South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-25
ANTS FOILED IN
ATTEMPT To SET
ASIDE SUFFRAGE
Try to Slip in Motion at Close
of Session, But They Talked
Too Much and a Suffraget
Overheard.
BY MARGARET TOBIN.
stan Correspondent.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, oct. 25.-An
attempt by the anti-suffragisJs in the
convention of the State Federation OF
womens clubs TO present motion
! Friday at the last session of the con
vention setting aside the suffrage res
olution adopted the day before, was
| foiled by the vigilance of the suifra-
gists who got wind of their design.
a handful OF the anti's put their
heads together Friday morning and
determined 20 slip in motion near
! the close of the session when the con-
| fusion would prevent the delegates
| from realizing just what was going on.
They figured that their ruse would
get by.
An eaves-dropping suffragist with
/ a blank countenance and inoffensive
manner overheard the plot and re-
/ ported TO members OF the franchise
/ league. The word was passed rap
! idly among suffragistS TO be on the
alert for the motion and the anti's
| abandoned their plan.
Sufragists in Possession.
| The suffragists re in complete
| possession of the convention Friday
morning and their influence was man.
ifested in the election OF the district
/ delegates to the national convention
( of the federated clubs 20 be held IN
( Chicago next summer. The same con-
/ hict between the anti-suffragi and
/ pro-suffragists is expected TO be pres
! ent there and an effort will be made
/ to put the national federation on rec
( ord as endorsing suffrage.
The indianapolis branch OF the
! Franchise league held a meeting Fri
/ day afternoon TO plan for the active
/ campaign which they intend % instr
| tute throughout the state TO follow
! ~, IL, fffNr ION
Want Convention.
Along with their campaign for a
\ larger organization and more active
workers the Womans Franchise
| league plans TO begin an immediate
agitation to secure a constitutional
! convention which will be submitted
TO the voters of the state at the next
| election. They intend 10 flood the
/ state with literature on the subject
within the next six months, and to
present the subjects in public ad-
] dresses and club meetings.
| In the event that q convention is
not called they are preparing 10 carry
their fight into the legislature and ask
for constitutional amendment which
I will grant them the franchise
| The suffragists are preparing TO
! gather all the advocates OF their cause
| into the branches of the league
J throughout the state and 10 organize
other branches to have a good work
/ ing machine with which To influence
! the Legislature.
The league is the strongest in Indi-
annapolis where il has a membership
| of nearly a thousand The next larg-
est branch le.gue is in Terre Haute.
! The Federated clubs of Terre Haute's
| district endorsed suffrage at their last
| district convention.
The entire list OF officers elected
, Friday includes Miss Newsom. presi-
I dent; Mrs. Samuel Ralston, first vice
president; Or Amelia Keller. second
vice president: Mrs. L. G. Ogg Of
Greencastle. recording secretary;
Mrs Ella Myers Of Crawfordsvillc.
corresponding secretary: Mr.. Leon
! Stern. treasurer: Mrs. II. \. Foster
| Of LadOga, auditor. Mrs. Nragie
| Gum Mitchell of Bedford general
federation secretary; Mrs. James j..
Goodrich OF Manchester. trustee.
Announcements was made at the iast
! session OF the convention that Mrs. =.
G. Eberhart Of Mishawaka had given
the sum OF $500 90 the federation %
! make Up the total OF :, 600 pledged
by the Indiana federation 20 the en-
dowment fund of the general fedora
/ ton. The sum is made up ny the
I clubs as far as possible and the re-
mainder OF the amount contributed by
| individuals
Mrs EberharU will represent tho
18th district at the biennial in Chicago
/ next summer and her alternate VIII De
Mrs w. ". Reed OF Warsaw The
! present district chairman.
The convention accepted au invita-
| tion from Evansville 70 meet there n
1914. An invitation was also extended
10 the convention from Terre Hautc.
Terre Haute has asked Tor tine con-
ventiOn IN 1915. The convention w.t
] continue 10 meet in the lall.