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National American Woman Suffrage Association

Headquarters; 171 Madison Avenue, New York

New York, May 10, 1916.

Dear Sir,

A minority of the Resolutions Committee of the
National Republican Convention in 1912 presented a
report which contained the following plank: "We favor
the extention of suffrage to women." The report was
not adopted but all history proves that "the minorities"
of today are the majorities of tomorrow."

Since 1912 Oregon, Arizona, Kansas, Montana,
Nevada, have become full suffrage states and Illinios
has granted to women municipal suffrage and the right
to vote for President.

Last November four Eastern States -- New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts voted on woman
suffrage. While the Amendments were lost, the "yes"
vote in each state was larger than that polled by the
Republican cadidate for President in 1912. The total
yes vote was 1,234,470.

Women now help to determine 91 electoral
votes; 22 U.S. Senators and Representatives. The
suffrage states cover nearly half our territory.

The greatest of Republicans, Abraham Lincoln,
said: "This country cannot endure half slave and half
free." We say no Republic can andure half governed by
half the people and the other by all the people.

Woman Suffrage is coming. No one denies it.
We ask you to join in the Chicago Convention to
support the suffrage plank.

Vert truly yours,

Carrie Chapman Catt

President