The New York Times, June 18, 1916 – Editorial – The editor of The New York Times ridicules the efforts of the suffragists at the Republican and Democratic national conventions, and reiterates the paper's position that suffrage should be decided by individual states. read clipping The New York Times, June 22, 1916 – President Wilson, a Democrat running for re-election, states his position that suffrage for women is an issue to be decided by each state. read clipping The New York Times, July 18, 1916 – The Woman’s Party, under Alice Paul, begins a campaign against the Democrats because of their position on suffrage. read clipping The New York Times, August 2, 1916 – Front Page – Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes endorses a Federal Suffrage Amendment. read clipping The New York Times, August 2, 1916 – The Woman’s Party cheers Hughes’ endorsement of the Federal Suffrage Amendment. Carrie Chapman Catt says NAWSA will likely remain non-partisan. read clipping The New York Times, August 12, 1916 – At its convention, the Woman’s Party officially backs Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes and opposes the re-election of President Wilson. read clipping | 
