The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-03
WILSON STANDS BY PARTY VIEW
 UPON SUFFRAGE
Must Come From States, Opin- ion Expressed at White
 House..

Washington, Aug. 3-Private Sec terday that President Wilson will not follow Charles E. Hughes in declaring for the Federal amendment for woman suffrage. but will stand by the St. Louis platform declaration for woman suffrage through the states.
 In the announcement made by MI. Tumulty the President accepts the challenge of the Womans party, the Congressional. Union for Woman Suf- frage and MT. Hughes. He has not changed his position on suffrage, and is not likely to. He voted for the suffrage amendment in New Jersey and thinks the Democratic platform went far enough when it recommend. ed the extension of the franchise to the women of the country by the states.
 The Congressional Union has given notice that it will urge the Woman's party, at it's national convention to be held in Colorado Springs at an early date, ito indorse MT. Hughes and go into the equal suffrage states and work for him and all other Re publican candidates against Demo- crats"
 G. O. P. to Raise Issue.
 Many Democratic leaders in the East and South believe President Will sons position will increase the party vote, but Congressmen from Woman Suffrage States fear the wrath of the professional Suffragists and the big campaign fund of the Congressional Union.
 Republican leaders in the Senate following the announcement of Hughes, are preparing to force vote in that body on the Susan B. An thony amendment Efforts will be made to make the Suffrage question a Republican issue. Senator Gallin- ger of New Hampshire made this statement today. The first step will be a motion in the Senate to take up and later vote on the amendment. Subsequent action may be expected in the. House.
 Democratic leaders believe that, on test vote, almost as large a propor- tion of Democrats will vote for the Suffrage amendment as will Repub- licans. This will open the way for the claim that Suffrage is not a par tisan question.
 we make no pretensions that Re- publicans will be solid for the amend ment," said Senator Gallinger today. There are many Senators whose opinions will not be affected by the declaration of the candidate. But enough can be depended upon to show the women voters that if the Republican Party were dominant they would be assured at least of a vote on their proposition
 Women to Keep Up Fight
 After the White House announce ment the Congressional Union gave out this statement
 With .today's announcement from the White House that the President had not changed his mind on the suffrage issue, the last gleam of hope, so far as securing support from the Democratic party for the Susan B. An thony amendment was concerned, seemed to fade. Many of the Western women voters are Dem ocrats. Miss Anne Martin, chairman of the Wom- ans party national committee; Mhs. William Kent, wife of Representative Kent of California, and many other prominent Western Democratic wom- en, have expressed themselves as de- sirous of voting for President Will son, but added that they were ':suf- fragists first" would abide by what ever decision is reached by the Wom- ! ans party at Colorado Springs" |
 The attitude of Mrs. Kent is inter esttng in that Representative Kent | her husband, is chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Independent league i and will work for and support MT. Wilson. He and Mrs. Kent will neu- tralize each others vote, as both Of 1 them will cast ballots in California. |