The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-10-30
WOMEN ARE Up IN
ARMS AGAINST DEMOS

Congressional Union organizers
continue to send reports of success in
the various fields in which they are
making their appeal to the women
voters to withhold support from all
Democratic candidates for Congress
. because OF the opposition OF the Ma
tonal Democratic party to vote for
women.
Miss Margaret Whittcmore and
Miss Anna McCue, who are in charge
of the headquarters in Washington
state, write that Judge Black, the
Democratic candidate for the senate,
called upon them at their hcadquart-
crs and strongly advised them to re-
turn home at once. He was quite
vehement" writes Miss Whittcmore,
in assuring us that it was useless Tor
us to campaign against him, and that
in giving this advice he was acting
entirely for our own good"
From California comes word that
a local campaign committee OF Cali
fornia women has been formed by
Miss Lucy Burns who with Miss Rose
Winslow is directing the election
campaign in that state, who viii aid
in the work against the Democratic
candidates for Congress. On this
committee are Mrs. Frank T. Deering,
president of the College Equal Sui
frage League, Mrs. Mary McHenry
Keith, president Of the California
Woman Suffrage Association, Miss
Gail Laughlin, Mrs. lnez Haynes Gil
more, the well-known writer, Miss
Francis Joliffe, sister-in-law Of Ru-
dolph Sprekles, and Miss Charlotte
Anita Whitney, foumerly vice-presi-
dent of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association. Miss
Whitney is treasurer of the campaign
committee.
From Colorado come tidings OF
equally enthusiastic cooperation or
the part of the local women. Mrs
Bertha w. Fowler, chairman of the
Women's Political Union of Colorado
writes TO the National Hedaquarter.
of the Congressional Union at Wash
inpton: THE arrival of your organ
izers is the best thing that has hap
pened in long while to the womeT
in this state. 1t is making them real
ize the value Of their vote as they
have never done before. 1t is precise
ly the moment to inculcate the pres
sing need for women to stand solldl!
together. The Congressional Umoi
is assuredly on the right track ant
its policy a mastery one"
"One of the most gratifying tea
lures" said Miss Alice Paul, char
man of the Congressional Union TO
Woman's Suffrage, in commenting up
on the reports received from the elec
ton campaign, is the splendid CO
operation which is given to our organ
izers by the women voters. We ar
warned many times before enterin
upon this election work that the VIC
men voters would refuse to listen t
our appeal, and would regard wit
hostility our entrance into their state
On the contrary, they have shown a
enthusiastic readiness to help, Tar be
yond our greatest expectations.
Lady Constance Lytton, the knglis
suffragist, who is well known Tor tn
part She has played in the milltan
suffrage movement in England, havin
been several times imprisoned, an
having gone through the hunge
strike and forcible feeding, has sent
message to the members OF the Con
pressional Union. Lady Constance
the sister of the Earl OF Lytton, VIII
has ben one of the most active sup
porters of the suffrage bill in tn
British parliament and is the daughte
of Bulwer Lytton.
Lady Constance writes: we loo
to you as women of the first grea
country that is likely to obtain tn
vote. We know that you will striy
for it with your utmost zeal, as 1t
worth striving for. We will look for
ward to the time, and may it com
quickly when, first among the grea
countries, the women OF the Unite
States as whole will be enfranchiseo
The way to be truly sound is by Civ
ing the government of the nation t
both men and women.
We verify believe that the vote Wi
come when the war is over, but in tn
meantime we have this devastating
war; the women dishonorcd wit
every kind of iniamy; the childre
more than half starved. Yet there
wonderful new feeling among tn
women They burst through an
make themselves useful in every way