Arizona republican., 1916-06-07
WOMEN SEEK
PLANK IN THE
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CHICAGO, June 6.-Rival national
suffrage organizations meetings in
Chicago today to perfect plans for an
assault upon the resolutions commit
tee Of the republican national con- /
Vention tomorrow night cheered the |
early and favorable returns from the |
Iowa election, heard reports of prog !
ress from many states. contemplated |
sloomly the prospect of rain during |
the parade tomorrow and adopted op-
posite courses to be pursued in the
canvas for votes. t..
The Congressional Union for Wo-
mems suffrage meeting at the Black |
ston theater completed the organiza
tior of the women's party with the
adoption of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment as the only plank in its
platform and appointed a committee to
demand that it be incorporated into
the republican platform. In speeches
and resolutions 1t presented this
amendment as the best means of Sc
curing the acknowledgements of women
and called upon President Wilson to
Use his influence to secure its adop-
ton.
In the Princess theater an assembly
called by the National American Wo-
mans Suffrage association went on
record as opposed to a campaign for
an amendment to the federal, consti-
tuition providing for woman suffrage
and cheered a statement by Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait who presided. that
suffrage should be sought by women
wherever an open door could be
found
OPPOSITION to the Susan B. Anthony
amendment was expected by DR..
Anna Shaw and others and early in
the session a resolution to be pre-
scented to the resolutions committee
ut the Coliseum convention asking
for a plank favoring woman suffrage
was adopted.
The afternoon session of the wo-
mans party convention was devoted
TO adopting a platform, the election
of campaign committee and the
adoption of report on resolutions
which will be sent to Washington
Speeches were made by Mrs. Will
liam Kent of California and Mrs
Sarah Bradfield of Oregon and com
Ullllee reports were received.
The tenor of the meeting was con-
tanned in one clause of the resolu-
tions, which expressed the intention
of the Womans party to hold respon-
sihle and party which refuses to do
justice to women by placing them on
a plane of equality with men in the
constitution of the United States.
The organization of the women's
party was completed by the election
of the following officers of a cam
paign committee:
Chairman, Miss Anne Martin. Ne
Nada.
First vice chairman. Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst. California
Second vice chairman, Mary Bar
telrne, Chicago.
Secretary, Miss Mabel Vernon. Ne
Vada.
Alternate, Miss Lima Brown. Colo
RADIO.
The platform adopted provides for
the main object Of securing the pas
sages of the suffrage amendment the
organization of state branches of the
party and the election Of national of.
ficers. an executive committee ant
advisory council.
As the parade to be held tomorrow
afternoon is in charge Of the Nationa
Woman's Suffrage association. mem.
hers of both camps will participate il
IL. twenty thousand women are eX
pected to be in line of march,
Dudley Field Malone, collector 0
the yort OF New York, roundly scoldet
members of the congressional uniol
for woman suffrage at tonight's SEES
sion for what he termed "hypocritca
criticism of big men in public life.
The session was set aside 70
speeches by representatives of tn
political parties who were invited {
tell why they merited the support Q
oiifranchsed women. Daniel Polin
bad spoken for the prohibition party
Allan Benson for the socialist party
Former Governor Charles Osborn,
Michigan and John HAYS Harmon
for the republican party when Mr.. Ma
lone began his address He referre
to Mean criticism of the prasider
that appeared in newspapers in tn
last two days AS coming from the con
gressional union and told the wome
who filled the Blackstone theater ths
they were taking the wrong method
obtain suffrage
President Wilson is not impelled /
a spirit of meanness." he said,
Mr.. Malone attempted to tell why |
favored the enactment of federal SUI
frage legislation.
Tell it to the president" said
Voice in the audience.
Il shall be happy to tell it to Il
president" replied Mr.. Malone "b