Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-04
Suffragettes Hope to See the
Walls of the White House
Fall and the President
Capitulate to Women's
Cause.
EVERY STATE IN THE
UNION REPRESENTED
Dramatic Climax to Picket
ing Campaign Conducted
About Executive Mansion
by Congressional Union to
Come Today at Capital.

Washington, March 81
The iron fence surrounding
the White House will be sub
.iected to a Biblical test this
afternoon, when the sutfrag-
lists assemble for their big
demonstration here.
Like the hosts of Joshua,
who marched around the
walls of Jericho, until said
walls fell, the suffragists
will march around the White
House grounds. How many
rounds they will make their
leaders refuse to forecast to-
day, but they admitted that
they were hopeful the presi-
dent would capitulate and
pledge his support to the
federal suffrage amendment
before the suffrage hosts got
dizzy.
THOUSAND TO PARTICIPATE.
More than a thousand women from
every state in the union will partici-
pate in the march on the White House.
color. music and ceremony will mark
their demonstration. They will march
in battalions bearing banners of pur-
pie. white and gold-the official colors
of the Congressional union-and each
battalion will be accompanied by trum-
peters.
Lending the marchers will be Miss
Vida Milholland, sister of the late lneZ
Milholland
Women of all ages and from all
ranks of life will take part in the dem
onstration, which has been planned FOR
the purpose of visualizing to the presi-
dent the nation wide demand of wo-
men for the ballot
Probably the oldest woman in line
will be the Rev. Olympia Brown, OF
Kenosha, Wis, n former co-worker OF
Susan b. Anthony. This veteran suf-
fragist made the long trip from Wis
consin because, as she explained today,
she wants her so years of suffrage
crowned with success before she dies.
Il am IS years old" she said, and
/ haven't many more years to live.
President Wilson is probably the last
president that will have the chance to
help me secure the vote If he gives
his support to the federal amendment
] will feel that the long years of work
for the ballot have not been in vain"
MANY RALLY TO CALL.
Colleges churches, seminaries, teach
ers' associations, women's clubs, labor
organlzations-all have rallied to the
call TO bear the suffrage colors to the
White House and make the demon
stration a success,
Even Quakers will supplement their
modest grays for the day with dash
OF purple, gold and white. Methodists
Catholics, Episcopalians, Unitarians
and every other sect will also have col
or-bearers on the picket line,
Following the afternoon demonstra-
ton at the White House there will be
mass meeting at night at the Ma
tional theater. Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont
of New York, Miss Anne Martin, OF
Nevada. Miss Maud Younger, of Cali
fornla, and MISS Fola laFollette, oi
Wisconsin, will speak and present rea.
sons for the immediate enfranchise.
ment of American women.
PLAN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.
An aggressive plan of campaign TO
what is hoped will be the final year o
the struggle FOR the vote, and the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year. i
the womens business here.
The convention marks the final com
pletion and perfection of a politica
organization in every state in the un
ion--subsidiary to the national organ
lzation. the Woman's party. On Jan
uary first. II states were without eff
fective state organization. Arduou
efforts resulted in filling out tn
alignment in time for the convention
The last II states to be put on
fighting basis" are: North and Sout
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama
Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky Yves
Virginia, Rhode Island. New Hamp
shire. Vermont, Oklahoma, Nebrasks
Iowa, Ohio, very good local organi
zation in this state but weak state or
ganization), and South Dakota.
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for De
cember-was postponed that the dele
gates might participate in the dem
onstration preceding President WI
sons inauguration. e