The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-08
DEATH THREATENED To
DEMOCRATIC ROOSTER
Demsnd That Suffrage he Granted
Woman or Those Now Voting
VIII support PARTY Prorais- >
ing Aid.

| The ENJOYS from the Congressional
Union for Woman's Suffrage, who are
making tour through the suffrage
states. adding members to work for
| franchis'ng women, have completed
half of their trip.
Everywhere stop is made the rep
resentatives are met with great hos
| pitaiity and enthusiastic response. In
Sacramento the ENJOYS were enter
tanned by the Chamber of Commerce
with a drive through the suburbs and
luncheon in the Sacramento Hotel.
| The Congress- onal Union IL making
an appeal to the women OF the Western
States for national freedom" and are
soliciting their aid to have the con-
| stitution of the United States amended
/ to permit the enfranchisem. of
| women.
! Come out OF your party; forget
party allegiance, and strive TO the
| dem ocracy of women, the greatest
| ideal woman ever had" was the >ey-
note appeal by Mrs. Harriet stanton
| Batch, political chairman of the Con-
! gressionai Union, to mass meeting
/ held last night at the exposition audi
| torium in honor of the t~enty-thsee
/ delegates who arrived in San Francisco
Monday night on the Suffrage S2e~
( cial..
This was the keynote of the general
( call for the mobilization of the voting
| women of the nation to form new
| party which shall meet In Chicago
June S, and T. This new Woman
! Party" shall have but one plank--the
! passage OF the Susan B. Anthony
amendment TO the United States Con-
! stitution.
Miss Gail Laughln presided, and Ed
ward Rainey, secretary to Mayor
/ Rolph, welcomed the women OF thu
| East, In the name of the mayor, Ia
I San Francisco and asked them to take
back with them the report that san
| Francisco is proud of the constructive
! help given the community by its WON
en- since they have had the ballot
"Rooster' May he Dead.
| Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, of Del
aware. who made a plea for the sister
hood OF women. said. Let ii never be
said that 1t is less than the brotherhood
| of man. Mrs Hilles reminded her
audience that Representative Carlin
| OF the judiciary Committee had said
! "Cockrobn is dead" when speaking OF
that bodys decision to postpone inden-
/ nitely any action on the Federal Suf-
! frage amendment. She added. Let Us
| FeIneH DER tnAt ieE isiatDTS are not IA =
ways right and that Mr.. Carlin may
easily have mistaken his bird. Per
hops 1t was not cockrohin, hut the
| Democratic rooster"
! Others speaking were Mrs. John
| Rogers. Jr., of New York, Miss Heller
Todd. who helped in the Pennsylvania
campaign. and Mrs, Sara Bard Field
one OF the two ENJOYS from the frs,
Woman voters Convention. who mo-
tored across the continent
At the close of the rousinE meeting
| when appeal was made for funds
| with which to carry on the campaign
+! for a Federal amendment. Mrs. PHOEBE
I A. Hearst led the subscription with n
| pledge OF flve hundred dollars other
/ contributions OF cash and pledges to-
tailed goodly amount,
In the morning, the MAYOR of Sar
| Francisco greeted the envoys Off.
I clally in his office. after a reception
! committee of local suffragists had met
the eastern women at the station and