The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-16
LAURA'S FLAG WAVES.
An Attempt to Make Mrs. Johns
Resign is Defeated
HOT DEBATE BY WOMAN SUFFRIGISTS
AZ inc Meeting or the Topeka laas0ci-
alton at music HalI-A Lively Time

AE was an interesting meeting or the
Topeka equal suffrage association that
was held at Music hall yesterday after
noon, as all me ings Of the society are
Their assemblages are anything bat
stupid.
After Mrs. j. A- Munger had read her
wen written paper on s.Womanss Enfran-
chi4ement," and had been voted thanks
by the association, Mrs. w. =. Matson,
member Of the school board arose and
said.
u want to ask if our state president Of
the equal suffrage association, Mrs. Laura
ID. Johns, is a Republican or not I un-
derstand that she is and that she uses all
her influence in that direction"
There was a silence Of only q moment,
when Mrs. DR. Wallace of North Tope-
ka got up, and with somewhat scathing
look at Mrs. MatsOn, said. AIer utilization
ter. She can be Republican and
still do her duty as state president of the
association, the same as our local Dresi-
dent Is a Populist, (meaning Dr. Eva
Harding
Mrs. Aats0n Jumped up and said. II
don't know about our local president be-
ing P0-ulist I believe in giving
thanks to all the parties, for we want
votes on the amendment from All par
ties1
a.
the association ask Mrs. Laura 81. j 0hns
to resign her Office Of state president Of
the 81 omans Republican League. This
was seconded and then issued a lively
discussion. Mrs John G. Otis thought
that they would lose a great many Re
publican votes if Mrs. Johns resigned.
Mrs. u. O. Case thought everyone had
right TO choose her own politics She
said. politics should not enter this or
ganizati0n.H
Miss Olive Bray arose and In q calm
voice said. II don't think anyone could
show that Mrs. Johns is conducting the
affairs of the association toward any
party"
1T would show how able she was to
conduct the affairs of the two organiza-
TONS put ia Mrs Dr. ~ auace
Mrs. Thomas 81. Lyon thought that it
was detrimental to the suffrage cause
for AIRS. Johns to be at the head Of the
Republican League.
The motion was put. but not carried,
but this did not satisfy Mrs. Matson.
She made a motion that the association
should write and ask Mrs. Johns what
she intended doing about the Republi-
can league; this motion was defeated
it was the sense of the meeting that If
Mrs. Johns were to resign as president
of the Woman's Republican league now
it would be detrimental TO the suffrage
cause.
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point, but Miss Bray started the ball
.,-.ffas v-f;~b VS. "A =, psfora me Min
steriaI Union and ask that the ministers
,raacb one sermon i month on the sub
iect of W oman Suffrage
eha raad 4ha ifar9 FL REGARD ~ this
v,-bfrb arnearad in the srArF IC,r7B,sar,
and said u understand thar one of the
members of this organization gave this
notice t0 tba renorter. don't know who
4 ~ b,t think p-a sborld ba va~v
.arafui abol7f what we saw to the news
r,ar,er rarorfers,
Mrs DR. Wallace said. eyes. and one
If The ministers came I'd me ana wanted
~ know what colossal Ounce was III tho
bottom If this That IS ,vhv I corrected
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over IL me- and wanted "a know vvhv
ha8 made snoh a fool of myself HI the
rna4ter0
This was 100 much for DR.. Eva Hard
mo she said brus0uelv. IL cave thar
f4ay. fo the ran0rtar myself and + don't
rff-@l~ rsr,, j @alfoszal t7nr-a either we
7i9 nat intend gofnfr fn ths name of the
Tonexa Foual SuFrage association. bar
a. aolal s1l ffraOists 3
Several of the ladies thought it would
he too much to ask Of the ministers that
thev peach one sermon 4 month IN the
spifFage question, 9qS m 9 , was MADE MADE:
isterial Union, and it was carried unani-
mously.
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