New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
WOMEN TO AID TAFT
Organising IN Indiana-Hope Is to
Bring Out Masses

| Indianapolis, Aug. 1 (Special) The Indiana He-
pubiicans are preparing to introduce new feature
into the campaign this year. and they believe that
It will not only ef1cient votegetter but will
add greatly TO interest OF Republican meetings
and bring out the masses TO an extent never pe1ore
! known The new adjunct TO the campaign is an
organiza ton of women, be known as the Ladies
Auxiliary to the Lincoln League. and will be mod
elled after the woman's Relief Corps OF the Grand
| Army of the Republic and other organizations in
which women are enrolled. OF course. every
woman In it will be a Republican. and her mission
will to bring the husband of some Democratic
woman friend 10 the support of Taft and the Re
publican state ticket.
| The state organization OF the new auxiliary is
now being formed by Mrs. L. l.. Quillen. OF Gary
Ind and soon her aids selected steps
will taken form subordinate organizations in
every county of the state From the state organf-
literature will be out TO the subordinate
bodies which will that IL is distributed to per-
sons whom ii desired interest In the Republi
side of the campaign. The women are expected
to bring social features into the work with them
and to be prepared to attend meetings scheduled
BY the Republican State Central Committee, enter
tain speakers and supply music. Every local or
ga nIza ton will be expected 10 form glee club,
and arrangements will be made have musical in
struments with which 10 add to the music and to
the interest.
The idea of enlistng the in the work OF
the campaign originated with them and was eager
Iy seized by President Neal of the Indiana Lin
coin League. who recognized at once that such
organization could be made effective. The women
of Indiana have always taken large measure Of
interest in national campaigns and many Of them
differ from their husbands in respect to political
questions. All of them of have more or less
influence over their husbands, and ii is with view
to utilizing this influence that the state central
committee falls in 50 cheerfully with the sugges-
ton of womsn's organization in connection with
the Lincoln League
Admiration for Mr. Taft appears to be at the
foundation Of the suggestion from the women that
they have a place in the work Of eecting the next
President. In respect tC that the campaign IN in
diana has already developed peculiar phase, for
the Republican leaders have received more letters
from women in regard TO the campaign than ever
came them before not even excepting the Har-
campaigns of 1888 and 1892 In fact before the
nominations made at Chicago many of the
Republican women Indiana were enthusiastic
Taft supporters. and men were on the oeegauoh
and voted for Fairbanks whose wives and daugh-
had been championing the cause of Tart for
weeks before the convention met This fact was
apparent the leaders and was illustrated at one
of the gatherings here when the Delegation was
discussing plans for work at Chicago.
What's the matter with the women?" asked one
of the delegates.
Natter" asked another what do you mean?
why, blast it, said the first speaker. every
one / meet wants me to vote for Taft
They're that way in my district, too ala I've
told them all that 1 would-when Fairbanks is out
of the way. know ---
Another reason for the solicitude that the women
feel In connection with the campaign is the fact
that there is distinct temperance issue IN INDIANA
seemingly with the brewers and saloonkeepers on
the side OF the Democrats In many of the coun-
ties these elements openly working for the
. Democratic legislative nominees. in the hope or
controlling the Legislature and preventing any fur
ther legislation restrictive OF saloon privileges The
Democrats have declared themselves in favor OF
local option by townships and wards, and are op-
posed to local option by counties while the Repub-
licans favor retaining the present renonstrance
feature of the liquor laws and permitting vote
on the question local option in the county where
desired II would that this is a distinction
between the two parties without difference, but
the Republicans and especially the women, want
the privilege excluding intoxicants from an en-
tire county by one vote while the Democrats want
the elections to be confined TO townships and
wards reaching the entire county, if at all, only
by pecemeal.
Mrs. Quillen ia entering the work OF organ
fzation with much spirit and purposes TO be In the
fray with perfected organizations when the cam
paigr is formally opened in September In a re-
cent letter to President Neal of the Lincoln League
she says:
Considering the short time in which the work
Of organization should be done and the large field
to be covered, il seems to there should b .
dozen hustling women in the field within a short
time so that wher the campaign opens in earnest
the influence of the movement may not only be felt,
hut made to count. II is the counts that we are
after and they have the most effect upon our op-
ponents.'
President Neal answered promptly. falling IN
with Mrs OuiIlen's suggestions. and the organiz-
ers are now going 1t with a rush that would put
even hustling men to shame