Mower County transcript., 1903-10-07
.W0MAN's N | EQUAL! SUI.
FRAGE CONVENTION. "

The State Woman's Equal Suffrage
Convention closed its business session
Wednesday afternoon and in the.eve
ing reception was given at the NJ. E..
church to the delegates. We. printed
the program in full last week.
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: s.
Pres--Mrs. Maud C. Stockwell, Min
lneapolis. r., .s @ r =
\ Vice Pres Mrs. Hannah Egleston,
Wvkotf. s@E5 ~. '.-.'~' -
Rec. Sec'y-Dr. Cora Smith Eaton,
Minneapolis.
Cor. Sec'y---Mrs. A.. A: Clark, Anoka.
Treas DIR. Margaret Koch, Mime
apolis. ~ - .1 +
2 First Auditor-Mrs. Louise Reilly,
Austin. ..-
Second Auditor-Mrs. G. H. Hall
Rochester. 49, H.
Executive Board-Dr. Ethel Hurd,
Minneapolis; Mrs. Lora G.. Little, Min.
neapolis; Mrs. p. A. RUSSELL, Min
neapolis; Mrs. M. X. Rogers, St. Paul;
Mrs. p. j.. Atwood, st. Cloud; Mrs. "A.
H. Phillips, ST. Paul; Mrs. N. j. Kelley,
st. Mrs. Julia 3. Nelson, Red
Wing. ... 4. :..... :z>.:. ss. .
State Historian Sarah B.
Stearns, Duluth. - -
Member National Executive Beard =
Mrs. E. A. Brown, Luverne. y ~:
At the convention the following re-
solutions were adopted: >@
+ l. We reafirm our belief in princi-
pie Of the highest and broadest philan-
thropy and the purest patriotism, name
@ly: the. equal rights of all Gods child
rem. ... ..~ :
3. We recognize in the ballot the
guarantee of. whatever rights are in
herent in the individual and whatever
privileges have been sanctioned by
public opinion, which is changeable
and insufficient surety either for men
or women. 49, J. Z zz
3. We believe that as soon as wom-
en- grasp the idea that the ballot is the
shortest and surest means of home
protection, the motherhood of the land
will earnestly desire and seek to obtain
it. ~
7 4. We observe with qualification
that wherever suffrage has been given
to women it has commended itself as a
measure Of wisdom as well as of just
ice, and as an instance, we note that in
Australia, where municipal and feder-
a! suffrage has been granted to women
provincial suffrage is being rapidly ex-
tended to them. s.ssz,s ,ss
5 5. We rejoice that as a result Of
long and diligent seed sowing there>is
a great increase of equal suffrage SEN
timent and we recommend that this
advance be made effective by pushing
the work of organization. >s%.@5
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s. There is a strong movement in
Minnesota for a direct initiative in the
people as to changes in the state con-
stitution, also in statutory and munici-
pal laws, and an extension of the
peoples vote to statutory laws and or
dinances. We heartily endorse this
movement because it furnishes an ad-
sditional means for bringing before the
people Of the state the question Of
Equal Suffrage, and in: order that the
women Of Minneso ota may know the at
titude of each candidate for the legis-
lature, our executive committee is
instruct ted to bring the question to the
notice Of candidates and to publish
their replies.
"a thorough inve vestigation by re-
liable and impartial persons reveals the
fact that mill ions Of children of this
land are being crushed and manned in
body and ii mind BY being forced into
mines, factories and sweatshops.
Whereas these awful conditions have a
but one result namely the Degradation
Of the race therefo fore we earnestly urge
this question up pom the attention of al
thoughtful persons and instruct the
|delsga atss this ~ elected to the nation.
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