The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-06
.IBUT $4,000 SPENT
i'm TENNESSEE.
"Woman's Party" Claim 10
Have Spent $50, 900 Is Ex.
planned by Leaders.
HAD NO GREAT FUND


lrasists recently claimed TO have spen
In an effort to win the thirty SIKH
| state was spent In Tennessee
rms announcement was made here By
officials OF the so-called natlona
womans party. The money spent In
organizers. telegraph and telephone
tolls. ofiice hire. and the like. In thu
| entire campaign In seven statea no Rei
thlrty-sixth state the militaDts claimed
to have spent $4,000
me national woman's party organi-
zation was small one, which was de-
voted principally to the advertising OF
themselves, and thereby OF the suffrage
cause Their creation came az a result
Of a split with the National American
Woman suffrage association, OF which
Mrs, Carrie Chapman Gait Is presi-
dent Mrs. Cats organization did not
like militant methods such as the
Pankhursts had adopted in England; on
inc contrary. by organization OF the
women OF each state into local woman
ISOLATION looked for final victory
These methods OF slow upbuildinR ON
hrm FOUNDATION were not TO the liking
Of the radical element. which under
me leadership OF Miss Alice Paul
slonal Union" Under the auspices or
this union ''plcketing' and harrassInf
the president and congress began. in
an EFFORT to force passage OF the Nine
tsenth amendment through congress
changed In name to tho National
Woman's Party" but it's purposes. and
methods remained UNCHANGED.
The best organized branch of the
party was the publicity branch, the
theory seeming to be that It was neces-
sary 70 keep the word suffrage" be.
fore the public by some Spectacular
deed. whether that involved a prison.
sentence, an attempt to humlliate thu
president Of the nation, or not. And
stay In print the militants did,
After the passage of the amendment
"woman's party" organised small
group OF people TO go to the various
states and ostenslbly aid In securing
ratlncation by those states. They
worked by attention compelling methods
ana did not put much faith In the work
OF the women of the home states in se-
Iatures. 'Ne''
The officials Of the party were sal
aired officials; wherever they went on
a campaign they opened headouarters.
and sent their few workers Through
out the state In an effort to put n finger
IN tne pie and perhaps do some good
work In helping their cause. A complete
organization was maintained, small.
compact. easily moved. composed of
i i, workers, press agents. and
directors. When Tonnessee's special
session was called the organization was
moved 70 Nashville, where Il strove to
do what II could for ratification.
the milltants found. however in this
state nB In most OF others that have |
ratified. that the women Of the state
had already developed the sentiment of |
tennessee for ratification, had made
thorough canvass of the legislature, |
and had secured pledges from n ma
lority OF the members OF each house. |
Nevertheless the milltants set up their |
headquarters, and became very active. |
They were In constant long distance
communication with their Washington
headquarters. with the presidential
candidates headquarters, and with
'ther officials. Several OF them trav-
lied through the state, duplicating the
york Of tho Tennessee suffraglsts In de-
-erminng the stand of the various
4olonB,
The press agent department Of the
national woman's party" recently pub
Iiahed statement that the, effort to
win the thirty sixth state hnd' cost $780,
100 This was Immediately taken up
~ tho antis as showing that money
lad been Illegally spent. However, milf
ant leaders pointed out In n statement
Saued hero that the cost included cam
'hlgns In seven states. and that the
mcunt spent in Tennessee itself was
ut $4,000 or less. The total OF $50, 900
: the entire sum raised and spent by
he organization since March 20, when
Washington, the thirty-flfth state, rati-
led. II has been spent in an effort 10
'in In the thirty sixth state; that effort
ntailed campaigns In no less than seven
tates: Delaware, Louisiana. Conneo-
lieut. Utah, Florida. North Carolina and
coiNbined with a campaign
I Washington on congressional leaders,
campaign on nil political conventions,
n all political leaders and on all presi-
entail candidates.
10 Very Small.
Compared TO what the two big pollt-
al parties admit spending per state for
ultimate purposes In their campaigns
he aggregate sum spent to enfranchise
!, 900, 900 women against great opposl-
on is astonishingly small.
THE sum OF approximately $4,000
pent during the Tennessee campaign
overed period OF six weeks. inclhdt
IN tho cost OF establishing special
at Nashville. the salarled
nd travelling expenses Of six paid offi-
ials and organizers. the cost OF n
ampaign In nearly every county In
Geographic and telephone commune
ton with national headquarters In
Washington and the presidential candi-
ates and other political leaders, at the
anne time the political chairman or the
party was travelling back and
,rth between Columbus and Dayton,
b. keeping In touch with Gov. Cox
nd Senator Harding, and telephoning
, Tennessee and Washington.
Whole Campaign Cost.
"1he entire ratification campaign for
10 whole country cost $4,000 and I
ecessitated n concentrated campaign I
fourteen months from June 4, 1919
} Aug. 10. 1890. from California to
lalne OF the thirty-six states, which I
atihed special intensive campaigns
ERE required In all but four in TWEEN I
y-nne of tho thirty-six special sos {
Ions OF the loEisla lures had to be called :
squirting In many cases campaign c
rst on the governors and second on
he state legislature. y
Funds raised by the woman's party
ave come from small contributions OF I
and up by thousands OF women,
,any ot them girls and young women
'orklnE on small salaries" ,
National headquarters. occupying n !,
'rge building within half n block Of a
20 white House, has been maintained 7
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