The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-07

4 NAVE DeeH planned by tnS Cou-
gressional committee Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton. At the same time a campaign
plank in the platforms OF the two
great political parties.
Important gains for equal suffrage
are indicated in the reports sent to
TIE national headquarters from con-
gressional chairmen. and interest in
the coming session of Cor gress and
the prospect of the paseaf of the
nationwide amendment tor equal
suffrage Is increasing. Mast OF the
candidates are said to feel they have
much to gain and nothing to lose by
favoring the amendment
The gig congressional districts are
not In the equal suffrage States. where
practically all the congressman are
committed to the movement. nor do
they include New York. Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts,. Iowa and New Jersey,
where the women are concentrating
their energies upon the camp aigns for
State constitutional amendments, and
at the same time working up con-
stituency which Is expected to
strengthen the demand for a Federal
amendment.
Suffrage sentiment in Virginia is
pushing several of the members OF
Congress from this State close to the
point of yielding in favor of the Fed
eral btu this year. This marks tre-
mendous advance In popular suffrage
interest in the Old Dominion, as but
one member voted for the amendment
In the last Congress. The nine dis
tricts all returned their former rep
resentatives and meetings will be ar
ranged in each one.
Vast virginia t{S erteripp y,pon a
campaign for State constitutional
amendment. which passed the Legts-
lature with slight opposition. and IT Is
expected that the increased suffrage
sentiment behind this will be seen in
the vote of the West Virginia dele
CATION at the next session OF Con-
gress
Active In Alabama.
Alabama heads the list Of States In
which the national association plans
to concentrate its work The entire
nine districts will be canvassed Ala
bama women have always taken the
ground that they preferred to re-
ceive their acknowledgements from the
Alabama men. but since, by the re-
cent action OF the state Legislature
the men have refused 10 give It, SUI
fragfsts Of the State, including. several
LEGISLATORS. agree that the time mas
come to press forward for the en-
reimbursement Of women through a
Federal amendment.
In Arkansas meetings are planned
in the seven districts. Four districts
in Connecticut will be canyassed
Some of the representatives have al
ready come out strong for suffrage
and F. J. HILL. OF the Fourth District
has declared himself in favor of the
Federal amendment Other mem
hers from Connecticut are said 10 oF
open to conviction. The one ne"
member from Delaware, congressman
r w Miller. recently promised 10
s,,pport the national amendment
Most Of the Florida senators and rep
resentatives voted against the amend
ment In the last Congress. There are
twelve districts In Florida In which
the ~affrartxts witt work he 81 an
OF the Florida congressman this yea
IL divided on the suffrage issue.
The outlook is for a support Of n
amendment on the part or the NeF
Hampshire congressman. the ms
iority being sufTragists and in 1aNo
of national action.
Uncle doe a Suffragist.
Neither of the two members VIZ
voted against the Federal amendmei
from the state OF Illinois was returfe
this wear There are. however. neN
members in thirteen districts, most
whom have served previous terms
Congress with Speaker Joseph Ca
non. A Speaker Cannon himself
one of those returned and is report
az having recently declared himseif
suffragist. there is reason TO expt
that the entire Illinois delegation WI
stand for the amendment.
Last year neither Of the senator
from Indiana voted for the nationa
amendment. although one OF therr
was friendly to State suffrage. fou
of the five representatives who vote
for II were returned. and reports from
the other districts indicate that sev-
eral more votes from Indiana may DC
depended upon,
Meetings will probably be needed in
ten districts of Kentucky. there oelhF
but one vote for the amendment from
that state last year. Some of the
are said to be friendiV
to suffrage. however. and possiniv
omen to conviction as to the national
amendment.
Maine lis about evenly divided on
the stand OF it's congressman IN tne
suffrage Issue, and in Maryland. al
though some of the congressman Ia'or
state suffrage. they have not sup
ported the movement for NATIONWIDE
In past wars ~
will be held in all six districts. M1cha-
gan also has six districts to be won
Senators and representatives of MS
sIssippi voted againt the Federal
amendment for woman suffrage last
year. although portionsof them were
not opposed TO suffrage. Mrs Andreas
Iceland, OF Minneapolis, State 2resi-
dent OF the suffrage aG~7ciation, re-
ports that there shSald be meetings
planned for Ave districts in tat state
Champ Clark F,vos~abac.
Speaker Champ Clark. OF Missouri
Is known to favor suffrage. but he mas
not declared himself or the movement
as a national issue. The State is en-
tering upon another suffrage cam
paign in which there seems every pros
pect Of victory. and with these ac-
tivities it Is hoped that its delegates
to Congress will give sixteen votes
this year instead OF eleven as be-
fore.
Nebraska, New Mexico and North
Carolina congressman either have not
voted In past years on the suffrage
bill. or voted against It, with one or
two exceptions. This year there are
several new members and the suflra-
gists viii try to line them up In favor
Of the bill.
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