Weekly journal-miner., 1916-09-06
HERE ID PLEAD FOR NATIONAL
 SUFFRAGE
EVERY PRECINCT IN THE COUNTY WILL BE OR
 GANIZED TO WORK FOR
 ANTHONY AMENDMENT.
(From Saturdays Daily.l

ne hrSt two otlclal representatives
 of the Woman's party, an outgrowth
 of the Congressional Union for Wom-
 an Suffrage, Mrs. St. Clair Thompson
 and Miss Iris Caldcrhead, arrived in Prescott yesterday to launch vigor- ous campaign for the immediate pass
 age of the Susan B. Anthony amend
 ment, scorned by the Democratic ad-
 miniStration, and to show the people
 Tn this vicinity just where President
 Wilson and his colleagues stand on
 the question, how many times they
 have refused the women of the nation
 the right to vote by not urging the
 passage Of the amendment and to
 prove to all that such a right should
 be extended to every woman in the
 United States.
 At the recent convention of the
 Woman's party at Colorado Springs, it was decided that the campaign for the passage of the amendment should
 be non-partisan and that President
 Wilson, while in control of the legis-
 lation of the country, be given every opportunity to urge national suffrage.
 In spite of non-partisanship, however, the women are opposing the Demo- cratic administration on the grounds that 1t has been in absolute power since 1913 and could have passed the amendment at any time if so disposed.
 We are not opposing the adminis- tration because 1t IS Democratic" said Mrs. Thompson last night, but be- cause 1t has repeatedly ignored the rights of the women of the United States. If action is not taken soon, we will most certainly support the candidacy of Mir. Hughes, for he has declared himself for the amendment and has said 1t should be passed and ratified as soon as possible. a
 Ours is principal of human rights that President Wilson so loud- ly proclaimed in his book on Free dom but has so far reserved for the men. He has refused to speak to his rarty in favor of national enfranchise- ment, which would have practically meant the passage of the amendment, therefore he cannot expect the wom- cn of this country to support him. But we are willing to give him every chance. If action Is not taken on the issue before congress adjourns, we will devote our efforts to the election of Mir Hughes and all Republicans for national offices, for we feel that in that party we have a sincere friend"
 During their stay here Mrs. Thomp- son and Miss Calderhead are expect cd to throw some light on the po- litical careers of Messrs Ashurst and Hayden regarding their attitude to- ward the right of women to vote, all though any such action will be solely in the interests of the amendment and not in the interests of State politics.
 Miss Calderhead comes from Kan, and is the daughter of former Congressman Caldcrhead, of that State She Is a thoroughly young women and brilliant speaker Miss Calderhead will remain in this county for some time and will the women in every voting precinct to work for the enfranchise- ment of the women in all other States.
 Mrs. Thompson will probably leave Prescott in a few days for other parts of the State. Beside these two wom- n there is still another organizer for he Woman's party in Arizona, Miss Vivian Pierce, who is spreading the cause" throughout Coconino, Mo nave and Yuma counties. All thrc. organizers will meet later at Phoenix or grand finale to their campaign or the passage of the amendment which will give to the women of the United States the right to vote.