The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-14
|EQUAL SUFFRAG|STS
 | WIN OVER DANIELS
Secretary of Navy Indorses
 Equal Rights Movement
WOMEN ARE PLATED
Predict That Democratic Platform Will Be More Favorable Than Re- publican-More Chance for Wom-
 en Than Progressives, They Say

Ot. LOUIS, June lo.-JOy Illleu the SUI frage camps here tonight because today Secretary of the Navy Daniels publicly indorsed the equal rights movement and on every hand suffragists declared they believed the democratic platform will favor their cause.
 The secretary made it plain that he spoke only as an individual, but suf- fragists believed his words may have in fIuence with the resolutions committee when it passes on. the proposed suffrage plank of the platform.
 Suffrage leaders tonight received for approval tentative draft of suf- frage plank for the democratic plat form drawn by Secretary Daniels and ether leading democrats declaring un- equivocally for the passage by Con- gress of a suffrage amendment ot the constitution
 Leaders of the woman's party imme- diately approved the form of the plank. Their contention, however. has been that Congress should pass the Susan E. Anthony amendment without delay and their leaders are expected to press for such action. The plank, it is believed. will be satisfactory to the National Woman Suffrage association, whicE has been contending only for an in- dorsement of suffrage.
 PROPOSED PLANK
 The proposed plank follows
 "The constitution provides that when any considerable number of people de- sire to have an issue referred to the people the Congress may subnit the constitutional amendment to the legis- latures of the separate states icr rati- fication.
 Now that there are more than A. 000.O00 women voters in the country and the issue has been ratified by the legislative action of 12 separate states and as there is a recognized demand for equal suffrage among a large nun : Der of citizens. we favor the passae q e by the Congress of a federal amend : ment to the constitution. granting the right of suffrage to women in order that the separate states may by legis- lative act decide whether or mt they wish such amendment adopted" DANIELS EXPRESSION T believe" MT. Daniels said, that women should have equal rights with men. Insofar as I can help you as an individual, I will. T am not speaking for any one except myself, however, and ] am not delegate to the convention, SC I cannot consistently take up the fight for you here. But I am in hearty accord with you and wish you the greatest suc- cess"
 | Virtually the same message was giver by the secretary to both the National Woman Suffrage association and the woman's party representatives He spoke directly to Miss Alice Paul and Miss Anr
 Martin of the worhans party, and called
 Mrs. w. c. Fordyce of the national as sociation on the telephone. The secretary declined to participate in the suffrage parade tomorrow. pleading previous en gagement.
 Miss Paul and Miss Martin told tho secretary that it would be much wse for the democrats to make oYertures tt the woman's party for support than tt try to bring progressives into the fold | 3 AhCiC NCAC Oihy 1,VoV,VNV itSSiSt voters scattered throughout the United
 States in 1912, Miss Paul explained. The womans party offers you 400O, 0Oo votes in F states Mir. Daniels made nc comment.
 1 Secretary Houston talked with the wom
 ans party workers during the day. DON'T WANT MUCH What is the least you will take?1 h, I. i.inquired.
 "Immediate passage of the Susan E l Anthony amendment by Congress" wa i the answer
 | It ended the interview.
 1 One leading democrat declared hi party scarcely could do less than writ as favorable an indorsement of the Is sue into the platform as the republican
 platform contains. and expressed belle tContiaued on Page Twelve,