At an executive board meeting in March, 1916, Catt described the organization's dilemma by saying, "The Congressional Union is drawing off from the National Association those women who feel it is possible to work for suffrage by the Federal route only.
Bei einem Vorstandstreffen im März 1916 beschrieb Catt das Dilemma der Organisation wie folgt: „The Congressional Union is drawing off from the National Association those women who feel it is possible to work for suffrage by the Federal route only.