The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-12-10
MICHIGAN SCENE
OF HARD FIGHT
Suffragists Win First Round LIN
Legal Battle Following
Recent Election.
WOMEN WILL NOT GIVE UP.
Contest Is To Be Continued I'm
til Passed Upon By The
Highest Tribunal.

Michigan suffragists are putting
up vigorous fight to keep the liquor
interests from getting the equal suf-
frage amendment thrown out as un-
constitutional on technicality, says
The Woman's Journal. Continuing
the paper says:
The amendment has been gaining
as the fuller returns came in, and it
may be carried even If the courts
should decide that all the ballots with
an imperfect heading must be thrown
out. But the enemy is active and
INSCRIPTIONS and backed by plenty
of money. The Michigan suffrage
leaders are awake to the seriousness
of the situation, and are preparing
for a stiff legal battle.
What Free Press Says.
The Detroit Free Press says:
"There are 100, 900 men in Michigan
who voted for suffrage, and 100000
women who are going to back that
fight to the limit. Nearly 100000
Michigan people are fguratively ly
ing awake nights, awaiting the ex-
pected onslaught.
But, together with whispers that
certain interests are backing the Ma
tional Anti Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation in preparations for an assault
upon the women's apparent victory in
Michigan, comes the announcement
from Suffrage Headquarters and from
suffrage leaders throughout the State
that if the fight is started it will be
met not only firmly, but gleefully, for
it will give the suffragists an oppor-
tunity they've long been longing for
"a chance to drag out into the open
the interests that are fighting the
woman's ballot"
Drag Foe Into Open.
"We're not only going to fight any
attempt to rob US of victory, but we're
going to fight to the last ditch, and
don't you believe for moment we
will not show the people of the State
who is trying to hide behind the New
York Anti-Suffrage Association" de-
clared Rev. Alfred W. Wishart Of
Grand Rapids, compaign adviser for
the State Suffrage Association, while
in Detroit, Monday
eve know that right here in De-
troit bartenders were passing out
campaign matter against suffrage I'M
der the heading of the New York
Anti-Suffrage Association, and if a
fight is started, we propose to drag
these people out into the open.
First Lukewarm, Now Red Hot.
Suffrage won,' continued DIR.
Wishart. The majority of Michigan
voters cast their ballots for it. Many
of these men were only mildly inter
ested, just willing to let women vote
if they wanted to, and no more. These
same men are getting red hot mad
because someone is trying to steal the
power of their ballot and they are
willing to give $50 after election
where they wouldn't give 80 cents be-
fore it. This is proven by letters and
kilograms we have been receiving
from all over the State.
Enemies Deluded.
The real enemies of woman suf-
frage in Michigan delude themselves
if they think they can hide behind
the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage. That association,
so far as Michigan is concerned, is a
| failure.
eve followed its solitary agent
about this State, and know that what
ever her backing may be in New
York, where she lives, her influence
in Michigan is beneath consideration.
"sOur real opponents cannot hide
behind this high-sounding title.
"tNo matter what the constitution
al technicalities may be, the ballots
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