Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-16
FIGHT IN ORGANIZATION
REACHES CLIMAX TO-DAY
Suffrage Association and Congress.
sional Union to Consider Ques-
lions of Policy.
SECRET CONFERENCES HELD
Politics Keeps Many OF Delegates
Busy Throughout Sunday-Mat-
tiers Supposed Settled Not Decided
to Full Satisfaction Of Delegates.

NASHVILLE, TENN. November Is
The climax OF the struggle between
tho National American Woman Suf-
frage Association and the Congressional
Union. suffrage organization which
was elected from membership In the
national association, may be reached
here Tomorrow at the national asso-
ciation's annual convention. Politics
kept many of the delegates busiIy &C.
cupied to-day, although the convention
was not in session.
There were a number OF secret con-
ferences OH questions Of policy. ma
tional officers and other Inside affairs
of tho association held by leaders Of
the administration element and by ad :
herents of the faction In opposition.
One of the results of the conferences
was the drafting OF n resolution by
Mrs. George w. Bass. of Chicago.
which, II is expected. will be presented
to the convention tomorrow. This
proposed resolution. which prominent
delegates stated likely would bring to
climax the fight between the assoc
citation and the Congressional Union.
reads as follows:
Whereas, the rapidly increasing
number Of States granting suffrage. and
the consequent crysta llizing Of women
along nonpartisan lines or into party
activities. make n declaration OF our
policy as national suffrage associa-
tion necessary and expedient: there
fore. be II resolved. that the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton be absolutely opposed to holding
any political party responsible for the
opinions and acts OF It's individual mem
bers. or holding any individual re-
sponslble for the majority action Of
his party on the question of suffrage"
EXCITING SESSION
TO-DAY IS INDICATED
Indications tonight were that to-
morrow may witness one OF the most
exciting sessions of the present conven-
tion.
Some OF the matters which many of
the delegates supposed had been set
tied by the convention, including the
scope and methods of work, and the
national associations authority over
State organizations, judging from late
Developments, havo not been decided to
the full satisfaction OF number OF
delegates.
The executive council on the OPEN
ing day adopted resolution which de-
clared the association shall be nonpar-
tisan In national politics. and defined
ronpartisanship to mean the associa
tion should attack no political party,
but should conduct it's campaigns only
against individual congressman or can
didatcs. according to their records on
suffrage.
1t was reported tonight that one
element I'm the convention favors a
definite declaration by the association
prohibiting affiliated State organiza-
t.ons from working contrary TO the
national associations policy. Such a
prohibition. 1t is said, would have the
effect Of barring any State organiza :
ZION dominated by members of the
Congressional Union. which has open
" declared opposition to the Demo
cratic party. from employing thetunior
or It's method OF work I'm the State
campaigns. with the alternative that
the rccalcitrant' association would lose
IT'S membership I'm the national body.
The convention also has adopted a
resolution that the national congress
sional committee shall not conduct
campaigns In any State. except
through the machinery Of the State
associations and with the consent OF
the State organizations.