Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-13

IN suffrage circles tonight that the
democratic convention will ncorpor-
ate an equal rights plank Of some
form in It's platform.
Suftragists Of all factions were busy
today working among the more wide
" known Democrats ana tonight
with tentative arrangements made for
a hearing Of their demands, prob
lably on "Wednesday, they we're in an
optimistic mood They noted with
Interest the attention democrats
have paid to the declarations Of the
republican platform on suffrage and
declare that the democratic party no
longer can afford to ignore that is
sue.
Fight Expected.
a suffrage plank win not be in
serted without fight, however. also
led IN women Mrs. Arthur Dodge,
of New York, leader Of anti-suffragist
forces, is here To make "a determined
stand against any favorable mention
Of equal rights IN the platform. Ma
tlonal Chairman McCombs said to-
night that she probahly would be
/, given the same amount OF time tOl
argue against suffrage rs the suffra
gcttes will have for espousing il. The
National American Woman Suffrage
association and the Congressional un-
( ion ana its auxiliary, The Womans
party will divide the time equally
for the plank
The two older suffrage organiza
! lions are now striving for different
ends. The nationals want only al
| favorable declaration for suffrage in
( the platform, while the union and
the wumans party desire immediate
action by congress on the Susan =. |
Anthony amendment. now resting in !
the house judiciary committee
Borah interprets Platform.
Nationals We're elated tonight TO !
receive a telegram from Senator |
Borah. "A drafter of the republican |
platform. declaring that document |
was intended to indorse equal suf- |
frage unqualifiedly. No efforts will !
be spared to get Senator Borahs
telegram before democratic platform |
makers.
The telegram received by Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait, president Of the
Nationals, Follows
suffrage plank Of the republican
platform is an unqualified indorse
ment OF woman suffrage. 1t unms-
takably favors the extension of SUI /
frage to women and favors IL as Il |
matter OF Justice This IS not sub
ject To possible ambiguity The only
question left open is that of the
method of securing il. The plank
recognizes the right OF each state to
settle The questions itself but it does
not declare against the taking away
Of that right II was my view at
the time OF the adoption of the
amendment IN the committee and
stlll Is my view that upon the Ques-
ton Of the federal amendment the
plank was silent and neither rejected F.;
nor Endorsed it. Il
What Nationals Want
This is the plank which the Ma.
tional association will ask the demo :
Gratis to insert in their platform:
believing that governments de-
rive their vast powers from the CON
sent Of the governed we acknoWl
edge the right of women Ia partici }
pate in government. and favor their t
Acknowledgement" le
General suffrage arguments will g
have no place in the pleas Of the r
union and Woman's
party representatives to the commit
tee
TO Use Big Stick.
They insist that they have the
power to WELD mighty voting influ
ence and through it will obtain their
demands.
Sara Bard Field of Oregon a lead >
NJ of the womans party, today tele- =
an appeal to President VIII y
son for aid in getting the Anthony a.
amendment through congress. A COM
soon will be addressed to =
'harles H. Hughes requesting him to q
90 on record on the suffrage issue in Il
his speech Of acceptance in more
tefinite manner than his party plat
'orm commits him. When The wom-
ms party representatiyes-~Mrs Y
rield, Miss Ann Martin of Nevada,
Miss Ida Fiuney Macrille Of Californ-
a. aud Miss Maude Younger of Cali
ornia appear before the committee
hey will not touch on the right of
women to vote hut lay stress on their .
hilitS to cut big figure in the re- e
ults of twelve voting states this fall. 81
Offer Their Influence. al
After advising President Wilson u
hat she is not influenced by repuh VI
leans and, as q democrat had cam ~
'aigned in his behalf, Mrs Field de- al
Jared that the five women orators st
he offered him had Influence and a
over enough To win suffrage in their
wn states" u
This is not sent you In a spirit Of al
argaining" she added. ITO that YOU u
'ould turn deaf ear. II is asking e
gu 10 make it possible, as far as you pa
re able, to give democratic women a ~
nance to tell our women voters tina. 81
Du have done the things of para "a
count importance to women and of
gnificant advantage TO the demos ga
attic party" lls
To Show Power. "
The wonan's party members will or
u the committee that the twelve io'
Used elect one-fifth Of the electoral =
llege and cast one-thrd of the votes 10
'cessary 10 elect president The L.
omen behind any one candidate hi
ould have changed the results of all zol
cept three elections held IN suf-
age states between 1886 and 1912, :
ey win say. In 1912 changes rang ~
8 from 316 votes I'm Wyoming 10 90
Z in Colorado would have changed
g result in any suffrage state. They
u quote susan b. Anthonys own
ltement that the women OF the r
iited States should hold themselves
the voting balance and swing their
'ensth TO the party inscribing free
IN to women" ON its banners.