| Show WOMANS WOMAN'S PARTY TO TAKE NONPARTISAN ATTITUDE COLORADO SPRINGS Au Aug I 12 National National womans woman's party leaders following ng yesterdays yesterday's action in in adopting an election policy for the coming presidential campaign were preparing today to scatter their forces throughout the twelve equal suffrage states In accordance with the plans agreed upon the campaign workers were in instructed instructed in- in to use their best test efforts to prevent the re-election re of President Wilson Vilson and in states where women are entitled to vote for members of congress congress con con- gress ress to work for the defeat of Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic congressional candidates The party members are p pledged to oppose the Democratic party so long as that party neglects to bring about the en enactment enactment en- en of ot the Susan ll 13 Anthony federal federal federal fed fed- eral amendment Await Wilsons Wilson's Reply Twenty-five Twenty Colorado women and former members of the Democratic party arty now affiliated with the Womans Woman's party were awaiting a reply to their message last night to President President dent Wilson ur urging him to secure the enactment of the federal amendment These Thee women many of ot whom opposed in the conference the denunciation of the national administration represented represent represent- ed t to the president that they were pledged e to oppose his election re-election unless his formal support was given Other members of the conference de declared declared de- de dared an Intention to wage an active campaign In support of Charles CharlE B Evans Hughes the Republican nominee Attitude de Non Partisan Leaders of the majority however pointed out that the statement of policy policy pol pol- icy as aa adopted while commending the attitude of t the e Progressive Prohibition and Socialist parties and praising the attitude of Hughes upon equal suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage was essentially nonpartisan and that the party was committed to a program on behalf of n nation wide equal suffrage by what whatever ver method seemed most advisable It was important t they ey added that the individuality of the Womans Woman's party should be maintained The statement of policy was contained contained con con- tamed in three resolutions unanimously adopted setting forth the attitude of f the Womans Woman's party first with respect to the Democratic party second with respect to the Progressive Prohibition and Socialist parties and finally with respect to the announced stand of Chares Chases E. E Hughes upon national equal suffrage The text of the first resolution resolution resolution tion said Whereas the present administration tion under President Wilson and the Democratic party part have persistently op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed the passage of a national suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage amendment and Whereas as each of the other national parties either by their platform or through their candidates are pledged to the passage of a federal amendment enfranchising women therefore be it Resolved that the National Womans Woman's party part so long as the opposition of the Democratic party continues pledges Itself to use uso its best efforts in the twelve states where women women vote for president to defeat the Democratic candidate for president and in the j I eleven leven states where women vote for members of congress to d defeat feat the candidates of the Democratic party for congress The second resolution read Resolved that tha t we congratulate the Progressive Prohibition roh and Socialist parties upon the definite stand which they have takE taken n in their Indorsement of suffrage for women by national ac ac- ac- ac tion The third resolution read Resolved that we commend the po position position po- po of the Republican candidate for president Charles Evans Hughes for forthe forthe forthe the unequivocal stand which he has hastal tal taken en for human liberty by his Indorsement in indorsement indorsement In- In of suffrage for women by national action and assure him of our appreciation of his statesmanlike peal peal- tion The resolutions committee was composed composed composed com com- posed as follows Mrs William Kent California chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man Mrs Charlotte Ellis Arizona Mrs Irs Dora P Phelps elps Buell Buehl Colorado Mrs I lone Hart Idaho Mrs l Bertram Sippy Sip- Sip py m Illinois Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch Kansas Miss Hazel Hunkins Montana Miss i Mabel Vernon Nevada Dr Florence Florenco Manion Oregon Mrs Don Coray Utah Mrs Frances Axtell Washington Dr Frances Lane Wyom yom ing |
