Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-12
SUFFS TO START
ACTIVE DRIVE To
PASSANENDNENT
Women Workers Are Deter
mined to Have the Matter
FayorabIy Acted Upon Dur
ing This Session,

lBY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
Washington, Oct IA campaign
policy bent on securing the passage
of Tire suffrage amendment during
this congress- which ends March 4,
was announced today by Alice Paul,
chairman of the national womans
party, after a conference with the
members of the national executive
committee.
I'VE shall endeavor to change the
complexion of this present congress
and not bother about the mon of the
next, Miss Paul stated. ut is not
necessary to so into the campaigns
for the next Congress since we are
confidential victory in this one.
Five vacancies in seats now held
by appointed men will occur in the
senate in November and be filled in.
November by elected men. Four of
these seats are now held by our OPP
ponents. If we can win two and
hold the one now supporting us we
shall be able to pass the amendment
at once,
"The political forces we have had
to work against for five years have
now capitulated except in regard to
the thirtyfour senator's who in OPP
posing us are opposing also the pres
ident and the war policies of their
country The house has been carried;
the administration has been won as
our frank ally. In ceasing our oppo-
sition to the administration we are
simply recognizing a victory won and
moving on to attack opposition where
it remains"
The states affected by the vacancies
in November are New Hampshire.
Missouri, Louisiana. South Carolina
and New Jersey.
The campaign i'm New Jersey
against Senator Baird, who agreed to
support the president in his war poll
cies and then voted against suffrage,
will open on Monday morning.
The democrats socialists and prohi-
bition candidates in New JERSEY have
all declared for suffrage by federal
Mrs, j. A. IT. Hopkins,
state chairman of the woman's party,
will be in charge Of the campaign.
She will he assisted by Miss Elsie Hill
of Norwalk, Conn. Miss Caroline
Katzenstein of Philadelphia, and Miss
Vibian Pierce of California as press
chairman, and by organizers in every
county of the state. A house to house
canvass will be conducted throughout |
New Jersey and mass meetings in |
doors and outdoors arranged in all !
cities and towns Among the organ
izers and speakers taking part in the |
New Jersey campaign will be Mrs /
Abby Scott Baker of Washington |
Mrs. John Rogers. Jr.. of New York |
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadelphia, !
Mrs. Mary Beard of New York. Miss |
Mary Dubrow of Philadelphia and |
Miss Maud Younger Of San Francisco |
In Louisiana and South Carolina |
the elections have already been de- |
cided in the primaries The cam
pagns in these states VIII be for the |
purpose OF building up public senti- |
ment demanding that the men elected |
support the president on this war !
measure.
In New Hampshire and Missouri |
the campaign plans depend upon re- !
plies received from the candidates as /
to their stand on suffrage.
Direct protests in Washington will |
be continued, IN addition to these |
in the states. Suffragists |
with banners of protest will stand |
every day the senate IS in session in |
front of the senate side of the capitol |
instead of in front of the White /
House, where opposition has ceased. |
The senate banners will call attention |
to the fact that thirty-four anti-sUf- |
frage senators are opposing the en-
Of women, the request |
of the president and the war policy |
of their country. Two suffragists will !
hold a lettered banner of protest and |
on either side others viii hold the !
tri-color OF woman's freedom, purple, !
white and gold.