The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-12

say that there is movement in Kansas
70 give women the ballot, and that if
they do they can no longer stop this re-
form. [Applause.l
''If you do this. you will say that your
wives and daughters are to have the same
right as those who live in the city. The
Republican party kept itself in power
by simple act of justice, and you can
do the same.
There are many Greenbackers in
your state who believe that the Popu-
lists are party of the people and of
principle, and how are you going to hold
them if you refuse to put a plank in
your platform. [Applause.l
IF you put it in your platform and
nominate the right kind of men you will
sweep the state in mighty wave in No
vember." lApplause.l
Miss Anthony Talks.
Miss Susan B. Anthony was called for
and introduced by Chairman Henderson
as one who had labored for her sex two
score years Ex- Gov. Click was in
terested listener and enjoyed hugely
Miss Anthony's castigation of the Repub
lican party. Miss Anthony said:
s'We shall ask of every possible
gathering of men for a resolution saying
that the women should have the same
right as the men. l understand that
80 per cent of the Peoples party are in
favor of suffrage and will vote for it.
lApplause.l | belong to but one party
under the shadow of the flag and that is
the party of idiots and criminals. We
haven't been pardoned yet by the gov
eminent. Now, don't like my com
pany. [Applause.l Do you blame me
for asking for this Loud cries, Mol
No!] Do you want to leave your wives
and daughte in the society of idiots and
lunatics [Voices-We won't No party
can live that does not favor new and
radical reform ideas. [Applause.l l
ask you to say that every woman by your
side should have the same rights as you
have"
Created Big Sensation.
When Miss Anthony had concluded.
ex-County Attorney w. Ii. Carpenter of
Marion created a great sensation by say
ing: "B efore Miss Anthony leaves want
to ask her question before this conven-
ton, and out of all due respect for her:
Miss Anthony, in the event of the Popu-
lists putting woman suffrage plank in
their platform, would you work for the
success of the PopuIist party?"
Miss Anthony came forward to answer
amidst the widest cheers. She said:
"For forty years L have been laboring
for the success of wOman's enfranchise-
ment and / always said that for the party
which first endorsed it, whether it we're
Republican, Democrat or Populist, 1
would wave my handkerchief ZAP
plause.] / will go before the people at
your meetings and though l don't know
thing about the other principles of your
party-I am perfect ignoramus on
finance and tariff will try to persuade
every man in those meetings to vote for
woman suffrage"
s'Miss Anthony said Mr.. Carpenter,
1--WE want more than the waving of your
handkerchief, and if the Peoples party
puts a woman suffrage plank in its plat
form will you go before the people of
this state and tell them that because the
Peoples party has espOused the cause of
woman suffrage it deserves the votes of
every one who is a supporter of that
cause?"
Miss Anthony: 81 most certainly
shallp'
Immediately upon hearing Miss An
thongs answer, the convention went
wild-yelled and cheered and appIau-
ded to its very utmost Hundreds rose
to their feet. The cheering lasted for
five minutes without intermission.
Judge Doster was demanded and ad-
dressed the convention. He made an
impassioned exhortation and assumed
quite an evangelistic tone. When he
said II don't want any cOwardIy utter
ances in the platform such as were made
by the Republicans, both public and pri-
vate," some man in the back part of the
audience cried loudly, ''God forbidT'
Mr.. Doster said further:
81 don't want a platform to catch votes
on" (Applause.)
eLet us resolve in favor of allowing
our wives to help US out of this industrial
feudalism."
Permanent Organization.
1t was with shouts upon shouts
that the report of the com
mittee on permanent organization
was received when read by Col. Fred. J.
Close its chairman. The committee Sc
lected the officers of the Popullst
house of the last legislature as the
permanent organization: J. NJ. Duns-
m ore, the "baId hornet" of n Neosho. as
permanent chairman and Ben G. Rich as
permanent secretary.
Judge Frank Doster and Fred J. Close
escorted the permanent officers to the
platform and the cheers with which they
were received were deafening.
1t was said that office holders would
not be given seats in the convention but
It seems that the administration fixed
matters to suit themselves and that the
rule was transgressed whenever an op-
portunity offered The governors private
secretary, Fred Close, had seat on the
floor in the Doniphan county delegation
and was chairman of the committee on
permanent organization, which reported
J. NJ. Dunsmore for permanent chair
man.
A TRICKY FAIR.