The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-30
Great Interest Is Manifested
in the Inauguration of the
Equal Suffrage Movement
in This City.
MEN IN AUDIENCE
WERE INTERESTED
First Attempt in Many Years
to Effect a Suffrage Organ
ization in This City.-The
Outlook.

~ gsTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

0v 80VHeU 0WVPpJN WHITE.
An unqualified and brilliant success
was the meeting held under the aus
picss OF the Women's Franchise Lea
cue Of Indiana In the high school hall
last evening, representative audi
'ence Of both men and women filling
the auditorium and galleries, and ap-
Iplauding the address Of Mrs. Grace
Julian Clarke. of Indianapolis, en-.
Enthusiastically.
The fact that this 10 the first at.
tempt in recent years to effect . suff-
irage organization In this city. that 1t 10
the first held for this advertised pur-
bpose and the only one divorced from
Jail other considerations. makes the
,succsss Of last nights meeting the
more pronounced and significant.
Mrs. Clarke. in her address, empha-
Isissd the value Of organization and.
lin Indiana, of concentrating all ef-
tort In the Franchise League. since
ht was only by concerted action and
4agitation through . central organiza.
'tion that results can be achieved.
Al Glasses Attended.
Many professional and business
women were present, with representa-.
|tivss Of various social coteries. the
different clubs and other women's 30.
|cistisA % that the local branch of
1.-THE Franchise League will include
levery phase Of feminine activity. eth.
isr business or social.
When Mrs. Clarke stated that "our
school teachers are paid less than our
tsereet sweepers," she pointed TO thu
tpsrposs Of the League-to educate wo.
linen to the importance Of the ballot
flor the adjustment Of the economic
INEQUALITIES which admittedly exist be.
tween men and women.
That. 1t 10 also the purpose of the
kIeague 70 inaugurate . campaign for
1.-The education of women toward recog
IHiSing their right to have q voice Ia
1.-THE adjustment of the affairs of gov
lsrnment. especially In the management
Iof the public schools, was also stated
But above all. to impress the sex
with It's right Of the franchise as q
lmatter Of citixenship.
Mrs. Clarke was introduced by Mr.
yWilfred Jessup IN q graceful and ap
|xopos speech, Miss Alice Hill, ths
Ichairman OF the Wayne county branch
Iof the Franchise League. presiding.
4 A Convincing Speaker.
Mrs. Clarke, before referred to her'
iao one of the highest types Of feminini
lty, a woman Of broad culture. and ,
leader in all movements for the ad
lvancement Of her sex, Is a convincing
and logical speaker. devoting her at
Itention to the exploitation Of the neces
Ssity for the recognition by woman o
her civic duties and responsibilities
the lack of consideration she receives
because of her political inequality will
masculine citizenship. and the con
trast of her economic condition will
that OF men.
The speaker gave brief resume o
the history Of the origin Of the suff
rage movement In this country and o
che causes which 'inspired its begin
ming. but concerned herself chief!
with the effect the right Of the fran
chise would have upon the social ant
industrial state Of the sex.
While the nominating COMMITTEES
was out, Mrs. Clarke was "heckled.
- the English say. by local repre-
sentative Of the masculine sex, he
replies to his interrogations about tn
tactics Of the English agitators 70
equal suffrage eliciting much laugh
4eE n. .....-..,- -.
Al the close or the address. Mrs
Clark proceeded to explain the pun
Roses Of the Franchise League AM
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