The sun., 1916-11-23
|$sOO,750PLEDGED
BY WOMEN OF n. Y.
State Suffrage Party Raises
Quickly Large Sum for
1917 Campaign.
ASK MEN TO AID THEM
Delegates Feel Certain Of
Victory in Next
Fight.

ALBANY. Nov. 2?.-De,egates to the
New York State Woman Suffrage party
pledged themselves to-day to raise $780,
$50 for the 1917 votes for women cam
paign. So spontaneous was the enthusi-
asm aroused by an address by Mrs Car
rie Chapman Gait. president of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage As
sociation. supplemented by an appeal
from Mrs. Ogden Mills Reid, State treas
urer. that the pledges exceeded by $751;
$50 the $225.00O requested OF the state
organization by the national convention
In Atlantic city. Ten per cent. OF the
3225.O00 will be devoted to the cam
paiGn for the passage OF Federal SUI
fraGe amendment.
Besides the money promised many OF
the delegates pledged themselves TO
work increasingly for weeks and months
In perfec:ing organization - one even
pledged her service as an organizer FOR
year-and there were countless
pledges of entertainment for the work.
crs and Of the use OF automobiles for
campaign purposes.
Reports All Optinistic.
In addition to exceeding the Atlantic
City pledge the convention to-day nomi-
mated officers. received proposed amend
ments to the organizations constitution.
the principal one Of which would make
the officers terms two years instead OF
one. and heard optimistic reports Of or
ganizing work from district leaders.
The present officers were renominated
with the exception Of Mrs. Alice Duer
Miller. the corresponding secretary. who
was named for the Craftsmanship OF a
prOrnsed new Nuapca hoard Mrs
charles Noel Edge was nominated for
the corresponding eecretarysh.p. The
election will he held tomorrow.
Mrs Cat,. who spoke cxtemporaneous-
ly. expressed confidence that sufYragists
eventually would win their fight both In
this State and in the nation. The re-
cent election and the par; the women
voters had played in it. she said. pro-
vided a fund OF comfort for the suf-
frage workers. Here are some instruc-
tions which Mrs. Gait gave to the dele
gates:
go into this campaign with the abso.
Lutte certainty that you are fighting one
OF the last battles Of our three genera
tions long struggle.
viii Get After the Men.
Never fail to remind the men tina,
our sisters in Canada have been given
the ballot. while we In n republic have
been denied IL: that women In Den
mark and Iceland can vote. and tina,
there II progressing in Holland an evo'
luton which will soon result in the en-
franchisemcnt Of the women there.
Always remind your men friends
that the most implacable enemy OF suf
frage. Premier Asquith. has SURRENDERED
to the inevitable
Go forward with the certain conv!c
tion that victory lies ahead
Some Of the suggestions for none,
raising which were made by Mrs. Rei'
follow:
Use new converts TO solicit money
They'll often do that when they'll worl
In no other way.
"Makc more use OF the men. The.
decrecd that we've got TO have at leas
one more campaign. Let them hel
finance H. Also their suggestions o
! budgets and other matters financial ar
Invaluable and should be sought.
Make this a real suffrage Christina
by giving to the cause instead Of givir
| to friends. and by requesting you
| friends to do the same
Take up collections at every suffrag
| gathering"