The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-29

when the West virginia qonstItpliou-
d eommlssion, appointed g The hate
session Of Ire legislature, fleets, Il Win
receive 4 WomAn.s saRFaGe plank tor
cunsi deFation. Ths strength of ne wO-
man's Suffrage movement IN West Viz
Ginia win be seen ~ The petitina that
will Be presented 70 The eommllsion.
The petition 4 not We: IN shapc. bus
the time between aow ana the holdlpg
Of Ire eommlssio9 IiIl be eneEgeticatiY
SPENT by those SEEKING to bare women
vote II this state They win circulate
tie petition throughout the state. and
expect 70 have SuCh IA array Of stgners
a. win convince the members Of the
commission that thers Il q large NUM-
Der OF people who wish 70 extend The
suffrage 20 women.
Here In wheeling, O=tiYe steps 70
that end viii shortly begin. The W0-
mans Political s11allty Club discuss
"a the petition Il rs last nesting. but
aM not take any definite action. CUT
side OF the expressed Intention 70 draw
up 4 petition and have Il circulated
through the state
The womAn's Political Equality Club
q state organization, and has held
two annual conVentboaS. one a. Graz
ton. the other. last fail. AZ Fairment.
It's pfesideut Il Mrs. George s. Wheat.
OF ibis city. The Oi!icers OF the 4Scal
bFapch ARE;
Presldent-Alrs, George BOYD.
SecTetary-MFS. n y. Burr.
NJ HJupPtnk n IHmRG
The movement n Wheeling Il strong,
represented by the activity Of ks mem.
berS and their zeal in tas cause. The
secretary, Dr.. Harriet 3 Jones, was
interviewed BY an IltelllsenceE repCT-
ter yesterday. and talked very enter
talntngiF Of woman Su1f1ge N other
BtItea, and che attempt TO have q &c
man Suffrage plank lnSeFEel N the re
YtSed constitution OF West Virginia She
SrdentlY champions she cause and gives
many good arguments IN is detenSs-
.'It-tS nothing but pT&tud.ee, said she,
''that prevents men from allowing Wo-
men 20 vote. Some cs the arguments
advanced In opposition TO woman sut-
image are not practical, yet are be-
litI'ed. SAYING that women would re-
flse 10 60 TO the polls on aec0unt Of the
crowds o. men standing around, Is no
objection, because women who pay taxes
often Do 80 amid similar scenes. Where
wcmen have had the Tight Of suffrage
they liaVs exercised that right. Women
can vote intellgently as well IS think
irteIIigentIy. and the objections uEHe1
aeaIrst co-educatiOn. or women follow.
ing Professions have laFgety ceased aud
n timR 70 come the objections urged
aERIBst WOMEN voting viii also die,
west virginia women are conoerV1-
tive, betag southern women; hence the
moVsment e not - strOGg here a. else
whore. particularly 10 the west. Wo-
men now vote Ia Wyoming, ColoEad ,.
Utah and Idaho. We nearly gained the
daV IN California taSL November. and
viii surely win there next tEne. a pop
UlnF petition, nnmerouSlY Slgned, 70
the Nevada legislature. was turned
down. bur a. the same LEGISLATURE gives
the state up ~ battle ground for pug
tiists. We can easily eIc1se the action
Of the LEGISLATORS In refusing 20 cOn-
sideF the petition. One thing - certain,
Il women voted in Nevada. c0rbett and
FittslnmonS would haze fought else.
where
woman suffrage Is largely In EVIL
denee IN the west Is speaking OF Colo
ndo. the Denver Republican says that
woman SuRrage has come 70 Stay. One
8t3HEHI1L tlGIAE4AA Va Asl@ AleF @SAtAlb NAAhee -
occurred In Utah. where Mrs. Martha
HugheS Cannon ran against her hus-
hand for the state legislature. and de-
feated him by $50 votes. He was the
Republican candidate. and she was on
the oppoHitIou ticket In lllinOis, stella
~, Dawson was the SOccessful candi.
date for prosecuting attorney OF Brown
county, but Il Is In the ar west HheEa
women are more TO the fE0nt political-
II, and speaking o. Colorado. where
married women have control OF their
oWa property, II not Of their husbands,
4 western editor has Wittlly said Wo-
men can ask for no more U eqpalltY y
10 BE maintained
'SWeBt Virginia Will Be SLOW 70 move.
concluded Doctor Jones. but from the
IIttle experience I had at the last sess'
On OF the leEislAtnFe, where vas u"
M my efCrts for the passage Of q bill
/ think that the right Of women to vote
VIII md favor with many. Il y 70 men
that ne must appeal and We nave
manv men on our side ALREADY.
would like to See our cause pubieiy g.
tucked, because then We could enilat
Sd6itiOnal aid. for In the discussion that
would follow am sure the Opposition
would have little ground to stand on