Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-05
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Pressure viii Be Exeted Up
on National Convention for
Adoption of Plank Favor
able to Cause,
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Chicago. June A week of wom-
an suffrage activities designed to eX-
err pressure upon the republican ma
tional convention for the adoption IN
the platform of a plank favorable to
universal suffrage will begin here to-
morrow with the opening in the
Blackstone theater of a convention of
the congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage. 1t will be followed on Tues
day and Wednesday by a conference
of the National American woman
Suffrage association the elimination
of which will be a parade in which II
is estimated that 10000 women Will
march and which will carry to the
republican platform committee in ses-
sion at the Coliseum a set of resolu-
tions demanding votes for women.
The two suffrage organizations nave
maintain distinct and separate head
quarters from which their work has
been directed
Amendment Wanted.
Adoption of the Susan b. Anthony
amendment Of the federal constitu-
ton is announced as the goal of the
convention of the Congressional union.
Ar the first session of the three days
convention which begins tomorrow
steps will be taken for the formation
of a womans party designed to at
tain the adoption of this amendment.
A committee, it is promised, VIII be
appointed to call upon the platform
committee of the republican conVen-
ton and make a demand for pro-
nouncement on the suffrage issue IA
vorable to the new party
Women from twelve "enfranchls-
ed" states will participate in the
meeting to form the woman's party,
the first session of which will be held
at . o'clock tomorrow afternoon
Miss Maude Younger, of California,
assistant national legislative chair
man, will make the keynote speech as
temporary chairman. The gist or
this speech, it is announced, Will De
an attack on the democratic admin
istration for its failure TO act favor
ably on the Susan b. Anthony amend
ment. Miss Anna Martin, of Nevada.
it is predicted, will be permanent
chairman.
WAYS and Means.
A salient part of the convention
program will he q discussion bG
prominent western women as to how
their ballots may be utilized to the
best advantage fer the suffrage cause.
Immediately after this discussion
program designed to obtain the OBJ
iects of the union will be adopted,
Those taking part in the discussion
will be Mrs. William Kent, of Cali
fornia wife of Congressman Kent;
Miss Anne Martin, of Nevada; Miss
Maude Younger, of California; Mrs.
Dora Phelps Buell.. of Denver; Mrs.
e. S. Hare, of Montana; Mrs. sara
Bard Field, of California; Mrs. Lila
Day Monroe, Of Kansas, and Mrs. w.
II. Sawtelle, of Arizona.
In the morning the various state
delegations will register and be as
signed places on the convention floor.
The lower floor will be used eXelu-
sively for the voting women and the
balcony will be thrown open to visit
ors from "unenfranchised" states and
the general public. The theater has
been decorated with the purple, white
ana gold colors of the union.
Miss Alice Paul, national chairman
of the union, win call the convention
to order and Miss Younger's speech
will follow The appointment of rules,
resolutions and nomination commit
tees will then be taken up.
\ reception for the visiting dele
gates will be held in the evening.
Counting Noses.
Tuesday morning the committees
will meet and in the afternoon there
will be a discussion Of the number of
women the union will be able to mus
ter at the November election Mrs.
Margaret Zane Cherdron. of Salt Lake
City, DR.. Cora Smith King, of Seattle;
Mrs Ida Finney Mackrille, of Berke-
ley Cal, and others will speak. on
Wednesday noon 1000 women will be
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