Evening star., 1915-12-16
Three Sides Of Argument Are
Presented to Judiciary Com
mittee of House.
Representative WHALEY
DEFENDS SOUTH CAROLINA
Challenges Assertions That State
Has No Laws to Protect Women
in Factories.

Three sides of the suffrage argument
were heard by the judiciary committed
of the House today when the two fac
tions of the suffra agists met on almost
common ground to combat the argu.
ments against votes for women pu'
forward by the National Association
Opposed to Suffrage. Much to the ap
parent dislike of the Congressiona
Union, the judiciary committee decided
yesterday that the members of botf
suffrage factions must be heard to-
gethcr.
The National American Woman Suf:
frage Association was heard first, one
of it's members, Mrs. Pattie Ruffnel
Jacobs of Alabama, drawing fire from
Representative Whaley of South Caro-
lima, when she said his state had ne
laws to protect working women, ne
legislative chivairy at all. and tha1
there is nothing there in the way of g
wage law or an elght-hour law fol
working girls. Representative Whale!
replied very sharply that he did MOI
believe it. Mrs. Jacobs was endeavor-
ing to prove her case, when Mrs
Todd, former state factory inspector OF
Illinois, arose from the audience and
declared that South Carolina has nc
laws to protect women in factories
Il still do not believe it," continued
Representative Whaley.
Tells Where Women Vote.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell of Mas
sachusetts presented a history of the
suffrage movement, and told where
women vote. one very significant spot
being the Isle of Man.
The national association forces were
led by DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, and
her speakers were Mrs. James Lee
Laidlaw of New York. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait of New York, Mrs. Caro-
Pattie Jacobs of Alabama, Mrs. Har,-
riet Thompson of Chicago and Mrs
George Bass of Chicago.
The Congressional Union presided
over by Miss Alice Paul, brought the
following speakers: Mrs. Lillian As
cough, Connecticut; Mrs. Nina Van
Wrinkle, New Jersey: Mrs. Jenny Law
Hardy, Michigan; Miss Maud Younger,
California; Mrs: Roach; Louisiana and
Mrs. Marcy C. Howe, Washington.
The association opposed to suffrage
will occupy two hours this afternoon.
Primaries Feature Morning Session.
Primary elections featured this morn
ings session of the convention at the
New Willard. Miss Gratia Erickson. a
western woman voter, was in charge.
Six specially -fitted-up polling booths
were opened at noon. DR.. Shaw, the
retiring president, asked the privilege
of casting the first vote for her sue
cessor.
The primary ticket is as follows:
For president, Mrs. Gait and Mrs.
Nina c. Van Wrinkle of New Jersey
first vice president, Mrs. James B
Roessing of Pennsylvania; second vice
president. Mrs. Stanley Mccormick. OF
New York and Mrs. Nellie Somerville
of Mississippi; third vice president
Mrs. Katharine Bennett Davis of New
York and Miss Esther Ogden of New
Jersey; recording secretary, Mrs. James
Morrison OF Illinois, Mrs. Heien Hay Cree
ley OF New York and Mrs. Susan W. Fitz-
gerald of Massachusetts,; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, and
Miss Hannah Patterson of Pennsyl-
vania treasurer, Mrs. Henry Wade Rog-
ers OF Connecticut; first auditor, Mrs.
Agnes JenLs of Rhode Island and Mrs
Walter McEab Miller of Missouri; sec
und auditor. Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs OF
Alabama Mrs. James w. Mccormack OF
Tennessee ana Miss Maud Younger OF
California. -
The reports of the recent campaign
states were submitted by Mrs. Roes-
sing of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Leonard
and Mrs. Fitzgerald of Massa sachusetts
Mrs. Z. F. Feickert and Mrs. Van Win
kle of New Jersey and Mrs. Raymond
Brown and Miss Mary Garrett Hay OF
Nau,