The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-04
CONGRESS BUSY
WITH SUFFRAGE
War Measures Are Considered
When Women Give Senators
q Few Minutes
Rest.
EARLY VOTE DESIRED
Empowering Bill, War Finance Cor
poration, Hog Island and
German-American
Alliance.
early VOTE DESIRED
[By L. C. Martin, United Press Star
C0rrean0ndenf

Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.-Woman
suffrage workers this week began
new effort to bring an early vote by
the senate on the suffrage amend
ment adopted by the house.
Both suffrage and ant1-suffrage
senators are eager for vote and 1t
is likely that It will come soon. Tho
announcement by Anne Martin, OF
Nevada of her candidacy for the sen.
ate to succeed the late Senator New
lands, is given a delegation OF SUIT
fragists just arrived, as well as the
suffrage work ers who have been on
the ground, q new talking point.
There also is gossip to the effect
that Representative Jean Rankin will
run against Senator Walsh OF Mon
tana.
vote now, and give the women
their answer. They have right 10
know how you stand" is the appeal
being borne in on senators. Doubt
about four or five votes is all that
keeps suffrage senators from press
I ing for an Immediate vote.
Completion of other war measures
continued brdskly today. Railroad
bill confeeres expected to agree with
in a few more hours on the provisions
continued to debate the war finance
corporation bill with vote in pros
pect soon, the house ways and means
committee was about ready to bring
| in the measure with a favorable re-
port.
| The senate Judiciary committee
made another effort today to get
action on the Owerman empowering
bill, But it grew increasingly evident
that without strong pressure from
the admin stration, this bill VIII not
get out OF committee in its present
form.
The Hog island inquiry was re-
sumed by the senate commerce com
mission with officials OF the Amer1'
can International corporation con-
tinuing their defense against charge
of wasting government money.
, More officials Of the German-Amer-
lean alliance were to defend that
organization against d1sloyalty
charges and to urge defeat Of Senar
tor Kings bin revoking the federal
charter Of the alliance.
The house prepared to take up the
legislative appropriation bill.
II am announcing my candidacy
for the senate from broad reasons
Miss Martin said today. Il believe
that the time has come when this
nation should attest its faith in de-
mocracy and the power of self gov
ernment of all it's people by elect1ng
a woman to It's highest legislative
hody. I believe that the crucial prob
LENS which this nation now faces are
problems which women can help
solve and which Justice demands
thew should have a voice In solving.
"The war is one in which social and
industrial readjustment is the f1rst
essential of success. The peace which
will follow this war will bring with
II the social and industrial reorgant-
zation of the world. This readjust-
ment for war, this reorganization for
neace cannot be made successfully
without the constructive cooperation
of women. The welfare OF women
demands their presence in both
houses of congress and the welfare
oP the nation demands It,"
Woman as Candidate.
CARSON CITY, New, Mar. 4.-Ne
vada political circles were stirred TO-
day by receipt of a telegram from
. Miss Anne Martin, suffrage leader
who has been participating in the
! picleting of the mouse III Wasn1ns
ton that she would be a candidate
for United States senator at the neX'
election to succeed the late Senator
Newlands of Nevada.
In her telegram, Miss Martin ask
ed for fair treatment from the press
during her coming campaign and de
clared she wished to Nbe judged BY
the work she has accomplished.
|.
has been appointed by Governor
Bowie to serve as senator until the
voters can elect successor to New
lands.
Miss Martins Platform.
| WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.-Announc
ing her candidacy for senator from
, Nevada, Miss Anne Martin, suffragist
, declared her platform would b'
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