Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-04
NATIONAL MOVEMENT
ON SUFFRAGE MADE
BY WOMEN'S UNION
Representatives of COMPRESSION
al Union for Woman's Suffrage
in Phoenix Arranging for State
Convention on September 10.

PHOENIX, Sept 3.-Mrs. e. st.
Clair Thompson Of Washington, ID. c.,
is here representing the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. The ma
tional headquarters are located in
Washington, and the are a great man
national organizers sent out out to or
anize in each suffrage state wo
IN voters convention, the purpose b
ing to elect delegates to the national
convention to woman voters TO be held
in San Francisco Sept IA to Is.
Mrs. Thompson has just finished
most successful convention in the
state of Colorado. She is planning TO
have the Arizona convention about
sept 10. so that the Arizona dele
gates will have plenty of time to
/ each San Francisco and take part in
| heconvention there.
The convention viii be strictly non
| partisan. Voting women OF whatever
party are invited to attend The OBJ
ect is to band together all voting
| women so that plans may be made at
he convention in California to reach
| every member of congress and SEN
| ltor with a personal appeal i'm order
O show the Importance of the suf-
rage movement and the general de-
ire of the voting women of the west
| help their unenfranchised sisters
| If the east If pressure is brought to
| lear on congress, the women are sure
hat suffrage will become a party
| Measure, and that the Susan B. An
hony amendment for which the Con
| ressional Union stands, will pass at
he next session of congress.
The Susan B. Anthony amendment
quite simple, merely stating thai
The. right OF citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied
" abridged by the United States OF
| by any state on account of SEX
at is felt by the women of the coun
ry" said Mrs Thompson that NJ
more important measure can b'
| brought before congress, and that I'm
III all women are enfranchised it il
wrong to force other measure
through the national legislature with
| out the voice of the women who, a
! we'll as the men OF the country, ar
aNed to support the United State
| government
Already a great many member
md senators are in favor of wome
| outrage. The idea is ~ convince TIA
loubtng ones, of whatever party, tina
he desire for suffrage is widespread
and that the voting women of tn
vest already blessed with the vote
o are anxious to help their sisters @
he east to obtain the same privilege
hey enjoy, and that they are read
n 10 ask their members and senator
rot only to vote for women suffra 3
out to work for it i'm the sixty ?fourt
| congress.
The method of obtaining suffrag
by the state is much too slow, an
rs women are common to all state
his question is enfranchisemen
! above all others, is question to b
lecided nationally It is no invasio
Of states rights when an enaCtmer
>. ! Of the federal legislature affects an
, benefits the women Of all states"
~ Mrs, Thompson is a southern W.
= man, her native state being Mort
~ Carolina She says the desire fC
! suffrage among the women of tn
!, south is universal and that enthus
asm in that section Of the country
growing day by day
At the convention TO be held heI
. state officers will be elected, inclu
n ing state chairman, three vice chat
4. men, a secretary and treasurer, an
!, sufficient number Of delegates
, represent the voting women Of Al
iona al the national convention ,
. women voters to be held in Californi
N This convention of women voters wi
= be the first convention of the kin