Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-03
mo PEACE UNTIL /
WOMEN CAN VOTE"
Mrs. Minnie j. Reynolds, OF
This City, Gives Challenge
to Men.
HERBERT S. BIGELOW ALSO
SPEAKER AT CONFERENCE
Prominent Men Discuss Consti.
tutionaI Amendments-Pub-
Iicity Committee Named.
Irrom a Stan Corre.pondept.I

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JERSEY CITY, Dec. 3.-Mrs. M, J.
Reynolds of Newark, delivered one or
the strongest addresses of the day al
the State Civic Federation constitu-
tional conference. held here. Her
subject was Equal Suffrage"
She declared that the citizens of the
United States had no right to ask the
women what they were going to do
with the ballot when they get II.
eWhen a man becomes a citizen OF
this country, he is not asked whether
or not he is going to better condi-
tions," she said.
Mention was made of the women IN
New Zealand, who secured franchise
rights in 1893 and the conditions In
that country were described as hav-
ing improved 100 per cent. since that
time. The women in Colorado. where
Mrs. Reynolds formerly lived, also
were given voting privileges In 1893
she said, and since then the state
has been spending as much as any
State in the union and progressing as
rapidly. Besides, they are skinning
their grafters alive" the speaker sad.
1.-THE women's franchise movement
is not black or brown, but white
mans movement" said she. That
women have worked constantly for
improved conditions some times with
success after many years, was re-
marked. In Philadelphia few years
ago the children of certain schools
had to sit on straight t-backed
benches. When the women appealed
to the authorities to remedy the con-
d.tion they received the reply that
the commonwealth did not have
money enough. The same year, how
ever, an appropriation of $4,000 was
made for the entertainment of a con-
vention of Elks
do you think we western women
who are allowed to vote, will submit
to losing our right when we move
east on the dictum that we know
enough to vote in the west, but not
here? If anybody thinks we are go-
ing to stand for it they are mistaken.
II tell you now, you gentlemen OF
New Jersey, that We are not going to
let you have peace until we secure
the ballot" declared Mrs. Reynolds in
conclusion.
Herbert S. Bigelow, president of
the constitutional convention of
Ohio last September, and who was
responsible in a great measure for
the constitutional reforms accom-
plished in that State, was the prin-
cipal speaker at the evening seS-
sion He was introduced by Assem-
blyman Charles O'Connor Hennessy,
who is a candidate for the speaker
ship of the House, and who pre-
sided at the meeting.
Mr.. Bigelow related his experiences
in the fight to secure the amend
ments and how he and his organiza-
ton had to proceed in order to se-
cure them, and in what way the
Jersey Federation should benefit by
Ohio's fight.
Others who addressed the gather
ing at the morning and afternoon
sessions were: President Adolph
Roeder, of Orange, who made the
welcoming address; Charles H.
Hartshorne. of Jersey City, who
spoke on judiciary Reform;" George
L. Record, of Jersey City, who dis
cussed Taxation Reform" calling
the present method one of the most
diabolical systems of indirect taxa
ton in existence today; Mayor Ju-
lian A. Gregory. of East Orange, and
Joseph ]. Dear, of Jersey City, spoke
on Home Rule for Counties and
Municipalities" and Direct Legisla-
ton" was discussed by Edmund B.
Osborne, of Montclair.
At the conference held at the
Downtown Club before the recon-
vening of the evening session a COM
mittee of publicity was appointed
as follows Judge Harry V. Osborne,
Newark, chairman; George L. Record,
Jersey City; Edmund B. Osborne,
Montclair; Charles H. Ingersoll,
South Orange; Hugh V. Reilly, New
ark; John E. Gill. Trenton; Mayor
Julian e. Gregory, East Orange;
Daniel e. Fellowes Platt. Englewood,
and George III. Strobell. Newark.