The sun., 1916-08-27
of Children Bring
Recruits to the Cause
of Votes for Women---
Questions Of National
Policy to BE Settled
at the Meeting

IN the Federal field have made l'rcsi-
dent wilson aud Congress sit ur and
take notice. and got the steady old or
ganization from which she sprang so
worked m that II Is now actuall. de-
batting whether It wouldn't be- best 10
abandon State action and devote Itself
to "a grand Federal drive.
But only a small wing really takes
this position. 1t r.. however. big
enough. especially in view If tn" fact
that the Republican candidate for the
1residcncy has declared for tho Fed
eral amendment, to make 1t necessary
to present the problem to tho members
of h ASSOCIATION. And IL the dele
gates should vote ia concentrate on
Federal action It might hc that the
National. like the newly formed
woinan's partr ont West. Wuul1 plunge
into the political |cdmpaiau as tho
avowed enemy uf tn" democratic
party. which has declined To- pat the
suffrage amendment tl:uieh the
SiNty-fJurth Congress. ON the opening
day of the convention IN -. Iauls
Methodist Episcopal Church there viii
he Il three curncrcd debate uH the flu
turc polio, of the National. VI So Laura
Clay of Kentucky and Ms kltc ti.u-
dan of Louisiana WI argue that 1t
should drop Federal Wuik and couiGc
itself to the States, for like I.c~idrut
Wilson AMI his party. representative
Southern ruffraci~ts are driven 10y the
negro question To- feel that "a Federal
amendment is ont ~ tho question.
that II wouldn't hc poSs.u'n To- get /.
ratified 10y the necessary th-cc-fuurths
of the States
Mrs. Ida Ilustcd lIarp,r VII had the
plea for Federal npliup cNciu~iy,i,.
seconded 10y Mr-. Giru.uwor ~ az or
Massachusetts. Mrs. RAYMOND l'rown.
aided 10y Mis- flugruo" Alien. viii
speak for n continuance of the present
method, Federal and state wurh side
10y side.
When al have had their sIy the
delegates viii vote, and according to
their vote the constitution ct the 49,
sociation will hc altered t. declare
for the support of State campaigns
alone. or the Federal campli-u alone:
or IL Will remain as i is Low. com-
mitted To both.
II ann positive Mr.. ENmond
Brown said las, wcol,, chat the Na-
tional Will never l." carried away Icy
radical demands for an abandonment
of its present non art.-tl policy. We
are coins right along IN oar present
broad road. Mrs, frark NJ. l.u",-ins.
head of The association CONGRESSIONAL
work. will keep himmcr.uS away with
her Aid on ton"r"ss. and ~" clm-
paigns in I'll" states wll llNa the
parent hody's a!l Aud I dur'i he-
licye the National VIII i-ht tuy ~l,..i.-
cal party. Individual candidates for
office who have opposed surfra-o It
will iight, hut a party never Mad 80
say most of the leaders.
The National has proved ~ ron-
ptrtlsanship lv iuv''u- ''' c,lli-
dates of both tlc b. I%.'i'.'I o parties
10 speak ~ the convention. j'r,--
dent Wilson has written - SO, tir,' lao
very much desire To-, tnl W4' try hard
20 arrange his plans 80 j., can Ito II.
Mr.. Hughes has r"' ho,u lD,rI from,
but the SUITS are ho;ir- nr wuut lie
too hoarsc from hi' Western ,~ip to
drop in and ..y Il fcw liul words TO
Them.
Bg BOSS Mary Garrett He. of Sew
York - an important pir' 81 49," con-
v"n,!on. You get your hot. rcscrvA-
tons Of hcr-and reservations are
! scarce.