The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-18

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Most Of Ut. shaw's address was de-
voted to criticisms OF enti-sufTrage
arguments advanced by Moilie Elliott
Seawell, the Unknown authoress.
and by Dick" Barry. a newspaper
| man whom she placed in the Ananias
club early in the game. The Ladies'
Home journal. In which some OF the
articles had appeared, received many
| Jolts and was the target for mucn
sarcasm and satirical comment With
reference To this periodical, DR.. Shaw
said that she doubtless had many sins
to answer for. but she thanked God
that the Ladies' Home Journal was
not one Of them.
! The London police" she continued.
have never used dog whips and SINH
lar weapons on suffragettes. as has
been charged. AS a matter of fact 1
know that many OF the policemen
have come to view our cause with IA
vor ms "A result of having to attend
meetings for the purpose OF protect
ing suffragettes from anti-suffra-
gettes.'
This statement. like many others
/ uttered by tho speaker during the eve
ming, caused the audience much
amusement.
/ Coming down to the actual ballot.
DR.. Shaw contended that men did not
! KNOW now ID uSe II NltnOut HluItNS
I the ballot box until they got pointers
from countries where woman's suf.
frage prevailed. AS an instance Of
/ this, she cited the Australian ba'io-.
Conditions Improved.
! Observations in Colorado WHERE
women vote had impressed upon her
the utter absence Of sex consciousness
at the polls better voting places.
more courtesy displayed by men and
women toward each other. the better
class OF women voting In far larger
proportion than the worst class.
| DR.. Shaw made several digs" at
Colonel Roosevelt, showing that she
! does not hold him In the highest es-
/ TEEN. She also paid her respects to
| President Taft In terms not altogether
complimentary.
Referring to the kissing incident
| that brought the last national conven-
tion OF tho suffragists very much into
the iimelight. DIR. shaw said:
Mr. Taft's remarks We're neither
| calm nor diwnified. He classed US
with Hottentots and other barbara
| ans, saying that he would not put
| the ballot into the hands of such
people, and referred to the fear that
/ IL would be exercised by the worst
/ groups Of women. There was some
| Kissing which / regretted. The truth
| was that the President thought he
was going into meeting OF namby-
| pamby women. and when he found out
| his mistake, he fioundered and Topped
! so that he really did not know what
ne did gay. The next day the asso.
| citation unanimously passed n resolu-
| ton Of apology"
RldicuIes senator.
Dr. Shaw made fun. or Senator
Knox. OF Pennsylvania, Tor going
from Washington TO his home in
Pittsburg on election day and then
| realizing that ne had not registered
| She also ridiculed Attorney General
| W-ickersham for forgetting the loca-
ton of his voting place In New York
after = special journey from Wash
| ington.
Mrs. b. b. Valentine, president OF
| the Virginia League. introduced DR..
Shaw. and among other things pointed
out that one Of the purposes Of such
| meetings was to free the minds of
| women from age.iong subsection to
| men"
| Or. shaw evidently made great
/ impression upon her audiepce. al
/ though one woman on leaving the hall
| was heard 10 remark that she was
more opposed to woman suffrage than
| ever before. She did not epecify,
1 however. why her opposition to tho
cause had been strengthened by hear,
| ing DR.. Shaw.
While women predominated in
| numbers, thefs was = gOodiy sprtnk-
iling OF men In the audience.
| ID. 6haw vas warmly applauded
~ che concluded her address. Seated
~ me- platfcrm with her were 4
] momtoe " rnesnbern " the virgtnia