The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-27
National Leaders Are in Chi
eago Mapping Campaign.
Party VIII Be Complete When
Conventions Convene.
WORK THRU WOMEN'S CLUBS
Nonpartisan, With but q One
Plank Platform.
Pull Together for National Suf.
frage Measure. es

Chicago, May 97.-An is in readf-
ness for the thousands Of women WIN
Will attend the Womau's party con-
vention here, June s. s and 70, IN an
swer TO the call of the CongressiouA
union Suffragists from all enfran-
chised states Will determine how thsz
can throw their votes in the next eEec-
ton in order to best serve the causA
of nationwide suffrage for women
The last day OF this convention viH
/ be the first day of the Republics
The union has Just completed an
invasion Of the west undertaken to
consolidate the Congressional union
branches in the already enfranchised
states The work of organizing the
district in Chicago through the wor1-
ems clubs, societies and industrial
rganizations
Miss Alice Paul. national chairu.zns
and a notable group Of militant scouts
are in charge The activities are d.
rected from field headquarters On
Michigan boulevard
Miss Vernon to Be There
Miss Mabel Vernon of Delaware
who organized nearly half the en-
franchised states in support Of the fed
| era1 amendment. will arrive soon to
direct a campaign OF street meetinsz
Miss Doris Stevens, head Of the na-
/ tional organization department. Is here
IN charge of the open air demonsrz-
/ tons and mass meetings that win
punctuate the suffrage calendar be-
| tween now and convention time Mtsz
| Elizabeth Elder of PhiIadeIphfz has
taken charge of the information t=z~
reau and will later enroll all deIexzses
The work of directing the out Of door
publicity Is in the hands of Miss s.
Ada Flatnan Of London England. one
/ OF MIS- Pankhurst's Heutenants in the
early days of the militant movement
The program viii be mainly n tie
hands or the voting women Among
| the speakers will be Miss NzuHa
Younger. member Of the national ad-
vlsory council of the union. Mrs sara
Bard Field. envoy from the Woman
/ Voters convention in san Francisco
and Mrs William Kent. member CT
the national executive COMMITTEES. All
Of California; Miss Anne Martin 81
Nevada, member of the national Iegfs-
latfve committee and Mrs Dora
Phelps Buell., state factory inspector
of Colorado and member of the na-
tlonaI advisory council Of the Union
Lease Suburban Hotels.
hospitality committee headed by
Mrs Clifford Wells. a promfnen. So
ciety woman. is in charge Of the work
OF securing accommodations for the
hosts who will begin to arrive in a
few days Unable to secure ROOMS
in the fashionable hotels, the cor1-
q
suburban hotels
Contrary to reports that the union i
a partisan organization, Miss Alice
Paul, the national chairman declared
today that the organization is strictly
nou-partisan and is working solely fer
nation wide acknowledgements Of an
| women
A review of the suffrage situations
in the house shows. s1ffrzEsts szv.
that the Democrats have blocked the
amendment
Miss Paul is explicit in giving r-e-
sons for the formation Of the new
party
IF women who are EepubEfczux
simply help the Republican party, zud
women who are Democrats simply
help the Democratic party" she said.
women's votes won't count for much
But when the political parties see he
fore them group Of Independents
women voters who are standing to-
gether, it will make suffrage an issue =
Among the women who viii head
delegations from the free states ares
Mrs Eleanor s. Colt of Montana DR..
Caroline Spencer Of Colorado. Mrs
John s. Allen and Mrs Wallis VII
lian1s Of Washington: Mrs j. A Keat-
ing of Oregons Miss Margaret Tyler
of Idaho- Mrs w H SavteIIe and
Mrs E b Perrin Of Arizona: Misx
Gail LaughIin Of California. n4iaa
Anne Martin Of Nevada and Mrs lila
Day Monroe of Kansas