New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-16
: ;.c,s DR.. Shaw's Boom to
u.v. Her Succeed Wads-
4 worth in 1920
uote on Suffrage
!. Measure Postponed
wilI Come Up After Holt
Td.vs; Ants Sought Action
+ BY Congress Now
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| vAsHlNGToN, Dec. Is. - Senate; Or
'ssvor.h needn't worry about ms
80 Congress. SO Far IS Mrs. Carrie
- cat g.. concerned. Mrs. Cat'
1l1g. On late ,his afternoon 20 the
ia.s-' l;t,le scheme started by Dr.
30 Howard Shaw. by which Mrs.
We ,,ss 10 DC elected TO the House
i a. ss,"-esertst.vcs next fall. serve two
.bsre. and thon be all ready TO
/ We :rto Senator WaasHorth's shoes
:. 1922. -....--. Sd,
,.--sss This morning when the vote
- measure was postponed unDl
a. ,be HOLIDAYS. so they could afford
;-Sglge 100 O. little day dreaming as
..ssf from the strenuous campaign
tevo werc8 on members OF Con-
res an the week Of the convention
~, Of the Na,ona. American Woman
S.srsge Association.
~, Catt woke them from the dream,
Tie, IT, isrt money enough in all the
,a,,S or influence enough she salo'
!. induce me 10 think Of such
g. an my life / have looked for
- "a retiring 20 my farm as soon
,-4-sre was won. No, I'm not going
.s;ss pigs: they're too common. I'm
I. 80 70 pick out something nice and
I'm ~, Sbsv Jet fy her little boom at
i~,,becr OF the EQUAL FRANCHISE SO
81 never thought I would take any
..,-ss, I'm practical politics. she SAID,
-. i've minutes after / got the vote !
- q ticket in the fCld. The ticket
- Mr. Carrie Chapman Gait for
Slsi0r. - - :,,..
,.,se s,e 8, woman. ! wouldn :
Ws, Tor her u there were any man IN
V. fsld Who was more capable than
n. Il or any man who would be q
B,e.isr influence Tor good TO thIs
tuntry than she. There lsn any '-"'
irtr heard o..
u Henri Wade Rogers, treasurer
sAs National American Woman SUI
E,ss Association. declared that she
VosI5 campaign for Mrs. Gait as soon
sas Federal suffrage amendment was
az o. the way.
we had q Young woman In Congress
l.as esid Mrs. Rogers. "IJ would be
I, ,oo8 thing 10 have an older and more
ibs.ble person In the Senate.
Us. Ella Flagg Young, former ST.
.r.ssr5ent Of Schools IN Chicago,
sphere could be no question Of how
- vomen would stand if Mrs. Catt
's-.-.essss'S eonsent TO run. She is the best
usrsor Tor the place-nOt the pest
aona,. the best person. ] believe IN
vopsn running for public Office.
5ctt thiuk We ought 10 separate the
sEes
The immediate business Of passing
ns Federal amendment Will occupy the
attention Of the Congressional worEers
tomorrow al an emergency conference
Il the suffrage clubhouse. Inc CON
ysrtior came 70 an end tonight WIN q
Mass meeting. az which War WORK o.
Women In Europe was the suo.eeI
he speakers were Mrs. Nellie Nc
CIvne. Of Canada; Miss Helen Fraser.
q England, and Nine. C.. Simone' o.
France
me sufrarists won the victory Tor
slieb thew have worked all the weeS'
sbsp the Judiciary Committee consent
"a 10 postpone action until January 10.
Athe session this morning Representa-
i've Paker. Of California chairman OF
10 nswlv created Suffrage Committee
y dthe House. moved that the handing
/ sftbt suffrage bill be put in the hands
! q bis committee.
Speaker Clark ruled. however, mat
| u he judiciary Committee had alreaoy
-svorted the Bill 10 must continue 70
iadle t.. The sufragists, however
rsie promised that all other suHtaee
-sasures should be put IN the nahus, y
lHr Rsker's committee. TINS lhcluuos
he citizenship bill introduced oy M'ss
Jeanette Rankin, Of Montana VINO 's
q member Of the committee
Anu.ufragists have made strenuous
sorts TO have the measure voted upon
a once. as they feel 10 would be de-
Hated now. There is undoubtedly 2
l-Ijority for the bin in Congress Dut
reoaires q tvo-thirds vote, ana OF
LAT there is some doubt. 3d.
The convention put several SouIherN
yemen in positions on the executive
bsnds. as an earnest Of the demand
itf suffrage among tho southern states
srL Guiif0rI Dudley. Of tennessee
vas elected third yice-president; MIS-.
seris B. Nahouey. Of Texas, and Or.
Aay Stafford. Of Florida. members o.
he board Of directors. Mrs. Gait was,
q sourse. reelected president, and Miss
Vary Garrett Hay and Mrs. Raymond
hrown were elected as vIcc-pres ldents;
An Frank j. Shuler Of Buffalo. is
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Halssey
wilson, recording secretary, and Mrs:
flames Lees Ialdlaw, FIRST member OF
as board Of directors
Resolutions were passed reatiirmlng
liis stand o. the women for war service,
Especially promising their help IN the
,ak Of Liberty War Savings stamps.
S'oiher resolution dedicated them 70
re- task Of insisting on equal pay Tor
ssssl work Do war industries, where
iSonen NIL rpnlacc men.