The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-20
THEY SEE LIGHT.
Women Hope TO Win Their
Suffrage Fight.
Legislature Is Regarded as Be-
ing Friendly.
BIG DELEGATION HERE
Hiss Kimber Says There Is No
Fractional Feeling.
Mr. Polly May Be Called 'sPocket
Gopher Polly"
BIG DELEGATION HERE

'TWoman's suffrage is coming before
this legislature said Miss Helen Kim
Der, president OF the State Suffrage as
ISOLATION today, with better prospects
OF success than it has ever before
had"
Thursday there was a meeting in To-
pelka Of the legislative committee of the
association. and it was decided to in
tFoduce in both house and senate the
same bill which was defeated in those
bodies two years ago. 1t was decided
to keep secret for the present the name
Of the representative and senator Sc
lected to introduce the bills. The legis-
1ative committee is composed of the
following well known Kansas women:
Miss Helen Kimber, ttof Kansas"
Mrs. T. H Grishanl, Cottonwood Falls;
Mrs. A. l. Forsha, Hutchinson; Mrs
NJ A Chambers Hoxie; Mrs. Q. W.
Smith, Stockton; Mrs. Laura NJ. Johns,
Lyons; Mrs Stevens. Kansas City; Mrs.
A. e. Enright. Kansas City; Mrs. Kate
Arlington, Council Grove; Mrs. Cora
@. Lewis, Kinsley; Mrs. J. d. McFar-
land, Mrs. Lee Monroe, Mrs w. A.
Johnston, Mrs. A. H. Horton, Mrs. D.
Q. Nellis, Miss Fanny Leland, Topeka
Two years ago. the womans suf-
3Eage proposition had hard sleddine In
the senate, it's vote amounted merely
20 an also ran" class. The house
treated it better, and only seven votes
were lacking for the passage of the
measure Four years ago the senate,
It win be remembered. passed the bill,
and then the next day reconsidered
their vote. and buried the hopes of the
women under the frozen sod.
MS. Miss Kimber says: Two years ago
feeling among the members for us to
have much chance. This year it is very
different the members all seem to be
feeling good, and to be on good terms
rh 3
ure In our bill. I believe we have
better opportunity to secure favora BILE
action this session than for a long
time, because OF the work which has
been done preliminary tc the session.
There are a good many members who
we know are friendly TO us, and they
viii help In the fight for equal rights
for women"
Mrs. II. H. Grisham and Miss Helen
Kimber will remain in Topeka dur
ing most OF the session, and will be
assisted from time to time by other
members of the legislative committee.
They will begin an active fight for
support in both branches of the legis-
lature.
At a recent session Of the legislature,
Steve Cave made himself famous and
acquired sobriquet by his introduc-
ton OF bill appropriating $1,000 for
the determination OF prairie dogs. He
viii ever be known as "Prairie-dog
Cave"
Now the question is whether NJ. c.
Polly Of Republic will go by the name
of Pocket Gopher Polly because Of
his bill for the determination of pocket
gophers-
Pocket gophers may. not appeal to the
average citizen as an object especially
IN need OF legislation. But the people
up IN the north central part of the
state are vitality interested in the pro-
position When a. man discovers that
his fine 100 acre field OF alfalfa has
been utterly ruined by the burroWing
Of the little brown pocket gophers. ne
IS likely to conclude that legislation
might be a pretty good thing for him.
Mr.. Polly's bill is so worded that it
viii help those counties which need
help and will not cost the state a
cent It gives to the county commits
sioners Of any county the right to en-
power the township trustees to ap-
point the road overseer or some other
suitable person as the gopher ex-
Termination" for that road district. The
gopher exterminator has the auth ority
to enter upon the farm of any person
examine the premises for pocket GO
pher burrows. If the exterminator
fnds that gophers are at work. he
shall give the owner Of the property
five days in which to kill the pests; if
It is not done within that time, the
road overseer shall do the poisoning
himself. He shall be allowed So a day
for his work. and the cost OF the poi
son used. The man on whose farm he
works win foot the bill in the form of
q special tax against his property, and
the county, when the tax is paid in,
will reimburse the township for its
expeT9s.
Mr.. Polly is not the only man who
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