The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-27
Reason Why Mrs. Crannell Is OPP
posed to Woman Suffrage.
COMES HERE TO ORGANIZE.
Chairman of the Executive COM
mittee Of the Antf-Su0rage Assoc
citation Proposes to See That Local
Societies Are Established In
All the Leading Cities OF the
Pacific COaxt-Meets Many Visitors

Mrs. W. w:nslow Crannen, OF Albany.
n Y, one OF the most prominent anti
woman suffrage leaders In the country. Is
here 10 carry on the crusade ID this sta.s.
She has come 20 form an organization IN
Seattle. having already done 50 n Spo-
kane. She Will also start similar move
ments in Tacoma, Olympia and in Port
land.
Mrs Craanell, who is at the Rainier
Grand is chairman of the executive COM
m.ttee of the Anti-Sunrage Association
Of Albany. That is the largest and most
influential organization OF the KIND III the
country. Others have been termed
throughout New York. Massachusetts, II
lino.s and in many otaer states, pUl ltle
Albany association has continued as the
fountain head.
Mrs. CranneIl first became prominently
known n the antl-sunrige movement III
1896 when she appeared before the COM
mittees on reSolu lions Of both the Demo
cratic and the Republican national con-
yen;ions at Chicago and ST. LOUIS she ll
was who repl:ed 10 the demands of the
sufTragists for a resolution N the national
platforms favoring their Plea
Mrs. Cranneu has been invited 10
Washington to organize this anli-sufIrase
movement. There are many ladies' IN Sc
atile and Other cities Throughout the
state who have taken quiet interest," IN
been a little too t.mid to organize anu
conduct vigorous campaign.
Il do not believe that we shall be able
to effect loca. organization that Will
take an active interest in the present
campaign" said Mrs Crannell YESTERDAY
1t IS now TOO near the time or election
and we would not have time TO organize
properly for tbs campaign. But an asso-
cation will be formed 10 tight the woman
suffrage movement in the future"
Mrs. Crannell bears none OF the marks
about rights but bases her opposition 10
the entrance Of women into public life
chiefly upon what she believes TO be its
injurious effects upon home life.
She VIII probably address public meet
ing here as soon as arrangements can be
made just as. she will do in Tacoma and
Olympia, and when a sufficient number
OF persons shall have been interested an
association will be formed.
The anti-sunrage movement has been
growing rapidly" She said yesterday In
New York and Massachusetts We have
state organizations, while nearly every
city OF those states east of the Mississippi
have associations which are tiourishing.
They have been advancing continually,
and l believe that We have had a large
influence IN defeating the plans OF the
suffragists.
cone before the legislature of submitting
the question to voters in the form of 4.
constitutional amendment and it has been
defeated Il only TWO states South pa-
mitted 10 the voters and we believe that
IL will be defeated by them as by the
sSiafureS.
Il spent some weeks in South Dakota
before coming here and held several large
meetings. having been invited to speak
in several cities of the state. In all these
associations were formed. which arc now
actively a work IN the present campaign.
Our objection. that is, the motive Of
the movement, IS the belief that woman
suffrage would have very serious effects
upon home-lfe, which IS the cornerstone
of the republic and women have burdens
imposed upon them by nature which men
cannot help them to bear burdens which
arc sufficient 10 occupy their whole time
and attention. Again 1t has not been
shown that woman suffrage has raised
the standard of public morality or eff
Cheney in those states n which il has been
tried.
We believe that the extension OF suf-
frage 10 a people more chan again as
large as the present voting population
would be TO increase the evils that already
threaten 10 overcome the principles for
which our fathers fought
just as soon as Mrs. Crannell shall have
finished here. which will not be until af-
ter tie election, she viii so on 10 Oregon
where she viii perform similar work
Ladies OF California and Kansas have al
so earnestly invited her to work among
them. so that she Will spend several
months in the west before returning to
her Hume in Albany