ommittee, gives natl. suff. com. list of its
candidates for Cong, 319;
receives suff. speakers, 440;
natl. suff. conv. thanks chmn. for help with Fed. Amend, 610; 638;
648; 651-2;
urges Gov. Roberts to call spec. session of Tenn. Legis. to ratify
Fed. Suff. Amend, 718.
Democratic National Conventions, Dr. Shaw describes one in Balto, 371;
in 1916 refuses plank for Fed. Amend. but endorses wom. suff,
480; 505;
action on wom. suff. planks in 1904, 703;
in 1908, 704;
in 1912, 707;
great struggle in 1916, 710-12;
in 1920 League of Women Voters' planks accepted, 701;
women welcomed, strong Fed. Amend. plank adopted, full polit. recog.
granted, 717-719.
Democratic Party, hostile to wom. suff, adopts plank, xxi;
vote in Cong, xxiii;
members in Cong. caucus against Wom. Suff. Com, 397, 412;
Senators for State's rights, 413-14;
reasons for holding it responsible for Fed. Wom. Suff. Amend, 429;
early leaders ignored State's rights, 430;
this argument against wom. suff. demolished by its own record,
430-432;
not strong enough in Cong. to submit Fed. Suff. Amend, 455;
candidates for Cong. fought by Congressl. Union, 474;
vote of members of Cong. on Wom. Suff. Com, 525;
on Fed. Suff. Amend, 562-3, 565;
folly in leaving victory to Repubs, 564;
unfair caucus on Fed. Amend, 565, 642;
members in Cong. responsible for delay of Fed. Suff. Amend, 598.
Democratic Vote in Congress on Fed. Amend, 624, 627, 629, 636, 640,
642, 644, 646;
see 647-8-9.
Denison, Flora MacDonald, 540.
Denmark, greeting to suff. conv. in U. S, 135; 213; 243.
Dennett, Mary Ware, elected natl. cor. secy, 282; 289;
in report of 1911, tells of vast work of natl. suff. headqrs. in
New York; pushed plan of polit. dist. orgztn; sent out tens of
thousands of suff. stamps and seals and scores of thousands of
leaflets; letters to members of Cong. to give women a vote in
direct election of U.S. Senators, etc, 313;
re-elected, 324;
report for 1912; 3,000,000 pieces of literature published, 250 kinds
of printed matter, reference library established, 335;
report 1913, suff. bills passed by ten Legislatures; campns,
parades, tours, petitions, mass meetings, work with Cong,
delegations to Europe, 366-368;
report for 1914; record of State amends, tribute
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