Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-06
WOMANS REALM.
onasr God The People Rulo" Motto
ofSonth Dal.ota.
ARE WOMEN PEoPLE?9
conducted by LoEllaH. Blank associate cd;to,
JERAULD COUNTY woMan,s
SUFFRAGE CONVENTIONS
Ac washington Springs, Saturday,
Nov. Both 1889.

I'm" convention was called to order
nS Mrs $. NJ. Harden, county organizer
tor Jeranld county, who stated the OH
lectof the meeting. O. j. Marshall,
was chosen temporary secretary
Nine OF the fifteen townships in ,Je-
.raul'l county were represented: Crow
.hery, Dale, Media. Washington Spring
ftarnei Pleasant and Fran,<s
lin.
Officers were chosen as follows. +.
I. Totflemire, president. Nettie {.
Han, vice-president. Mrs. Clara Free
land, secretary and treasurer. Mr.. Tof-
tlemire, MIR. Binford, Mrs. Harden. Mrs.
Clara Freeland and Mrs. Hall were cho.
sen us a committee to draft constitu-
ton and bylaws and to appoint IL vice.
president in each township. We did
not learn all the work of this commit
tee, which met Immediately after the
close OF the convention. but learned
that .. p Hull Of Crow, Mr.. Teasda]e
OF Alpena. Mrs. Harden of Franklin
and Mrs. j. Fl. Blank of Media were
appointed vlce-presidents in their re-
spective townships.
The PARKER New Era ssfs. The
question of equal suffrage is beginning
TO be discussed throughout the state.
and county organizations are being
formed. A bill granting equalsuffrage
TO women was passed when Gilbert A.
Fierce was governor of the TERRITORY.
Through some influence he was in
ducel to veto the bill. This question
will be thoroughly discussed and made
a nonpartisan issue in the election
next fall. The women of South Dako-
ia are Intelligent and III many cases far
more competent to vote than a large
class OF men who have nothing at
stake and care little what corruption
goes hand in hand with the ballot. The
mothers OF the state represent the
home. the home represents all that is
dear and cherished by man. What
forlorn mcrtals men would he it they
had no home. What IS home withou,
a mother? What would aman be
without home, and yet there are mel
who will deny woman the right to pro
tect her home and property rights by
the same means which men so Otter
abuse. II a majority of the women OF
South Dakota are in favor Of equal sui.
trage, it should be freely granted. II
is a privilege once granted, will never
be abused or regretted.
Senator Plumh's idea about result
mission in Kansas is that cit will be a
long, cold day when the people Of that
state go back on the policy of prohi-
bltion. Sioux City Journal
Maj. j. y. Picker, Alice M. a. Pick
Ter and AlohZo Wardall have been Sc
lected by the South Dakota Equal Suf-
frage Association as delegates to the
national suffrage convention to be
held in Washington in February, 1880.
Rally! Clans OF the Crusade!
Is the bugle call of the leader of the
temperance host, Francis Willard. In
answer to that battle-cry, the Clans
will hold a Crusade Anniversary
wherever white ribbon ccmradeship is
known. Accordingly Washington
Springs will hold anniversary services
in the Seminary Chapel on Sabbath
evening Dec. 22nd, An interesting
program will be carried out by differ
ent persons on various phases Of the