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| CHAPTER XII. | |
| National Suffrage Convention of 1912 | 332 |
| Three victories celebrated at convention in Philadelphia, suffrage gained in Oregon, Arizona and Kansas — Welcomed by Mayor Blankenburg — Rally in Independence Square — Reports show wonderful progress — An Evening by Men's Suffrage League — Discussion on officers of the association taking part in political campaigns — Great meeting in Metropolitan Opera House, speeches by Julia Lathrop, Miss Addams and Dr. Burghardt DuBois — On last evening addresses by Bishop Darlington, Baroness von Suttner and Mrs. Catt — Hearings before Congressional Committees, Dr. Shaw and Miss Addams presiding — Speeches on Senate side by James Lees Laidlaw, president of Men's League; Jean Nelson Penfield, speaking for women in civic work; Elsie Cole Phillips and Caroline A. Lowe for the wage-earning women — On the House side, Representatives Raker, Taylor, Lafferty and Berger; Mary E. McDowell, Ida Husted Harper — Colloquy with committee — Ella C. Brehaut speaks for anti-suffrage women. | |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| 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. | |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| National Suffrage Convention of 1914 | 398 |
| Convention met in House of Representatives at Nashville, welcomed by Mayor Howse — Dr. Shaw eulogizes Southern women — Governor Hooper welcomes to State — Anne Martin tells of victory in Nevada, Jeannette Rankin in Montana — National Association's work in campaigns — Dr. Shaw on the War — Tribute of convention to her — Address by U. S. Senator Luke Lea — Heated controversy over Shafroth Federal Amendment — Defense by Ruth Hanna McCormick — Antoinette Funk before Judiciary Committee — Her "brief” for amendment — Her report of the campaigns — Miss Clay's and Mrs. Bennett's bill — Committee Hearings: speakers, Mrs. Funk, Mrs. Colby, Mrs. Beard, Crystal Eastman Benedict, Dr. Cora Smith King, Mrs. Gardener — National Anti-Suffrage Association headed by Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge, with array of men and women speakers. | |
