Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-03-08
Explanatory.

l<Qudl dINlllSS oOSlStyJ anu Tin A@y VII
County Branch has come i'll for some
notoriety There is no dissension in
the Lyon County Branch. Mrs. West,
elected sixth Vice-President, has ex-
planned to Miss Martin that the Lyon
county delegates did not desire office
and asked her to appoint some other
representative to fill this office, as the
women of Lyon county will work as
Loyalty without the honors of an office
The following article ought to exon
crate the Resolution Committee, com
posed OF such ladies as Miss Bird Will
son, Miss Minnie Bray and Mrs Hugh
Brown from any dishonorable work as
was attributed to them by the Carson
delegation
Dear Sir: Enclosed is a copy of the
original resolutions drawn up and
unanimously adopted by the Conven-
ton of the Nevada Equal Franchise
Society held at Reno on February rs
expressing our great appreciation OF
your support and honorable action in
fulfilling your pledges by submitting
our amendment to the electorate, and
stating our election policy for your
consideration, to allay any misunder
standing as to the policy.
A copy is also inclosed of the reso-
lutions as subsequently corrected by
the committee for the sake of style
and euphony as agreed by the conven-
ton.
Through what we are convinced was
Misunderstanding, these expressions
of our appreciation and election views
were laid on the table in the Senate on
February d, 1918 Considering the
whole hearted support by the Senate
of the women suffraoe resolution. we
are confident that courteous mes
sage from the State convention rep
resenting over five hundred organized
women of Nevada will not be other
wise than courteously received by the
gentlemen of the Senate, and that our
message will be read
These resolutions. therefore, unani
mously adopted by our convention and
ordered sent in proper form to the
legislature without a dissenting voice
III the majority or minority of that
convention, are hereby transmitted in
both original and corrected form to
the clerks of both houses and to the
members of each house individually
Respectfully submitted by the Elk
ecutive Committee OF the Nevada
Equal Franchise Society
Anne II. Martin, President
Grace f. Bridges,
Corresponding Secretary
February Is, 1913.
Original
Whereas, The Equal Franchise So
ciety of Nevada believe that it is OF
vital Importance to the State that the
more than 1000 OF its citizens now un
represented i'll its government be en-
tranchised as soon as possible, in or
der that Nevada may not present the
only black spot on the Equal Fran
chise Map OF the Pacific Coast States.
and that women desiring to enter this
State from neighboring States may moi
thus be disiranchsed; and
Whereas, h" experience of Califor-
MIA and Arizona has proved the eff
cheney and ACCESSIBILITY of a swift and
energetic campaign: and
Whereas. 1t is the desire of this So
ciety to accomplish such enfranchse
ment without mourning unncc essar,
expense TO the State
Now. therefore. be it resolved, by
this Society in annual convention as
sembled. that we express to the mem
bers of the legislature of Nevada our
full appreciation of the magnificent
expression of your honorable body in
favor of the enfranchisemenr OF the
women of Nevada; and that i'll fur
therance OF that object we respectfully
request the assistance of your honor
able body in obtaining the submission
of Constitutional Amendment ~
8 to the electorate at an earlier date
than the next general election, if such
can be accomplished in connection
with any other election occurring prior
thereto, or in any manner that may be
successfully devised by your honorable
body to obtain the quickest reuslts
without additional expense to the
State.
Unanimously adopted by the con
vention, at Reno, Nevada, February
IS. 1913.
Mrs J. 3D. Maud Menard,
Recording Secretary.
Corrected Copy.
To the members of the Legislature of
the State of Nevada. in Senate aud
Assembly convened.