The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-19
Kansas Orator
MAKES HIT WITH CLUB
WOMEN
TellsThemHe FavorsW Woman
Suffrage--QuOtesSenator
ingalls,.


Of the Toreka federation OF NJmen's
clubs which was held in The state
house came near heing an equal suf-
fage enthusiasm ncetins Perhaps
however that was a result which
nigh. have been fUreseen in view OF
the sympathy which exists between
the clut movement and the g, ual sdf-
frage mol epient most club women be.
ing equal snhsagists aad most equal
! sunragists club women, aad the fact
that the thoisht Of the meeting. as
announced 20 Ell he advance notices
was tho clnh woman and the state
What saved It however from being
real Susan Anthony PARTY" was
Z the attitude Of The principal speaker
/ of tho Afternoon Seaator Frederick
numont Srrh who whatever his
pfiyale views Of The Suffrage question
NAV be took that stand So Irritating
10 tire snffragist. that women may have
! the ballot whenever they want lt
quoting the late Jlnr ]. ingalls, who
said he was persuaded that the equal
/ suffrage movement had been a failure
not on account % the hostility of the
men hut because OF the Indifference
/ of he women Whatever you wonier
hn,e como before the legislature OF
Kansas a'.d sincerely and seriously
demanded 20 said ser ator Smith. the
legislature has given you with no.
/ hands And whenever a ma sority OF
kansas women or even substantial
minority demand the ballot they viii
get H."
What b~ourht ;he subject OF he bal
lot before the moct;rg was that cir
cular letter signed hy Elem g. Hen.
rotin Of Clicaeo ard lot OF other
prominent clb women of the country
N rega@i TO the proposed stateha
bill now pending in eongle less which
rpovides that the new state Of Okla
homa Arizona. and New Mexico shall
pass nc law abridglug or restricting
the naht 10 vote on account If race
color ana 80 forth or for any reasons
save and evcert AID so forth. Hitter.
acy. minority sex conviction OF felony
or mental condition end so forth. This
\ nll has aroused the equal suirragists
afresh OF ihe subject Of their ancient
WRONGS y being classed with criminal s
and imheci,cs and MIS-. w A Johns
ton made strong alk at the meeting
urging the Topelm r'Nl women TO ioia
in 2 protest 70 their Kansas eenators
AGAINST the passage CT the bill as II
stands ard demanding the omission of
The word sex Mrs Johnston took sew
eral shots a. the opposers OF The sut-
fragc movement who talk OF "feep-
ing women ON a pedestal" For ncr
part, she gave Il to he Understood, she
was net 81 Hlvions about being on a
pedestal a'org with criminals and
idiots When Jefferson Dasls was
captured at the close OF the war Of
The rebellion" said Mrs Johnston.
the question Of his punishment
arose hanging and banishmebt were
suggested but abanlone as iasufici-
ent and finally as a supreme mark Of
his dishonor he was placed upon the
pedestal reslle women and disfran-
chlsed"
Mrs Ioh st1n's lir'le speech brought
about a MOTION which carried. to "ie
solve in Opposition 10 the obnoxious
phrasing of the statehood bill The
resolution was not read at The meeting
hut the president Of the federation.
Mrs \ H. Horton. will appoint a com
mittee 20 franc one which viii be
sent 10 t1e Kansas senators and the
members G. the territorial committee
in the United States senate OF which
Senator Beyeridge OF Indiana is the
chairman. This matter disposed OF
Mrs Horton who prs sided at the meet
ing mtro9uc'l George W. Martin,
secretary Of thu Kansas state historl-
cal society. who spoke in place oi
Iadge lohn Martin the president OF
the society who had prepared an ad'
dress. hut was Unexpectedly called out
M town AR Martin read a few para
graphs from an address ghen bS iim
before the s'ate editorial association
Z few wears ago II was an about ,ha
Kansas historical soolety statistics
, and all that sort Of thi' 10 let The
Topeka women know. what any oi
ihew have aouhyless heen only hal,
aware Of hat they have within easy