The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-21
THEY FEEL THANKFUL.

Sufragists to Thank Republicans Tor
Not Declaring Against Them.
The Topeka Equal Suffrage associa-
ton met at 3 o'clock this afternoon in
Music hall.
The women have not given up the
Democrats as hopeless, and an effort viii
be made to have the coming Democratic
state convention put suffrage plank in
their platform. While they are not SO
sauguine of success as they were at
either the Republican or Populist con-
ventions, still they think the Democrats
are worth trial, and that they shall not
be given the opportunity to say that they
were not asked to endorse woman suf-
frage.
At the meeting this afternoon the fol-
lowing resolutions in relation to the
adoption of waman suffrage by the Pop
ulist convention were introduced:
Whereas, while we realize that the
endorsement of the equal seffrage amend
ment is due to individual votes, we feel
that the Topeka Equal Suffrage associa-
ton would be remiss in duty, did we not
express ourselves as especially grateful
to some special individuals, for the eff
forts put forth in behalf of our cause.
'Realizing that the endorsement is
greatly due to the presence of the work
ers under the auspices of the National
Suffrage association, be it
''Resolved, That we extend to those in
power who invited them to be present,
and treated with such courtesy these
hOnOred guests. our earnest thanks for
their timely action. And that we express
our gratitude to Miss Susan B. Anthony,
that pioneer suffrage worker, Miss Shaw,
the talented woman preacher, Mrs. Gait,
the logical orator, whose words carried
conviction with them, and our own Mrs
Diggs, the little captain of the noble
band, who would accept no denial of our
instrumental in securing the adoption of
the suffrage plank.
$40 Judge DOSter, who SO nobly cham
pioned our cause for the Introduction of
the motion that was intended to smother
the resolution in the committee till the
final vote when victory was ours; to Mr..
DunsmOre for his fair and impartial rul-
ing; to Mr.. Henderson, who declared
himself as anxious to help these
women and the hundreds of other
brave men, to each and all we say, God
bless you-may you never regret your
action.
''To the Populist convention, for their
endorsement of the suffrage plank in
their platform, and assure them that the
women of Kansas always remember
those who stand up for Kansas they
did by this endorsement, because,
not only the Populists in the
legislature, but the Republicans as
well, voted to submit this amendment,
thereby making it a Kansas measure,
non partisan, and we pledge to our
friends our hearty service, in the cause
of right, and while we regret that any
woman could declare that she would
stand by the party of her choice, regard
less of its action. we assert that we will
demand purity in parties, and the nomi-
nation of the best men in any party; and
that the party governing themselves ac-
cOrdingly, will secure the vote of the
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"Resolveds That we extend to the Re
publicans of the state convention our
thanks, that they did not declare against
the amendment, and we feel sure that
thousands of their voters are working as
earnestly for us as if the convention had
endorsed US, and we look to them to
keep up the reputation of their party
which has done so much for Women