The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-18
Charles s. Thomas Scored and Colo
radios Female Voters Will Out
Roosevelt Teddy.
mo MORE LEMONS" Is THE CRY
Claim They Have Elected Candidates
and Been Thrown Sop-Wil
Rule the World. -
By United Press.

States Senator Charles S. Thomas, in
Washington, didn't appoint woman
as secretary of the national suffrage
committee of the United States SEN.
rate, and chose mere man instead,
the women of Colorado are planning
to out-Roosevelt Roosevelt and start
a new party composed exclusively of
women. - t.. =, :. - .5~
g Declaring that they have been
made the recipients Of nothing but
lemons in the history of their long
service to the Republican and Demo
cratic parties, the Colorado Equal
Suffrage association; composed of
some OF the most representative wom-
en- of the state, is determined to "se-
cede.." The appointment by Senator
Thomas of George Lang, an employee
Of the state department, to the secre-
taryship of the suffrage committee, is
the last straw. - ~. u.
Senator Thomas was elected by the
women Of Colorado" declared one In
dignantasuftrage leader today. ssWV1 It'll.
out our loyalty he would have been
gathered to oblivion long ago.
"The position of secretary of the
senate suffrage committee is one for
which large number of women are
em1nently fitted by education and ex-
perience to fill. And for a Colorado
senator to have recognized the women
by such an appointment would have
meant a definite and effective recon-
mendation of the suffrage cause. Il.
"Time and again the women have
fought in the Democratic party and
wrested the banners of victory from
the enemy when the enemy had the
men running and had started to dance
a saraband of triumph. And now the
women are going to put forth the
challenge: NO more lemons
To make that challenge effective, if
possible, the Colorado Suffrage asso-
citation leaders are planning to make
q demonstration of strength during
the coming campaign in Denver for
city eommissionerships It is planned
to organize in Denver at least, new
party, composed exclusively of wom-
en- and devoted exclusively to the in
terests of the women. Standing to-
gether for common caues, the wom-
en- believe that they can overwhelm
the mere male voters and just about
dictate political affairs.
The leaders of the movement pro-
pose that the women. united, shall
serve notice to the world that here
after they will vote only for women.
To this end it is proposed during the
coming campaign to hold a parade
of women and to invite participation
in it by. women's political organiza-
lions from all sections of Colorado.
Such a parade would bring the dis
play of numerous transparencies
setting forth the virtues of women;
demanding for woman important
political Offices and urging the wom-
en- voters not to vote for men under :
any circumstances. -
Plans to organize a strictly Wom-
ans party have been tried number
Of times in the past; but have never
succeeded. The hackers of the pres
ent movement declared today that
never before has such movement
been accompanied by the militant
spirit which they hope to inject into
1t this time. For that reason they
think it may be a success.