Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-07
SUFFRAGISTS HAVE
THREE SIDED DEBATE
Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Brown and
Miss CLAY Discuss State and
Federal Plans Of Attack.
BIG CONVENTION OPENS


Atlantic City, n J., Sept. GA de.
hate an the ouestion of whether the
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Na''ona,
ASSOCIATION should crop us WORK LOT
state amendments and concentrate its
efforts ON a federal amendment was
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the associations annuai convention
here today.
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper of New
vi. .i..a.. - a.. at.s..,, ,-.,a
iofN, a. iesuei Vi 'ie ieu a'
ment forces, argued IN the affirma-
tive, while Miss Laura Clay OF Lex
inrton. XIV. argued in favor OF con-
~ s:-L ;.a;,.a.., $500.
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third deoater, MRS. Raymond brown
al New York, took amiddle ground iin
iavar OF both federal and state v ork
Mrs. Harper declared that the as
ISOLATION should concentrate on the
Susan B. Anthony federal amendment
aud the work IN the Individual states
he discontinued.
1Nc have now obtained enough
e,uai Suffrage sta,es % nlaks our
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~ .snolu s 20 as1. ~. uu ~, ,e.
s'ai alnenaIienl whisn n,' pay we
100 ooss-Iiaoen % iayo, &c sonpe,
Tue pIesioeht Oh inc . Siii'ca o.atss T.
rtve'se ms owl a.iuus eo ..hes
ano aely the p,a.lo,m On ,r m,'a ~, ~
was eiectea, ana q w'sst H1n ~
lue.ant congress woe ~ o . i;ou hes
ana 70 scare u 30 oaaiy mat nas
esoIteu 70 eve'y suo :.sA,s sn wd
IN orosl nor 70 Ply "se'i oh 'e.oiu
AGAIN oeIole eiection' .;u,
nave we NOT now t.n.u po'
m ..ns vs. o -" a srUp r;rht ard
,asks On OUT 9pPoneh sn @
ielt wings anu inAI0h W. 100;
suaignt Up 70 'ne s1hns d,, - ~.
tfencnes, wnele lne nam Dooy y '"s
enemy i,ss concealeu . .a...
MIS- narpei nancy as :oppo"es
ne corporalIons, ING hquo' any
otner VICE 'hteres's'
Mrs. Brown for Joint Action.
II the suffragists are to win their
fight for votes for women in this
country both the federal and state
campaigns must continue undated,
in accordance with the present policy
Of the National Woman Suffrage as.
ISOLATION, Mrs. Raymond Brown OF
New York declared. Only by united
action directed toward both federal
and state legislation may the ultimate
object be attained, she said.
Describing equal suffrage as the
iiyeliest political issue before the pub
lie" Mrs. Brown alluded to the state
campaigns which have been fought
ana won, resulting ~ srowins nu.
per Of men oeing elected 70 eohs'ee.
py tns votes q Women. -
Wnen , are ss. srvynp y, sstsasrsi
won Y Ayio anu 80 w sd;a..
smenoment sang inuv Wy Ni,.;s." Wrs
foreground 81 nauonaI o.
Brown eonIan.uou, nv h 49, hssa.s
oouDt y y sVWs toDs 1890 S
many years. Wnen y nas DeGn passeu
ny both houses o. eongress, NOVEL; NJ,
INC ngnt nas ,, oh.y . w. oIsus rntu
woman VIII DC en'sn n.n.ss ~,
y Iatlneu " Ieeou..
ne ststes. ln,s h :..as.. ams /" -
o. tne utmost mpo..an,
stfengtnen our s.Ate o'ssn li.:.u..
~ course we Mus. ~ vi "s -
marc - eve1 DeioIe We ean NPs Ss.i
secure the passase ., .ne .s.s
Amendment, ou! = .ne sa.ns ums vs. ~
must Try 20 WIN new s's. ss;.; snu ~
prepare the s'a'es ~. 's :..;Ss ~.
we must 90 on Mo5,,kns n ..s. ".
separate slates, puiioins W Ss'u 49, ~
Ganizations, ana we must WIN '''o'e
suffrage states,
Miss Clay TOR States Rights.
The constitutional amendment
which Susan B. Anthony proposed,
which would enfranchise all the wom-