The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-21
Mrs. L. L. Quillen of Gary
Has Been Appointed State
Or RAINIER of Women's Re
publican Clubs and Indi-
ana Women Get Busy.
SCHEME FOSTERED
BY {. {. NEAL
Gary Woman's Club, Pioneer in New
Political Movement, Which Leaders
Believe Will Sweep the State Be-
fore the Campaign Is Con-
cluded.

Because she had an idea and execu-
tive ability enough to carry 1t out, Mrs. |
l.. l.. QuiIIen of Gary promises to be-
come one of the leading political fig-
ures In the state. Women are to be
more of factor in politics in Indiana
this year than they ever were before,
and Mrs. QuiIIen of Lake county is to
be the leader of this movement.
This was determined when, after or
ganizinS the Gary WOmen's Republican
club, the Lincoln League of Indiana
took up the idea and now desires to
make these women's republican clubs
an auxiliary to their organization.
Mrs. CULLEN has been appointed state
organizer and she will be given COM
mission to go about the state and or
ganize clubs wherever she can.
Mrs. QuilIen Was the Leader.
The scheme originated with E. E.
Neal, president of the league, but too
much credit must not be given him
DIS the lQtd u 1Qi illlHS NOiAltll SIdDo
to participate in the campaign came
direct from Mrs. CULLEN. All Neal did
was to conceive the idea of affiliating
the female organization with his. In
a recent letter to Mrs. Quillen, he
wrote in part as follows:
4 noticed in the daily papers that
you are organizing a club for repubh-
can ladies. and I wish to congratulate
you upon your work and to encourage
you in it.
LAS president of the Indiana Lincoln
League of Republican clubs, l wish to
ask your club to affiliate itself with
our organization. which is the general
organization of all the republican clubs
of the state, and is well established in
the public estimation as working
force of value to our party.
Neal Is Interviewed.
Two years ago there were so 900
members of republican clubs in this
state, and this year. being a presiden-
tial year, we should have double that
number. And if the ladies will organ
ize and join us, why not make it 200,-
600? 1t seems to me that the ladies
are moro interested or should be- in
the success of republican policies than
even the men, for the women feel the
pinch of hard times more than do the
men, and hard times come with every
democratic administration. A continu-
! alton of republican times means ease,
comfort and happiness for the women
| of the country. 1t means education for
! their children, contentment for the
! husbands work for all at the highest
wages ever known and for the short
| est hours. Why not the ladies organ
| ize these clubs and make themselves
a positive force in this great state and
in this country?
| Appeals to Name of Lincoln.
The name of Lincoln should appeal
| to every woman of Indiana, for he
lived in this state, but beyond that, he
not only was a prince in his treatment
Of the fair sex but he demanded equa
treatment with men for the ladies. He
not only favored the freedom of the
colored race, but he favored the eman-
cipation, in the highest sense. of The
fairest part of the white race.
Il hardly need to call your atten-
tion to the words of Lincoln, uttered
away back in 1886, when he was bu
| 27 years old: I go for all sharing the
privileges of the government who as
| sist in bearing its burdens. Conse
quently. I go for admitting all to this
! right of suffrage. who pay taxes oi
bear arms Whether you favor th'
suffrage of women or not you can give
credit to Lincoln for very advanced
views for that early day"
In conclusion Mr.. Neal insists tina
a ladies' auxiliary would not only adj
to the interest of politics, but woulo
add materially to the majority 70
Taft, Watson and the other great men
who stand for prosperity and happi
! he true glory n q countrx,