The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-11
Former Governor of Colorado
Appears in Lansing and in
Person Refutes Statement
AS MANY WOMEN VOTE
IN COLORADO AS MEN
Suifragists are Jubilant Over
Boost Given Cause by
Proof Of Untruth
From 3 stan Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich. Feb. 1l.--Equal
suffrage leaders here are jubilant over
the boost given their cause by the
enthusiastic Endorsement OF former
Gov. Shanroth OF Colorado, who spent
the week visiting his sister, Mrs.
James II. Seager, In Lansing 'Provi.
dence seems 20 be fighting on our
SIDE" said Mrs r. n. Person, chair
y man OF the Ingham County Equal Suf-
frage association. Monday. ITO think
that Gov Shaffroth should come in
the nick Of time 20 controvert the al
legged quotation from him by the anti
suffrage speaker before the legisla-
tors last week"
She referred to the use OF Mr.. Shat
froths name by Miss Minnie Bron-
son. Of New York, In an attempt to
show only . few Colorado women are
interested In suffrage.
Immediately before Monday after
Moons session. Mrs. Person and sew
eral assistants placed on the desk OF
each representative q copy Of the fol-
lowing statement. by the Colorado
statesman:
Any quotation from me that p,
only Q small percentage OF the
women OF Colorado vote II untrue
and unfounded. About so per cent
OF the women vote and about "a
per cent OF the men vote In Color
ado. Equal suffrage In my state
has proven a splendid success
and there Is no substantial oppo-
sition to the same; not even has
bill ever been introduced in the
legislature to resubmit the ques-
ton to the people. The influence
OF women in politics In Colorado
has always been for good. and II
has been reflected In the splendid
laws passed by the legislature.
am and always have been unqual-
ifiedly for equal suffrage.
(Sisned)
JOHN +. sHAFFRoTH.
Ex-Governor.
when Miss Bronson quoted from
Gov. Shaffroth." said Mrs. Person to
The Times, Il felt that II what she
said was true, the strongest prop to
our cause had been Withdrawn for It
was through an address by him that
/ became an advocate suffrage about
three years ago.
1T worried me 50 that finally de-
cided to get his address from Mrs.
Sea9er and write to him about It'll
called her up and she said her broth
er would be here within three hours,
That looked proyidential to me IN
deed" ss-
Mr.. Shaffroth went to Ann Arbor.
Monday afternoon, 70 speak there.
He ID on his way TO washington to
assume the duties Of q senator in the
new congress. you can't make the
statement for equal suffrage too
strong" he told hie interviDwers.
@The good that the women have
done IN Colorado Is immense, and the
men OF the Michigan Legislature win
be making mistake. n they fall to
submit the amendment that II before
them"
Mrs.. Jennie Law Hardy, OF Tecum-
sch. legislative Representative OF the
Michigan Equal Suffrage association,
was In the capitol, Monday, expecting
the Flowers resolution to be taken
nh. II il still her desire. she says.
10 meet Miss Bronson In debate. In
her own words, Il would 20 to any
state In the union TO meet her II Il
were not for this campaign we have
ON. She said that New Zealand had
been put ON the verge OF bankruptcy
by its governmental ventures take
ND since women received the ballot,
and that Il had about 200 miles or
railroad TO OFFSET It's debt knew
these statements were not true. fo-
own property there, and the taxes
on II have been lowered twice In the
last 10 years without my even ask,