South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-23
MRS. MILLER WONT
|. Be CANDIDATE FOR
FEDERATION HEAD
Mrs. Clark Fairbanks and Or.
BaUmgartner Only Nominees
of Club Women at indianap-
oils.
BY MARGARET TOBIN.

INDIANAPOLIS. oct 23-Mrs. ~.
z. Miller Is not going 10 he a cand.-
date for the presidency Of the State
Federation Of Women's clubs
So she continues 70 assert out hcc
chances for election. II she would
consent TO run. appeared stronger
than any other candidate among tho
delegates who were gathering fer the
convention Tuesday.
The list OF eligibles had decreased
20 two or three Tuesday. Mrs Albion
Fellows Bacon OF Evansville declines
20 be a candidate. So does Mrs. T..
.. Cox OF Terre Haute. Mrs. Bacon
| says she is not strong enough 20 be
president. and Mrs. Cox is going
abroad
Mrs. Clark Fairbanks of FIT. Wayne
has let il be known that she IS
'willin'." and Mrs Helen NJ. Baum
gaertner OF Rockport. chairman OF the
First district is spoken OF as can
didate.
VIII BE Nominated.
1t Will probably lie between one OF
the two il Mrs. Miller persists in re-
fusing TO be candidate. Mrs. Mil-
ler's name viii go before the conven-
ton Wednesday morning when nom
nations are called. her friends say.
Delegates from Hammond and from
other northern towns have come 20
the convention instructed 10 support
Mrs Miller. and they were wandering
disconsolately about the Claypool no
tel Tuesday wondering whom they
should vote for.
She is much the best known OF any
OF the candidates whose names still
remain as possible candidates. She is
undoubtedly popular and the delegates
generally feel that she is qualified TO
fill the office
Several qualities. il seems are re-
eli in a
of the main ones are presence" and
popularity" Mrs. Fairbanks. dele
gates say. is popular" but she has
not the presence" Mrs. Baumgaert-
ner has the presence" She is a
very handsome young woman from
the south part of the state. One II
the youngest and handsomest mem
berS of TIE federation. But she is not
we'll known. Her work has rarely
taken her outside her own district and
she is only known 10 the frequent at
tendants at conventions OF the feder-
alton.
Mrs. Miller has both popularity and
presence, the delegates are agreed.
She is right" on the suffrage ques-
ton as the majority Of the delegates
seem 10 view t. Then they like her,
they say, because she does things.
Anti-Suffrage Leader.
The stage is being set for a real
introduced into the convention. The
"antis" have found their Moses. 1t is
Mrs. ROebuck or Wabash. Ind. Mrs.
Roebuck is going to rise up and make
a speech against votes for women"
when the resolution is read. She has
definitely announced her intention u
doing so, but nobody knows just what
she is going TO say.
When il became noised about the
hotel that those were Mrs. ROebuck's
intentions the delegates just threw up
their hands. looked at each other and
said: Did YOU ever?"
The reason is that Mrs. Roebuck is
the last person whom they would take
for an anti or a "clinging vine"
So they explained their reasons to each
other. She is aggressive determined.
and very strong minded, so they say
When she makes up her mind to start
things they are started.
Then why should she be against
votes for women? No one knows.
But she is.
Or. Amelia Keller. chairman of the
resolutions committee will present
the suffrage resolution. No one knows
just how strong il IS going to be. but
the impression is II will be strong
enough. DT. Keller is one OF fnoiana
original suffragetists. She was a mem
Der of the Indiana State Suffrage as
ISOLATION before the WOman's Fran
chise league was organized and is nov
active in the younger and more ener-
getic organization.
Mrs. Grace Julian Clarke Of Indian
apolis and Mrs. Q. c. Curry Of Terre
Haute have been appointed 10 defend
the resolution and the fight promises
10 be a lively one.
Country Contributor" There.
Mrs. Juliet Y. Strauss OF Rockville
known 10 newspaper and magazine
readers as The Country Contributor"
started the suffrage ball rolling Tues
day when she told the guests at A
luncheon. many of whom were fed
Grafton delegates, that the next prac-
tical thing for wOmen's clubs 10 do
was to work for woman suffrage. the
most practical phase OF the feminist
movement
The advocates Of votes for wo-
men" met at a franchise supper Tues
day evening and started more enthu-
siasm for their cause. The whole
meeting has a suffrage tinge but the
votes for women" badges are not
very big or very yellow.
The regular federation banquet ar
ranged for Wednesday night is 10 be
a suffrage love feast with DR.. f II.
L.indley Of the department Of psychol-
Ogy at Indianapolis. the most promi-
nent Of the men advocates OF suffrage
IN Indiana as the principal speaker.
Meet Next AT South Bend.
Two cities are to invite the conven-
tior 10 meet with them next year. ac-
Cording 10 information given out by
some OF the club officers. Mrs L. ..
Cox viii invite the club 10 come 20
Terre Haute and an invitation is also
TO be extended from South Bend.
Mrs. Richard Elbel. auditor OF the
state federation. Mrs. " r Miller.
Mrs. John c. Paxson. Mrs. Christopher
Fassnacht, Mrs II. J. Miller and Mrs.
K. G. DeRhodes are here from South
Bend.