The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-13
SUFFS IN ST. LOUIS
WORK FOR A PLANK
Will Form a Silent Zine
Wednesday as Delegates Co
to the Convention.
TABLEAU TO MAKE PLEA

F'fN
ST. Louis. June 12.--Lcaders ~ t,r
factions Of the Nations, Association
Woman Suffrage md the Cone-os,t,,
Union are here prepared TO carry CO.'S.
their respective programmes ~, forc,.
the Democratic national convention IN
record Its approval of the exterslo, o.,
voting privileges. Mrs. Carrie Chanma,
Gait has been here two OF three day.
and Mrs. Harriet Stanton Bla,cN a.
rived this morning. Mrs. Florence H.
degrar ~ New York has been here ,o..
eral weeks arranging for the sur.,,,
demonstration on Wednesday.
Members Of the conventions commit.
tee on resolutions hope to adopt q r,,t.
form plank that will satisfy tho uous,
The committee II expected 70 60 a. IA
as did the Republicans In Chicago. NJ.
Gait said this morning that ,hev r,u.
not well do anything else. The Nation.
Association for Woman SUFFRAGE a.,
claims any intention to threaten u,
extinction a party that Will not, ar,,s,.
of such u plank, but Mrs. Gait oo.r'.4
out some things to-day that arc Gale.
lated to set the Democrats thinking
. course" she said. ",h. Dcr..-...
party will give us Il suffrage pian,. %
is now tho only party ia tho mn.
States without such a plank. Form.
political parties refused suffrage .I.rL
because they feared they would
votes. TIT Democratic party can lsy.
no votes on account of a woman a.,
frage plank. \ Democrat wsL.i,. ro
vote for a party without "A woman suf
TRACE plank IN It's platform can Ind NJ.
party to 20 t.. ON the other han. d.
Democratic party will lose votes
falls to put such a plank In is rt.
form because there ero women ,u,g.
III twelve States aud millions OF u
~Suhfagists IN other States pLo hay. ,u.,
NOUS influence over voters"
headquarters for the National Won
ans Suffrage Association were or,7.
to-day in the jefferson lTo'e' .rI
Planters Hotel. Mrs. Frank NJ Roe.
sing, nrst Nice-president OF the ass1...
ton and head of its lobby in W4sh..
ton. Is In charge Of the former. -.
| has eight aids, mostly Women '
States where wurneu have vote. g.
waiter McNdh Miller Of Columns. II
u III Charge At the Planters ilotr' tr
also has eight aids. Their programme [,
10 work ntnong the delegate, aud %,
rccially with the members ~ T.. cau
nIittee on resolutions.
As part Of their campaign rur ~. vote
me women are TO try d ,ov,i,v f. de-
onstration, Oh Wednesday. dressed .
white with yellow sa,hos and ,d-r, .
yellow %parasols, l0,boO women So
stand iu llNc from 10 O'Clock N n.
morning until noon along Locus, ST. .
from tho Hotel jefferson to the t'.r
scum. Not q WORD VIII he spoken d.
one OF these women. u tht lrrans,n.,'
are followed. and the golden Ian, a
soi'.'r -.i-nce IL ,>perteu to- ear
weight win the Icmocrat.s d,l-g4n.
ard tl'"rr't'> o.. they move 20 tae .
N'h'i'n nall No plans Uavc been ma
10 '!upics' tho Delegates who vii r,.
the hd4I by some other route. ,.
weather Is bad on Wednesday the &C.
onstTation will be postponed a d.,
Many OF the women. arrdyed /,
dresses with yellow sashes ard ,srr. p.
yellow paraso.s are seen on the stree,
already. While this demonstrai..r
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