Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-07
Greatly Pleased That Presi-
dent and Half of Cabinet
Favor Votes for Women.
Mr.. WILSON is LAUDED
FOR STAND HE TAKES
Miss Constance Drexel, Mrs. Medill
Mccormick and Miss Alice Paul
Comment on Announcement.

members of his cabinet. besides the
secretary to the President, have de-
clared themselves in favor of granting
the voting privilege to women, ana
that the other five members OF the
cabinet are noncommittal. has greatly
encouraged leading workers for the
suffrage cause. F,.lowing the official
announcement at the White House yes
terday the President received many
kilograms from suffrage leaders in diff
ferent parts of the country congratu-
lating him on his stand. One came
from DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, president
of the National American Woman Suf-
frage Association.
Those of the Presidents official fam
ily who have declared in favor of equal
suffrage are President Woodrow Will
son, Secretary of the Treasury William
Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of War Lind
ley N. Garrison. Secretary of the Inter-
Tor Franklin K Lane. Secretary Of
Commerce William Cox Redfield. Sec
rotary of Labor William b. Wilson,
and the secretary to the President.
Noncommittal members are Secretary
of State Robert Lansing, Attorney Cen
eral Thomas Watt Gregory, Postmaster
General Albert S. Burleson, Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Secre-
tary of Agriculture David F. Houston.
Miss Drexel Jubilant.
Jubilant over the Endorsement of
President Wilson. and confident that a
constitutional amendment providing for
nationwide suffrage will be enacted at
the coming session of Congress. Miss
Constance Drexel, one of the leading
outrage advocates of the country. has
returned to Washington from San Fran :
cisco, where she attended the conven-
lion of woman voters.
Miss Drexel says the sentiment
throughout the country is in favor of
such a constitutional provision.
Miss Drexel left today for Phtladel-
phia and New York to return in time
for the convention of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage, to be held
here beginning December 6.
Miss Drexel recently accompanied Miss
Jane Adams abroad, visiting Germany
and England.
Great Help to Cause.
A statement from Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick. chairman of the congressional
committee of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. in appre-
citation of the Presidents Endorsement
has been given out from her Washing
ton headquarters. Mrs. Mccormick
said:
Nothing could help our cause more
than this strong statement given out
by the President His support should
turn the tide for US in his home state,
which votes October 10. and start suf-
frage landslide which will add the
great states of Massachusetts,. New
York and Pennsylvania to the suffrage
cause.
The fact that the President has an
nounced his personal conviction on this
question as private citizen will give
us a moral support far stronger than
If he had made it political move as
the leader of his party. We earnestly
wish that the President had been able
to extend his Endorsement to the fed
eral amendment. but We are very CRATE
full to him for his support in New Jer-
sey. where we are in the midst of a
tremendous fight against the James r.
Nugent machine"
Example Will Aid Campaign.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the Con-
gressional Union for Woman's Suffrage,
said:
We are delighted that President Will
son has declared his intention of voting
/ for woman suffrage in New Jersey His
example will undoubtedly aid the cam
paion in that state.
But great as is the Presidents op-
portunity OF helping the suffrage move
ment in his home state. it is as nothing
compared to his opportunity of aiding
IN TIE movement to obtain suffrage
throughout the whole land by ar
amendment to the national Constitu-
ton Now that the President has de.
clared his belief in suffrage for women
we will approach the coming session ot
Congress with the hor.e that ne will use
his power as the head of the govern
ment and the leader of the democratic
party to hasten the coming of woman
suffrage as an accomplished feet
throughout the entire country.
The President says: L believe that
II should be settled by the states an.
not by the national government. She
national suffrage amendment still
leaves the question to the states
Workers for the national amendment
are simply asking the administration
and Congress TO do their part by sub
uniting the amendment to the state
legislatures.
The President has aiken the frs
step. We hope that by the tia , Con
gress meets we shall have his supper,
for the federal lmenl'ner- giving the
same voting power to the women Of