Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-07
RIVAL SUFFRAGE
MEETINGS BEING
HELD IN CHICAGO
One Camp Wants ConStitu-
tionaI Amendment, the 9th
er Opposes It; Big Parade
Today,
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! Chicago, June 6.-Rival national
/ suffrage ORGANIZATIONS meeting in
Chicago today to perfect plans for an
assault upon the resolutions commit
tee OF the republican national con-
vention tomorrow night, eheered the
\ early and favorable returns from the
Iowa election, heard reports of prog
ress from many states, contemplated
| gloomily the prospect Of rain for the
suffrage parade tomorrow and adopt
ed opposite courses to be pursued in
campaigns for votes.
The Congressional Union for Wom-
an suffrage, meeting at the Black
stone theater, completed the organiza
ton OF the woman's party with the
adoption of the Susan h. Anthony
amendment as the only plank in its
platform and appointed committee
to demand that 1t be incorporated into
the republican platform. In speeches
ana resolutions 1t presented this
amendment as the best means of Sc
curing the enlranchlsemont of women
and called upon President Wilson to
use his influence To secure its adop
ton.
Oppose Amendment.
In the Princess theater an assem-
bly, called by the National American
Woman Suffrage association went on
record as opposed to a campaign for
an amendment To- the federal consti-
tuition providing for woman suffrage
and cheered statement by Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait, who presided, that
suffrage should be sought by women
wherever an open door could be
found
nrno.itior +-.+h. c.,,.... u A,.Aor,
amendment was expressed by DIR.
Anna Howard Shaw and others and
early in the session resolution to
be presented to the resolutions com
mHtee Of the Coliseum convention
asking for a plank fayoring woman
suffrage was adopted.
Platform Adopted.
The afternoon session Of the wom- |,
ans party convention was devoted to |
adopting platform, the election of a |
committee, and the adop- |
ton of a report on resolutions which !
viii be sent to Washington. Speeches |
were made by Mrs. William Kent. %
and Mrs. Sarah Bardfield, |
of oregon, and committee reports
We're received
The tenor off the meeting was con-
tanned in one clause of the resolu
uOnS, WHICH expressed the lnttntlon /
Of the woman's party to hold respon
sible any party which refuses to do
justice to women by placing them on
a plane of equality with men in the
of the United States" The
organization Of the woman's party
was completed by the election of the
officers of campaign COM
lnittee
Campaign Committee.
Chairman, Miss Anne Martin, Ne
vada.
First vice chairman, Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, California.
Second vice chairman. Mary Bar
cline, Chicago.
Secretary, Miss Mabel Vernon, Me-
rada.
Alternate, Miss Lima Brown, Color
lido.
The platform adopted provides for
he main object of securing the pas
age Of the suffrage amendment, the
of state branches of the
'arty and the election of national Of
icers, an executive committee and
dVisory council
Although the parade to be held to-
morrow afternoon is in charge OF the
ational woman suffrage mission,
members of both camps will partici-
ate in 1t. Twenty thousand women
re expected to be in the line of
march