The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-09-05
$4,000 GIVEN
FOR SUFFRAGE
Funds Donated for Fight
for Federal Amend
ment.
100000 BEING SOUGHT
We Will Have Lobbyist in Every
Corridor of Capitol" Says
Miss Lucy Burns.
100000 BEING SOUGHT

! The Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage has collected s74.sSs.49 of pro-
posed fund Of 100000 for securing the
passage of the Federal suffrage amend
ment. Most OF the money has come in
small contributions. A few prominent
women, among them Mrs. o. H. p. Bel
mont, Mrs. William Kent, and Mrs. FL
bert H. Gary, have given large sums. A
portion Of the sum was secured from
| men who believe in votes for women.
The Union has but one end in view,
and that is to remove from the ballot
| by a nationwide stroke the qualification
| of sex. The Woman Voters Convention
| to be held at San Francisco, on the Pam
anna Pacific Exposition grounds this
month-the 18th, 18th. and 16th-is part
of the campaign to get action in Con-
gress this winter.
The real purpose of that convention Is
to mature plans for definite political ac-
ton on the part of woman voters in
ment.
There are now approximately 100000
woman voters" says Mrs. Belmont,
| chairman Of the San Francisco conven-
ton. 'One-fourth Of the Senate. one
sixth of the House Of Representatives.
and one-ffth of the electoral vote comes
from suffrage States. With this leverage
in Congress the national suffrage amend
ment could speedily be passed If the
woman voters would unite in its sup
port. This convention is an attempt to
devise plans for united and effective ac-
ton. 1t is the first political convention
OF women voters that has ever been
called. and is an event of historical sig
nificance.'
More than 5000 women will gather
at San Francisco for the convention
of women voters and many of them
will come on to Washington for the
big rally and demonstration. in which
5000 will take part in December.
I'VE are getting the number and po-
sition of every member of Congress-"
said Miss Lucy Burns. vice president
of the union. yesterday. and will
know just where he stands and who
has most influence with him when
Congress meets. The outlook is promis-
ing. and encouraging from California
to Washington"
Miss Burns was asked if she feared
an investigation because of the large
campaign fund the union had collected
for the lobby at the Capitol.
NO, indeed" said she. I'VE are not
afraid. Our campaign fund Is an open
book. We publish the names of the
donors and the sums they contribute
in the Suffragist. our party organ,
every week; we publish regularly our
audited expenses. too. which is more
than the political parties do. There
is nothing secret about our methods.
Our lobby? We use only peaceful
persuasion: no one would interfere
with our work. We will have a work
er-call her lobbyist II you like-in
every corridor of the Capitol from the
day Congress meets until the last bal
lot is announced on the suffrage
amendment"
Some of the women who will take part
in the Women's Votes Convention are
Mrs. o. II. P Belmont, of New York.
chairman: Mrs. Phoebe a. Hearst, Cali
fornia; Mrs. Frederick G. Sanborn, presi-
dent of the woman's board of the Pam
ama-Pacific Exposition: Mrs Lowell
White. another member Of this board;
Mrs. George Sperry, president of the Su-
san b. Anthony Club, of California; Mrs.
Charles Farwell Edison, member of the
Industrial Insurance Commission; Mrs.
Francis ]. Heney, wife of the famous
graft prosecutor. Miss Charlotte Anita
Whitney. president of the California Civic
League and chairman of the California
branch of the Congressional Union; Mrs.
Dora Phelps Buell.. of Colorado: Mrs.
Mary c. Therkelsen. OF Oregon; Mrs.
Annie Wells Cannon. of Utah; Miss Anne
Martin. Nevada: Mrs. Margaret Jane
Cherdron. Utah; Mrs. Lucius NJ Cuth-
bert, Colorado. and DR.. NJ. NJ Dean.
Montana.