The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-12
JUST AS GOOD COFFEE
And Just as Good Fried Chick
ems at the Homes
OF Woman Suffragists as at
Other Peoples,
Says John Macdonald The Woman
Sunagists Adopt Resolutions,
Elect Mrs Addison Presi-
dent and Adjourn.

come 10 a close
True, there were not 80 delegates
present. but those VINO did attend made
up in earnestness what they lacked in
numbers. Tt was a business like con
ventIon, conducted according to parlia-
menJary rules. and it was & convention
Of instruction as well as report
As had been anticipated there was no
change IN the head officers elected for
the coming year Mrs Katherine r. Ad-
+ olson. Eureka, was unanimo usly re-
elected president, and Mrs Fannie T.
Bobbitts Winfield, vice president.
The other officers elected We're Laura
a Ciregg, Garrett, recording secret ary;
Mrs B. 3. Baird, Eureka, correspond
ing secretary; Abbie A Welch Cedar
vile, treasurer; Bina a Otis. Topeka,
parieulen tartan; Lucia O. case. Topeka.
lawyer. Emma S Marshall. Baldwin,
auditor, and Laura NJ Johns. Salna.
! I1bLeSrl lallNe TO national convention
Miss Laura A. Gregg Of Garrett was
appointed state organizer for the asso-
clation- She is q good speaker.
The resolutions adopted by the con
( vention with but little discussion in
clude almost everything which the wo-
men advocate:
The fundamental principle of our re-
public is the right Of the individual 10
efrectlFe expression of opinion upon the
men and measures that are Tor the gov
eminent of the people, male and fe-
male; and as the only way TO make that
expression of opinion effective and de-
cisive IS TO embody in it the ballot. we
demand that women shall be invested
with the suffrage
In this the 18th year Of the life of
the Kansas Equal Suffrage association
we review the gains and losses of the
: years and find that the balance shows
our gains in excess of our losses and we
herein reathrm our unaitera Bile deterrni-
nation to continue our labOrs until we
nave reached the goal OF our hopes
" hereas, For nearly 50 years in our
republic many of her daughters have
/ been pleading, petiuoning and resolving
in favor of equal suffrage without re-
I gard To sex, until it seems as if plead
Ings petitions and resolutions are of
/ little avail answer to argument has
( ceased and now the question seems to
[ nave resolved itself into one of political
! eXpediency, therefore,
Resolved. BY this. the 18th annual
session OF the Kansas Equal Suffrage
association in convention assem- bIed
/ that hencerOrth we deem il most expe-
dent Tor all true suffragists and every
Suffrage association in the state to do all
/ IN their power to defeat every candi-
1 date for public office who refuses to de-
clare hlinsef openly and honestly
( in favor OF the right of suffrage to every
adult citizen of this republic without re-
Whereas. In certain cities of this
state efforts to establish public libraries
! and reading rooms have proved IN
awaiting by reason Of the exclusion of
I women from the vote on all questions
\ Of taxation except school bonds we are
FtesoIved, To ask for such legislation
as viii before the next municipal cleo
tons IN Kansas, provide that women
may vote upon propositions TO tax CIT
les for the support of public libraries.
Resolved, That we hold in grateful
remembrance every instance of the re-
cognition of the work and worth of Va
men IN places OF public trust by that
I party which now controls the leeisIa-
ture-elect and we urge continuance Of
this recognition in our state during the
coming two years.
And we call upon the governor-eIect
TO enforce the law providing for the
employment Of women only in the
girls school of Beloit- We Condemn
the violation OF law in the conr71cr ~
that institution in sveraI instances viz.
IN the employment of a male physician
and a male farmer We have women
eminently qualified to perform the
work Of these offices and we demand
that women shall I'LL these places
And further we urge that women
PHYSICIANS be appointed TO have charge
OF all the female wards in the state in
sane asylums. That sex prejudice and
selfsh1ess. which grudges TO women
the important Office and moderate sal
Z airy OF the superintendent of the girls
Industrial school may wrast it from US.
by certain contemplated legislation
Against this movement we fndfo
nantIy protest and We hereby register
unaltefaoie opposition to it. and with
cut any party cOusiderat501 We are de-
termined to eght such legislation
We believe that frasmuch a. women
are inmates of our state cF1a7ira iaIe. ~
DenaI instif7rfions +ba+ +ba -
nenr thereof sho,l1d he Il, 49, $3.50 90
is4erad nv y-or,er, ans ,.-l - go -. = II.
-T2asoIva4 II +be ir+s,.ss+ ~ $50. - 3
proprIety and expediency to make de-
t1Don the state board ~ T.77.,f+5ss, -
in order that this rro1s7ss-I 49,, -
nave pernanency. We urge the incom-
ing legislature TO make mandatory BIZ
statutory enactment tfa rIari,,-r ~ -
women lIpOn the state board ~ -j,s-3
ties
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