The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-26
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$500
100000 women voters. and with the
possibility. according to the present
campaign outlook, of more than one
third Of the electoral vote for the next
president, coming from suffrage states,
1t would seem that the suffrage move
mert has reached d position which
should enable it very quickly to OBJ
tain the passage Of a federal amend
ment through congress. When once
passed by congress the securing of the
ratification by three-fourths of the
state legislatures would be relatively
easy con1pared with the present me-
cessity OF converting the majority Of
the male population of all the states.
This is Illustrated by the history of
the enfranchisement of the negro.
Negro suffrage, as lit is well known,
was voted down again and again in
the referendum of the various states,
but when taken up by congress and
submitted to the state legislatures it
was soon passed.
Please get all the subscribers to the
paper that o can as that is the. only
way we can make people all over the
country conversant with the federal
situation.
With best wishes for a successful
tour l am very sincerely yours,
Alice Paul,
Chairman congressional committee.
A circular which Miss Rankin re
ceived just before her departure last
evening from Minneapolis tells some
thing of a welcome to- petitioners to
take place at Hyattsville, Md, July
81:
"The ceremony of Welcome to Petit
TONERS takes place at Hyattsvi1le,
Md. one-half hours ride by motor or
trolley from the national capitol at
Washington, on July 81, 1913, at 10
a.. m.
mThe nic+uresnIa Ra,l narlr hos haan
proffered for the occasion by o. B.
zantzinger, a leading citizen Of
Hyattsville, who also heads the mems,
committee on reception. With him
are serving Editor 6. M. Mcfarland,
Dr.. Guy Latimer, DR.. Thomas Latimer,
Rev, Henry Thomas, and many other
prominent citizens. The local women's
committee has for its chairman Mrs.
j. B. Coates who is ably assisted by
Mrs. Z~antzinger. Mrs. Thomas, Mrs.
R. G.. Whiting, Mrs. r. K. Elliott and
other ladies.
1.-THE reception line will be led by
Mayor Harry Shepherd, of Hyatts-
Vile, followed by Miss Alice Paul and
Miss Lucy Burns of the congressional.
union, and distinguished supporters of
the federal suffrage bill, including
Cong. Frank o. Smith, of Maryland.
THE visiting delegations will be an
nounced by H. Martin Williams, read
ing clerk Of the house of representa-
tives. Brief speeches will be made by
those receiving the petitioners. Mayor
Shepherd will present a specially
decorated "key to the city"
THE local committees have gener-
ously provided the Laurel band for the
occasion. The stores and residences
of Hyattsville are to be decorated in
honor of the event. The ladies of the
Episcopal church will sell refresh
ments in a booth in the grove, and an
all-day festival will be held.
There will be representative women
from every state in the union, carry,
ing state banners, and from the Ma
tional Council of Women Voters and
the Federal Equality league.
All desiring to see the ceremony of
welcome should be OF hand a little
before 10 a. m. The ceremony will
last an hour, n at II a. M. the auto
mobile procession will form and start
at once for Washington as an escort
to the delegations bringing to the
senate the petitions in favor of the
federal bill for women suffrage"