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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
19
Delegates braved rain and strong winds as suffrage supporters filled the street with slogans and banners. A large contingent of Western women led the procession, while workers and residents joined in witnessing the display of determination and unity for the suffrage cause.
A vivid account of a 1916 women’s suffrage gathering with parades, banners, and speeches. Activists including Inez Milholland, Helen Keller, and Crystal Eastman featured at the Congressional Union luncheon while diverse party figures spoke at the Hinckstone Theatre. The event highlighted the birth of the new Woman's Party and demand for votes for women.
The Republican National Committee met amid scattered postponements and contested posts across states including Arkansas California Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia Wisconsin and other territories. Several names appear as potential delegates with several entries marked postponed or unclear, reflecting a fragmented selection process and regional rivalries within the party.
A large crowd converged on Coliseum Chicago on June 7 to press for a women suffrage plank in the Republican platform. Carrie Chapman Catt and Mrs Harring Stanton Lash spoke urging party leaders to back votes for women while anti suffragists warned against internal strife. Catt and Mrs Krebs presented memorials to the Republican committee advocating extending suffrage, arguing it is justice for half the adult population.
Speakers including Ellin Meredith Clement and Mrs. Jace Wilbur Trout addressed a hearing on the National Association opposed to woman’s suffrage. The gathering featured representatives from the Woman's Party and Congressional Union, along with AFL leaders urging federal law protections and trial by jury in contempt cases while seeking a national prohibition plank.
The document outlines a platform stressing preparedness for national defense, civilian duty, and international peace through strength. It calls for a stronger navy, a 260000-strong army, broad industry support, tariff protection, and efficient government. It urges unity beyond partisanship and a leader capable of turning words into action.
A runaway wagon at a Williamsburg event killed driver Weingarten and injured four others. Officials and bystanders described a chaotic scene as the wagon wheel passed over the victim amid a rain soaked crowd. The convention adjourned to allow for hearing on pranks and the assembly planned permanent officers.
Four children will be graduated at the first commencement of the Professional Children's School. The ceremony will be held at 11 o'clock this morning at the Phoenix Theatre. Miss Dorothy Brown and Miss Sidney Reynolds are among the graduates.
The document lists progressives selecting national committee members by caucuses of state delegations. Names span Alabama to Wisconsin, naming lawmakers and activists such as Jereotty Gavergia, Dwight Heard, George W. Porting, Henry W. Cow Tessivanlay, and A. E. Griditha.
Micnie Hexter and George Edward Price are among two year students taking part in school programs. Ferguson will present graduates recitations while John Drew El Greer and others join in school activities.
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