The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-15
For President Whether They Be
for Suffrage or against is
Object of Alliance.

The executive committee Of the
Women's National Committee of the
Hughes Alliance, at meeting at the
Hotel Aston, July IL, formally start
ed the campaign to unite the women
throughout the country Of all parties
in both suffrage and non-suffrage
states in support of Mr.. Hughes.
The committee has started to Sc
cure in the shortest possible time a
central committee of one thousand,
all enrolment of one hundred thous-
and, and preliminary budget of
100000.
Sole Object.
She constitution of the Women's
National Committee of the Hughes
Alliance was adopted the same after
noon. The constitution declares the
sole object of the alliance to be to
aid in the election of Charles f.
Hughes to the presidency Any wom-
an in the country may become mem
Der upon the approval of her signed
enrolment blank by the executive
committee. There are to be no dues
or membership fees required for en-
roliment, but all members are invit-
ed to contribute.
The executive committee is en-
powered to authorize the formation
of auxiliary, state, local, trade, or
other branch organizations in the al
lance in such places and in such
ways as the executive committee may
determine.
Interesting Provision.
An interesting provision OF the con-
stitution is that no local branch or
auxiliary organization of the alliance
shall be known or designated as rep
resenting citizens of any particular
foreign extraction. This is in line
with the policy of Americanism.
which is to be a direct and dominant
issue of the campaign.
The committee has begun an ac-
tive membership campaign through
out the country. This permits the en-
rollment OF individuals in any part
OF the country in the national ALI
ance, but does not on the other hand
preclude the organization of state or
local branches The organization of
such branches on the state and local
bases will on the contrary be encour-
aged by the national alliance. For in
stance, by the present plan. If twenty
five persons in given community
enroll in the National Hughes ALI
ance, each of these twenty-five will
be informed of the number in their
community who have joined the nat
ional alliance, and will be encouraged
to Join together to form a state or
local branch The purpose of the
national membership plan is to avoid
any Of the delays or difficulties that
might possibly arise because OF local
political conditions or alignments;
but 1t must be remembered that the
purpose of the Hughes Alliance is to
unite citizens on the basis of interest
in Mr.. Hughes's election solely, ard
that any members of the alliance may
differ from one another as widely as
their convictions lead them to on
state and local tickets.
To Get Votes.
Frances A. Kellor. chairman Of the
Women's National Committee of the
Hughes Alliance, at meeting here,
called attention to the fact that i'm
mediate purpose Of the national com
mittee in the next four months is to
get votes for Mr. Hughes. She said
the women are also very much inter-
ested in seeing that the things that
they worked for during the campaign
are legislated into action in the years
that will follow.
Dr. Davis, former commissioner Of
corrections Of the city Of New York,