The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-20
IN EVERY PLATFORM.
Equal Suffrage Ladies Want Their
Plans Adopted
COMMITTEES OF TWO PROPOSED

To Look After the Mafter-Tne . our
nnIv Commended for Editorial Com
menr.
The Toueka EQUAL Suffrage association
held one of its interesting sessions at
Music Kali yesterday afternoon and some
questions of Importance before the So
ciety we're discussed in friendly way.
The corresponding secretary reported
that she had ordered some equal suffrage
leaflets for distribution
Mrs. A. III. Case reported that at Chris
tan church county convention, she and
DIR. Haviland had been treated very
courteOusly and that resolutions in favor
of equal suffrage were unanimously
adopted
ceived from Rev Anna H. Shaw. in
which she said that the only way to get
equal suffrage was to make the associa-
ton entirely non partisan and urged the
women of the state to continue their
earnest work. She had but one motto
and that was woman suffrage, first last
and all the time.
Mrs. Lyon also said that she always
made it point to try to convert the min
listers especially. This was directed at
Rev. A. s Embree who at the Ministerial
Union. at which the committee of ladies
appeared, stated that he was on the fence
as regarded equal suffrage. and that he
was just waiting for the national equal
suffrage speakers to come on, and be
converted to the cause.
Mrs. J. w. Thurston urged that the
subscription fs'r the ''Goman's column"
be increased as much as possible, it
was excellent equal sdffrage literature.
The literary part of the programme
was the paper on. "Shall we ask for an
equal suffrage plank in the political par
ties?" by Mrs. John G. Otis. She advo-
Gated the adoption of an equal suffrage
plank in all the political parties. One of
the points made was that if such plank
was in party platform there was class
u voters that would vote for it simply
because it was in the platform of the
party. She said that she thought the
Grand Old Republican party" would not
omit il from the platform this year
After this, the subject of getting such
a plank in the various party platforms
was discussed. DR.. Wallace thought that
the work should begin at the primaries.
Mrs Lyon thought that a com mittee
should 60 to the county conventions to
ask that an equal suffrage plank be
ado pied
Mrs. Cases idea was to see that the
men who were elected as delegates were
in favor of equal suffrage.
Miss Olive Bray said that if a commit
tee was appointed to 60 to the county
convention. she would move that the
committee go before the resolution COM
mittee to ask for the plank. and not be-
after some discussion, was adopted
Mrs Otis said she thought there should
be two ladies from each political party
10 go to their corresponding county con-
ventiOn.
"DOes she mean 10 the Democratic con-
ventiOn, tooT" asked Miss Bray.
The subject of Bishop Vincent's oppo-
sition to equal suffrage was next taken
up.
The article in yesterdays JOURNAL.
headed THAT Sunday Walkout- was
read before the society.
docs our president accept this state
ment of the JOURNAL as trueT" said Miss
Bray.
DR.. Eva Harding smiled and said that
IL was true, and that she said more, too.
One lady moved that a vote of thanks
be extended TO the editor of the
JOURNAL for the stand taken
by him in the editorial concerning
Bishop Vincent, in yesterdays paper
Mrs. Otis wanted the "CapitaT' included
in the resolution, for the editorial in last
Sundays paper. answering Ex-Governor
Eskridge.
If we're going to thank every paper
for what it says in our favor, we will
have our hands full and little time for
else" said DR.. Wallace
At this point an item was read which
gave report of the Michigan Brewers
association, in which they declared en-
phatically against equal suffrage.
Inc question then came up on the
motion for the vote of thanks to the
JOURNAL and Capital for editorials
Mrs Thursron called for the ayes and
nays In explaining her vote. which was
against the motion, she said that she
what she characterized as the
attack in the JOURNAL on Bishop Vim
cent? as undi gnified
Dr. Wallace also expressed herself as |
against the motion and gave about the
same reason.
The motion carried, however, by !
good majority.
Miss Jewell of New York, who got up |
and left the Methodist church SUNDAY on |
account of Bishop Vincent's sermon. was /
present at the meeting but did not care |
TO speak.