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Show SUFFRAGISTS HAVE TWO HEADQUARTERS Washington. Ian 2. Confusion exists ex-ists here anions suffrage leaders because be-cause of the establishment of two separate sep-arate and distinct "headquarters." each working for a common eriese an I amendment to the constitution giving w'omen the right to vote. The chairmen chair-men in charge of the headquarters, I however, declare that they are on friendly relations with each other and will continue their campaign for the cause. For nearly a year the "congressional "congression-al union" suffrage committee has had headquarters here and under the leadership lead-ership of Miss Alice Paul has directed tho fight before congress for a consti- tutlonal amendment Recently Mrs. I Medill McCormlck of Chicago was made chairman of the "congressional' committee" of the National Woman's SuLrage association. She has selected select-ed several headquarters blocks away from the 'congressional union" office and yesterday issued a signed state-ment state-ment designating her offices as "h ad-quarters." ad-quarters." She said that two committees commit-tees would maintain frlenJly relations but "there will be no official connection connec-tion among the two organizations, of which the personnel will be quite distinct dis-tinct " Suffrage workers were at a !oss today to-day as to what "suffrage headquarters" headquar-ters" they would report to. Mis Paul said the "union" would confine its campaign from its own offices notwithstanding not-withstanding Mrs. McCormlck's statement state-ment that her office Was "headquarters." |