Chapter 14

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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.