The Washington herald., 1915-07-25
women PLAN To
greet congress
Congressional Union for Suf-
frage Is Arranging Big
Demonstration.
EXPECT 5000 VISITORS
Delegation of Vote Seekers from Every
State in Union Will Be Here
for The Cause"
EXPECT 5000 VISITORS

| The Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage has commenced to make ar
arrangements for the 5000 suffra gists who
will come to Washington for the big
demonstration before Congress the FIRST
week Of December. Provision will be
made for a delegation from every State
In the Union. Reports from field workers
are encouraging.
The following delegations are promised:
Arizona. TO- California. 100; Colorado. 80:
Idaho, 10. Illinois. 500: Kansas. 80; Mon
tana. 50; Nevada. 10; Oregon. 80: Utah.
10; Washington. 10: Wyoming. 10: Arkan-
sas. 10; Iowa, 80; Massachusetts. 100;
Michigan, 30: Missouri. 90: Nebraska, 50:
New Jersey. 200: New York, 500; North
Dakota, 50; Ohio 100: Pennsylvania, 800:
South Dakota. 50; Tennessee. 30: West
Virginia. 50; Wisconsin, 50; Alabama, 20:
Connecticut. 200; Delaware. 200: Florida
10; Georgia. 10; Indiana. 100: Kentucky.
20: Louisiana. 30: Maine, 80: Maryland.
800; Minnesota. 100: Mississippi, 50: New
Hampshire. 30: New Mexico. 10; North
Carolina. 50: Oklahoma. 10: Rhode Island,
60; South Carolina. so: Texas. 80; Yer
mont. 80: Virginia. 800.
Suffrage Sentiment Strong.
1T is remarkable how strong the
woman suffrage sentiment has become in
some sections OF the United States within
the last three years" said Mrs. William
Kent, wife OF Representative Kent. OF
California. yesterday. Even the con-
sentative South is making progress in the
movement for the enfranchisement Of
women. Few people realize that in the
legislatures OF eight Southern States this
year 469 votes were cast for suffrage to
233 against. The Old Dominion is so
thoroughly alive for the Susan B. An
thony amendment to remove from the
ballot the qualification Of sex that she
will send a half thousand delegates to
the big December rally. PARKWAY Louis
dred women. New England and the
Eastern border are enthusiastic for votes
for women
To rouse the equal suffrage States
to interest in the great gathering at
Washington. a big convention Of wom-
en- voters. the first political convention
OF women ever held in the history Of
this country. is being organized at the
Panama-PacifcE Exposition for Septem-
Der IA, Is. and IS. Miss Doris Stevens
working under the direction of Mrs o.
H. P. Belmont. is now making arrange
ments for the convention. Mrs. E ST.
Clair Thompson Is organizing for the
Congressional Union in Colorado and
Miss Virginia Arnold in Oregon.
Miss Mabel Vernon. who is now in
Utah. and plans to visit Idaho. Nevada,
Washington. and Arizona before Sep
TENDER. writes to the Washington head
quarters: Five hundred delegates to
the Women Voters Convention are
now certain: and we shall have many
more by September"
From the convention at San Fran
cisco to the demonstration in Washing
ton. suffragists will travel by train,
boat. automobile. and every other meth !
cd of transportation, gathering petit
tons and holding meetings on the way |
There will be a suffrage cyclone in
Washington when Congress meets !
next December" says Miss Paul, who |
has proved before to be a good politi- |
cal prophet.