Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-03-18
COMMUNICATION
Editor Bonanza.
Dear sir.


society my report as a delegate to
the late state convention. Out OF 3S
members there were but two who
came to this meeting In view of this
fact take the liberty OF sending my
report to you for publication. as
cannot help but think there are many
of your readers, as well as members
Of the society who will give it a re.
spectful hearing Many of the points
at issue are but differences of opin-
ion to which We both are entitled
and since you gave them a hearing
in last Saturdays paper. | thank you
for allowing me TO be heard as Miss
Martins defender.
70 the Tonopah Branch Equal Fran
chise Society of Nevada:
As It is permissible for a minority
report to present anything that may
throw light upon the reason the mi
nority voted as it did, ] beg to pre-
sent to you the following account
of the proceedings at Reno, from the
time ! arrived there until / left
| had heard Of no friction between
Miss Martin and her followers until
met Mrs. Tallman in Reno. She had
had some conversation with Miss
Felice Cohn of Carson, who had told
her of trouble and that fight over
the presidency would follow at the
convention. She had arranged for
meeting between Miss Coin and
myself and herself for the following
morning. AT that meeting Miss Cohn
made the following representations:
l. Miss Martin had interfered with
Miss COINS committee work at the
time Of the passing of the suffrage
bill
2. She was overbearing to those
who work with her.
3. She was no parliamentarian.
4. She was Joke to the legisat
ors.
5. She was hurting the cause.
6. Miss Coin had discovered at
suffrage headquarters that the alter
mates from Washoe county had been
elected at large and that as they
had no county branch in Washoe
county, neither the Washoe county
delegates or the alternate would have
place in the convention.
Mrs. Tallman asked Miss COIN
If an opposition candidate had been
selected and Miss Cohn replied that
they had chosen Mrs. Freudenberg
of Carson.
Miss COINS plan of action for the
following day was to disqualify Miss
Martins Washoe county delegates,
get Miss Martin to debating from the
chair-as she was no parliamentarian
and having by this means put her
out Of the chair, she would never get
back in.
will say before l go further
that no other person who worked
with Miss Martin told me she over
ruled them have found that time
and time again she has had to do the
work laid out to some committee, be
cause the committee fell down. as in
the case of Miss Cohn, who left
town at the time the suffrage bill
was in passage and Miss Martin
had to go and take her place, or the
work would not have been done
During the course Of this talk, ex-
pressed wish to see Miss Wilson
of Goldfield found Miss Wilson
was at the Hotel Golden, and | made
an engagement with her for O'Clock
OF that day-the day of the eonven-
ton. AT Miss COINS suggestion, Mrs
Tallman and ! went to the train to
meet the Carson delegates Miss Mar
tin was there. When the train came
in we left Miss Martin and rode
down with the Carson delegation to
Thomas where we had lunch and a
caucus On the way down, Mrs
Thomas and Mrs Donnelley asked
me if would run for president It
was absolutely surprise to me and
and ! would not decide hastily. |
reasoned that II Miss Martin was
antagOnizing people as Miss Coin
said. J might be of service to the
cause by accepting the presidency.
but | made up my mind | would wait
until should hear what those had
to say who had worked closest TO
Miss Martin. 1t has always been my
belief that those who are nearest to
us are the ones most likely TO know
the truth about US. so | reserved my
judgment until ! should be able TO
hear from others.
AT ! O'Clock ] went to keep my en-.
gagement with Miss Wilson, told
her of the trouble brewing and the
charges made against Miss Martin
She said she had worked with Miss
Martin SO much and found her SO
fair and square and reasonable that
she could not believe the charges
that she overruled her committees
or Wilfully antagonized people, At
my request she joined the caucus at
Thomas and tried to combat the
charges brought against Miss Mar.
tin
Miss Cohn maintained at this eau
Gus that Miss Martin, if elected to the
presidency, would fight for a special
election for the suffrage amendment,
that this would be suicide to the
cause; that Miss Martin would work
Tor 1t whether the society voted for
It or not; that she would not be /
guided by the will OF the organiza |
ion and that she should be defeated I
During this debate | seconded Miss /
claims for Miss Martins
honesty and disclaimed my own abil-
ty to take her place. At last Miss
5ohn said: wen, if Mrs. Brown
'eels that she is timid about under.
aking this, J think we ought 10 60
back to our original candidate, Mrs.
Freudenburger"
In my talks with Mrs Thomas, (
ound that she agreed that Miss Mar.
in was the only logical candidate
md would probably be reelected.
md that they did not have enough
-otes alone to elect me. My infer