The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-06-01
THE WOMAN CAMPAIGN ON.

The following circular, proposing ths
plan Of work for the suffrage amend
ment campaign in the Seventh Congress
sional district of Kansas, has been trans
mitted Us by one of the committee with
an ungent request to publish:
Whereas, The general feeling of IN,
rest and changing conditions of the
hour demand brooder and more careful
thought from all classes, and,
Whereas, We believe that in this
general upheavel OF time honored tradi,
tons and conservatism, the advice,
counsel and ballot of woman is needed
more than ever before IL state and
national affairs, and,
Whereas. The legislature of the state
has submitted TO the voters of Kansas
! the question of woman's ballot; there
| fore. we pledge ourselves to lay aside, as
! far as may b. consistent, all other work
or cares, to devote all our talents and
powers. ami all available time to the
work Of the coming campaign; and we
urge all Kansas women to do The same.
/. We recommend that the district
president appoint a county president for
each of the thirty counties OF the
district; that each county president ap
point an executive committee Of not less
than three parsons-seiected from as
many political parties as possble-to CO.
operate with her in arranging for meet
ings in towns and school districts of the
county, organizing campaign clubs and
in every way helping on the work. We
further recommend that in part this
committee consist OF men who possess
mental and moral worth and are good
suffragists; also, that the county presl-
dent be empowered to add desirable
helpers to the county executive COMMIT
tee at any time.
o We recommend the districtsup
intendent Of press work to see that all
available papers in the district, of all
political parties, carefully avoiding par
tisan preferences, be supplied with items
calculated to help our cause.
3. We recommend that the district
superintendent OF press work appoint a
county superintendent in each county
of the district, whose duty it shall be TO
interview the editors of her county, Sc
cur: column. or what space she can in
their papers, and see that this space is
filled either with articles supplied by
herself or other local talent, or 10y the
district superintendent And both county
and district superintendent shall COM
municate with any person at home or
abroad, who they believe will help by
giving fresh and original articles for pub
LEGATION.
4. We recommend that the county SUI
perintendent have power to appoint ed
ltors of the suffrage department in any
paper, when she may deem it necessary:
but it shall be her duty to see that the
work is well and faithfully done. And
we suggest to our press workers, in or
der not 10 become burdensome to editors,
that they study brevity in their work.
1t shall be the duty of each county presl-
dent and superintendent TO keep the dis
trict president and superintendent in
formed as to the condition of the work
in her county, and its most faithful and
efficient workers.
). We recommend that an enrolment
book be in the hands of ali workers
wherever suffrage meeting is held; that
said book shall contain pledges with two
columns, on two separate pages, one for
voters, with pledge "We pledge our
we will vote for the amendment to strike
male 1GOIu our state COIStlluIiOu L S
other for women, with the heading
Owe, the undersigned women, desire
that the men of Kansas shall vote to
strike male from our state cOnstitu-
ton"
All men and women WHO believe our
cause 10 be right and just are invited to
become members of our district associa
ton by sending name and one dollar to
Mrs. Sallie TOler, treasurer North Wich-
tia, and district officers and workers are
urged to make dilligent efforts to secure
such members and fees. We need the
strength of numbert and money.
In conclusion we would urge every
suffragist to work and to lose no oppor
tunity. At every picnic, assembly and
at every Fourth of July cele
bration; have suffragist on the platform
10 plead the cause of woman.
Plan OF Work Committee-Mrs.A ALA
B. Stryl.er Great Bend; DIR. Mamie st. |
G. Stevens, Wichita; Mrs. A. ". Hutch
nson, Hutchinson; Mrs. Ella Kinsey, |
Kingman: Mrs. Mamie w. Houck, |
Mrs. Flora d. Weeden,
Wellington.
Mrs. CAROLINE L. DENTON,
Pres It'll Dis. X. T. S. A., ACtica.
Mrs. A. NJ HUTCHINSON,
Supt. Press Work.