The Washington times., 1914-11-04
ELECTION SEEN AS
SUFFRAGE VICTORY
Cutting Down Of Democratic
Majority in House Big Gain,
Says Miss Paul.

Women and men OF the Chlted
States made an advance step toward
real Americanism Yesterday in lessen
ing the Democratic majority IN the
House, and the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage feels Clated over
the result declared Miss Alice Paul.
Chairman Of the union, today as sne
opened telegram from NeEaua soy
Ing that State had declaredd TOT
woman suffrage by at least l,uoV.
The Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage does not take all the credit
Tor the defeat of so many democrats
in yesterdays election. but there was
none among the busy workers at
headquarters today who failed 10 ac-
Knowledge that "she helped. =,
With the Democratic majority IN
the House reduced over 100 members.
woman suffrage can not longer pe
frowned on said Miss Paul win
the calling of the new Congress We
will resume our campaign for an
amendment to the Constitution en-
franchising women, and the success oil
yesterday has encouraged us to nope
Tor another victory in when the
women of all the states Will be gwen
the privilege of voting.
Tells of Nevada Victory.
Mabel Vernon, in charge of the suf-
froge campaign in Nevada, was the first
to inform Miss Paul of the victory of
the suffrage amendment there.
Her message read: Although returns
are incomplete, victory is assured by
about Loco votes
This is only natural commented
Miss Paul ''as Nevada is entirely sur
rour ded by free States, and in the suf-
frage movement environment breeds
friendships rather than enemies
The success in Nevada entirely over
sEadowed the gloom caused by the news
that four Of the six remaining States
in which the suffrage amendment was
An issue turned down the women.
I'VE may not. have convinced the
men of North and Souht Dakota, Mis-
souri,, and Ohio of our right to the bal
lot said Miss Paul, but we have
Certainly established a foundation on
which success will be builded later.
The greatest satisfaction in suffrage
headquarters was in the defeat OF the
Democratic candidates for the lower
House. Suffrage workers conducted an
active campaign against the Democratic
candidates in Washington. Oregon,
Idaho, Utah. Arizona. Colorado. Wyo-
ming, Kansas and California, and the
reported Republican success In these
States was welcomed.
Particularly gratified were Miss Paul
and her associates in the Republican
triumph in Arizona. Colorado and Cali
fornia. in which energetic campaigns
have been in force. for moro than six
weeks BY special workers in behalf of
the cause
Explains the Antagonism.
Il do not want it understood that the
Congressional Union is antagonistic to-
ward the Democratic party as party,
said Miss Paul but OUT fight was
against a party ruled by the caucus,
and from whose representatives now in
Congress we could expect nothing in
the way of a test vote on the question
of suffrage. Had the Republicans been
in power and refused to put suffrage TO
test like the Democrats have, we
would as vigorously have opposed them.
The all-powerful Rules Committee
turned us down: the Democratic caucus
prevented the thirty-four Representa-
tives OF suffrage States from attempt
ing to have the question presented on
the floor, and even the President re-
fused 10 say the word that would di-
rect Congress to give the question OF
votes for women a hearing.
America is a party-Soverned coun-
try. and We sought by our campaign IN
the West to lessen the membership OF
that party which holds the party above
principle. and whose opposition to wom-
an suffrage has been evidenced at every
turn. For the extent to which we have
succeeded we are appreciative of the
women who went to the polls, and
grateful to the men to whom the JUS
fice of votes for their fellow workers In
life has come"