The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-11
WHAT THE SUFFRAGISTS
ARE DOING AND OTHER
SMART FEMININE NEWS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.--Suffra-
gists will remain inactive in the state
association until the return to this
city of the California delegates from
the national convention at Louisville.
was the news given out yesterday at
the state association headquarters
In speaking of the probable work to
be taken up by the state association,
Mrs. Mary Keith stated yesterday
that all possible assistance will be
given Oregon in its struggle for the
enfranchisement of women. This is
deemed important Mrs Keith stated.
that thS western part Of the United
States may present a solid front Of
equal suffrage to the Pacific Ocean
when the Worlds Fair exposes the
West to the Oriental preiudices in the
matter of suppressing women. Hay
ing liberated the women of Oregon, it
was stated that the California associa-
ton will turn it's attention to Nevada,
where, the women being few and pre-
sumably quite inconsequential on that
account, the men are making but lit
tie resistance.
New Era League.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The
New Era League is the ambitious title
adopted by the organization which
came into existence yesterday as sue
cessor to the departed Club Woman's
Franchise League. franchise
league now having no reasonable eX-
cuse to continue it's existence, and the
members of the Club Woman's Fran
chise League having many reasons to
continue self-eXpression, the New Era
was chosen as a suitable outlet.
The change in title took place yes
terday. morning at meeting held in
the old headquarters of the Club
Womans Franchise League, at the St.
Francis Hotel, and considerable dis
cussion preceded the selection OF a
name.
Mrs. Lillian Harris Coffin, who was
elected president of the New Era
League, when asked for an outline of
the work contemplated, stated that
there would be a printed pamphlet ex;
planning the meaning and advantage
of registration to those women who
are still uniformed, but the real OBJ
ject of the existence of the New Era
League will be such education and
preparation as will place it in a posi-
ton to successfully meet the approach
of a political party when any politi-
cal creed may feel in need Of the en-
franchised services of the league,
Where other suffrage organizations
have become opponents of civic serv-
ice, and have stated that influence,
education and other feminine subtle
ties will be used in a non-partisan Ell
fort to purify the vote of both men
and women, that from which the New
Era League has sprung, frankly and
openly avows its intention of becom-
ing intensely partisan, though always
on JuG sue VI plOSlSoS, ASLO'h ~
other kinds of uplift.
The first opportunity which Will pre-
sent itself for this new feminine occll-
nation, Mrs. Coffin said, would be the
Presidential campaign of next year;
and by the time the partisanship OF the
New Era League is required by an en-
terprising political party, Mrs. Coffin
hopes the league will be sufficiently
educated to meet all advances with a
bulwark of uplift that will only ally
itself with the good, the true and the
beautiful in politics.
And in spite of the fact that there
were those present when the matter
was discussed who appeared to feel
that, such being the terms, place for
alliance would be somewhat difficult
TO locate, Mrs. Coffin says that the
New Era League will never depart
from its principles,
The preparation and education Of
the league will also be such as to fiji
the members for service as delegates
to any national convention that MAY
require the presence of women tC
achieve desired political results.
But never, Mrs. Coffin stated, would
the New Era League be discovered IL
a convention Of non-progressive anc
reactionary tendencies after which
statement it became necessary tC
pause and explain to a member il
need of immediate education the poll
tical significance of non-progressiv,
and reactionary
Suffrage Symposium.
1t has been remarked by observer
of clubwomen that If the ballot i
not wisely used by the recent add
ton to the California electorate !
will not be the fault of the suffragist
of San Francisco, and the suffrag