The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-23
WHERE WOMEN MAY VOTE.
The Counties Which Have Given
Her Partial Suffrage.
New York Graphic,

boucneb bns WHOIe HoTbHsfh DOuluS ol
New York and Michigan, part Of
those of Pennsylvania, Ohio. Wiscon
sin and Minnesota. and reaches to
Hudson's bay. This great region,
throughout which women vote lun-
less married) on like terms with their
brothers for all elective officers save
two, has 100000 square miles. 1t ID
more than twice the size of New York
it nearly equals New York and Mich,
gan together; it equals Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Connect
cut, Rhode Island, New York, New
New jersey, and Maryland.
In Wyoming women vote for every
off ,e which their brothers do and
on the same terms. This great terri
tory has $4,000 square miles. 1t il
half as large again as all New Eng
land and New York; about equals New
York. New Jersey and Virginia; i,
more than twice the size OF Pennsyl,
vanIa and Dslaware, larger than
North and South Carolina and Flori.
da.
Kansas, the State where municipal
women suffrag, exists, contains 81,
0000 square miles. II is greater tnar
the joint extent of New Hampshire
Vermont. Massachusetts,. Connect.
cut, New Jersey. Delaware, Mar.
land, West Virginia and Rhode Is
land-of nine States of the Union
combined-and greater than eithel
Of the original thirteen, than a ma
jority of the thirteen together, and
than either of thirty two Of the to day
thirty-eight.
But there is greater region where
women exercise suffrage, though nj
at polls. Many will be surprised tt
learn that this is-Texas! In thu
State the school officers are chosen b,
petitions 20 the county Judge for thei
appointment, AMI he, of course ap
p ,ints those whose petitions are IN ~
largely signei. These petitions W.
men, on the same terms with theil
brothers, can sIgu, and thus prActi
cally vote without leaving ho ne
Texas has 265 900 square miles, anC
is larger than California and Oregon
nearly equal 10 all the Atlantic State
out three; to all the o.her States Oh
the gull.
In England. Scotland, and Vale
women (unIess married) vote for al
elective officers save one (membsr o
parliment), on like terms with thel
brothers. In Ireland women vot
everywhere for poor law guardian.
in Dunlalk aud other seap9rts TO
harbor boards, aud in Belfast for al
municipal olli;e la Sweden thel
suffrage is about the same as il
Britain, and they vote, too, iudirectl,
tor members of the house OF lords
La Russia women, heads of house
holds, vote for all elective officers anu
on all local questions La Aust. i
Hungary they vote (by prOx) at al
elections, including members of pro
vincial aud imperial parliaments. Il
Italy widows vote for members q
parliament. In Findlaud women yo.
iorelective officers. In British BurmaI
women Taxpayers vote in the rura
tracts. In Madras presidency (Hn
doustan) they can do so in ali mum
cipalities In Bombay presidenc
they likewise en- Ia ali countrie
oi Russian Asia they can do so wheI
ever a Rus sian colony settles. TIL
Russian are eolonizing the whole d
their vast Asian p sessions, aud the
carry vita them every where tn
'inir." or self governing village, wher
10 women, heads OF households. vut,
Municipal suffrage exists in NV ZeJ
land, thu legislature has resolved tia
women shall vote for nemhcrs If ?al
liaWeUt. Il als3 exists IN Wet lri
New South Wales, @ leeusIand, au
South australia. Ine latter parli.
ment has declared for wOmau's votin
mt parliamentary elections too.