The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-05

Talks With n journal Fgaporter- auatsIss
at metropolitan Hall Tonight.
Miss Susan b. Anthony arrived iu ihs
city yesterday from Clay Center and b.
the guest Of Mrs. Henry Hull 90 west
Eighth street She il besiegsd with caii
ers. but turns deaf ear to aM questions
regarding the election tomorrow He's
motive is not to antagoniza amy 30 fhe
men who may or may not vote for her
special hobby and she says after election
is time enough for her t8 Air
her sentiments s.Aou may s8v
that have nothing to aay.
she said 10 JOURNAL reporter "I am
keeping quiet and awaiting results. tu
my travels over the state. when 1 takel
to a Populist, the amendment was sura
TO carry aud Populism was iu the ascen-
dancy: when / talked 70 Il Republican
the Z. b. p. was On top; when I met l
Democrat, the Democrats we're sure 1f
majority and when talked 10 xeMtous.
earnest woman suffragist, sine was eathu-
ssa5tically sanguine over The ur8sDect
for equul suffrage Every body s. put-
ting up the best check and whlstiiuR t1
keep bis hopes up.
have visited ten places nnd
found new experience in having aue
party that is in favor of suffrage
1.-The ignorant men in b0th-in all par-
ties are against il, because As have Gold
you before equal suffrage Is a matter ul
culture. understanding and education.
The ignorant men vote no. Tie Ropu-
lists have done half as much as both par-
ties could have done. They are all 9na
party anyway, quarreling among them-
selves / found it considerably easier la
work with the help Of one dominant
party"
II see you have been voicing your
opinion of men on the hotel register.
Miss Anthony
Il have been terribly misrepresentc8
on the hotel register at Emporia 1 wrote
the following sentence under nay name.
Every man ia the state Of Kansas who
believes in the Declaration at Indepen-
dence will vote for the suifra~@ .amea4
ment on Tuesday, Nov. hava fre.
auently written that or Let every man
vote for the amendment under nay name
but / have never written what was
credited with in the morning paper yea
terday."
.Have your audiences been larQe,n iu-
quired the JOURNAL reporter.
~Yes," returned Miss Anthony. "aul
there ID d point connected with my cau-
paign that is interesting In the ten
places 4 have Eesn, have made
speeches three time day, three hours long
and my audiences have been com posed
OF five men 70 every woman. AS long ua
Ihave been working for equal suffrage 4
have talked invariably 10 au audience at
five women to one man and this was q
pleasing change.
ssAt Burlington, Kas, the other even
ing | looked over the audience and sail.
sMr. Chairman and gentlemen. my
hearts hope is realized. I have an au-
dience Of 600 people before me the ma-
iority of whom are men, and ID this aeH-
son Of womAn's impotency il is impar
tant that / should catch the ear Of thn
voters I am reminded Of an incident of
John p. st. Johns prohibition campaign
He went 10 Leavenworth and talked ta a
packed house but the Times the ueEf
morning reminded him that nine out uf
ten ia the audience wore honueta.
That has always been the trouble iu this
suffrage work. There have been foo
many bonnets in the audiences Bouueta
killed ST. John. In the Populiat audience
bonnets have not predomiuafed. After
tomorrow we hope that bonneta viii mott
kill politicians as they have heretofore.
we hope that if there are nine women tl
every man they can be counted important
as nine men. and not be a disgrace to au
audience because they are powerleas.
Come and see me after tomorrow ANA
will talk with you. There IS nothing tu
be done now but wait and hope THAT the
women of Kansas viii be given che DALI
lot"
Miss Anthony speaks at Metropolitau
hall tonight Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catl
arrives tomorrow to remain until Wed-
nesday and discuss the situation with her
fellow workers.