The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-20
AN AGGRESSIVE CAM A|GN
That Is What the Woman SUI.
frage Association Will
Wage.
The Planks That Have Ben Already
Secured for the Party
Platform.

Within the past week the woman suffra-
gists have secured two more planks for
their platform. Unlike the other parties
in the State, we are united in our purpose
and have but one lssue-woman suffrage,
pure ana simple. We want but four planks
IN our platform-one Republican, one
Populist, one Prohlbitionist and one DEM
ocratic. each and all declaring for the
same thing. On these four, securely held
together and strengthened by The earnest
efforts which the women themselves will
make during the campaign, we hope TO
ride TO victory at the Novembe election.
Three OF these planks already have been
prepared and given to Us by the Republi-
can, Populist and Prohibition representa-
tives, good sound pIanks that seem to be
able to weather the storms that will beat
upon them during the next five months.
do not know why the reporters insist
upon quoting Miss Anthony as saying we
coerced the Republicans into indorsing
woman suffrage.
She never In public or in private has
said anything that could be construed in
that way. All who were ut the Repub-
lcan Convention will testify that the
methods of the suffrage representatives
were as far as possible from coercive.
Nothing of the kind was necessary. Re-
membering the spirit of friendliness and
courtesy that was shown to us at that con-
vention, We feel that we cannot protest
strongly enough against having such re-
marks attributed to US.
On the other hand, we do not under
stand why the men of other parties insist
that the Republicans did not adopt the
plank in good faith and that they will not
vote for the amendment. This amend
ment was submitted by n Republican
Legislature, the State Convention two
years ago adopted a woman-suffrage
vNia l. Trrr
publican newspaper OF the party
has Endorsed it in the strongest
possible manner, and the Republican
press generally throughout the State is
favorable to the movement. II, during
the campaign, the Republican speakers
should fail to advocate it; if the Repub-
lican press should allow it to go by de-
fault; if the returns from the Novem Der
election show that Republicans failed to
vote for it, then we shall know that the
party has acted in bad faith, and the Re
publican women of the State can deal with
il as they think best. Meanwhile, the
action of the Republican Convention shall
have our respect and confidence.
At the Populist Convention we were
made to feel that We were in the house of
our friends. When We took the train for
Sacramento we found the San Francisco
and Alameda delegates on board, and
others joined the party at various way
stations. They surrounded our seats in
the car and, in the warmest and heartiest
terms, expressed their SYMPATHY and CO.
operation with the woman suffrage move
ment. At the State House Hotel. where
we had engaged our rooms, they crowded
our headquarters TO extend greetings, and
there were few delegates who did not
wear the little woman suffrage badge on
their coat lapels. We were told that thcue
We're not more than half a dozen men in
the convention who were opposed.
At the convention hall we were escorted
to front seats amid cheering and waving
of hats, and several times were invited to
address the delegates. 1t seemed that as
if every man present took US by the. hand
and assured US of his friendship and sup
port. 1t was not necessary for us to appear
before the platform committee as the
woman suffrage resolution was incorpor-
ated without a dissenting voice, and it