Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-29
THEY ASK TO VOTE
Ancthss Meeting IN the Interests
Of Womsn's Suffrage.
THEY WOULD If They COULD
NEk Nars 4 De p<nies That wo-
n.sn Weuhl Not Exercise the Eraa-
cblse Il They Had L.

sons 80 slcnes xsrs present az the
suffsaxs n.seEing bald IA ths hartmaa
blsiltlins l4sE risht Soaas u them we're
younK. a1d ssne q fhsm ~era nliisils-
axsd, al q them vel drsssed and IN
tsllieenf appearing. and none Il them
lookel a. 4 they had sndefsd The Iifs
tine 20 wrong aud deprivation. which
l4ter fsselopnsats proved that they had
sndurcd.
Nrs n NJ Mofmaa called the assen-
bly % oF.ior Mrs. Emiiy Il. ksteham
xss made president u the meeting
Mr.. Mary L. Dee, q hay City. made
fhs address q ths evsning. She dis
eu.ae.I The merits e xomen's suffrage.
sad refufel tbs charge that women did
not care - vote and would not take adj
vantage q the sight Il they had ~ She
reasl srafisfies - prove that fully nine
tenfhs * tae women IN Montana take
adsaniaas q their electoral prisilege.
Shs feati neespaper clipping from =
sse.naN paper relating bow censiis had
less l4kon On az e. 4 a. IL train and
x - &Cnca pslsscngrrs IL Expressed
fkemseigts 81 favor ~ being allowed 70
sotA Eghteen wero opposed
% female suffrage. and no
others dtdrt care. The women were
NJ delegates 50 suffrage convention;
but we're on their way "a q bargain sale
ii sprlng goods She did Rot believe
az n tho o. lecti0ns against women
juifraso could be nasle 70 bold good.
lna recit-d events u prove that the
sentiu.ent against granting women the
Fight % vote. sas gradually undergoing
an.
xulfraxo Il a recent national convention.
Sl,e Frgarsied as sasninennL The world
Lir wulnen's CONGRESSES have been a
rat hnlp. and have tended % unite
women Tor the advancement II their
.omuson interest. She saw the time
roning. and rot TAR distant. when every
xofnan would have her natural rights as
citizsn. and the republic would be a
,epubl.c IN truth a. Well as ia name
Hoped They Mould Vote.
She hoped that Tho women OF Michi-
tan would avail themselves Of the recent
sonccssi0ns made. and show at munici
al and school elections that they want
h. ballot, ard know bow 90 WELD IL
Ne discussed the reform and church
,ork that WOMEN are expected % do.
nj believetl II they had the ballot they
onld work much % this reformation at
Re polls Instead Of doing IL under the
slsorse circumstances 10 which they
are subjected.
Mrs Kescham called for volunteer
speeches Arz Hopkins was thankful
that she was the first uoran That mad
suted In Ladington. NM the best class
u woman In that city vote az the ochool
.lections. and ei.izeas cf tho city
a a At.
woman "a and from the polls Mira
Hopkins believed X ska were allowed To
sofs shs would adsocats the election OF
,nly the best candidates. she thought
Al woman voted. the officers 81 the clty
would NOS DO tie class found ia a certain
city. where a woman u the demi monde
said that the city officers were patrons
of her placA In another city a woman
OF the same class told her that the
SUPERINTENDENT Of c Sunday school and
members Of the police force were among
her regular patronA IL women were
given the ballot. the standard OF moral
ify in tho government would be lifted TO
high plane.
Mrs Dwight Goss read an extract
from the proceedings Of the state liquor
dealers. which condemned the granting
AZ suffsraga. she believed that tho edu-
cational requirements for SUFFRAGE 10
women at municipal elections. were ex-
cclient Ia every wxy.
Mrs. ". H. Noorslnu thought IL the
salDon faen opposed women's voting. no
better reason could DO urged Why they
should vote.
Mrs ksschzm urged every woman to
register. ard hoped they would turn out
and vote.
Representative Exing was asked 10
give soma viexs on he recent law passed
g the legislature. lie complied but lie.
cl.ncd b enter INTO any lengthy discus.
SION.