick says that one feature
of the campaign will be the sending ou
of flying squadrons." which will INCLUDE
the best speakers that the national asso
citation can produce. DR.. Shaw has prom
| ised to give two months of her time te
the campaign. beginning September l
Miss Jane Addams has promised hfteel
| days. and Mrs. Desha Breckinridge, tel
days. The initiative petitions for a ref
| erendum vote on suffrage in Missouri
were filed today. Petitions in Ohio will
be fled in a few days. Petitions hav
already been filed in Nebraska. and II
the other four campaign states the suf
fraEe amendment comes before the voter
after having passed the legislatures.