The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05

state.
SUFFRAGE, New York.
In the case of Kipling's Woman of
shumlcgh,' who tyrannized over her
Htmalayan dependents, largely of the
male persuasion.
Men Voters More Numerous.
So the fact that New England is
recognized by the equal suhragists as
the "hotbed of the antis"-the last di-
vision of our country which Will sur
render the patriarchate-is largely due
to the fact that women arc more plen-
tifui there than in other regions. this
beng particularly true OF M~assachu-
sets. And 1t is Significant that the
men Of Wyoming. the State where wo-
men have always been scarcest, were
the first to grant equal suffrage. Even
now there are almost twice as many
men as women n that Commonwealth.
the proportions of the fair sex In the
entire column of equal suffrage States
being: Wyoming. al; Idaho. 40; Wash
%ington. n; California. IA; Colorado,
as; Utah, As.
Ihcrc aref3o.O0Q more men than wo-
men of voting age in the six suffrage
states as a whole. Such of our Cali
fornia brothers as may have broken
out In goosehesh at the prospect of a
matriarchate in their midst may ind
solace in the fact that their Common
wealth boasts of 10000 more men than
women of voting age. the preponder-
ance of males over twenty-0ne in the
other equal suffrage States being:
Utah, 1000; Wyoming. $4,000: Idaho.
$4,000: Colorado, $4,000; Washington.
13l. 900.
Transcends Eastern Mems Power.
Our new army OF nearly 700, 900 wo-
men voters acquired in California DC
tober 10 Will have powers greater than
even the male voters OF other States
Armed with the initiative and referen-
dunn, they Will have authority to help
pass laws over the heads of their Leg
islature. While it IL true that their
sister voters in Colorado and Okla
homa have similar powers in this re-
spect (although TIL Oklahoma refer
endum law is practically lnoperative)
these woman voters OF California will
carry as. further weapon the potent
"rccali"-even the mooted N~'recall of
judges"-and their new State law de-
mands only IL per cent. of voters zig
natures to call an election for the pur-
pose of ousting a State official. Thus a
California woman voter has about dou-
bic the of any voter even IN
other States having the recall, for in
such States the necessary percentage
of signatures ranges from 20 to 25.
Indeed. a woman voter in California has
manifoldly more power than any man
voter of the conservative States where
in the Legislature is depended upon to
make laws and impeach incompetent
I! public servants.
Territory Almost Won.
The casual reader has but scant APP
rAato -. -E H. - -
the equal suffrage movement IS maxi
Ing. California and Washington hav
ing been won in recent months. the
amazon army already has its trenches
dug and Its heavy artillery implanted
for an immediate siege of three 9TH
er States which 1t hopes to win before
another year has gone. These Com :
monwealths are Oregon, Kansas and
Wisconsin.
Their Legislatures have already voted
in favor of putting to the people the
question of al equal suffrage amend
ment to the Constitution. and during
next year the male voters will decide
the matter by referendum. In Oregon
the sociological experiment station
OF America. the New Zealand Of the
New World. the home of the initiative
and eferendum-this measure, although
previously defeated by the people, has
'"Slb bClh VI VI ZIG lie tuIc
without a dissenting vote.
In Wisconsin. home of La Toilette
himself II Jealous woman suffragist-
the enabling act has passed the Sen
ate by 16 to 1, and the House by so
to 30. Similarly In insurgent Kansas.
stronghold of Stubs and Bristow, the
Legislature after refusing the PROPOSE
ton in 1909 has since been captured
lby votes of 81 to IL In the Upper and
"a to 2S in the Lower House.
III Nevada the Senate has voted for
the proposition by 16 to 2 and the
House by 81 to 10. but in this State
a measure must pass two Legislatures
BEFORE 1t can go to the people for a
referendum. SO the battle of the bal
lots cannot be waged In this more con-
servatively constructed Commonwealth
until 1914. The States besides those
mentioned in Which woman suffrage
constitutional amendments have failed
In the past year are South Dakota and
Oklahoma, besides the near States OF
Arizona and New Mexico. In Arizona
the proposition was defeated last year
In the CONSTITUTIONAL Convention al
Phoenix by a vote of % to 1b. in Ore
gon, Oklahoma and South Dakota 4.