The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-25
SUFFRAGE GAR
AT CARRlNGTON


The daily letter from the Votes for
Women car tells of the visit to Chau-
tauqua grounds at Devils Lake and
the trip to New Rockford and CARING
ton: The Votes for Women car be-
gan its Quincy for the day by a run
out TO the cottages on the Chautauqua
grounds: Everybody pinned on a yell
low ribbon. which proved a very eff
tective addition especially on the caps
of the drivers. Literature was distrib-
uted at the lake after which the party
TOO to the open road across .the mill
tary reservation past Fort Totten and
Sheyenne to New Rockford;
"A short stop at Fort Totten made us
acquainted with the fact that there
were about thirty Indian voters at the
station for whom we left a bundle of
our yellow, pink and green dodgers.
AT S~heyenne we left literature and
added the names of the PRINCIPAL bust
ness men to our petition for national
suffrage and Miss Rankin and Mrs.
barrow gave 1--WE minute speeches,
while Mrs. Amidon converted the ed
itor of the town paper ana Charles
and Dan folded dodgers.
I'VE reached New Rockford at about
. o'clock and found that Superintend-
ent Godward had faithfully spread
abroad the word that the Votes for
Women car was on the way. A delega-
ton of the New Rockford women met
US n formed the nucleus of a large
crowd, who listened with interest and
growing conviction to Miss Rankin's
speech. At the suggestion of these
New Rockford ladies, a collection was
taken up at the close Of the meeting
and quite a sum was collected which
Mrs. Darrow turned over to the
women OF New RockfordF to be used In
he purchase of suffrage literature for
distribution in Eddy county.
AT the invitation Of Mrs. Rantz a.
large party repaired to one of the re-
freshment parlors of the city where
plans were discussed for suffrage. ex-
tension work in and about New Rock
ford, while a delicious ice was enjoy
ed. Our valiant chauffeurs especially
enjoyed this detail of the afternoons
programme. :
Or. Goss had telephoned before
hand the coming of the car to CARING
ton and so well had he done his work,
that by $50 both sides of the street
were lined with listeners and traffic
completely blocked. Miss Rankin out
did herself and Mrs. Darrow was at
her wittiest, while Mrs. >Amidon re-
peated both her quotations in a loud
tone of voice. 49,
"a great deal of work for suffrage
has already been done at Darlington
and the town Is ready for a strong and
efficient organization. Our dodgers
are giving out and still the inquiring
voters clamor for more. At one of the
smaller places along the way we saw a
farmer, who had gallantly nailed our
dodgers to his tailboard and so drove
out of town Haunting his faith to all
penOlQerS.
Ovation Tonight.
The Votes for Women car will arrive
in Fargo tonight from it's tour of the
state and a rousing welcome is planned
for their Homecoming. A number of
cars will meet them as they return at
about 1880 on the north road and will
escort them to Island park with the
help Of Putnam's band, where Miss
jeanette Rankin will speak from the
grandstand. All who are interested
in the cause are requested to come and
bring their friends.