Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-15
SUFF RACE HOPES
SEEM BRIGHTER
NOW THAN EVER
.0nIy Question to Be Decided
Is as to How Strong Demo-
Gratis viii Make Their Dec
Iaration for Votes for Women

wv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wirEl
St Louis. June 1.-THE suffragists
fight for an equal right plank in the
democratic platform closed today
with the Golden Lane demonstra
ton and tonight all camps began their
final drive on members Of the reso-
lutions committee aud three ca bines
mombers, Secretaries Baker Daniels
and Houston. who are here,
HOPE for victory never was bright
or with the suffraeists. for the con-
viction that the platform will favor
their movement grows hourly The
big question now Is what form the
plank win take. Whether 1t viii be
stronger than that contained in the
republican platform cannot be fore
cast until the committee takes final
action
President Wilson. among others, has
submitted plank To the committee,
but tonight II was said that there was
much doubt if it would be written
into the platform While the COM
mittee had not passed formally an
the presidents plank, the opinion vas
expressed by several members that
it was not specific enough to be ef-
fcctive, and plank Of stronger word
ing should be inserted.
A plank approved by Secretary
Daniels also has found opposition IN
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association, because it is con-
sidered TOO long Its text. declaring
in favor of immediate passage by con
gress Of constitutional amendment,
however Is favored by both the ma
tionals and the woman's party.
Representative Raker OF California.
a member of the committee. said to-
night that he was trying 10 assemble
the ideas of all the suffragists aud
express them in a plank which he
wonld offer. He believes the com
mittee will insert plank at least as
strong AS that presented by the re-
publican platform, but he faHors al
much stronger one.
Both representatives Of the ma
tlonals ana the womans party integ
viewed Secretary Baker. who bore the
presidents plank here, but he did not
commit himself on the issue. Mrs.
Hannah j. Patterson of Pittsburgh,
represented the nationals and Miss
Alice Paul Sara Bard Field and Miss
Ann Martin the woman's party. Mrs.
Patterson advised him that her or
ganization asked nothing more than
a declaration favorable TO suffrage,
while the womans party presented
the Daniels plank TO him and said
they would stand for IL.
Suffrage won an early victory in
the resolutions committee tonight !
when Mrs Arthur Dodge and other
anti-suffragists were compelled to
present their opposition before the
were heard.
"The golden lane" demonstration, F,
staged by the nationalstoday was the
most elaborate ana picturesque suf |
frage display cvet given in st Louis !
Several thousand women earbed IN |
yellow sashes and bearing yellow suf- |
frage banners ana umbrellas. formed |
q lane on both sides Of Locust street (
for democratic delegates to pass
through on the way to the convention. !
The demonstration was far from |
talk less as it had been advertised. /
For just a few minutes after Il started !
he women stood up straight ana did !
not say word. Then they began to /
shift about uneasly and show decided
nclnations TO step over ana have Il
word with their neigh ors.