South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-15
CARRIE c. Gait
CHOSEN TO Head
WOMAN VOTERS
Convention of National Amer
lean Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION Ends in Chicago.
LEADER OUTLINES POLICIES
By Associated Press

By Associated Press:
CHICAGO, Feb. l4.-Elected per-
Iaanert convention chairman If rhe
congress Of the League OF Woman
Voters. meeting in connection with
the last annual gathering Of the Ma
I cnal Woman suffrage association.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman 'Catt today OUT
lined the policies of the new organ
ization and declared women should
affiliate with the political parties.
Mrs. Cats keynote address came
of the new league 1T which the work
OF the organization was begun.
Ratification CclC bTation.
Today's meetings were concluded
with a ratificat ton celebration ban
quet tonight. at which prominent
suffrage workers addressed the TWO
thousand delegates.
There seems to b. some m.sun-
dc~s:anding regarding the League CT
Women voters Mrs. Cat declared.
n addressing tie new body There
IL evident opposition. largely pollti-
cal.
Persons interested IN enrolling
members in their political parties
are making rather cutting criticisms
They think the league VIII keep
women out OF politics That must
not he For sixty years we have
waited for political parties to give Us
the vote. No state has givca it un-
til the political parties had consent
cd.
Are we going to continue to rcti
ton them as we always have done
IL so what is the use OF getting the
vote?
Urges Afflltation.
The only way to get things in this
country Is frcm the inside of the
political parties. More AMI more
the parties have become the agencies
through which powerful Things have
been accomplished. 1t is not a ques-
ton Of whether it is right for US Tut
rather a realization of the fact. They
ore powerful.
why have the governors in the
west acted so Independently OF tnc
wcmen voters We expect that they
would cali special sessions immedi-
ately after the amendment hal PASS
ed The reason is this That the
women voters have been a sort 81
lIdJes AUXILIARY. The-e has beer
TO common body 20 exert influence
Women must get INFO the parties
without, we should continue ID b,
auxilIaries.
we have been sixty years URGING
men % Confide in -ha abilities OF
women. Prove your capacitics -
the parties"
viii Elect pir1 tors.
Affairs Of the leagUc. il was de-
cided today would be in charge nl
ten national directors elected fol
che GEAR seven Of the dire ctoGs
would represent divisions OF the
country and three would be elected
at large. The board Of director.
v Guild elect a chairman. vice chair.
aiar. secretary and treasurer. anr
sould meet Annually in each of the
seven districts.
A Iational manager will also b,
ch'sen by the board, at "a sufficicr'
| salary TO get the best available Ial-
| ent in The country" An exrcutiA
council was also provided for, tC be-
composed of the presidents Of state
au..Lar,es am chairmrn of s,a,d
| ing Quantities.
Evidence of partisan activity was
] :iv-n re:ca,tdly 10 ~ -Four W.
men although decla's j, OIL: o: ord
| by the char. lose 70 .rsist ,hat che
woii non: ort!san be kept il
| sight, and another delegate asked
that bipartisan" he used in th'
| -i.-auenL name - the league
| which is yet 10 be chosen.
I Following the morning session a
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