Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-23
A Great Victory for Women.

MT. Editor: The Golden state votes yellow. That equal suffrage won in California was surely most welcome surprise after the first disquieting an- nouncements that the amendment had been lost. This is certainly a mag nificent victory for the women as Cal ifornia is by far the largest state in the union which has extended the right of franchise to women and indeed has almost as large a population a S all the other five states put together. It is announced that if the suffragists had not won they were prepared the very next day to put in operation the ma chinery of the initiative and referen- dunn (which amendment to the con- stitutfon was adopted by a large ma jority), and secure a third submission of the subject to the voters
 To show how thoroughly they have taken hold of their new privileges, the Los Angeles Political Equality league has long been circulating reminder that If the suffrage amendment car ried, women should register before November 10. In Seattle 25,000 women registered at once when the vote was conferred on them and they voted 23,000 strong at the first election-the recall election of the mayor. The Wo- mans Journal says of the campaign: During the final week the campaign attained a cyclonic force all over the state. In Los Angeles and San Fran cisco, there were monster rallies in the largest halls available, nightly street meetings, daily factory \meet- ings, and innumerable teas and parIor talks. The forces of opposition did their work in secret, for there was practically no open. organized effort made to stem the tide of suffrage sen- timent.'
 pr. Harvey w. Wiley of the depart ment of agriculture is a staunch suf- f,~e1r- jet fx, l. a1 convention of the Woman Suffre ge association, held at Louisville, Ky, this week. President Taft favors granting the vote to women when all the women want it. Dr. Wiley favCrs equal suffrage without any ifs or whens, but Dr. Wiley is not a politi- elan.
 One of the most gratifying features of the California vote was the heavy majority in favor of the recall of the Judiciary. It is now up to Taft to move that California be expelled from has dared to invade the divine rights of the judiciary. It certainly is need ed in California. Take a recent divorce case in Los Angeles, for example. The wife of one Fred R. Pullman sought a divorce on the ground of non- support. 1t was proved that her husband had never in all their married life given her a cent of money that he had him. self earned; but he claimed that Ire had provided for her out of his own wages. She had worked steadily in a cafe and given him her earnings Most of this money he spent, but he gave small amounts of it back to her from time to time for her own use Under California law, married wo mans earnings belong to her husband, ana the court decided that in this case the wife had been supported by her husbands money, although it was money earned wholly by her own labor. It is needless to say that the women by their direct vote will now see that this law is changed.
 The McNamara case and the pro- nounced bias of Judge Bordwell who has very recently taken occasion to express himself or the bench against labor organizations in bitter terms, and vet declares himself entirely fit to conduct the case is another instance of judicial injustice. The recall has been adopted none too soon.
 The California women have won. Next Wisconsin, then Kansas, and then
 Votes for women!
 EDWARD PERKINS CLARKE. 39S Main St., Norwich, October IS, 1911