Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-19
National Woman Suffrage Association
Gets Busy and Takes Up Poht-
ical Tactics.
START IN FEELING THEIR WAY
Want to Find Out Where Senators
and House Members Stand.
CIRCULARS ARE SENT BROADCAST
Numerous Questions Propounded and
Answers Expected.
SOME CANDIDATES MAKE REPLY
Headquarters Are EstRbIished I'm
Washington aud Vigorous
Campaign Is to he WRRed
from Now On.
SOME CANDIDATES MAKE REPL

WASHINGTON Sept. 1S-(Special Tele-
gram )-Candidates for political offices and
their followers are not the only persons
busiy campaigning during the dog days.
Not to be outdone by the politicians of the
unfair sex. the sleepless enthusiasts OF
votes for women" have taken the warpath
on their own account, and adopted CAM
paign tactics Candidates for congress as
fast as nominated are being sent printed
circulars asking what thei: attitude is
toward woman suffrage.
The circulars are being sent by the con-
gressional committee of the National Wo-
mems Suffrage association. Up TO date
few candidates have failed to respond. The
chairman Of the committee. Miss Emma NJ.
Gnett is gratified at the large number OF
responses received
The middle west shows a surprising gain
in suffrage sentiment. In Kansas, which
has partial suffrage, the candidates. with
few exceptions, express themselves in favor
Of full suffrage or women. The SHOW me"
states would-be representatives are not be-
hind their Kansas brethren in expressing
the view that the women should vote.
Questions PrOpOunded.
Among the questions asked are:
Are you in favor of the full suffrage for
women?
Are you for municipal suffrage for wo-
man?
Are you in favor of school suffrage for
woman2"
Are you in favor of suffrage in any
form for tax-paying women?"
Are you opposed to any form of suffrage
for women?
IF in favor OF full suffrage for women,
do you approve of an amendment to the
United States constitution in effect as fol-
lows; The right of the citizens Of the
| United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States nor by any
state thereof on account of sexg
IF you do not favor an amendment TO
the national constitution would you support
a woman suffrage amendment to your state
constitution or to city charters in your
state?S
Candidates Make Reply.
Several candidates have amplified their
answers by going into detail in their views
of woman's sphere.
Others state that women of their dis.
tricts are satisfied without the vote Repre-
sentative Adamson of Georgia. who an.
nounced himself "a worshiper Of the wo-
men," says their domination in matter,
POLITICAL social and domestic Throughout
Georgia is now unquestioned.
Whenever they make up their minds tC
vote there is no doubt they will do so, he
adds, after announcing himself not in favor
Of fun suffrage for those whom he admits
he idolizes.
The headquarters OF the woman's pn
gressional committee is busy place T. IS,
days. Its chairman, Miss Gillett. is prac
tic!ng lawyer, and two of its five members
are the daughters of former congressman
Mrs Katherine Reed Ballentine is tn,
daughter of the late Thomas b. Reed o
Maine, who was several times speaker O
the house Of representatives. The father o.
Mrs Harriet Taylor Upton. Judge Taylor o
Ohio, was chairman of the house judiciar,
committee to which woman suffrage pc
titions are consigned.