Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
MILLION IN NEW
YORK WANT VOTE
Suffrage Cohorts In That State
Outnumber United States
Standing Army.
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP GROWS
Greater Than That Of Either Leading
Political Party-Pledse Help to
Ware Service Of Country.

Saratoa Springs, N. Y, Aug. @-The
suffrage army in New York State aready
lis larger than the standing army Of the
United States. said Mrs. Raymond Brown.
chairman Of organization in submitting
her report to the State conference here.
"Our enrolled membership" she said,
| has been growing during the past two
years until now we have an enrolment
greater than the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties. In fact it is nearly double
that of either party"
Discussing plans for election day Mrs.
Brown said that beside converting the
voter, we must see that the vote is got
out. is honestly cast and counted, and that
the election machinery is not manipulated
against us"
I'VE have not only every one Of the $50
assembly districts in New York State or
ganized," she added, but we have each of
the sos election districts organized with
an election district captain and commit
tee of workers If the organization does
its duty, we hope on election day to have
very polling place covered by watcher
with her helpers. both men and women
Nearly a million women in New York
State have signed enrolment blanks sig
nifying their desire to vote, according
to figures submitted to the State confer
ence of the Woman Suffrage party here
| to-day. After the actual figures. 1913, 1852.
had been reported. district delegations
agreed to secure enough signatures by
September to round out the million. In
New York city the blanks have been
| signed by 501. 1888 women.
WORKING FOR COUNTRY.
This report offered by Miss Alice Nor
gan Wright. chairman of the enrolment
| committee. was the outstanding feature
| of the days sessions. which were devoted
entirely to reports of the progress of suf-
frage activities throughout the State. In
every district, 1t was asserted, the suf-
| fragists have actively co-operated in the
promotion of the Liberty loan. Red Cross
| work and other war activities.
1.-THE whole suffrage convention is for
the war service Of our country" de-
clared Mrs. Louis Slade of New York,
chairman of the war service committee.
Resolutions defining the attitude of
the party toward the war; and picket
ing of the White House by members of
the congressional union will be intro
duced tomorrow.
Street meetings in the interest Of suf-
frage, which have been a feature of the
| campaign in other years. have been
| abandoned recently, declared Miss Mary
Garrett Hay, of New York city. She
said the suffragists disliked to use the
same method of expressing their views
| which persons unfriendly to the gov
eminent now utilize. She expressed
confidence that the constitutional
| amendment would receive a majority
in the greater city. Over two million
pieces Of literature. printed in many
languages have been distributed in New
York in an effort to win the foreign
as we'll as the American-born voter.
| she declared.
The conference voted to send a mes
sage to the State Federation of Labor
now in session at jamestown asking
support for the amendment Both the
! labor unions and the suffragists are
| united against special privilege" the
! message read.
A message from President Wilson in
| which he expressed his hope for a suf-
| frage victory in New York State this
year was received with applause at a
| mass meeting tonight.
Governor Whitman, Mayor Mitchell of
New York city and Representative
Charles B. Smith Of Buffalo spoke.