Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-07
WOMEN DEMAND SUFFRAGE OF
 DEMOCRATS
HOUSE JUDICIARY COM MITTEE IS UNJUSTLY HOLDING UP ANTHONY AMENDMENT, CHARGE.
(From Saturdays Daily.)

terday at the home of Mrs. E. w. Wells for the purpose of organizing Yavapai county to work for the Fed eral enfrancnisement of women. Fifty women, of all shades of political be- liefs, were present, strong in their purpose to help enfranchise their Eastern sisters.
 Mrs. E. St. Clair Thompson, the Southern field secretary for the Con gressional Union spoke. She en- phasized the strictly non-partisan at titGde of the union and said that she, as a Southern Democrat, could not but see the responsibility of the dom- inant party and that she realized that as a matter of political expediency the Democratic party ought, at once, to pass on to the States for ratification the Susans B. Anthony amendment and thus eliminate from the politics the question of woman suffrage. She said she firmly believed that when the women meeting in the Wom- ans party convention in Chicago, June ,, and /, demonstrated their power. that the Democratic party would see its opportunity and pass the Federal amendment She con 1 tinued:
 ! If as great a proportion of Demo crats as of the Republicans had voted for suffrage in 1915 a two-thirds ma jority in the house would have been secured. but more than two-thirds Of | the Democrats voted against suff- rage, reducing the vote to such a point that the amendment could not | have secured a two-thirds majority even if every member of every other party had been present and voted Yes
 At no time has the Congressional Union claimed that the Democrats
 have d two-thirds majority in each house. That is not necessary to car " the Federal amendment All that is necessary is for a fair proportion of Democrats to stand by the women. Then that, added to the favorable votes of oth.r parties, will carry the amendment
 Tn the house in 1915 only 5l per cent of the Democrats voted for the amendment, while 64 per cent of the Republicans. 100 per cent of the Pro grcssive Republicans, 95 per cent of the Progressives and 100 per cent of the independent membership voted for suffrage These figures show the responsibility of the Democratic par ty and we are very sure that through a demonstration of strength in Chi- cago. we can convince them of the wisdom Of clearing the amendment out of the way"
 The committee elected to represent Yavapai county Is composed of the following prominent women: Chair man, Mrs. r.. H. Meek; vice-chair- men. Mrs l. w. Wells. Mrs. NJ. R. Hazeltinc. Mrs. W. w. Ross. Mrs James Whctstinc and Mrs. T. c. Norris; secretary. Miss Mary Frank Gardner, and treasurer, Miss Kate T. Corey.
 The following resolution was pass cd at the meeting:
 Resolved: That we women voters of Yavapai county. Arizona, assem- blcd this 2n1 day of Juno. 1916, at Prescott. for the purpose of organiz- ing our county to cooperate with our State committee in the maintenance Of the Susan B. Anthony amendment. now unjustly held in the house judi ciary committee of the house of rep rcscntativcs at Washington, do here by declare our purpose to assist the women of the East by every means in our power to obtain Federal recogni- ton, this forever ending the one-sid- cd condition now existing in our country.
 "Bc It Further Resolved; That VIC urge congress to pass immediately on to the States for ratification this ques- ton of the eniranchisement of women oi the whole country.
 And Be it Finally Resolved That copies of this resolution be sent 10 Hon. Woodrow Wilson. president of the United States; to Hon. Champ Clark. of the house of representatives; to the leaders of the majority party in both houses; 10 each member ot the judiciary committee of the house of representatives to Senators M A. Smith and Henry r. Ashurst. and to Hon. Carl Hayden, with the request that it be read into the Congressional Record