The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-14
REPUBLICANS TALK.
What They Think OF the Populist
Endorsement
OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE In KANSAS.

Nest OF Them say nc Injuries the
Cause-SOme Think Suffrage May be
Beaten.
a JOURNAL reporter has interviewed
several Republicans on the adoption of
the woman suffrage plank by the Popu-
lists. The interviews are given below:
Major Tom Anderson said: NThe
amendment will be defeated. am dis
gusted with the silly action of the wo-
men before the Populist convention 1
voted for the amendment in 1867, but
am against it now and will do all can
to defeat it and there are a great many
Republicans who feel just as l do on the
question. The women will be sorry Tor
their action before this thing is over"
EX-J Judge Guthrie: II was somewhat
surprised at the action of the Popul4st
convention. They have made mistake,
for it will I'M ure both the party and the
suffrage cause. Now, what / want to see
IS ex-Gov. Click. Miss Anthony and Mrs.
Lease march up the street together in
procession under one banner, and Llen /
will not have another word to say. Re-
publicans are satisfied with the action of
the Populists"
T. A. WAGNER: Il am afraid the suf-
frage cause has suffered much injury.
A great many Republicans will not vote
for the amendment who had intended to
do SO. / will vote and work for it, how
ever, for | am an ardent sufragist. 1
promised the women that / would go
into the campaign for them, and l am
still ready to redeem my promise. /
think they did an unwise thing in seek
ing Populist endorsement, and / think
the Populists have made a grave mis-
taAe in giving endorsement L believe
that the amendment will carry, if the
campaign is properly conducted"
Col. Geo. w. Veale: II hardly know
he fn oil he 1f ho
ton of the plank, for 1 see that it will
work both ways. The women have
thrown the responsibilities of their cam
paign on the Populists, and the party
will receive an advantage. On the other
hand the Democrats will drop out of the
Populist party and will refuse to vote
the ticket on account of the suffrage
plank"
l. e. Lambert, of Emporia: "The adop-
ton of the plank will have a tendency
to hurt the Populists for the Democrats
have always opposed suffrage. 1t will
hurt the amendment for there are a great
many Republicans who will say that it
has become party measure and will not
vote for it. The Republican speakers
will not oppose it on the stump from the
standpoint that it is not a partisan meas
ure"
Capt F. H Coney: ssThe Popu1ists have
lost the Democratic support by their ac-
ton and they will be showed under so
deep that they will never be able to dig
their way out The amendment will also
be lost because the women have made it
a party measure and Republicans won't
vote anything that savors of Populism.7
7. E. Bowman: "The adoption Of
plank was the great victory of the cam
paign for the suffragists. 1t will bring
the question before the people who
would not attend woman suffrage meet
ings. 1t will also compel the Republi-
can leaders to commit themselves to the
measure more generally than they would
otherwise have done. The suffrage
is pretty certain to carry and
both parties will be anxious to get as
much of the new vote as possible. The
of Republican success will be
unless they stand by the wo-
men of the state, who always stand for
the best moral interests of the people,"