The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
Tells What Kansas Did at Suffrage
Meeting.

Helen Kimber, president of the Kan
sas Equal Suffrage association, recent
~ returned from the national conven-
ton in the south In an interview with
a State Journal reporter she said:
lat the National Suffrage convention
at New Orleans Kansas had present
six delegates. We were entitled to ten,
but the others were delayed because of
sickness and fear of the high water
Judge and Mrs. Dewitt c. Nelhs of To-
peka Mrs c. w Smith of Stockton.
Mrs. N A Chambers of Hoxie. Mrs
Sadie P. Gresham of Cottonwood Fans
and Miss Helen Kimber composed the
delegation.
In many respects this was the best
convention ever held. The night meet
ings were especially strong and the best
of New Orleans people were IN attend
ance. The Progressive league OF New
Orleans is one of the most up-to-date
commercial clubs Of the United States
It numbers ], 500 strong, and some of its
representatives were always present to
promote the success Of this convention.
THE south was not at all backward
in expressions of it's appreciation and
admiration of the winsome successor TO
Miss Anthony. Indeed, it is doubted II
any one from the north ever had as
many nice things said to them and said
of them worthily as did Mrs Gait dur
ing her stay in the southland. MISS
Anthony was always received with ap-
plause and there was a general demand
that each night she close the session
with some remarks, so that every one
would have an Opportunity OIL seellaS
and hearing her. Her life work has
been fraught with difficulties but sne
has overcome them. That the end OF
the struggle is in view Is fully evidenced
by the hero worship that is bestowed
upon her. She is certainly the pest eA-
ampla Of Americanism that we nave
and the desire of all patriots is that she
he left to this world until the states
shall yield to woman's equality OF re
sponsibility and loyalty.
.The Kansas association was partle-
uIarlv happy in its delegation. once OF
ia the convention because of the many
points of interest in that city on nos
pitality, history and varied archltec-
ture- -,
egation found that Judge Nell1s knew
All about New Orleans and by following
his directions no time was lost between
the sessions in quickly arriving at spe-
cial points of interest. On the way
down we heard singular stories fega1 u
ing the water, which proved untoundea,
as we entered that driest Of southern
points after the limit Of the town was
reached. The one broad and DeautlAui
avenue IS that Of Canal street. COH~
nected in history with the days Of Cen
eral Ben Butler However, no silver
spoons were lying around loose on TINS
public thoroughfare- Canal street seems
to be the only street of width. exceOl
the upper part Of st. Charles avenue
Through the old French part OF the city
the streets were so narrow that We
ricle had to draw to the side and STOP
in order to allow the street cars 10 pass
As the Kansas delegation one afternoon
strolled up and down these French
quarters, visiting here and there OLD
curiosity shops and haunted houses ana
places that are landmarks. we found 10
cur pleasure in the back courts of many
Of these yards delightful Fairgrounds
for the little children, and here pro-
tected from the public by high board
fence the families enjoyed an outing
equal in privacy to country life.
I'VE heard not little in the conven.-
ton Of Kansas political dead line for
women and answered constantly tne
query Why, since women have mu~
nicipal suffrage, do the men doubt your
further political integrity2 The Colo
RADIO women. who are in a position to
boast. laughed heartily at US over the
pending suit regarding the water of th-
Arkansas river. and one bright girl
said of course you don't ex2ect to
win the suit Why. Kansas men don't
even appreciate the women. Our engi-
neers had to show you" how to get
the water out Of the river. Now We
further demonstrate to Kansas that the
privileges Of citizenship to women Do
not destroy the state
Rev. Anna Shaw. always bright, was
at her best in conducting the question
box. In answer to the query. Who win
rock the cradle when the women go to
vote2' Miss Shaw said that had been
bothering her until trip to Kansas.
When visiting that state during a mu-
nicipal election. she found that the wO-
men need give themselves no distress
regarding this point because the candi-
dates would rock the cradle.
1T is generally understood through
out the United States that there is not
sufficient disbelief in woman's enfran-
chisement to defeat it in Kansas, but
that from local to the state there are
politicians who are still looking for per
! sonal favOrs a t the next convention who
are uncertain as to whether or not they
can control WOman's vote. 1t is well
understood that the intellect of the
/ Kansas voter does not need to be Gull
tivated on this point but that the self
constituted or chosen leader of a mu-
nicipality, county, or district is uncer-
4 tain as to how many votes can be man
aged for his crowd if Kansas women
are made the equals of Colorado and
I Wyoming women citizens.
THE next national convention viii be
held in Washington, in February. and
as the numbers in the association in