The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-09
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~ ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Sept. O.
The National American Woman SUI.
mage Association reaffirmed its pol.
Icy Of non.partisanship as an organi.
Ixafion toward national political par.
ttes and defeated by an overwhelming
vote an attempt to place the associa.
tion on record as in favor Of support.
ing national candidates who pledge
their support to the proposed equal
rtthts amendment to the Federal con.
ebtttution.
The resolution, which was intro.
duced by Mrs. Raymond Robins. wife
{ Of the chairman Of the last national
convention Of the Progressive party,
was branded by some Of the delegates
Is an antt.Wilson move, despite yehe-
3menti denials by Mrs. Robins and 9TH
sers who signed the resolution.
The resolution provoked long and
warm debate, in which these denials
were supplemented by declarations
that the resolution was non.partisan,
and that It was not aimed at President
Wilson, who has not come out in sup
port Of the Federal amendment. DR..
Anna Howard Shaw, honorary presi.
dent Of the association. was vehement
i'm her denunciation Of the resolution.
She supported other speakers, who
4 said the passage Of the resolution
woul dhurt the suffrage cause all over
&the United States. She drew atten.
stion to the fact that President Wilson
fayors woman suffrage, and voted for
8 & In his own state.
Alter the Robins resolution was de.
feeted the convention adopted a reso-
luton re-affirming its non.partisan at
itftude toward national political par.
ties. The resolution also stated that
4 this policy did not preclude the right
ptany member OF the association from
working against the election Of any
eAndidate OF women In states where
they have the right to vote.
The resolution introduced in the
convention several. days ago by Presi-
nent Carrie Chapman Gait that the i'm
mediate and principal air Of the asso-
ciation was the passage Of the federal
amendment and that all state work
was only preparatory thereto was
Withdrawn. The subject will be intro
duced in another farm, Mrs. Gait said,
9as. the resolution, because Of the op-
4 position Il has met, apparently has
been misunderstood.
The convention spent much Of yes
terday afternoon in deciding on meth.
DDS OF carrying on its campaign for
Buffrage. The question OF opposing the
reelection Of those members Of the
house Judiciary committee whether
Democrats or Republicans, who block
I'd the suffrage amendment In commit
tee was left to the judgment Of the as
ssociation,s congressional committee.
Two days in October and one day
in November will be observed as fed
eral amendment days with demonstra-
lions and public meetings in many
MATES.
A campaign fund Of ss1s,00O was
raised in thirty minutes. Most OF
the money was pledged and the re-
mstnder actually contributed.
y Triumph for the woman suffrage
cause, SIN little while" was predict.
id by;President Wilson here last night
jim q speech before the annual conven.
:tion OF the National American Woman
Suffrage Association.
81 have come here to fight with
fou,s the President declared. Imme.
aiately the 1000 women present stood
8 pnd cheered.