Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-09
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REVISION AND SUFFRAGE.
The w ONE a su1ragists Have an In.
tense Interest in Proposition for

tense Interest In Proposition for q
Convention.
Sioux City, Nov. 9-Women suffra-
gists in Iowa have. of course dutiful-
~ watched all Of the election returns,
but they are especially interested in
the little yellow ballcts containing the
proposition to hold a constitutional
convention. That questions means a
whole lot to the Iowa Equal Suffra ge.
Association. If it carries, and the in
complete returns indicate that it will,
it will bring on Immediately one of the.
most vigorous campaigns for securing
the ballot for women ever conducted.
a constitutional convention will give
the women of Iowa a chance to win
their fight for the ballot without un-
sdergoing the long delays of the legis-
latiEe process.
Indeed, we are interested in the re-
suit of the vote on the proposition to
hold a constitutional convention, de-
clared Mrs. Evelyn II. Belden.of Sioux
City, president of the Iowa Equal
Sutfrage Association. I've haven't I
said much about II for good reasons,
but if the proposition carrles We Will set
TO work at once TO win our isht tor the
ballot iii the convention. We We're
never in better condition TO conduct
such a fight than now and it could mol
come al more opportune ill6nnent.
This matter of a constitutional con-
l5vention means much TO our cause. 1t
what it would otherwise require four
| years at least by the legislative meth
od BY the legislative method TWO
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amendment and then it must go 70 {
vote OF the people. II the constitutions
al convention IS held we will merely so
before the people and fight for a ma
jerity of the delegates in the convention
and then for adoption of The new con-
stitut!cn in case the convention should
be favorable 10 US.
The growing possibility that the
lconstitutiona! convention proposition
Twill carry has brought to light the fact
that the Iowa Equal Suffrage Associa-
ttion has worked a sllrewdt political
trick on the voters of Iowa. It's officers
1 have demonstrated hat they know a
/ thing or two about being sly and foxy
IThey knew that the proposition must
be submitted this year. as the consti-
tuition itself provides for such subrlis-
sion every ten years, and for time
they contemplated a vigorous cam
4 paign in its favor to secure early ac-
4 tion from the people themselves. But
i the wiser heads advised against 1t, be.
cause they foresaw that the PROPOSE
ton might carry by default, as it seems
4 Ito have done. but that il would neve,
5lcarry if the association made an oper
/ campaign in favor of it.
IF the convention proposition car
||ries." said Mrs. Belden. 1t will be ons
sIof the biggest political jokes thai evel
1 happened in Iowa. 1t will have Won ou
thru the stupidity of the average voter
/ Nine men out of ten who voted for tft
4 lconvention, suppose, did .not know
what they were voting for. They fay.
lored the Titus amendment and had san!
i kind of notion that the two proposal! ION:
!. lon the yellow. bailot-sSere7i linked togeth
Ter. and SO they voted yes on both O
them. II the convention proposition hat
lbeen submitted alone, it could neyel
\ have carried: the expense of such I
!. Iconvention and the uselessness Of j
would have been strong argument
81 tagainst IT. Under those circumstances
h the Iowa Euai Suffrage Association con
q sldered It. best not to come out for tn,
J proposition, but let It drift along quietly
{ Well, II has gone along quietly, and !
d iseenns to success Now We will procee,
!. Ito make the moet e our opportunity.