The Detroit times., 1912-05-04
NEWLY ENFRANCHISEO
WOMEN WORKING AGAINST
MACHINE IN CALIFORNIA
Striving To Make Record in Mu-
nicipal Affairs, Says State
Secretary
MANY CLUBS ARE FORMED
Woodrow Wilson Is Being
Doomed For President by
Prominent Organization
MANY CLUBS ARE FORMED

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May g.
4. How are the newly enfranchised wo-
men or California using the power OF
the ballot? How are they working,
what are they achieving?
They are working to maintain their
independence against regularly or
sanized political parties and rings.
This, on the authority OF Miss
jeanette Converse. state secretary OF
the Woman's Progressive league, with
headquarters in Los Angeles.
THE women OF California are
anxious TO make record In NUM-.
cipal affairs" she states. They feel
: this branch OF public activity Is the
housekeeping OF government, and IL
Is their ambition TO show the women
OF the rest OF the country what can
be achieved by woman for municipal
Improvement. The Progressive league
has sent out letters urging the wo-
men In small towns to get out at the
coming election and see that the best
men on the local tickets are elected
While the Woman's Progressive
league desires to make record for
the women of other states to follow
the members are firmly resolved not
10 become entangled with any one
party The politicians complain bit
terly OF this independence.
Despite the fact that the women re-
fuse TO support any special party.
they have formed clubs TO forward
the interests OF the different presi-
Dental candidates and In Los Angeles
are especially active.
Mrs. George Drake Ruddy is presi-
dent OF club of women who believe
that now is the time TO support Rob-
ert NJ. LaFollette. This club had so
members the third day after its or
ganization, and the membership is
growing with miraculous rapidly 1t
is securing signatures to nomination
blanks SO as to get the name of the
. Wisconsin senator on the ballot at
the coming primary election.
The LaFollette club will be a per-
manent organization regardless OF
who is nominated or elected" declar-
ed Mrs. Ruddy. I'VE shall maintain
our organization and work for the
welfare OF the laboring classes along
strictly LaFollette lines
Woodrow Wilson is being doomed
by Woman's Wilson club headed by
Mrs. Imogene w Huey. Ii has a large
membership and is being supported
solidly by the Daughters OF the Con.
federacy.
Mrs. Huey declares that Taft will
receive the Republican nomination
through the instrumentality of Wall
st. and the oficeholders, but that his
election is unthinkable She declares
her club has the promise OF support
from the progressive women OF the
Republican party In case LaFollette
Is defeated for the nomination and
predicts a sweeping Wilson victory
The Roosevelt women are working
shoulder to shoulder with the Roose-
welt men in the Roosevelt Progressive
Republican league. Mrs. Florence
Collins Porter is one OF the vice presi-
dents OF the league and II is said. will
.be one OF the delegates-at-large from
California TO RepuBlfcah National
convention al Chicago.
Mrs. Porter says she is for Roose-
welt because she Is true progressive
and he is the leader OF the progress
sives.
The women of the Socialist party
have not organized as women, having
always been admitted 10 the party
councils and treated as full equals by
the men.
The state executive committee OF
the Socialist party will shortly APP
point three or four women as organ
izers TO work among the wives Of the
union labor men.