The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-22
EQUAL FRANCHISE
FOR OTHER STATES
Suffrage Convention Laying
Plans for Further
Conquests.

Louisville. Va. October 2l-HavinS
tanen stock of those parts of the
country where woman's era at the
polls has dawned, delegates to the
forty-third annual convention of the
National American Noman's Suffrage
Association to-day turned to sections
Where they think they see chances
OF equal franchise. ProttinE by tn.
experience OF states where Suffrage
is established and by the methods en-
pioyed to bring about the long de-
sir>I result. DIR. Anna Howard shaw,
national president and her o-workers
are laying practical plans Tor further
conquest.
Presidents of state woman suffraEa
organizations which are beginning Sc
rious campaigns for the franchise had
their inning to-day. Numbers of them
reported on concrete Accomplishments,
on definite work undertaken and on
their reasonable hopes and aspira-
tions. others will continue so to re-
port at intervals through the session.
According to veteran campaigners,
in Inference has been the hardest
thing of all to overcome wherever
suffrage has been the object of "A
propaganda. Ways and means of
getting attention are what is sought
most of all, DR.. Shaw and other
leaders in the movement are confident
that once their contentious get II
hearing. the rest Will be easy.
Get the uninterested women inter
ested in suffrage by indirect mcans.''
was the consensus of opinins ex-
pressed to-day.
Interest the Indifferent woman in
some reform. first of ALL" advised
Miss Kate NJ. Gordon. of New Orleans
1t is fool question" declared Miss
Mary Winsor. of Philadelphia, ito ask
women. DO you want 10 vote?' When
! want woman to vote, I ask her
Don't you wish we could decide wheth
err we could have that $4,000 play
ground rather than the men?'"
Miss Winsor electrified the conven-
ton probab bly, more than any of the
other speakers who gave their ideas
on how to interest the unintercsted "
She counseled militant methods and
commended that almost any tactics not
positively tabooed were justinable If
the end could be gained.
Mrs Susan w. Fitzgerald. Of Boston
cautioned the delegates they must no,
be too conscious" of .personal dig
nifty" II they would succeed Dropping
worked well In MASSACHUSETTS, she de.
clared, and pamphlets attracted more
attention than If they had come less
directly from above"
Just as soon as you see you have
a good excuse" she urged. "get into a
political campaign Then she told
| how they had made this excuse by
prevailing on the Democratic conven.
ton to mention votes for women" ir
! their platform.
Delegates TO the convention alread,
are talking about offices for. the com.
| ing year. Not that any would be will
| ing to have Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
| guiding spirit since 1904. step down
and II is doubted II any one could b.
! founf who would oppose her. How.
ever. in view of the projected trans
( ferring" Of national headquarters froIr
| New York to Chicago, Il has been sug.
! gested that some suffragist residing
| centrally might be a desirable presi.
/ dent. Miss Laura Clay, of Kentucky
! and Miss Kate NJ. Gordon. OF New Or.
| leans have both been named in con
nection with the presidency.