The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-30
1900 SUFFRAGISTS
STORM THE FAIR
Rio Demonstration In Wash
ington to Follow the San
Francisco Rally.
CONGRESS- BEING POLLED

w~,su1xGroN. Aug. 29.--Next month
the women voters Of the United States
will meet at the Panama-Paciic Expo
alton in San Francisco and go on
record az favoring the Susan B.. An
,hony amendment to remove from the
ballot the qualification Of sex.
Three months later, during the FIRST
week Of December, the members OF the
congressional Union and their sup
porters will rally in Washington and
make a great demonstration before Con-
gress.
More h a 5000 women will take part
in the San Francisco convention. At
least 5000 suffragists, men and women.
will gather in the national capital for
the December meeting.
In the various States woman suffr
workers are calling on their representa-
tives In Congress to assist them by
word Of mouth and by votes lex win
ter.
Poll OF Congress.
I'VE are determined to win from a
reluctant Congress that which will es-
tablish for all time to come our rights
as citizens of the United States" a
Miss Lucy Burns. v~ice-president Of the
Congressional Union, to-day. we have
listed more than half Of the members
Of the present Congress. and by a file
index can tell just where they stand.
Before Congress meets we will COM
.iu,n 80 nnIl anl Mill hA ahIa 60 sana
rate the sheep from the goats or the
wolves. Our efforts this summer have
been to line up each n every Con-
gressman."
Miss Burns was asked II the Union
would send any more Populations to
see the President and try to get him
TO support their cause.
w have not mapped out our plan
as TO the President" said Miss Burns.
but We will wait until he declares
his position on suffrage in New Jersey
before the October election there. 1t
was announced at the White House
some days ago that the President would
make public his views In his own State.
The Congressional Unions attitude
toward the President Is one of watch
full waiting"
All the States in the union will be
represented at the convention OF women
voters which will be held at the expo
sition in San Francisco on September
II. Is and is.
100000 Women Voters.
This convention will consider how
the political power of women h are
elready voters may be used to help
the passage OF the suffrage amendment
In the next Congress. There are al
ready nearly 4,000.0 900 women voters,
All the twelve suffrage States will send
voting delegates, The States in which
women are still disfranchised will send
representatives.
At this convention New York will be
strongly represented. Mrs. o. II. p
Belmont, chairman OF the women voters
convention. Is expected to be present
Mrs, Belmont is deeply interested In
the plan for the Congressional Union
TO organise IN women voters Of the
West in support OF the Federal suffrage
amendment.
1T is this part of the policy OF
the Congressional Union.' said Mrs
Belmont, (which has my heartiest sup
pert"
Mrs. Belmont has already devoted
much time to overseeing the details OF
the convention. She has been assisted
by a committee consisting OF Mrs. Will
ian Kent of California. Mrs. s. b. NJ
Young Of Montana, DR.. Cora Smith
King of Washington. Mrs. George Fow,
Ter OF Colorado. Mrs. Charlotte A. Whit
ney Of California. Mrs. Preston Satter
white OF New York, Mrs. NJ. II
DsYoung OF California. Miss Margare'
Roberts OF Idaho. Mrs. Frederick @
Sanborn OF California, Mrs. Luciui
Cuthbert OF Colorado. Mrs. Phoebe A
Hearst OF California. Mrs. Mary Cacho'
Therkelson OF oregon. Mrs, Florence
Kelley OF New York n Mrs. Lovel
White Of California.
Among other New York women wht
VIII be present at the convention ar,
Mrs. Eileen Emanuel. Mrs. Lydia Glib
son Mestro. Mrs. Jesse d. Hampton
and Mrs. Adelaide johnson,