Arizona republican., 1916-08-12
WOMAN $ PARTY NOW PLEDGED
 AGAINST WILSON
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Aug. 1.-The National Womans' party in executive conference here today pledg- ed itself to use it's best efforts in the twelve equal suffrage states to defeat the democratic candidate for presi- dent; congratulated the progressive prohibition and socialist parties upon their indorsement of suffrage for women by national action, and com mended the position of Charles Evans Hughes, the republican nominee The statement of policy was con- l tained in three resolutions unani- mously adopted. setting forth the at | titude of the Womans' party. firstly. with respect to the democratic party; secondly, with respect to the progres- i siVe. prohibition and socialist parties and, finally. upon the announced stand of Charles E Hughes upon national equal suffrage. The text of the first | resolution said:
 I Whereas. the present adminstra- tion under President Wilson and the democratic party. have consistently opposed the passage of a national suf- frage amendment. and
 l Whereas, each Of the other national parties. either by their platform or ! through their candidates are pledged to the passage of federal amendment enfranchising women,
 Therefore. be 1t resolved, that the National Womans' party. so long as the opposition Of the democratic party continues. pledges itself 10 use it's best | efforts in the twelve states where women vote for president, to defeat the democratic candidate for president and in the eleven states where women 1 vote for members of congress. to de- feat the candidates Of the democratic | party for congress
 The second restitution read | Resolved. that we congratulate the progressive. prohibition and socialist parties upon the definite stand which they have taken in their indorsement of suffrage for women by national | action"
 The third resolution said:
 Resolved. that We commend the position of the republican candidate | for president. Charles Evans Hughes for the unequivocal stand which he has taken for human liberty by his endorsement of suffrage for women by national action. and assure him of our depreciation of his statesmanlike po- sition."
 Formal adoption of an election policy
 followed a day of strenuous activity by leaders and members of the party concerted eifort 10 secure formal
 indorsement of the candidacy of MT
 Hughes was defeated. although advo-
 cates of what was termed positive
 policy" expressed qualification and the
 resolution commended his stand
 Representatives of the progressive
 socialist and prohibition parties also
 sought formal pledges of support. but
 professed to be well pleased with the
 action of the conference.
 Twenty five Colorado members ot
 the conference, former members of the democratic party, sent a telegram tt
 President Wilson. urging him to secure
 the enactment of the federal suffrag,
 amendment "so we will not be com
 pelled to conduct a campaign agains !, you" Among the signers were a mum [ Der who urged the conference to form : ally denounce the national administra
 tion.
 National officers for the womans
 party. including Miss Alice Paul O
 New Jersey: Miss Anne Martin. chair
 man. and Miss Mable Vernon, secre
 tary, who led the movement to pre-
 vent an iudorsement of MT. Hughes or any other candidate or party, wer, ' apparently elated at the result of th
 conference. The non- partisan charac ter of the womans party. they said
 had been maintained and member 2 were in a position to devote .heir en , tire energies toward the passage O f (Continued on Page Three)