The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-08
APPEAL FOR FUNDS,


But I know Kansas women and
know 1 shall not be disappointed for
they are neither selfish or ungrateful
Other states-twenty-fiv of them
have mems leagues and Kansas is
not behind. We have now a state
league of more than 200 men, who are
ready to help on any way they can.
and I believe the letters have
brought to read to you will open up
field of their activities"
Here Mrs. Johnston read letter
from J. H. Braly, of Los Angeles, who
in his suffrage work in California
Suffrage" Mr.. Braly offered to come
to Kansas and help the women here
through their campaign. He outlined
whirlwind campaign along the line
cal parties.
It's the Paramount Issue.
my mind and heart are still aflame
for the enfranchisement of women
the letter read, "even more so since our
California women are free and made
good, using the ballot so wisely and
effectively. I believe the emancipa-
ton of woman is the issue of para
mount importance in our own country
and the world today.
THE question is UP for settleme nt
in five of our states this year. I think
it possible to win all, if the proper eff
forts and means are used, Kansas be-
ing one of them. Ten thousand dol
Id1S VIII MAINTAIN special Pullmdn
car for ten or fifteen suffrage workers,
for three months, which time would be
sufficient to make a whirlwind cam
paign through all those states, and
awaken life and enthusiasm.
THE itinerary would be Oregon, Wis
constn and winding up with Kansas.
If the oregon and Wisconsin friends
will take hold of it as you and yours
are doing the thing will be DONE"
Women Should Give.
ut seems to me- continued Mrs.
Johnston, that such generosity and
spur every Kansas woman up to her
best efforts not only in doing, but Civ
ing. No other women have been tried
as we have with municipal suffrage
and if the Kansas men refuse to pro-
mote us to full suffrage it would mean
that our voters did not consider that
We had used our ballots for the last
20 years in Il way that entitled us to
promotion.
"Our danger lies in over-confidence
of Kansas women. We forget that
many of our voters-more than 1907
000-have come from foreign shores,
only part of them have caught the
American spirit. There are $4,000 ne
gro voters and many thousand first
voters. These must all be reached
and how best can it be done-if they
will not come to our meetings we must
go to them on the streets in automo-
be made as orderly and dignified as a
prayer meeting. The need of money
to conduct the campaign must be and
should be met by Kansas people. If
every woman would give a small sum,
the question would be solved. Con-
slider all of these things and come into
the conference tomorrow morning pre-
pared to settle them.
I'VE have large organizations IN
many counties, but if only one dozen
women in each of our 105 counties
will band together for work the next
six months in consecrated service the
problems will be solved and a glorious
victory with a majority of $4,000 will
be given us next November"
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago and
Rev. Olympia Brown-Willis of Ra-
cine made brief talks to the delegates
and several reports of state officers
were read.
Greetings From May Workers.
Mrs. Lucy B. Johnston, wife of the
chief justice of Kansas and president
| of the Kansas Equal Suffrage asso-
| citation, who presided, read greetings
from Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, New
York; Rev. Anna H. Shaw, president
| of the National Equal Suffrage ASSOC
| citation; Omar E. Garwood Colorado;
| Cora P. Hopkins-Scott, president of
1 the Woman's Kansas Day club, and