The Washington herald., 1912-04-24
NEWS NOTES OF WOMAN'S
SUFFRAGE HERE AND ABROAD

Clara Barton. whose death at the age
of ninety occurred a few days ago, was
a lifelong believer in woman suffrage
and close friend of the late Susan B.
Anthony. Addressing the Grand Army
encampment some years ago Miss Bar
ton said:
when you were weak and was
strong, toiled for you. Now you are
: strong and am weak. Because Of my
work, I ask your aid. I ask the ballot
1 for myself and my sex. As 1 stood by
you. I pray you stand by me and mine"
Ohio will be the scene OF general suf-
frage activity for the next few months,
or until the. time Of the special election,
which is expected to take place in mid
summer. Advocates of equal suffrage
throughout the United States are faDying
to the support OF the women OF Ohio in
their campaign for the vote, under the
leadership OF Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton, president OF the State Suffrage As
sociation. Massachusetts,. New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginis, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois
have already arranged to put workers
in the field, and many women from
States farther West and South stand
ready to respond to the first call for fur
ther assistance
when women have the right of uni
versal suffrage" says the Grand Rapids
(Adich.) Herald. there viii be a new
community OF interests in the home and
II Will be a good thing for all the MEM
bers OF the home. 1t will be a good
thing for the home itself. The respon-
sibility of voting y not going to divert
feminine attention from home duties. It
Fa 20 a r
the home by giving her a place in its
protection. Michigan's splendid women
are entitled TO the ballot. The woman
suffrage constitutional amendment shoui-
carry. 1t is none too soon to begin
campaign effort to this worthy end"
Wisconsin suffragists are sending out
literature translated into Polish. Norwe-
gian, Swedish. German, Spanish. Portu-
guese. and Yiddish, in an effort TO COM
pei the attention OF all classes Of voters.
The Editors Association OF Kansas. in
convention at Lawrence last week. en-
Enthusiastically indorsed the woman suf-
frage amendment. The Kansas Fedora
tion OF Labor. the State Grange, the
Teachers Association. the NJ. e. Confer
ences. the Interstate Literary Associa-
ton Of Colored People. the W. c. T. u.
y
have also gone on record as fayoring
woman suffrage.
The Portland oreeonIan says: There
is an interest in the woman suffrage
movement which has never before been
evinced In Oregon at such an early stage
Of the campaign. So widespread is the
interest In fact. that the different suf-
frage societies are experiencing consid-
II Il fNn
ganizers and speakers throughout the
State"
The New York State Legislature last
month defeated the woman suffrage bill.
The same Legislature a few days later
unanimously passed the Wheeler bin, IA
cilitating the sale OF impure milk and
endsngering the lives Of thousands Of
babies. Gov. Dix vetoed the bill.
The Reform Club Of Hungary, formed
for the purpose of promoting the uni
versal manhood suffrage measure, has
begun TO discuss the advisability OF In
Guiding woman suffrage In its plans.
The society recently invited one Of the
leading advocates OF equal suffrage, DR.. |
Dirner. professor of the University of
Budapest. TO deliver an address on the
subject at its annual convention.
In Edinburgh. Scotland. on March II. |
a meeting was presided over by Rev
R. J. Drummond and Scottish Church
League for Woman Suffrage was fcrm- |
ed. to be open to all denominations |
and to work on religious, educational !
and nonparty lines
Gov. Bass % New Hampshire is among
the many leading men Of his State who
are In favor Of the woman suffrage
amendment Gov. oxborn Of Mlchiganl
and Gov. Hunt OF Arizona recommended |
votes for women IL their Inaugural ad-