The Washington times., 1916-06-07
SUFFRAGiSTS, WITH
100000 VOTES, BID
FOR c. OPP. SUPPORT
Asks Republicans to Put Votes
for-Women Plank In Their
Platform.
REJECT OTHERS 0vERTUREs

this afternoon will demand Of the
a. o. p. resolutions committee that
a suffrage plank be included in the
Republican platform.
The suffragettes planned also TO
demonstrate their strength before
delegates this afternoon in q parade,
with 10000 in line.
Old party gallants already are pay
Ing serious court to the new Woman
Suffrage Iarty, which made It's ma
tional political debut only yesterday.
Miss suffrage Party has a big dow
WINS to her ..etuRn Sn She She s sSS srs SSS
demonstrated that she Is not easily
phrases of those who love her for her
pre-nuptial contract pledging. In re-
| turn, equal political opportunity for
all American women. through q ma
| tional suffrage amendment.
Osborn and Hammond Friendly.
Governor Osborn Of Michigan and
John lays Hammond OF New York.
| were the fret tc publicly plead FOR
her consideration of the Gauge OF Re-
publicans.
Osborn declared that III the Repub-
lican party has any political sense
left II will adopt the Sussn B. An
thony amendment MS a plank of its
platform and nominate Theodore
| Roosevelt" but admitted that he did
not EXPECT II to do the former. Miss
Suffrage l'arty Immediately lost in
| terest In his suit.
Hammond boosted that Republicans
| would protect the bride. by force OF
! arms and not by mere words" II she
| would but yield her land-and votes.
He painted in glowing words the
l traA NJ kn auVNN
but lodged pre-nuptial contract.
cheered by the chilly reception
given the proposals of his hated RI
walls Dudley Field Malone. collector
of the port Of New York. sought to
pledge for Democracy and Woodrow
Wilson.
II have not come all the way from
New York to fiatter YOU" Malone
George M. Conan and are waving the
american flag to wir your support.
We want you to come with us and
live Americanism. not only talk It,"
But when he could promise no
pledge for tSs party she turned q
Others Rejected, Too.
: In similar terms. the Progressives,
Socialists and the Prohibitionists paid
their court. The latter two. although
pledging to share their all with the new
party. were fatty rejected as not having
any power to share. The Progressives
were kindly but firmly told that though
their professions sounded good, no defin-
tie answer could be given till they were
through dickertng with the G. o. p. and
an inventory had been made to show
whether they held any power In their
| ua rrJat Stanton RIatcb mazda ~ pIain
Z the new party's love inclines to
odrow Wilson and Democracy. but
ST. wants the Democrats to show by
for,,ng action before adjournment Of
J Congress on the Susan B. Anthony
amendment.
That the new party is to Ne a political
force, backed bv money as well as
votes, Is assured by campaign
pledge on half q million dollars made
by Mrs, o. H. p. belmont. Of New
York.
| March rs Plea for Votes.
To emphasize their demands for q
suffrage plank. 4O.nO women. two
elephants. and a goat marched down
Michigan bouleeard to the Coliseum.
Two classes of women marched: The
free" women, those who already have
the vote. and the women from the
states where equal suffrage has not
yet been granted.
At the head OF the grand procession
Miss Portia Willis, pretty New York
| sufYraRist, drove two huge elephants.
The elephants carried q heavy plank
} with the word Suffrage" painted large
, upon II.
a distinction was made in the parade
between the twelve free States (the
eleven with full suffrage and Illinois
, with municipal and Presidential sur-
, frage), and the thirtyIsix States which
have not yet granted equal voting privi-
t Twelve pretty girls bearing the names
OF the twelve free" states We're dressed
in white. These We're followed by
| thirty-six States without equal suffrage.
1t had been suggested that the
, thjrty-six gray-clad women wear
manacles on their hands and imitation
balls and chains on their ankles but
t this was voted down as not truly repre-
sentative OF conditions.
Parade Like Zoo.
5 The parade is given under the auspices
OF the National American Woman Suf-
, frage Association.
/, Mrs. Harrison Monro Brown, presi-
dent OF the Illinois Equal Suffrage As
ISOLATION. Is the parade committee
Six hundred women school teachers
marched. They had as their mascot a
goat.
I'VE have so often been the goat
2 said one of the schoolmarms. that a
goat Is the most appropriate emblem
E We can find"
This gave the parade the appearance
Of zoo, taken with the elephants
All the teachers are members or the
Chicago Teachers Federation.
! The "Rovers,' CARRIED in specially
tailored suits, formed one of the nattiest
groups In line, They are the movable
adjutants OF the parade. They were
Mrs John A. Carpenter, Mrs, Charles
W. kayser, Miss Edith Wyatt, Miss
Grace Abbott, Miss Agnes Forman. and
Mrs James Kelley.
Chief of Police Charles &. Healey and
mounted squad headed the parade.
; Mrs. Kellogg Fairbank, grand mar
shall, dressed In a costume OF white and
yellow. followed, leading the ranks OF
: women marching sixteen abreast.
Her chief aides were Mrs. Joseph T.
/ Bowen, Mrs. Mary H. Wilmarth Miss
I Mary e. Mcdowell, Miss Katherine 49,
Davis, Mrs. julius kosenwald and
Cathpripa NJ, NH