The sun., 1916-08-17
SUFFRAGE LEADER
BOLTS HER SOCIETY
Miss Martin Of Nevada d.
vOrces National and Joins
Woman's Party.
METHODS ARE AT FAULT
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait AS
Serts Both Organizations
Strive for Same End.

Miss Anne Martin Of Nevada, who for
some time past has been the ny In the
ointment Of the National Woman suf-
frase Association. because, while a
t,en,ber Of their executive board BY
/. 'rtue Of her leadership Of the Nevada
' 'te suffrage organisation, she was
working ardcntly with the Congressional
Union. ID now heading tho woman's
party. Miss Martin has left the national
with her organization.
In a telegram to Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait she declared that lowing 20 the
Interest and sympathy o. Nevada
women with Federal amendment work,
and owing to the continued opposition
OF the national association to the work
OF the Congressional Union and the
woman's party. the Nevada Voters
League had withdrawn ofncially from
the national"
Mrs. Gait wasn't At headquarters yes
terday. but Miss Hannah J. Patterson,
corresponding secretary. said the or.
sani1ation agreed with Miss Martin that
she was well out OF TX.
Will Amena ConsUtuisu.
And now said Miss Patterson. ~
am preparing an amendment TO our con-
stitution, to be submitted to the dele
gates at our Atlantic City convention
next month. which will make Il impos-
sible TOR any organization or person so
at variance with the nationals policy
to be a part Of II. I want to say right
here that Miss Martin IL wrong when
she says that the national IL opposed
TO the work OF the e. L. and the
woman's party. We are only opposed
TO their methods. Why. the national was
working for the Federal amendment be-
fore the Congressional Union was heard
Of"
S~uYragists who called ~ the rooms OF
the Women's City Committee Of the
HUGHES Alliance. 81 Fifth avenue yes
terday had no doubt AS TO the wisdom
OF opposing the Democrats. Miss Alice
Carpenter. back triumphant from ner
quick trip TO the conference Of the
Woman's party at Colorado Springs.
said she considered she did the bss;
piece of work VI her career when she
persuaded the delegates to commit them
selves not only to oppose the Demo-
Gratis but to work for Hughes.
s1b.c0mmittees Named.
III Id got there a little M I could
have made them vote to indorse
Hughes" she mourned. but I reached
the hall only an hour before the reso-
buttons committee reported. and II had
decided that owing 10 the varied poll:-
ical Affiliations of the women voters IL
was better 10 vote simply To- fight he
Democrats. Bu, | 60, right; at the lead
ers. n Miss Anne Martin and all ~
them promised me definitely TO campaign
for Hughes"
Four new sub-committees were formed
yesterday by the women's committee 81
the alliance. Mrs. Emily = A.. Page is
To- organize the negro women. Miss Flor
rnce spencer Is chairman OF tho group
~ librarians. Miss Edith Jardine will
head the secretaries ard Miss Mary T..
Walker is getting together the business
women who want 10 help elect Hughes.
The straight Republican women" ~
the National Republican Woman's Assoc
citation, OF which Miss Helen Narick nos
well IL president. considers its members.
will soon have headquarters at Eli Firth
aves also. They. like the Hughes AL
lac &c, are paying considerable attention
TO the business m Miss Claudi,
Q Murphy Ia organizing them, and al
ready has more than 500. mostly women
conducting large businesses OF their own.
Miss Belle la Costa Greene has charge
Of financing the campa,sn work Of the
association. Mrs o II Hays Hammond
Is honorary president.