East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-13
OREGON WOMEN MAKE GOOD SHOWING

At the 3Sth annual convention Of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association in session in Balti-
more, Nd, Mrs. Henry Waldo Coe,
president of the Oregon Equal Suf-
frage association, made a report of
the campaign for equal suffrage in
this state, of which the following Is
an abstract:
"By virtue of the initiative and ref
erendum law of Oregon an amend
ment must be submitted to the con-
stitution when eight per cent of the
voters petition for it. Therefore, in
order to secure the submission of a
suffrage amendment, 1t required the
signatures of 1889 registered voters
At the close of the national conven-
tion in July about 1000 of these
names had been secured. The total
number of names secured was more
than 10000; the number accepted by
the secretary of state was 1904; CIV
ing margin Of 2415 more than the
law required.
THE law provides that the associa-
ton filing a petition may accompany
1t with an argument in its favor, and
that any association or individual OPP
posed may likewise file a document,
and that If both are filed they shall
be bound with a copy of the amend
ment, by the secretary of state, and
placed in the hands of each county
clerk who shall see that copy is
given to each voter as he registers.
The pro-suffrage argument, which is
a masterful presentation of logic, fact
and philosophic insight, all in 1000
words, was written by Miss Laughlin
and accepted and indorsed by the
board of officers of the State Equal
Suffrage association as their official
document. One hundred thousand
copies of it have been filed with the
secretary of state and will be sent out
by him March 1st, 10000 extra copies
having also been printed for general
distribution.
ION Labor day great celebration
was held in Portland and three pop
ular speakers Mrs. Lucia F. Addition,
president of the Oregon w. G. T. T.,
Hon. Avery C. Moore of Idaho, and
James c. Keller of Cleveland, o.,
president of the National Letter Car
riers' association, spoke strongly for
suffrage, and were enthusiastically re-
ceived. The next day the National
Letter Carriers convention asse embed
i'm Portland and a special invitation
was sent to the suffragists, which was
gladly accepted. Miss Clay presented
resolution which was endorsed al
most unanimously.
endorsement has also been asked
of numerous local and county Oranges
and in not a single instance has il
been refused. This organization with
its 5000 members will be a tower of
strength in the campaign. The state
federation of Women's clubs, which
hitherto has stood non-committal on
the suffrage question. came out this
year with a ringing resolution recon-
mending the study of the question to
clubs. and pledging the delegates to
the earnest support of the movement
The resolution was offered by Mrs
Abigail Scott Duniway, the pioneer
champion of woman suffrage in Ore
gon, and after a brilliant address by
Mrs. Duniway, was passed without n
dissenting vote. At the same time the
state convention of the w. c. T. L.
was in session, the most cordial cour-
tesies were extended to our national
auditor, Miss Clay, and an equally
strong resolution of Endorsement was
passed.