Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-05-31

The cause Of womanhood suffrage in Kan
sas is represented as prospering beyond the
most sanguine anticipations Of those who
originally embarked in it. OF the newspa
pers and politicians Of the State, o working
majority have ranged themselves on the side
Of impartial suffrage without distinction o.
color. This has net been done BY any party
- such, because. it was not deemed recessa,
~ to hazard any party measures on this
measure with which others we're wholly dis.
connected.
But of the press of the State tie Leaven
worth Bulletin, lawrence Tribune, Topeks
Record, Topeka Tribune, White Cloud Chief
Manhattan lndepe'.dent, Mound City Repub.
tican, Lecompton Nesc Era, Atchison Free
Press, and the journals published at Seneca,
wsthena, Salina, Burlington, and Hiawa.
ths, with some others, are strongly advoca>
ting or mildly favoring womanhood suffrage.
The number Of journals opposing it is much
smaller, including only, We are informed, the
Atchison Champion, Paoli Republican, Os-
kaloosa Independent, MarysviIle Expvess,
and Manhattan Radical. This would show
the press to stand about fourteen for impar>
tial suffrage to six against. A State Impair
tial Suffrage League has been formed for
carrying on al active and thorough canvass
Gov. Crawford, the present Governor of Kan.
sas, is President of the League, and Lieut.
Gov. Green is Vice. President. Ex.Gov
Charles Robinson, Of Lawrence, ilustrious
rs the first Free State Governor Of Kansas |;
Gov. Root, Of Wyandotte, Lieut.. Gov. du.
ring Robinson's administration Judge
Schuyler, of Burlingame Col. Coffin, Gems.
Moonlight and Larimer, Senator Green, Hon.
Mr.. Way, George A. Crawford, ESQ.,, Of Fort
Scott Professor Morton, of Emporia S. d.
Houston, Of Junction Gen. Richie, of To-
peka; Rev. Lewis Bodwell, and President
Horner, Of Baker University, are among the
public men and leaders of opinion in Kansas
who indorse the movement for impartial suf.
frage, without distinction Of sex, and lend It
their active aid and influence. Col. s. n.
Wood is Corresponding Secretary of the
League. 1t contemplates holding three hun.
drcd meetings, or at least one in every vo.
ting precinct in Kansas, and has arranged
for nine mass conventions to be held between
this date and the fall elections, at which
large and distinguished force Of the leading
advocates Of womanhood suffrage will ad.
dress the people. Among other speakers
who will canvass the State, ore Senators
Green and Way, and George A. Crawford,
ESQ.,, Of Kansas, and Mrs. Lucy Stone, Mr..
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs.
Frances d. Gage, Mrs. Susan b. Anthony,
and Mrs. Charles Lonox Remond. Conf.
dent hopes are entertained that Miss Anna
Z. Dickenson and other Eastern speakers
will also take part. II will be remembered
that already the principle Of womsnhood suf.
fnge i conceded in Kansas, 10 the law a.
lowing women TO vote on all school aues.
lions, and requiring applicants for license to
sell liquors to obtain the consent of the ma
iorty of the inhabitants of both sexes in his
district. Gen. Carl. Schurz and Emil Pre-
lorious, Of the WesAicae Post, St. Louis, give
their influence to the movement The St
Louis Democrat advocates womanhood suf.
Irage with candor and ability that are very
influential. 1t will be remembered that nine
votes were cast in the United States Senate
last winter Tor incorporating womanhood
suffrage into the Reconstruction act. Col.
Morse, of Missouri, in conversation with mem
bess of Congress last winter, ascertaiued that
Deventy. -four members Of the House were
prepared TO vote for it. Among these, We
are informed, were Wilson, Anthony, Wade,
Foster, Yates, Cowan, Buckalew, Gratz
DtVWut Otsu.eus ouO y uilous come OI the
aappiest speeches in favor of. the proposed
extension were made in Congress by Demo
rats. At Q vote taken in the New Jersey
Legislature last winter, to extend the suf |
rage to both women aud the negro, there |
sere twenty-three ayes to thirty-two noes
While on vote to extend it to the negro on.
y, there were only twenty ayes to thirty>fve |
aocs. The count looks as though had the |
foto been on the sole question of extending
he suffrage to white women, it would have
been carried. One of the most effective ar
,uments for extending the right Of suffrage
o women is, that after enacting negro suf>
rage there will remain no classes excluded
rom the ballot>box but rebels, women, and
diots. The ladies do not care to stay in the
.empasy Of rebels and idiots, nor 70 han
he claims Of negroes preferred to theirs. Il
Wisconsin, where this question is being ~
ated with increasing interest and ferw ],
'losen newspapers advocate impartial = su,
rsge, including the (Dcmocraticl Milwau =.