Evening journal., 1911-11-10

by his wife, declared Mrs. Mary Price
Phillips. "Oh. we'll, some Of them
may be Independent" responded the
attorney. 81 wouldn't think much of
man who wasn't retorted Mrs.
Phillips. Nevertheless Mr.. Knowles
persisted in believing the women
could influence their husbands. "Some
of us haven't any" said a spinster.
well, your sweethearts then" adyis-
ed the attorney
The lawyer thought the Suffrage As
sociation ought to be particularly in
terested I'm the movement because IN
every state. equal suffrage had follow
ed I'm the wake of the referendum.
Mrs. Cranston said that to judge by
the papers, the referendum, initiative
and recall was just as far off in Della
ware as equal suffrage was. and they
both seemed TO be a good long way
Off Mr. Knowles said that might bo
so, but both were coming as sure as
day followed night, and the Referen-
dun League were going to fight for
all they were worth TO get favorable ac-
tion on the referendum in the next
Legislature He said there were otli-
GERS now I'm Delaware who wouldn't
hold their offices much longer If the
recall was n fact here. Mr. Knowles
also remarked that it was a disgrace
Z to Delaware that women were barred
of the right to higher education in
/ this state. The women heartily fay-
ored the referendum and applauded
/ Mr.. Knowles vigorously and frequent
! ly during his speech.
! Ball Fans Confused.
The association passed a resolution
Of congratulations to California on
the success there Of equal suffrage.
Mrs Cranston stated that she had
celebrated the announcement OF Cali
fornia's success by putting up flags
around the house, and the Newport
hoys thought she was decorating for
the winning of TIE baseball cham
pionship by the Athletics.
Mrs. Cranston said that the un-
fairness Of being deprived Of the fran
chisc was brought home to her when
she had been called upon to advise
her two sons In regard TO the men
on the ballot although she wasn't
considered capable by the state of
marking the ballot for herself,
Professor Wesley Webb who was to
have addressed the convention, was
having too much apple-show to attend
to in New York to be present Or.
Harry Hayward, who was also occu-
pied sent DR. Melville Thurston
Cook who leaves Delaware College
for New Jersey, in his place. DIT
Cook emphasized the need Of higher
education for women in Delaware. He
advocated woman suffrage from the
standpoint that individual represen-
tation was the foundation of a demo
cratic government He thought that
after Delaware women had ceased be
ing misrepresented by the men, ant
had the vote themselves, they would
get higher education for women, pa,
for women teachers as high as ii
other states. and they would not LEI
Delaware remain the eighteenth stat,
in illiteracy Dr. Cook did not thinl
voting would take women out o
their sphere. because they needed th'
vote TO obtain things distinctly il
their sphere.
= Hear of Philadelphia Work.
The guest OF honor and vistin,
speaker of the session was Mrs
+, George Morgan, of the Philadelphia
Suffrage Association. who gave an en-
S tertaining account Of the Philadel
r phia street meetings from an inne
p viewpoint. Mrs. Morgan said that II
D all their chalking of sidewalks ant
street speaking, the one time the
were ridiculed was when an insan
man threw a chicken at them. The
: hold a convention next month to star
D Suffrage Political party, to be un
e der the auspices of the association
I The Woman's Franchise Bill, now re
5 ferred 10 a legislative committee, re
+ ! ceiyed a good hearing at Harrisbur
! at the last session. Richard Barry