New-York tribune., 1916-02-12
Women with Ballot Urged
to Force Representatives
TO Aid Amendment.
CAUSES HOPE SEEN
IN POLITICAL UNREST
Congressional Union Told All
Depends on Use of Situation
Fights Fund 100000.

SufragIsts laid deep plans yesterday
for n flank movement against SENATOR
and Representatives Of "enfranchised
states who fail to support the Susan B.
Anthony constitutional amendment
The energies and resources OF the
Women's Congress sional Union are 70 b {.
devoted not in the "unenfranchised" "
states, but IN the states Of the West
that already have the franchise
I'm furtherancc o. this plan the first
Of a series Of conferences was held
yesterday a. Delmonico's. by means of
which suiFragists hope 70 organize the
country geographically in support OF
me Federal amendment. Delegates were
present from New Jersey, Delaware,
sylvanla. Maryland and New York.
Abou. $4,000 was pledged. bringing the
Eastern campaign fund for this pur-
pose up 10 $4,000
Following the reversed order. sIfra-
gist workers from the uEenfranchised
states will meet in an Eastern city for
demonstration early in March. From
this meeting they will launch a drive
in special cars into the enfranchised
Mates 70 challenge the women with
votes 10 hold their Representatives in
Washington 20 a strict accountability
In behalf OF their voteless sisters.
A resolution was adopted which will
be sent TO Presidon, Wilson asking him
. consider very carefully the Susan B.
Anthony amendment In the resolution
J., is limited that II he does he Will find
that il "embodies tho broad principle
Of human freedom which properly be-
longs 20 the Constitution OF the United
States"
Speakers at Yesterdays luncheon in
cluded the Rev Dr. Allan McCurdy,
who said: comforting Us is politi-
cal situation which. Il rightly handled,
will enable rs 20 force the Susan B.
Anthony amendment through Congress.
Po,itica' unrest appears everywhere.
No party dares give a decided opinion
upon any issue
Al the meeting which followed the
luncheon Miss Julia Hurlburt. chair
man Of the New jersey committee Of
the Women's Congress Union. said
that branch organizations had been rer-
fected in the thinly populated Congress
sional districts of South JERSEY. and
that IN a month tho membership of the
entire organization had increased so
per cent. Mrs. Florence Bayard Hills,
speaking Tor the Delaware branch Of
the organization. said that in Della
ware the Nomen's Congressional Union
was the live wire suffrage organiza-
tion Delaware mad only one Congress
man. she said. and he had pledged his
support o. the national amendment.
delaware was the first state TO ac-
oept the Constitution OF the United
States" declared Mrs. Hills. "snd we
would like 10 have il said that the
women OF Delaware were among the
first TO secure the passage Of an amend
ment affecting all women"
Among those present were Charlotte
Perkins Gilman, Mrs. o. II. 7. Belmont.
Mrs J. A. II. Hopkins, Miss Sara Bard
Field, Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch.
Mrs. John Rogers. jr.. Mrs. Willard d.
Straight. Mrs Frederic c. Howe. Mrs.
Amos Pinchot. Mrs. Marcus NJ. Marks,
Miss Sadie American. Mrs. Lewis L.
Delafeld. Mrs. Theodore Parsons. Mrs.
Calvin Tompkins. Mrs. Dryden Brewer,
Mrs. Mary Beard. Mrs. Henry Butter
worth, Miss Anna Constable. Mrs. Mel
lie r. Van Slingerland. Mrs. Frank A.
Pattson, Mrs. Robert ?. Findley, Mrs
Harry Lowenberg. Mrs. Victor du Pont,
Mrs. Dudley Field Malone and Dorothy
Dix.