The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-17
WOMEN EXPECTING
MISS HILL TO WIN
At Meeting Saturday, Fair
Workers Report Their
Campaign a Success.

At meeting held in the lecture
room of the Morrisson-R Reeves library
on Saturday afternoon, at which time
the committees from the different
wards appointed at previous meeting
held by the women Of this city on be-
half of Miss Hills election to the
school board, sentiment was declared
to be found overwhelmingly in Miss
Hills favor.
Representatives from the different
wards were present and made detailed
reports of their canvass of the situa
ton since the meeting held ten days
previous.
The chairman of the Sixth ward re-
ported a thorough canvass of the vOt-
ers of that ward, stating that the SEN
tjment was universally for Miss Hill.
The chairman of the Fifth ward,
who was unable to be present, stated
ever the telephone that the council
man from that ward had declared his
Intention of voting for Miss Hill
In Fourth Ward.
. The chairman appointed in the
Fourth ward stated that both men and
women were in favor Of the appoint
rlent of Miss Hill,
From the Seventh ward came the re-
port of prevailing sentiment for the
election of Miss Hill with the state
ment, which had previously appeared
in the Palladium that Mr.. Peacock
would not permit his name to be used
in nomination at the meeting Of Coun-
Gil this evening
The chairmen of the committees in
all the other wards Stated that they
lad made thorough inquiries and could
find no opposition to Miss Hill but that
both the voters and the women were
in favor of her appointment.
Many women reported conversations
with councilmen and all stated they
had been treated, with one exception,
with the utmost courtesy by the coun-
cilmen, the majority of whom had ex-
pressed themselves IS in favor of Miss
HILLS election.
The point made with the greatest
frequency was that all the men spoken
10 were unanimous in the statement
that Miss Hills business qualifications
were paramount That from this stand
point alone her appointment was de-
sirable.
Nusbaum Commended.
Mr. Nusbaum's statement to the eff
feet that he had not opposed a woman
on the school board, made in this pa
rer on Saturday, was brought up and
highly commended.
The fact that it was the women of
the city, and not one or two organiza-
tons which had interested themselves
in the election of Miss Hill, was referr-
ed to since the matter was brought up
with some frequency during the can
,ass of the different wards.
The impression that it was the
Franchise League or the Collegiate
Club which were advocating Miss
Hills appointment exclusively, or that
it was under their auspices that the
natter was being presented, had been
dspelled, stated the various chairmen.
That neither of these organizations
was taking up the matter officially had
been pointed out, and the fact that
most Of the women who We're on the
committees and actively interesting
themselves in ascertaining the senti-
ment were not members of either club,
was emphasized. Also that the chair
man of one committee was pronounc-
ed anti-suffragist.
The confusion that seemed to exist,
it was generally stated, relative to
this, had been Strengthened out and
the point that this was movement
by all the women of Richmond made
clear
The members of the ward commit
tee urged all the women of the city
interested to attend the council meet
ing this evening. AS the meeting be-
gins at half past seven it is necessary
to be there before that time if the pro-
ceedings are followed.