The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-07-24
EDlTORSQDlSCUSS
WOMEN SUFFRAGE
Upper Des Moines Editorial Associa
ton, in Convention at Des Moines,
Adopt Resolutions on Question.
cAswELL OPPOSED MEASURE
Only Two Votes Against Adoption Q
Resolution for Speedy Submits
sion Of the Question. :.


sion Of the Question. :.
Discussion of woman suffrage was
not scheduled on the program for the
opening session of the semi-annua]
convention of the Upper Des Moines
Corn Belt Editorial association yes
terday afternoon, but the question was
injected into the proceedings at the
Slavery before the convention was an
hour old. After debate of more
than an hour, during which time
more than score of Iowa editors
Joined in making thrusts for and
against woman suffrage, the cOnven.
ton adopted a resolution urging the
submission of a question OF an
equal suffrage amendment to the
state constitution to the vote of the
people as soon as possible.
Presents Resolution.
Miss Mary Stafford, state president
of the Iowa Equal Suffrage associa'
ton, launched the woman suffrage
question during a talk to the conven.
ton. She was invited to discuss a
paper, "The Newspaper and the Poll
tician," that had been read by A. c.
Hotchkiss, the veteran editor OF the
Adel News, which had been the sub
ject for several talks by the different
editors. Miss Stafford agreed with Mr..
Hotchkiss' plea for high ideals in
newspapering and politics, and talk,
ing along this line, she diverged to
woman suffrage and asked permission
of the convention to present the fol,
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the world wide movement for the en-.
franchisement of women, and believe
that an equal suffrage amendment
to our state constitution should be sub
mitted to the voters of Iowa as soon
as possible"
There followed such diversity OF
motions and suggestions that the con-
vention soon was in parliamentary
tangle that was Strengthened out with
some difficulty by ]. B. Hungerford OF
Carroll, president of the association,
who was presiding.
Oppose Formal Action.
G. L. Caswell, of Denison, objected
to the convention taking any action
whatever on the matter, arguing such
an Endorsement was beyond the pur'
pose of the association and he OBJ
jected further until the women OF the
state shall show by vote that they
want equal suffrage"
Bernard Murphy, of Vinton, an
nounced himself in favor of urging
that the question be put to vote as
soon as possible, but was against the
Endorsement of the movement. He ex.
planned that his paper indorses the
woman suffrage plank of the state
PLATFORM, but that he was opposed to
tying the editorial association, COM
posed of men of all parties, to a dec
Iaration when only one party had an
nounced it's stand on the question.
Although the temper of the major
ity of persons present seemed to be
in favor of equal suffrage from the
amount of applause that greeted the
different speakers, the opinion that
the convention should not indorse the
first clause of the resolution prevailed.
Resolution Amended.
After Chairman Hungerford had
ruled that the convention could take
action upon the resolution, A. Z.
Hotchkiss moved that the resolution
proposed be amended by striking out
the first clause and Miss Stafford
agreed to have the resolution present
ed with it's head chopped off, explain
ing that it was so worded that the
first part might be dropped. She had
given the editors the opportunity OF
doing more than urging a speedy vote
on the question, she said, in view OF
their expressions for high ideals in
politics.
AL Adams moved to refer the en-
tire matter to the committee on reso-
buttons. There was considerable de-