Weekly journal-miner., 1916-04-26
ENVOYS PLEAD
 FOR NATIONAL. SUFFRAGE
CON NGR ESSIONAL UNION EXPOSES DEMOCRATS METHODS IN REFUSING VOTES FOR WOMEN.
(From Thursdays Daily.}

terday afternoon and during the lo minutes following several hundred persons who had gathered at the sta ton listened to two clever speakers plead for the national enfranchise- ment Of women and ask support for the Susan B. Anthony Federal suff- rage amendment which, if passed, will bring this result
 The special car carrying the B en- voys. who are touring the country. was decorated with purple, gold and white banners and signs, and each member of the party carried a flag of similar colors.
 Hardly had the train been brought to stop before Mrs. Florence Bay ard lilies. chairman of the Delaware branch Of the suffrage union. launched forth into forceful plea for votes for women," addressing her audience from the steps of the coach.
 While she was speaking a dozen other envoys mingled with the audi ence. distributing literature and eX- plaining the purposes of the trip.
 Mrs. lilies was followed by Miss Julia Hurlburt, of New Jersey. Miss Hurlburt's appearance and personality both were far from being similar to the general mental picture of suff ragist and she proved to be even more attractive as a speaker
 A part Of the literature distributed was a pertinent article with the head lines: What Has the Democratic Party Done for Woman Suffrage"
 The article follows. a clear and con else expose of the administrators tactics in denying national suffrage:
 'In the 63rd congress the president refused to support the Federal suff- rage amendment and declared his per sonal opposition to 1t.
 Tn the senate the amendment was pushed to a premature vote. on March l9. 1914. by two Democratic senators. (Thomas, Of Colorado, and Ashurst, of Arizona), who had 1t in charge, a year before congress closed. although a nationwide demonstration in sup port of the measure was i1 prepara- ton at the time. Senators Thomas and Ashurst publicly stated, before the vote was taken, that the amend ment had not enough votes for pas sage
 The vote Of the senate on the amendment was 5 for and 34 against It failed by only II votes of securing the necessary two-thirds' majority.
 "Twenty-seven per cent of the Democrats and 4 per cent of the Republicans voted for the amend ment.
 Tn the house, Democrats on the rules committee, by party vote, de- feated January Y and January "A. l9l) a resolution creating a commit tee on woman suffrage i1 the house of representatives.
 "A caucus Of Democratic members of the house refused February 3, l9lD to rescini this action. and by a vote of l23 to 57 passed a resolution declaring that the question of woman suffrage was a State and not a Fed eral question.
 "The Democratic floor leader. MT Underwood, of Alabama. said in the house February 4, 19l4): The Dem ocratic party last night took the dis tinctive position that it was not i1 favor of this legislation, (the Federal suffrage amendment), because it was in favor Of the States controlling the question of suffrage. l not only said I was opposed to it, but I said the party on this side of inc chamber was opposed to it; and tho party that is iii control of the legislation in congress certainly has the right openly and above board to say that it will not support measure if it is not in ac- cordance with its principles
 "The Democratic members Of the rules committee blocked the suffrage amendment in committee until after the congressional elections in Nevcm- Der. 1914
 "The vote in the house on suffrage was 174 for. and 204 against. II as great pOTlOn or lEc DcmOCrdtS of the Republicans had voted for suff- i rage a two-thirds' majority in the house would have been secured. But more than two-thirds of the Demo crats voted against suffrage, reducing the vote to such a point that the amendment could not have secured two-thirds' majority ii every member of every other party Lad been present and voted yes
 'I1 the Sixtyfourtn congress the president has given no support 10 the Federal suffrage amendment
 'In the senate no effort has been made by the party in power to assist in the passage of the suffrage resolu- ton.
 "In the house the administration leaders on the judiciary committee forced single vote upon all consti- i tutio1al amendments. including the | suffrage and prohibition amendments, and by uniting the opposition to all