Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-14
SUFFRAGE CONFERENCE
TAKES BOTH ME- HODS
Petitions Congress for Vote for
National Officers and States
for Local Rights.
ASKS FOR AID OF CHURCHES
Resolutions Also Call on School
Teachers to Use Their Influence
Toward Securing Ballot for We
mcn-OfiicerS Are Elected.

In its final session held yesterday
morning: in the auditorium of the JEFF
fcrSon Hotel the Southern states Won
AN suffrage Conference called upon the
Democratic party to incorporate plank
I'm its platform fnvoring woman SUE
fragc Following this action officers Of
the league we're elected az follows:
Miss Kate Gordon. of Louisiana. pres
id"ni: Miss Laura Clay. of kcntucky.
vice president at large: Mrs. -. +. FL
ingtnn. Of Arkansas. recording sc"r"-
tnry: Miss Louise Collins. of New Or
leans. corresponding secretary; Mrs. II.
H. BARTLETT. Of New Orleans. treasurer.
Auditors. w. NJ. Stoner. %: Washington.
ard Mrs. Ell!cott. of Maryland.
state vicc-pr"si"cntS-Virr Mrs.
W W. Foster: Arkansas, Mrs. 7. I.
Gotham: Washington u. G. Mrs g. y.
Arms: Florida. Miss q. NJ. Robinson:
Georgia Mrs Emily McDougald: Ken
tucky. Mrs. a. NJ. Harrison: Louisiana.
Mrs. John I; Parker; Maryland Mrs.
Elli"o,t: Mississippi. Miss I'aulinc Orr:
oklahoma. Mrs j. C. Fuduay: South
Carolina. Mrs. JOHN Gary Evans; Ten
n"ssec Miss Catherine Wes'er. Texas.
Miss Elcror ISracktTridgc.
ASK CONGRESS no GIVE
BALLOT no WOMEN
Resolutions calling upon Congress to
give tho right to women TO vote for
congressman and Senator'S were also
pasSco ~ follows:
~" i, resolved, That the Southern
States Wonan'S Suffrage Convention
iidors"S the movement TO petition
vote for United states Senator's and
CongreSsmcn by congressional lcgisla-
ton
That tho Southern States woman's
Suffrage Convention Endorses the action
OF tho National Woman's Suffrage AS
ISOLATION to investigate and promote
tn" right Of woman to vot. for presi-
Dental electors by congrc ssional leg
islHtiou and 10 protect any form OF suf-
fra@" which Congress confer.
Whereas. the church constitute tho
greatest moral force of the world,
therefore, he it,
Resolved, That we call the attention
Of Tic clergy to the necessity for the
Acknowledgement of the women: that
TIA" whole force instead of a small!
proportion of the congregations be
made a factor in purifying politics.
Whereas. the potent medium OF
forming public opinion is The press OF
tin. country.
Resolved. That Il systematic canvass
hc made in every State to secure space
in the Influential publications for tho
Insertion Of suffrag &c news and editorial
Endorsement.
"Rcsolved. That the Legislature of
conf"rring suffrage on woman upon
IN" same terms granted TO men. and
that tho Southern States Woman's
Suffrage Convention lend every oossi-
bic aid 10 further such Legislative
measures.
ISSUE SPECIAL
APPEAL TO TEACHERS
Whereas, we realize the great in
nucncc possessed by women in the edu-
c;tion OF the nation since women form
'he majority OF the teaching profession,
ana. whereas IL is an anachronism to
ext &c, women to teach citizenship when
their own opinion ar" not recognized in
government; therefore. be it,
'EeSolvcd That We cndeavor 10 an
hSt the interest of women teachers in
securing the ballot and placing their
profession On higher plane of eff
cheney and placing themselves on n
p!an" of equality with male co,npeti-
tors"
Tic conference concluded its session
Yesterday. There was an enthusins site
attendance. ana there was every evil