The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-23

ment are well received. n contend
that there is little possibility Of de-
feat for their piece of proposed leEis-
lation in the coming assembly. They
will maintain o lobby at the state
capitol, several women going to Bis
marck from time to time. but no heat
ed fight on the question, such as deYel-
oped two years ago, is anticipated.
Should the bill proposing equal suf-
frage be passed by the legislature this
winter. it will be voted upon at the
prominent club women of the state who
will go to Bismarck to support the bill
are Mrs. i. II. Wilder of Fargo, record
ing secretary of the Votes for Women
and Mrs. Preston Anderson of James,
town. The w. C. II. u. forces of the
state are strongly in favor of the leg
islation, and If they are successful In
further fear as to the future of prohi-
bition in North Dakota. The granting
of woman suffrage, many of them say,
would remove much of the objection to
the proposed Initiative and referendum
bill as affecting constitutional amend
ments.
Mrs. r.. c. French, chairman of the
press committee of the Oregon Fed
that the most vital word which the
women of that state have for the wo-
men or the country is that by a ma
jortty of 5000 votes, suffrage was
granted to Oregon women in Novem-
Der. MANY of our clubs have for the
first time made suffrage their main is
sue for the past few MONTHS" writes
Mrs. French. There has been a state
wide campaign carried on, and in such
a dtgnit1ed manner as to disarm criti-
ctsm. / hope other women may be
able to win out by the same meth
DDS. We owe III most sincere thanks
to the splendid men and women who
visited our state during the campaign
to help in the work. Now the atten-
ton of all is turned to departments of
political science, in order that we may
be as Wen prepared as possible for our
new duties and responsibilities. All
the clubs of h state are adding an
educational department and will study
government during the coming year."
Since 1857 there have been a score
of attempts made in the chamber of
deputies in Italy to give woman the
franchises in provincial and local cleo
ti9ns. Since 1890 they have been ell
igible upon boards of charity, and
since 1893 vote for and serve on Coun-
ellis deS Prudhommes. In March last,
when the electoral reform bill was
discussed, 1T was found that woman
suffrage had many advocates in the
Italian parliament, and their speeches
were published in full in many of the
leading newspapers. h Marchioness
P~ellicano, an enthusiastic Italian fem
mist, has started a vigorous campaign
for equal suffrage in Rome, and states
that the society which she represents
is prepared to stop short OF nothing
less than complete equality between
the sexes
Colorado's electoral vote for Wood
row Wilson will be cast by Mrs. Ger
trude A. Lee of Denver, vice chairman
of the democratic state central COM
mittee. This will be the first time in
the history Of the United States that
a woman has lao this honor. II hope
to be chosen, not from a selfish reason,
but for the advertising it will give
Colorado and the suffrage movement"
says Mrs. Lee. "TO send a man will
be nothing out of the ordinary. To
send a woman to Washington will
mean something" Mrs. Lees selection
will be unanimous.