NATIONAL SUFFRAGE CONVENTION OF 1913 364
Convention opened in Washington Sunday afternoon with mass
meeting--Women's trade unions represented by speakers--Victories
in Illinois and Alaska--Dr. Shaw's account of Democratic National
convention in Baltimore--President Wilson urged to put woman
suffrage in his Message--He receives a delegation--Report of
year's work for the Federal Amendment by Alice Paul, chairman of
association's Congressional Committee--Objection to Congressional
Union--New Congressional Committee appointed--Vote on Federal
Amendment in Senate--Three days' hearings by House Committee on
Rules on appeal for a Committee on Woman Suffrage, Dr. Shaw
presiding--Speeches by Mrs. Catt, Mrs. Gardener, Mrs. Harper,
Jane Addams, Mrs. Breckinridge, Mary R. Beard and Representative
Raker--Women's Anti-Suffrage Associations out in force--In
rebuttal Miss Blackwell, Mrs. McCulloch and Mrs.
Mondell--Representative Mondell closes--Rules Committee refuses
the appeal.