The Topeka state journal., 1905-10-21
Women Suffragists Won't APP
peal to Legislature.
viii Look After the Candidate
for Office.
INTEREST INCREASES
Membership in Association More
Than Doubled in Year.
An Adjournment viii Be Taken
Tonight.

Equal suffrage sentiment is on the
increase, alarmingly so to those who
are not in the clientele which believe
IN that doctrine. Last year there were
less than 400 members Of the Kansas
Equal Suffrage association, while this
year there are just exactly 934 paid
up members. This is the largest in
crease In membership which the asso-
citation has ever enjoyed.
1--WE are particularly gratified with
the result Of the past years work and
the large increase in our number of
pald-up members said the president
Mrs. Sadie P. Grisham, Cottonwood
Falls
The first session of the twenty-first
annual convention OF the association
was held Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Seventeen delegates were
present at the opening session. The
adjournment will be taken following
the meeting this afternoon.
The following officers of the asso-
c1atIon were in attendance: President,
Mrs Sadie p Grisham, Cottonwood
Falls; vice president, Helen Kimber,
Parsons; secretary, Mrs. Kate A. APP
lington. Council Grove; treasurer, Mrs.
P H. Albright Winfield; auditor, Mrs
]. D. Mcfarland, Topeka: chairman
of the legislative committee, Mrs. Lee
Monroe, Topeka; members of the COM
mittee, Mrs. Dewitt Nellis, Mrs. A. H.
Horton, Mrs w. A. Johnston, all of
Topeka.
Mrs. r. E. Rice, Lawrence; Miss
Minnie K. Garrett, Wichita, and Mrs
Laura NJ. Johns, of Salina, are some
of the prominent members who are in
attendance.
To discuss methods and plans for
furthering equal suffrage during the
coming year is the object of the an
nual session of the association. No
more lobbying at the legislative ses-
sion, but a buttonholing of candidates
in advance Of the primaries is the de-
cISlon which the association arrived
at yesterday without a dissenting
voice.
Get your man in advance is the
slogan and don't wait for promises.
s'Take every man one by one and see
where they stand, that is working up
the ladder. I don't believe there is, any
use in trying to lobby. 7 believe in
going to the nominees before the pri-
marieS and asking them where they
stand. I sincerely believe that the men
are willing to let us vote. to strike out
the word male and let US free said
Mrs. Mamie K. Garrett of Wichita.
The words were applauded. By an
ticipating in advance where the pros
pective candidates for public Office
stand the Equal Suffrage association
trust to get the full benefit of the bal
ance of power which they may possess
ana throw II 10 the sue which IdNOIS
them.
Mrs. R. E. Rice of Lawrence, who
has been associated with the work for
| a great many years, believes that there
is strong probability that the national
Republican party can be induced to
adopt an equal suffrage plank. She
said: 81 have been a Republican ever
since the Fremont campaign and [
have read every platform of the Re
publican party from that time to this,
and 7 have fA71n6 that fhar.R G
anything which was against equal suf-
frage, even Grover Cleveland himself
was not against it, though he seems to
have backslidden since
Mrs. Anna Shaw. national president.
and Mrs. Harriet Upton, national treas
urer, addressed letters to the assoeia-
ton and urged the mem bers to devote
their energy to proselyting.
The programme last evening was a
musical and literary one. Papers were
supplied by Mrs. r. E. Rice of Law
renee, Mrs. Lee Monroe of Topeka, and
Mrs. Sadie F. Toler of Wichita. The
latter's paper was read by Mrs. Girls
ham, Mrs. Toler being unable to at
tend. The musical numbers were con-