The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-14
SUFFRAGE NOTES.
Great Preparation for the National
Convention.

Louisville. Ky. Oct 14-When the
delegates from practically every state
in the Union and many foreign coun-
tries gather here on october 18th TO
attend the National Womans Suffrage
convention unusual interest will center
in two of the leaders who, through
their active participation in the move
ment for equal suffrage have made
themselves international figures They
are both young ladies. thoroughly en-
thusiastic in their work and quite diff
ferent from the type OF suffra gette so
frequently depicted. Both are social
favorites in their respective cities.
Miss Inez Milholland of New York
and London is known on both sides of
the Atlantic She is a militant SUI
fragette, and enjoys nothing more than
the strike picket duty which she par
ticipated in so actively during the re-
cent shirtWaist makers strike. She is
an athlete and a graduate of Nassar
college and is a law student In spite
of the fact that she is the daughter OF
a millionaire and has every luxury
which her mind could wish, she pre-
fers to be self supporting. and with
p this in view, is studying law in New
York University, having made a splen-
did record thus far.
Mrs. Ella S. Stewart Will deliver one
of the principal addresses
The association has an unusual num-
Der of victories to celebrate this year
For 43 years the National Suffrage as
ISOLATION has been meeting in conven-
tions gaining little by little each year
until at the present time nearly every
state in the Union has its own strong
organization. Five states have fully
enfranchised their women and over the
entire world women are beginning to
realize the power of the ballot
Rev Anna H. Shaw, National Presi-
dent. will preside over the meetings.
There will be a delegation of women
from Kansas to the Suffrage Conven-
ton in Louisville Kentucky. Those
whose names Rave so far been reported
are: Mrs. w r. Stubs. Mrs w. A. h
Johnston, Mrs. Corbin. of Lawrence, |
Mrs. c. A. Hoffman, of Enterprise,
Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Billiard, of Ton
ganoxie, and Mrs. Sadie Grisham, OF
Cottonwood Falls Any woman who is
interested and wishes to attend the
convention, will be welcomed The
Kansas delegation will leave Kansas
City on the Rock Island at 1855 p. m,
Wednesday, October Is. At st. Louis
they will change to the B. & o. and
Will take that road to Louisville The
Rock Island will give a round trip rate !
to St. Louis, on October 16, II and Is, |
good for the rest of the month, where |
by a savin1s of three dollars is made on
the ticket.
The Good Government club, which |
has been actively engaged in suffrage |
work ana the Work OF CIVIC improve
ment for the past eleven years, is now |
affiliated with the Kansas Equal Suf- |
frage League and has agreed to take |
the work of the association in the city. /!
The county has its own organization |
which handles all the suffrage work /
for Shawnee county outside of Topeka. |
The Good Government club will begin i
at once TO organize auxiliary societies /
in each of the q voting precincts of /
Topeka. 1t is the purpose of the club /
to interest every woman in the city in |
some one of these clubs, to distribute |
literature, and to induce the members |
to influence the men of their families I.
to secure their votes for the enfran-
chisement of Kansas women next fall |
The organization of the counties of |
the state is going. on. until now there !
are twelve of the counties ready for |
work. Rocks, of the Sixth district, and /
ChautauQua, of the Third district will /
be organized within week. Mrs. Cora /
We1lhouse Billiard, president of our |
own district, expects to organize Leav-
enworth county in short time. The |
slight interruption caused by the Ma
tional convention in Louisville, will be /
more than made up for by the en-
thusiasm and the new ideas that the !
delegates will receive at the meeting.
In reply to a question put to Ad-
miral Togo by the anti-suffrag ists, he
replied that he did not believe in votes
for women. The ants were delighted |
to have SO distinguished a supporter.
for IS time goes on they are forced to
hunt farther and farther afield for |