Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-16
WOMEN VOTERS SEEK|NG
NEW NAME FOR LEAGUE
Suffragists Opening Headquarters
for Candidates; Mrs. Gait Ex-
presses Admiration for Wilson.

Chicago, Feb. lG.--Dissatisfaction with
the name League of Women gotcrs IS
already apparent among numerous dele
gates To the annual convention and
Yesterday groups Of Southern and West
crn women were seen gathered IN the
corners Of the Congress Hotel talking
over n suitable substitute The question
Of q change viii be brought up at tonof-
row mornings session, which promised
TO be one Of the IiveIiest Of the daily
meetings.
Mrs. George Bass, chairman Of the
womens bureau Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, who has political head
quarters in presidential row was
the first to voice objection to the word
voters" And this despite The fact that
in bis telegram to the convention Pfesi-
dent Wilson expressed the hope that the
national League Of Women. Voters
would have successful future. Al
though she admitted iukewarn atti-
tlide toward the new organization, Mrs
Bass declared today that the name
''Nomens Legislative Council would
prove vastly more acceptable 20 the ma
jofity Of the delegates 20 the convention.
"lhis name Is more IN accord with the
purposes Of the organization as stated
Inning the purposes OF the league said
that it was 10 be primarily educational" "
Mrs Bass eaid,
Mrs. r. b. Simmons, who heads the
Oregon delegation, supports Mrs. Rass
10 this contention "I be Western women,
those Of Oregon, California and Washing
ton-dislke the word voters, she ex-
planned spIhe wOmen's legislative
council of California Is already an estab-
lished organization and has the same
aims.
Lined up with the Western women in
this opposition are fnany Of the Southern
delegates who have not yet been en-
ffanchised As these two sections of
the country have the largest representa-
tions ever sent from the West and South
To any national wumenfs suffrage gath
ering IL looks as il the fight would be
close and possibly a bitter one.
The California women will open head
quarters for Hiram Jonsonis candidacy
for Presidential nomination tomorrow
IN headquarters row, when they viii nve
a tea to the delegates. Mrs. Katherine
Fdson. of Los Angeles, will be in charge,
assisted by Mrs j. II. Hume, Of Berke-
ley Already headquarters for the nom
nation Of Gov. Frank q. Lowden, Of
Illinois. are fiomishing under the pat
ronage of Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns, one of
the leading delegates. General Leonard
Wood has group Of women campaign
ers presiding IN this political centre.
All of which shows that some Of the
delegates arc not dcvotlng their entire
time to affairs Of the new women league.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, chairman
Of the league, called at the Democratic
headquarters to register and later ~ the
day Mrs. George Bass, who presides
there, paid visit 10 the Womens Ma
tional Republican Executive Committee
rooms. where Miss Mary Garrett Hay
spends her time not engaged with the
convention routine To Mira. Bass,
Mr. Gait said as she wrote her name
IN the visitors book.
II am IS very honest nCin-partlsau. /
am waiting for the platforms and the
men that are to be reeomInended by the
two political parties
Il will give you permission right now
to write the Democratic platform" re-
piled Mrs. Bass
Il viii If you viii bring me the signed
permission Of Senators Underwood and
Reed" Mrs. Gait answered
Il will give you the written perTnis-
sion Of this man. promised Mrs. Bass
A5RA34ttA 10 . la x AtgkNAC VI \ kt<5A~AGAAk
Wilson hanging over the desk.
u think be would do that. answered
Mrs. Gait Il admire President Wilson
very much and | agree with every word
and every act Of his. and | think history
will give him the conmendation ne
deserves
The report that Senator Radsworth If
New York IS ready to capitulate to
the suffragists has not s2erved Miss
Mary Garrett Hay, chairman Of the
women : executive committee Of the Re-
publican National Committee, one bit
from her determination to continue the
light against his nomination for reelection.
''I' N going TO fight him TO finish.
she said. And | wiu come down 10
New York and help you il you'll come
out to Missouri and help me fght Sena-
tor James 4. Reed, Mrs Bass promised.
The delegates today attended an I'M
prcssive memorial service 10 DI. Anna
Howard Shaw at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church The Ri. Rev. Samuel Fal-
lows. D. D., LID, read the lesson from
the Scripture, and the Rev John Tino-
thy Stone, d. D., IL. d., spoke few
words Mrs. Gait paid gleat tribute to
the late suffrage leader.