Evening star., 1916-09-08
Suffragists Reject Plan to Aid
Only Those Espousing An
thony Amendment.
NOMINATING CANDIDATES
FOR NATIONAL OFFICES
Two High Aspirants Will Be Placed
on Ballots at the Election
Tomorrow.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. September S.
The National American Woman Suffrage
Association convention today defeated by
an overwhelming vote resolution that
in the present national campaign it sup
port only those candidates for national
offices who pledge their support to the
passage OF the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment for a federal constitutional amend
ment. The resolution was offered by Mrs.
Raymond Robins of Chicago and a num-
Der of other delegates
Delegates to the association in con-
vention here, who say they expect to
be enfranchised before many years have
passed, are taking time by the forelock
and are learning how to vote. In elect
ing their national officers the delegates
are following much the same plan of
states where there are statewide pri-
mary laws. The candidates first filed
petitions, duly signed by certain num-
Der of persons, to have their names
placed on the primary ballot. The time
for filing nomination papers closed late
last night, and today a primary cleo
tion Is being held. The two candidates
receiving the highest vote for any one
Office will be. placed on the election bal
lot and will come up for election to-
morrow
In carrying out the election the wom-
en- are using voting machines, and for
the last two days delegates have been
practicing on the machines in order to
be able to vote without making a mis-
take. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. ma
na1 nf no nrR nj a
| tried one in New York a week ago. and
voted full ticket in seventeen sec
onds. Others are trying to break the
record she has established.
Election laws have been adopted that
prohibit women from electioneering al
| the polling place and from carrying or
their campaign for favorite candidate.
within 100 feet of the polling place
which is in one of the parlors of q
beach front hotel.
Mrs. Gait Is Unopposed.
With the exception of three officers
| who have announced they will retire
| all the present officers expect to be re.
elected. So far as can be learned Mrs
| Gait has no opposition for president. Il
| is said Mrs Walter McNab Miller o.
Columbia Mo, will be elected first vics
president to succeed Mrs. Frank NJ
Roessing of Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs
| Thomas Jefferson Smith of Kentucky II
| said to be the probable successor O.
Mrs. Miller as first auditor.
| One of the principal matters befor,
| the convention today was the resolu
| ton declaring that the passage of th'
| federal amendment through Congress.
| is the paramount object of the associa
| tion.
Plans have been completed for receiv
| ing President Wilson tonight, when h
| will address the delegates in a Board
walk theater. There will be no recep
| tion committee to meet him at the sta
tion, but a guard of honor. made up o
one delegate from each state. will b
lined up to greet him when he reache
the theater. The President is expecte
| to arrive at 5:45 pm. After dinner a
hotel he will address the delegate
about $3.50 o'clock, and will remain at I
| hotel here until Saturday morning
/ when he will motor to Shadow Lawn.