Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-07

WILL HINDER CAUSE
Organization of New Political Party
Completed-Both Sides VIII join
in the Parade.

Chicago, June Rival national
suffrage organizations meeting in
Chicago yesterday to perfect plans
for an assault upon the resolutions
committee o fthe Republican National
Convention tonight cheered the early
and favorable returns from the Iowa
election, heard reports of progress
from many states, contemplated
gloomily the prospect of rain for
the suffrage parade today and
adopted opposite courses to be pur-
sued in campaigns for votes.
The Congressional Union for Wo-
man Suffrage, meeting at the Black
stone Theatre, completed the or
ganization of the Woman's party,
with the adoption of the Susan B.
Anthony amendment as the only plank
ir it's platform, and appointed COM
nittee to see about having the plank
incorporated into the Republican
platform. In speeches and resolutions
it presented the amendment as the
best means of securing the enfran-
chisement of women and called upon
President Wilson to use his influence
to secure it's adoption.
in the Princess Theatre an assem-
bly, called by the National Amerl-
can Woman Suffrage Association went
on record as opposed to a campaign
for an amendment to the. Federal Con-
stitution providing for woman suf-
frage and cheered statement by MRS
Carrie Chapman Gait, who presided,
that suffrage should be sought by
women wherever an ''open door could
be found" Mrs. Gait said:
"The surrender to suffrage, if | am
4 prophet, will come within the next
two years. ! prophesy that the vote
will come to us, rs it did to
the men in this country, like the sud-
den result of a battle.
Common sense and diplomacy DIR
rects US to adopt a plank on which we
can all agree, to an Endorsement OF
the cause of which we are all at work.
They who are asking for a Federal
amendment are asking fer half
loaf We are asking for the whole
loaf :"
Opposition to the Susan B. An
thony amendment was expressed by
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw and others
and early in the session resolution
to be presented to the resolutions
committee of the Coliseum convention
asking for a plank favoring woman
suffrage was adopted.
The afternoon session of the Wo-
mems party convention was devoted to
adoptjng a platform, the election OF
a campaign committee, and the adop-
tion of a report on resolutions, which
will be sent to Washington. Speeches
were made by Mrs. William Kent,
of California, and Mrs. Sara Bard
Field. Oregon, and committee reports
were received.
The tenor of the meeting was con-
ta;nod in one. clause of the resolutions
which expressed the intention OF the
Woman's party to hold responsible
"any party which refuses to do JUS
tice to women by placing them on a
plane of equality with men in the
Constitution of the United States.
The organization of the Woman's
partv was completed fly the cleo
t;on of the following officers of a
campaien committee: Chairman, Miss
Anne Martin, Nevada; first vice-chalr-
man Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, California;
second vice-chairman, Mary Bertleme
Chicago; secretary, Miss Mabel Ver-
non, Nevada; alternate, Miss Lima
brown, Colorado.
The platform adopted provides for
the main object of securing the pas
sape of the suffrage amendment, the
organization of state branches of the
marty and the election of national
officers an executive committee and
advisory council.
Although the parade to be held
this afternoon is in charge of the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association,
members of both camps will pard-