The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-06
GIVE WOMEN VOICE
IN NATION sAFFA|Rs
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Mrs. Hooker Tells Why it Would
Be Best for People That
Women Should Vote.
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SUFFRAGE GAINING FAVOR
Many Thousands of Signatures in
Maryland to Petition for
Passage of Bill.
GAINING FAVOR

Mrs. Donald Hooker. OF Baltimore,
who has been In Richmond for the
past two days. has created renewed
interest In the work Of the Equal Suf-
frage League OF Virginia. which has
steadily grown since its organization
here in the fall with a number OF
Richmond's leading society women as
Its leaders and officers. Mrs. Hooker
spoke on "Woman's Suffrage" before
large audience In Miss Mary John
ston's home. on East Franklin street,
Tuesday afternoon.
With charming personality, gent,e
manners and fiuency of speech, Mrs
Hooker showed knowledge of the de-
mands and objects of the suffrage
facts and not from idle sentiment and
emotion.
The necessity for the representation
of children in the government and the
Interests of women. especially work
ing Women are the basic principles Of
suffrage. as stated by Mrs. Hooker.
She demonstrated the lack of proper
care in the rearing of children depend
ent upon the State. and the resultant
influence of different requirements for
boys and girls upon the efforts of noble
parents seeking to promote the high
est interests of their children. Sketch
Ing the evils Of education that are
still to be remedied, and contrasting
the protection of woman In the East
with the same condition in Colorado,
where equal pay Is given to men and
women who have equal qualifications,
Mrs Hooker concluded her able ad-
dress.
Objects of the League
When seen by Vtrginiun reporter
Wednesday morning Mrs. Hooker
stated the objects of the suffrage
movement as follows:
Moral reforms. greater educational
advantages for everybody, better laws
for women and children. development
or women into effectual citizens, more
effective municipal government or
BETTER city housekeeping" and a
great campaign for public health"
AT the session of the Maryland Leg
islature just closed there were four
bills for woman's suffrage introduced,
none of which passed. One bill ask
ed for municipal suffrage for Balti-
more city; one from Easton, Md, ask
ed for municipal suffrage: one from
Baltimore city asked for State wide
suffrage with low educational and
| property qualifications: and a fourth,
| from Princess Anne, asked for State
wide suffrage, but with very high
property and educational qualitica-
tions.
In tho two years intervening be.
tween the last Legislature and the
one In l9l2 the suffrage leaders o,
baltimore have begun strenuou,
campaign. Mrs. Hooker expressed hel
belief that municipal suffrage for Bal
timore viii be granted by the mex
| Legislature.
The bill introduced this year by tn,
Equal Suffrage League of Baltimore
which has mem bership of 750. wa.
endorsed by $4,000 men and women
Among the advocates Yor suffrage in
Maryland are Mr.. FRANCIS K. Carey
Major Richard Venable, DR. Howars
A Kelley. DR.. Eugene Noble, presi
dent of Goncher College, and the pro
| fessors In a number of department,
of Johns Hopkins Dniversity Three
of the leading Baltimore newspaper,
are in favor Of equal suffrage, ant
have helped the movement steadily.
The following leagues have beer
I formed In Maryland: Equal Suffrage
League. of Baltimore. Mrs. William
| NJ Elliott. president; Woman's Suf.
frage Club. Junior Suffrage League
Just Government League, Men.
League for Woman's Suffrage. Mary
land State Woman's Suffrage Asso
citation, Eastern Woman's Suffrage
Association, Woman's Suffrage League
of Montgomery county. Princess Anne
i League and Woman's Suffrage League
OF Westmoreland county.
The Womans League of Baltimore
has secured an organizer from New
South Wales Australia. %here- thi
| women have voted for sometime, anC
who has worked in England. She VIII
/ canvass the State carefully, attempt
Ting to organize league in ever,
county.
Baltimore city has been divided into
political wards. with ward and pre-
cintt leaders. just as men have al
ways conducted their political cam
paigns The machine politicians,
said Mrs, Hooker. ARE our chief OBJ