The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
/ THE WAY To VOTE
FOR THE WOMEN.
Letter of Explanation From
the Secretary of
State.
CONFUSION AVERTED.
Mode of Printing the Ballots
Will Leave Nc Room
for Error.
SONGS OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
New Lyrical Leafst for Use at Politi.
cal Meetings During the Com.
ing Campaign.
SONGS OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

shown by friends of the woman suffrage
cause owing to the fear that voters would
| not know how 10 cast their ballots for or
against the proposed suffrage amend
ment TO the State constitution.
Il was said that the numbers of the six
proposed amendments would be printed
on the ballots without any words OF ex-
planation as to the matters which the
several amendments would cover.
Still more commission was occasioned by
the fact that when the proposed woman
suffrage amendment was introduced into
the Legislature it was known as Assem-
bly, bill 11.' From this name the
transition TO Amendment KIP was easy
and natural.
Voters in the interior, hearing that there
were only six proposed amendments to be
voted on, were completely at sea regard
ing the eleventh amendment" on which
the hope OF woman suffrage depends.
Letters commenced pouring into the
Woman Suffrage Bureau from all parts of
the State, the tale of each CORES spondent
being Il want to vote for woman suffrage,
but l don't know how" Miss Mary Z.
Hay, the State organizer and chairman of
the State Central Woman Suffrage Com
mittee, commenced to realize that life was
becoming g burden. Her desk began
to look like the floor of an editorial room,
her normally sunny Iature was frequently
overshadowed By glowering clouds, while
her eyes grew little by little to resemble
those of hunted gaZelle hard pressed by
the hounds.
Things had reached this alarming stage
when fair weather was restored by the ar
rival at the Woman Suffrage Bureau OF
the following letter:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SACRAMENTO, Aug. %, 1896.
Miss Susan E. Anthony San Frdnctsco-DEAR
MADAM: The amendments in all probability
will be printed on the ballot in the order in
which they appear in the Governors proela-
nation. Over each amendment viii be a ex-
/ planation stating the object and purpose of
the amendment in brief language
L 81. BROWN, Secretary OF State.
This sets Us to rights" said Miss Hay
yesterday, in blither tone than she has
| employed for some days past. THE Sec
retary OF State assures US that each amend
ment will be clearly and unmistakabIy
distinguished from the others on the bal
lots, and no one need now fear that he
will vote on the wrong side without know
ing it. As for myself. the news comes to
me like sweet, restful breeze from the
Elysian fields. Hundreds upon hundreds
of letters have been sent me, which to-
| morrow's issue OF The CALL will answer.
/ will order ton or so of the papers and
have them sent 70 the good people who
| have asked for information on this impor-
! tant matter"
The bureau has just gotten out leaaet
on which are eight stirring woman SUI
/ frage epics arranged to the melodies of
well-known popular and patriotic airs.
Though it is difficult to select the best
among compositions of apparently equal
merit, the following will serve as sample:
/ NEW AMERICA.
|, By ELIZABETH BoYNToS HARBERT.
Tune-"Amerfca"
| Our country, now from thee
Claim we our liberty,
In freedoms name
Guarding homes altar fires,
Daughters Of patriot sires. 4
Their zeal our name inspires
Justice 10 Claim
Women In every age,
For this great heritage
Tribute have paid.
Our birthrfght claim we now,
Longer refuse 10 bow;
On freedoms altar now
Our hand Is laid.
Sons will you longer see
Mothers on bended knee,
For justice prayG
Rise now in manhOod's might,
To speed the dawning lssat
OF freedoms day!
The leaflets will be sent all over the
State, and the songs will be made fea-
rure of as many political meetings as pos
sible. For the D. esent 200, coo copies have
been struck of, but that large supply is
dwindling at such q rate that new edi-
tion VIII have TO be gotten out
81 have found out, observed Miss Hay,
sagely, s.that one can do nothing great IN
California without the aid OF music. We
will give the sons of the Golden West
plenty of good suffrage songs. and see if
we can sing orr way to the hearts which