The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-26
SOCIETY AGAINST
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
so DECLARES MRS. IDA PORTER
BOYER WHO is PLANNING
FIGHT FOR BALLOT.

Oklahoma City, June 25.-F'rom
the state headquarters in the Lee
Huckins hotel, the Oklahoma Suffra-
gist league, under the leadership OF
Mrs. Ida Porter Boyer is planning
a whirlwind campaign to begin af-
/ ter the August primaries. Street
meetings will be held on every cor
ner in the different cities, the par
lor discussions will be increased,
ami literature will be sent broad
cast into every nook and corner.
At the present time the women
are explaining "suffragetism,' and
also getting votes among the far,
mers who are holding their annual
picnics at this time. Mrs Boyer
has attended about fifteen such
meetings, aud the greater number
are yet to come.
The literature which the suffra,
gists will spread over the state ar
rived at headquarters Thursday and
is to be prepared for mailing at an
early date. The first of interest is
small pamphlet entitled The Sig.
nificance of the Woman Suffrage
Movement and contains the report
of the annual session of the Amer
lean Academy of Political and So
cial Science, held at Washington,
d. c., February 9, 1910.
At this meeting speeches on the
| suffrage question were made by such
| men as R. l.. Owen, senator from
Oklahoma; Mrs. Anna G. Spencer of
the Ethical Culture society of New
| York City; Mrs. Gilbert f. Jones of
the National League for the Civic
Education of Women of New York,
| ami Mrs. Julie Ward Howe. Some
OF these speakers may invade Okla
homa during the coming ccmpaign.
The suffragists are pleased over
the announcement that Mrs. Kate
| Biggars will run for state commits
siOner of charities and corrections.
Mrs. Biggars will be on the republi-
can ticket. She is an ardent suf.
fragist, as Is Mrs. Branstetter. can.
didate for the same office on the
socialist ticket.
There is absolutely no doubt
about the outcome of the election
on the question of women voting
this fall. saws Mrs Ida Porter Boy
er. we will win by big major
ity, for the movement is growing
every day and We have, practically
every organization favorable. First,
there is the tremendous socialist
vote, which firmly believe will
amounts to 10000 at least this year
Then We have the state federation
of labor, which includes woman's
suffrage in its constitution. Lastly
we have the Independent followers
of the democratic and republican
parties that will vote for us.
'As for the campaign. | am not
anxious about it nor am / over-con-
fident, but | dc believe we will have
to work very hard. Following the
primaries we will start series of
street meetings in every city in the
state. Locally a big automobile,
decorated with bunting and an Am
erican flag, will carry five speakers,
both men and women. Each per
son will be given ten minutes on
each corner. In that manner big
territory can be covered and every
point brought out forcibly. Then 1t
will relieve the mcnotony so notice
able when but one person speaks
That we will be treated courteously
| have not even the slightest doubt
I'm my prophecy Of a victory, 7
have not mentioned those who op-
pose us, for | do not think they are
strong. AS class the anti-suffra-
gists are composed of society wo.
men who have always been brought
up to be petted and with little or
no responsibility. l do not condemn
them. Rather l believe the awak-
ening will come some time
The gamblers. political bosses
and ward heelers will oppose us.
and that We expect. In Denver, re-
ports have been circulated by these
men that women's suffrage is a fail.
ure. 1t is a failure for them because
they have been driven from their
secure places where they defied
all law At any rate the women of
A BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION