Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-03
PROHIBITION AND
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
AT COMING SESSION

At COMING SESSION
Regarding the December session Of
congress and the manner In which pro
hibition and woman suffrage will
train together" the Chicago Herald
says:
Prohibition and suffrage 'vill be
dinned simultaneously into the ears Of
members OF congress during the first
two weeks OF December.
Three national organizations which
are the chief sponsors for these two
exceedingly live issues have arranged
their annual conventions for those
weeks. The Anti1Saloon League OF
America opens its gathering on Mon
day, December 10. and continues until
Wednesday, December 13. The Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION meets on Tuesday, Dec. II,
and runs until Saturday. Dec. Is.
"The National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union has its annual
meeting the preceding week, Dec. 2
tot.
ut will take a wary senator or con.
gresham to avoid the champions of
grape Juice and equal rights for WON
en- during those days. Congress will
have convened for It's regular session
on Dec. 3, with prohibition and suf-
ffage amendments to the federal con-
stitution as two OF the most important
topics scheduled for consideration out
side of the war measures.
The fixing OF the dates of the con-
ventions during the same weeks would
almost make It appear that there is a
double-barreled drive for prohibition
and suffrage.
while the conventions are in pro-
Eress a considerable number of suf'
fragists will be languishing in Jail not
far distant The National American
Woman Suffrage Association. however
ID not likely to send flowers or a dele
CATION to express its sympathy. The
prisoners will be lucky IL the associa
ton does not adopt resolutions Of re
greet that their sisters should have
been SO misguided as to believe the!
could advance the cause by making
themselves obnoxious by picketing a
the White House gates.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presl
dent of the association. and other OF
flcers have been severe in their cor
domination of the militant tactics o
the National Woman's Party. Ur
doubtedly the militants will have som
friends among the delegates to tn
convention. They may start a rumpu
which, while not ept to get far, vii
eniiven the proceedings.
Because congressional leader
thought the suffragists needed di'
ciplining on account of the Whit
House picketing. requests for consit
Grafton OF the suffrage amendments a
the recent special session were r.
fused. At the coming session tn
amendment will come TO vote in bot
houses.
"The prohibition amendment resolr
ton was adopted by the senate at tn
recent session, receiving the necessar
two.thirds vote Prospects In the hous
are favorable.
EITHER amendment following adoI
tlon by congress would have to b
ratified by legislatures OF thre,
fourths Of the states.
Many notables are OH the CONVEX
ton program. Among the speaker
at the Anti-saloon League meetIn
win be William ]. Bryan. Richmond I
Hobson, United States Senators Bora
and Shepherd; Congressman FEES
Berkeley and Webb: former Governor
Patterson OF Tennessee and Glenn {
North Carolina, and fra Landrith {
Boston. who was the Prohibition part
candidate for vice president in 1911
"A number OF officials high In tn
adminlstrati:n famIly have Above
their names to be used in connectio
with the suffrage convention. A lon
list Of prominent names comprising \
honorary convention council include
Secretary OF the Treasury and Mr.
McAdoo, Secretary OF War and Mrs
Baker. Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs
Daniels, Attorney General and Mrs
Gregory. Secretary OF the Interior ant
Mrs. Lane. Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Houston, Secretary Of Labor
and Miss Wilson. Speaker and Mrs
Champ Clark, Senators and Mesdame
Curtis. 5fnoet, Shsfroth. Jones, Cum
Minis. Hollis. Poindexter. Rendrick,
Chamberlain. La Toilette,
Sutherland and Morris. congressman
md Mesdames Mann. Taylor, Raker,
Mott, Anthony, Lenroot, French and
Hayes, Secretary to the President and
frs. Joseph r. Tumulty, Assistant Sec
etary Of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl
'sooman, Mrs. Herbert Hoover and
frs. Ella Fiagg Young"