New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-25
Rallies About ENJOYS Who
Ask Voting Sisters Fight
for Anthony Bill.
VOTES FOR WOMEN
PARTY WINS SUPPORT
Convention in June Will Begin
Drive to Compel Equal Fran
chise Throughout Nation.

Suffrage first for all women"
steamed and pulled the Suffrage Spe-
cial" as it slid gracefully into the free
land of the West last week.
The gallant train has caught the spirit
Of its twenty-three women passengers,
ENJOYS sent from the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage in the un-
enfranchised states to their voting Sis
ters in the West to urge them TO con-
solidate into one great woman's party,
with votes for women as their only
platform. Already il has carried the
message OF the need OF the immediate
passage Of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment through Illinois, Kansas
Wyoming and Colorado. Everywhere 1t
has had triumphal progress. Gov
ernors and secretaries or state, authors
and judges, have met the Flying Squad
ION and welcomed its ENJOYS. Mass
meetings have been called in every
place they stopped to give them the OPP
portunity to convince the 100000
women voters OF the West of tho need
Of the women of the East.
Convention Meets June 5.
The first convention Of the Woman's
marty will be held in Chicago on June D,
{ and T. Everywhere the women OF the
West are ready to respond to 1t. Reso-
lutions have been passed in many places
urging on the Administration the I'M
mediate massage of the Susan Is. An
thony amendment.
Two stops were made in New Mexico.
which is not free, where the hopes OF
the women are centred in the Federal
amendment, since the state constitu-
ton provides that it may not be amend
ed for twenty-five years, and then only
by two-thirds vote in every county III
the state. State Senator Barth greeted
the party at Albuquerque and, mounting
the stone coping of the station. de-
clared his belief in equal suffrage.
After visiting Arizona and California
the Suffrage Special" will go on to
Nevada. On Thursday, April q, at Car,
son City, the party will be entertained
at luncheon by the Governor and MIS-
Boyle, and on Thursday night, at Keno,
the Nevada Woman's Civic League Will
be turned over TO the Eastern visitors.
Speakers at the evening meeting IN
Reno will be Miss Lucy Burns, wee
chairman of the Congressional Union;
Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch and Mrs.
John Rogers. jr., of New York; Mrs.
Florence Bayard Hilles, of Delaware,
and Miss Helen Todd.
Plead for United Action.
The party is now in San Francisco,
where a reception will be given this
afternoon by the California Give
League. At the mass meeting in the
evening the speakers Will be MISS helen
Todd. Mrs. Florence Bayard Hllles, Mrs.
Harriet Stanton Blatch and Mrs. Jonn
Rogers, jr
This appeal of the unenfranchised
women is being made to the voting
women of the West:
1--WE. officers of the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage. represent
ing thirty-six unenfranchised states IN
conference assembled in Washington on
April s and 9. 1916, appeal TO the 4OOo,-
600 enfranchised women of the west.
urging them to do all in their power TO
press for the immediate passage or the
national suffrage amendment.
"The fact that one-ffth of the cleo
toral vote and one-third OF the vote
necessary to elect the next President
come from the suffrage states gives
voting women such power in Congress
as to make certain the passage OF the
national amendment, if they will unite
in its support.
Congress has blocked the amend
ment at every turn, and only By the IN
sistent demand of women voters can
its passage be secured.
1--WE call, therefore. upon all our TEL
cfasa to
assemble with US in Chicago on June
8. 6 and 7 to launch a Woman's party,
which will work independently OF all
existing political organizations to Sc
cure the immediate passage Of the ma
tional suffrage amendment.