The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
WOMEN ARE ORGANIZING,
An Extended System of Precinct
Clubs in Process of
Formation.
The Entire State Will Be Embraced
in the Far-Reaching Plan of
Campaign.

"Oh, isn't it just too lovelyl 1t seems
too good to believe. Only to think, we are
going to work the entire State, precinct by
precinct. We surely cannot fail"
These and an infintude of less coherent
exclamations are making the air rosy in
the vicinity of the woman suffrage head
quarters.
The facts which have evoked this burst
OF enthusiastic rejoicing are briefly as fol-
lows: For some time past the leading
friends of the woman suffrage cause have
been cautiously sounding their way to-
ward the realization of pet scheme-the
esta blishment of an organized system of
| precinct clubs. A number of meetings
have been held, at which the matter has
been discussed at length, but without any
definite result.
The last meeting of the State Central
Committee, however, settled the matter,
and vigorous campaign is now IN process
OF organization. Those present were: Miss
| Mary G. Hay, chairman of the committee,
Mrs. A. A. Sargent, Miss Susan B. An
| thoDv, Mrs. j. III. Swift and Mrs. Nellie
| Holbrook-B -Blinn, being the entire person
mel OF the committee, with the exception
| OF Mrs. Austin Perry, who was absent from
| the City. AT this meeting the matter of
the precinct clubs was again formally
| brought up. There was much discussion
! as to the proba BILE outcome of the project.
! AS is usual in such gatherings, some tlmid
! spirits hung back. All were unit in their
belief that their proposed plan of cam
/ paign was good one, but would it work
The ladies DO not care TO say Just how
they answered the timorous queries of the
doubling Thomasinas. The latter contin-
| gent was, however, vanquished. and passed
| over to the ranks of the bolder spirits, who
have made up their minds that in spite of
| all opposition, in spite OF riGicule and in
| defiance of all the croakers, male and
! female, the plan shall work, for they will
make it work.
Accordingly the work has commenced in
this City, and in the course of few days
will be lnaugurated in the interior towns,
about twenty of the largest of which are
anticipating the organization OF clubs. The
| local work is in charge of Mrs. Clara Long,
| who has in the space of less than a week
! proved herself a most able organizer. AS
soon as the clubs are formed regular meet
ings will be held at each of them, with ad-
| dresses by such eloquent lady orators as
Miss Anthony, the Rev. Anna Shaw and
Mrs. Chapman Gait.
Meanwhile great interest in the woman
! suffrage movement is rife in the interior
towns. Requests for suffrage pamphlets
are pouring In at the headquarters day
after day in constantly increasing volumes
and the stenographers, typewriters and
| secretaries are taxed to their utmost in
order TO keep the correspondence an.
swered up to date.
"The keynote to the entire suffrage
movement" said Miss Hay yesterday, lis
onfidence-confdence in the Justice o.
our cause, cor tidence in the efficient aid
of our powerful friends, among whom TIL
CALL was first and is reckoned chief, and
above all confidence in the glorious vic
tory which awaits us in November"