Evening journal., 1916-08-23
JERSEY women
RALLY TO c. O.P.
Leaders Ready for Big
Meeting in Atlantic
City Sunday
MRS. HOPKINS HITS
AT THE DEMOCRATS

NEW YORK. Aug. %. - "The Dem
ocratic part is thoroughly unsatis-
factory TO women and its candidates
ought not TO be reelected"
This is to be the battle-cry when
the womans Party fires its first gun
in the Eastern States. with a suffrage
rally in Atlantic City next Sunday.
under the auspices of the Jersey
Branch of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage.
Ever since their strongly anti Dem
ocratic conference at Colorado
Springs. leaders of the woman's Par
ty have been hard at work in the
Western States. Sunday will be the
opening day here of a campaign that
they promise is to be the most Wig
orous one ever carried on by women.
The rally will take place in the
drawing room Of the Steel Pier at
Atlantic City at $50 p. m Represen-
tative Isaac Bacharach, of the sec
ond district, will welcome the city
into the fight. Miss Lucky Burns
national vice-chairman of the Con-
gressional Union; Mrs. Inez Milhol-
land Boissevain, of the National Ad-
visory Committee Allen McCurdy. oi
New York. Mrs. W. Thompson Burch
circulation manager of The Suffra'
gist,' and Mrs. ]. A. H Hopkins, Of
oh - he
branch. will be the speakers.
Mrs. Howard P Boyle, Of Atlantic
City, chairman Of the Second Con
gress District. will preside Mrs
Florence Bayard Hills, daughter @
Former Ambassador Thomas Bayard
will probably return from her cam
paign in Colorado TO let the womel
of the East know how their Westerl
sisters are carrying on the fight
Money To BE Raised.
Why the women should fight tn
Democratic party, and how, Will b
the chief subject of the afternoon
is hoped to raise 2 large sum @
money 70 supplant the S500,000 give
by Mrs. 0. H P Belmont, to carr
on the campaign Two members {
the Jersey branch--Miss Julia Hurl
but. Of Morristown. and Miss Agne
Campbell. Of Short Hills-are now a
work against the Democrats in III
State Of Washington. and will sen
reports of their progress TO the We
men who have pledged themselve
against the party which they accus
Of blocking the Susan r. Anthon
amendment
THE Woman's Party is non-part
SAN" Mrs. J. A. H. Hopkins said la
night cit is working for no man
SCI of men, but for one principle
hat Of political liberty for America
citizens. The Democrats in Congre
have opposed the Federal suttrai
amendment al every stage. Wcmt
ought not to return them TO power
"The other parties have each, eith'
In their platforms or through the
Presidential candidates. indorsed u
Federal amendment. Therefore, o
tween them the Woman's Party max
no distinction. This is a wise poliC
both morally and politically
In supporting an untried canc
date. the Woman's Party would ha
no knowledge of what he was goil
10 do for suffrage. and we have no
terest in hypothesis.
I'VE know and can prove the Del
ocratic party is thoughly unsatisfa
to,v to women. and ought not tc
reelected. Personally, as an une
franchised woman, I regard sutra
as the supreme issue. and l shall
all in my power to defeat the par
which has denied freedom to the "
men of the United States. Until
voice of every citizen can be hea
al the polls on Election Day.
shall not have pure democracity.
Mrs, Burch Advance Guard.
Mrs W. P Burch went to Allan
City today to make arrangements
the rally. and Mrs Hopkins will I
low her there on Friday. The
we're a series of coast meetingc
Belmar Asbury Park and Spri
lake last week TO arouse interest
the beginning of the campaign, a
this week there will be street me
lngs. parlor meetings and hotel me
ings in Atlantic City, TO let every c
know what the women are doing.
The New York City Committee
the Hughes Alliance reports that NJ
Charles w. Farnham, wife Of the mi
aeer Of Mr.. Hughes speaking tour,
chairman of the upper New York
trict and is organizing scores
women for the cause. She has s
oeeded in getting three stores
campaign purposes, meetings and
distribution Of literature, one at 5
enty-fourth street and Broadway
at 1O5th street and Broadway and
third at 125th street and Eighth a
nue.
Mrs. Emily S. A. Page has been
pointed chairman of the negro won
who are out for Hughes, and VIII
point one leader in each of the le
ing colored districts, with hve chi
men under her to organize them.