Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-07
NILSSON EXTENDS
HOPE TO WOMAN
SUFFRAGE CHIEFS
President Tells Delegation that He
Will Take Up Matter of Fed
eral Amendment with
Party Heads.
MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT TO THEM
Executive Says He Expects to Con-
tinue to Learn as Long as
He Lives.
MAMMOTH PETITION IS LOST


~ WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. e.
Women suffrage workers. undis-
mayed by defeat in eastern states
last month or by the failure of the
last congress to grant equal suffrage,
took their fight again today to the
rational capital.
The Susan B. Anthony amendment,
introduced and defeated for many
years, was introduced again today in
the house by Representative Mondell
OF Wyoming. A colorful and pictu-
rescue demonstration by suffragists
Of many states, including a parade to
the capitol, preceded the introduc-
ton.
Mammoth Petition Lost.
The mammoth petition for equal suf-
frage brought by Mrs. Sara Bard Field
of Oregon and Miss Frances Jolliffe Of
California, was lost at the last moment.
1t was about 1900 feet long and bore
approximately 10000 names of voters in
suffrage states
Another petition, however, containing
suffrage states, was presented to, repre-
sentative Mondell on the east steps of
the capitol, and the original will be given
irit is found. 1t disappeared somewhere
{5etween here and Wilmington, Del, from
which city it was shipped by express.
Hundreds of suffragists marched to the
outskirts of the capitol early today to
meet Mrs. Field and Miss Jolliffe who
had come from San Francisco by auto
mobile to present the petition. Shortly
before noon the procession TO the capitol
began. More than 1000 women were in
line.
Women Carry banners.
A cavalry division of twelve women
dressed in suffrage colors and carrying
the Susan B. Anthony banner proclaim
ing:
I'VE demand the passage of the Susan
B. Anthony amendment came first. Then
followed twelve girls wearing liberty caps
TO represent the silence appeal for the
vote; twelys---women representing the
twelve enifranchised states; thirty-seven
women In walking costumes representing
the thirty-seven states in which women
do not have the vote, and 800 suffrage
leaders.
About hundred congressman stood
with Representative Mondell when he re-
ceived the petition.
Under free government" he declared
I'm his address from the steps. there can
be no more important question than one
involving the suffrage rights of half the
people,"
Delegation Calls On President.
All the marchers later went to the
White House where President Wilson re-
ceived the 800 visiting suffrage leaders.
Miss Anne Martin of Nevada, speaking
Tor them congratulated the president on
his stand for suffrage. Since he could
not speak for his party on the question
she pointed out, he might speak to IL,
and she asked him to do that
The president declined to advocate ma
tlon-wide woman suffrage In his address
to congress tomorrow, but promises to
consult congress leaders about the consti
tutional amendment
The women earnestly besought the pres
ident to take up the subject in his address
but he steadfastly refused Miss Martin
told him the woman suffrage movement
In the United States will never end un-
I'll women have been free" and asked
that the democratic party make woman
suffrage the paramount political issue 8"
Miss Jolliffe declared she smoke as a
democratic voter. who had campaiened
for the president in California.
There is great fund of gratitude and
harvest OF votes waiting for the party
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