The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-19

t Theodore Roosevelt,s declarat ton in; favor of Woman's suffrage has risen those who have been propagating. equal franchise, high in the Imelight. Of present-day political activities and: women in Bridgeport who have been prominent as suffragettes pr suffra gists, would vote, had they that priv ilege at the coming election: whether Taft or Roosevelt, Wilson or, Clark, and why. 1ly..ssiss ! es, s..ss : ]. Many of those who were interviewed allowed their modesty. tosinterfere with whatever expression they would other wise have given. Others surprisingly stated that they were not vitally in terested, while one woman said that before she granted an interview she desired first to consult with her hus- band on the matter. You know all ways ask him about those things" she innocently said.
 Mrs. Samuel IT. Davis, president of the Bridgeport Equal Franchise Lea que, very interestingly set forth rea- sons why she would not vote for Taft, why Teddy would not get her vote, why LaFollette would fail to win her ballot, and why she hopes the name of the suspected dark horse who turks in the background, will be Justice
 
 whom should like to vote for" Mrs. Davis eliminates the Democratic can didates as she is Republican
 Here are her reasons7 for opposing Taft, Roosevelt and LaFollette and fla 4voring Hughes:
 MRS. DAVIS FOR HUGHES.
 Would vote, (supposing I had the prtvilege) for MT. Taft, MT. Roosevelt. or MT. LaFollette? ;s4 sss..4r
 At HA,~ M About two years ago MT. Taft latter accepting an invitation to speak) was very rude to hundreds of women, who had gathered in Washington at the annual convention of the National American Women Sunrage association. 4voters-citizenS who are able to de- eide questions which concern them selves. and MT. Taft was discourteous.
 "A few weeks ago, absolutely ignor- ing his former objections to women voting, he appealed to the women of California for their ballots, telling them what his administration has done Bureau and appointing Miss Lathrop as head of this department. .sIt seems to me that a man who will disregard the wishes of a set of people when they are penniless and later ask their aid, is weak
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 .Would I vote for MT. Rooseveltg No!
 Though he has recently announced that he is uneQuivocally in favor of votes for women would hot cast my ballot for him.
 ssThe man who throws a friend over when the friend does not happen to agree with him would as quickly be- tray nation, if that nation objected to any policy of his. MT. Roosevelt has the clements of a great man, but unfortunately he allows the politician to control the statesman.
 "A few years ago Mir. Roosevelt could not speak of MT. Root in high enough terms. No words of praise were too extrayagant, and to-day he has no use for him, opposing his chair manship of the Convention for he knows MT. Roots objection to a third feet on the delegates of his opening speech should he be made chairman.
 Would I vote for MT. LaFOllette? No!
 "And yet MT. LaFollette endorsed votes for women long before he en- tered the presidential race.
 He calls himself Progressive, but I am not familiar with just what he means. It seems to me that we in the East do not know him well enough to endorse him for president Per haps in four years, or possibly eight may be glad to vote for him.
 There's a dark horse somewhere, for the Republican party, and I, person ally, hope his name is Justice Charles E. Hughes He is an ideal type of man and should he be induced to run I should like to vote. for him.
 Lorena B. Davis.
 Mrs. William T. Hincks, president of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage association, said that her thought nat urally goes first to the Republican convention where our leading Repub- licans are engaged in their death