Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-31
WOMEN TO DECIDE ON PART
IN COMING CAMPAIGN
Suffrage Leaders, Militants and Pa.
cifsts Will Meet in Conference at
Colorado Springs.
FIGHT FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Whether Support to Democratic, Re-
publican or Progressive Parties
Will BE Decided at Gathering to
BE Held August 1912.

participation Of women in national poli~
ties In American history, Will be
planned when woman suffrage leaders.
militants and paciilsts, meet at Col
orado springs for three-day confer
cncc OF the national womnn's party,
August 1912. The conference will con-
slider what policy the new suffrage
party organized last June at Chicago,
shall adopt in the coming campaign
to secure submission to the States by
Congress OF national suffrage con-
stitutionat amendment
whether support to tho Democratic
Republican or Progressive parties will
be given by women favoring a national
suffrage amendment. leaders here do
clare. will be definitely decided at tho
Colorado Springs conference While
the conference called Is primarily for
officers and leaders In the suffrage cam
paiSn. it is expected that hundreds OF
women OF the rank and file OF suf-
frage workers will attend
Miss Anne Martin, of Nevada, chair
man OF tho Woman's par.y. Will preside.
and addresses will be made ty many
| women prominent In the suffrage
propaganda.
Plans have already been completed
for the campaign Of the woman's party
In the twelve suffrage States. Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois.
| Kansas. Montana. Nevada, Oregon.
Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Head
quarters will be at Chicago. in charge
of Miss Martin.
a campaign fund, which is expected
to reach the $500, 900 mark, is also being
collected by Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont, Of
New York. State campaign managers
have been selected and a large array
OF stump speakers chosen. Each will
tour all OF the suffrage States. Mrs.
Charlotte Perkins. Mrs. Rhcta Childc
Dorr, Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch. Miss
Rose Winslow and Miss Crystal East
man. OF New York. and Mrs. p. y. II.
Hopkins. Of Morristown. y. j.. are
among the speakers.
POLITICAL CARTOONS
WILL RE FEATURE,
The speakers will be carefully routed
and a publicity campaign, with much
literature appealing to voting women
of the Western Suffrage States WEI be
circulated. Political cartoons by Mrs.
Nina e. Allender. said to be the only
woman political cartoonist in the coun-
try, will be a feature.
Whether these campaign forces will
be thrown for or against the nominees
an independent ticket will be formed
is the decision TO be made at the Colo
RADIO Springs conference. The status of
the national suffrage amendment In
Congress also will be considered at the
opening session August 10. 1t is ex-
pected that by that time Congress viii
be on the point of adjourning and tho
fate OF the Susan 3. Anthony amend
l.
Democrats in control OF Congress fail
to act upon it. leaders here declared.
that will be an important factor In the
probable decision regarding support OF
or opposition to the Democratic party
by the Woman's party.
"Suffragists will judge the Dcmocra-
tic party by the deeds and not by its
promises. since being tho party in
power to pass the Federal amendment"
powe pass the Federal amendment"
was the statement Of Miss Alice Paul,
chairman OF the Congressional Union.
During the first days session at
Colorado Springs. Miss Maud Younger,
of California, secretary OF the Congress
sional Unions advisory committee: Mrs.
| Florence Bayard Hillcs, Of Delaware;
Mrs. william Kent, wife of Represen-
tative Kent. of California. and Mrs.
Sara Bard Field. Of Oregon, who
brought the monster suffrage petition
to the White House last December upon
the opening OF Congress. will recite
I the efforts made during the present
congressional season for passage OF
the resolution submitting the suffrage
I amendment.
ELECTION POLICY SOLE
BUSINESS OF SECOND SESSION
The election policy OF the Woman's
party will he the sole business OF tho
second session Of August IL. Among
the speakers on the program are Miss
Paul Miss Martin. Miss Mabel Vernon.
secretary OF the Woman's party; Mrs
Dora Phelps Buell.. OF Colorado. a mem
Der OF the Congressional Unions ad-
visory council, and Miss Gail Laughlin,
Of California. AT this session formal
resolutions outlining the party's policy
will DO adopted.
The final session on August IL will
be devoted 10 campaign conferences, OF
State chairmen. organizers. stump
! Speakers and others In the call for
the conference the Woman's party ex-
ecutivc committee declares that "wom-
ans political power has more than
doubled since the last presidential
election"
! In 1912 there were only six suffrage
States. with about 100000 woman
qualified to vote" ii is stated. These
six suffrage States elected only thirty
seven members of the electoral college
To-day there are twelve suffrage States
controlling ninety-one electoral votes
with over 100000 women qualified to
vote for President. The fact that these
| States control one-fifth Of the electora
! college and cast one third of the votes
necessary to elect Il President, gives
woman voters the power to determine
! the election of the next President
That one-fourth of the Senate's mem
| bcrship and onc-siXth OF that OF the
House comes from suffrage States is
also pointed out by leaders as indi-
eating the potential power of women
in the Forthcoming elections
| In addition to deciding whether any