Evening star., 1909-06-13
SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN
Campaign in Baltimore to Be
Pushed Vigorously.
MISS GRUENING IN CHARGE
weaker Sex" Taking Deep Interest
in Municipal Affairs.
EXPLANATION OF THE PLANS
Consumers League to Make Cam
paign of Publicity-Intention
of Republicans.
MISS GRUENING IN CHARGE
EXPLANATION OF THE PLANS
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. June 1o. 1909.
The campaign for woman suffrage in
this city is on in earnest. and viii be
pushed vigorously in Baltimore. under the
direction of Miss Martha Gruening. who
assumed charge of affairs at the Arundel
Club this morning. 1t is not generally
known but IL is a fact. nevertheless. that
practic ally every womans club in Baltl-
more is taking deep interest in munich
pal affairs since the recent disclosures in
the city hall and are preparing TO work
together to secure for women a voice and
vote in the affairs of the city. The most
ardent workers for woman's suffrage are
women very prominent In the social af-
fairs of the city and they are really In
earnest to secure votes for women.
Miss Gruening, who will direct the cam
paign, comes to this city from Smith Col
lege and is full of enthusiasm for the
work she has planned When seen by
The Star correspondent at the Arundel
Club today Miss Gruening said: My ac-
uuaintance with conditions In Baltimore
is as yet too meager for me to say any
thing definite a bout my plans or even to
have any very definite plans. My imme-
diate intention is to study the conditions,
to adapt myself to them and to help with
the splendid work that the Woman S
Equal Suffrage League has begun. There
will be no sensational campaigning. | am
sure. Mrs William Ellicott. the president
of the league. and other members do not
approve of sensationalism, and | am sure
that | do not.
What is my opinion of the suffraGette
in England? Well, the suffragette's
methods were doubtless necessary in Eng
land, but the conditions here are so dif-
ferent that there is not the slightest
cf,a he will ha
Began Work in College.
MY work for the suffrage cause has
heretofore been confined to the organza
ton of suffra ge club a Smith Callege,'
continued Miss Gruenins. I'VE started
last November with about SIX members
and worked quietly to interest more. We
did not organize a club at first. but mere
ly invited people TO come to meetings
where suffrage was discussed 1t was
not until after Easter that we formally
organized, and now we have member
ship of about thirty. The faculty of the
college is about evenly divided upon the
subject and l think about fifteen of them
signed the suffrage petition to Congress.
Ny position in Baltimore was secured
through Mrs. Florence Kelly of the Con-
sumers League, who spoke before our
college suffrage club. I told her of my
desire to enter into work for the suf-
frage cause, and she interested herself in
obtaining this position for me-
The league plans a campaign Of pub
licity to arouse sentiment in favor OF
women's suffrage during the summer. fall
and early winter months. and then to go
to Annapolis next January with bill
providing for woman suffrage at munich
pal elections In Baltimore The suffrage
workers are being backed by number
of influential professional men, who are
outspoken in favor of votes for women In
Maryland. 1t is the intention of the
leaders in the Equal Suffrage League to
first secure vote in the. affairs OF this
city and then to fnaugurate campaign
for statewide woman suffrage. 1t is said
that movement in aid of the plan for
suffrage in this city is being started in
all the clubs throughout the state. which
are allied with the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs
To Fight the Amendment.
1t Is very evident that the republican
leaders do not intend that any side issue
shall obscure the real issue in the fall
campaign-the disfranchisement amend
ment The next legislature will elect a
United States senator. but there is no in
dication that any republican will enter the
legalzed primary for the senatorship
next November. 1t is said to be the de-
sire of the republican organization I, at no
republican shall enter the list ), because it
is feared that in such a fight the amend
ment issue might be obscured.
Chairman John B. Hanna of the repub-
lican state central committee was asked
today If any republican had intimated an
intention of entering the senatorial pri-
mary The chairman replied in the mega
tive and inclineS to the belief that none
will do SC. Asked if the law was so
framed that the republicans could elect to
the federal Senate In case no candidate
entered the primaries. MIR. Hanna said:
"Of course, If the republicans are in con-
troll of the general assembly. The legis-
lature cannot be controlled by statute
of that kind"
Senator Isdor Rayner. it seems pretty
we'll settled will be the candidate of the
democrats. II others intend to enter the
lists against Mr.. Rayner they have not
given any intimation of such purpose. In
any event IL seems almost certain that
Senator Rayner will have the support of
the organization.
Mahool for Reforms.
AS a result of the disclosures made dur
ing the trial of William F. Downs, 1t is
stated that Mayor Mahool intends issuing
a sweeping order prohibiting departmental
employees from getting advances on sala-
ries from the city register. 1t was shown
during the trial that a number Of en-
ployes at the city hall had often drawn
part of their monthly stipend ahead of
the regular pay day and that they still
take advantage of the privilege.
Many city officials admit that the sys-
tenn is not altogether right and that the
better way of handling the situation
would be to pass ordinance providing
that city employees be paid weekly. This
would entail lot of extra work on the
clerks in the office Of the city register but
it is claimed that il would be better for
= the department to shoulder greater bur-
den than to keep alive system which
many think might lead to errors and mis-
" takes in keeping the city's accounts.
Lectures for Teachers.
Teachers in the public schools will have
an opportunity next fall to follow special
courses of collegiate study at the Johns
Hopkins University or the Woman's Col
lege. President Remsen of Hopkins this
week announced to the school board the
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