The Detroit times., 1913-03-20
ANTS" REFUSE
OFFER TO "SWAP"
LIST OF FRIENDS
Could Gain Nothing BY EN-.
change, They Declare to
ENJOYS of Suffragists
AFRAID OF COMPARISON,
LATTER'S EXPLANATION
"VOtes For Women" Advocates
Draw Big Crowds in
Street Meetings

Mrs. Albert =. Peppers and Mrs.
Stuart Eagleson, suffragist workers,
visited the headquarters OF the Mich
gan Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage, Thursday morning, and ofrer-
ed to exchange their list OF suffrage
indorscrs for that OF the "antis Mrs,
Garvin DENLY and Mrs. Edward II.
Parker refused the offer
Your list would do US no COOL,
while our list In your hands might do
us some HARM was the reason ad'
yanced for ihe refusal.
So Mrs. Eagleson and Mrs. Peppers
went back to suffrage headquarters,
convinced that the real reason is that
the anti.suifragist list is neither as
large nor so influential III the caliber
OF the men on ii as is the suffragist
list.
I'VE understand that the ants were
making converts at the rate OF 100 4
day" said Mrs. Peppers. We didn't
see how that could be true, and We
don't believe it yet They questioned
our list on the ground that We had in
cluded many members of organizations
which had indorsed suffrage, but who
had not personally subscribed 10 our
principle. We replied that We had
included such names only when the
Endorsement was unanimous.
Mrs. Clara h. Arthur has made no
attempt TO induce the AntiSaloon
league to cancel the speaking engage
ment of Congre ssman Hobson, who is
scheduled TO make an address under
the leagues auspices in the armory,
SUNDAY. April g. nor will she. The re-
BORT that she would make such an at
tempt was due 10 MISUNDERSTANDING
CONGRESSMAN Hobson is a warm
friend of suffrage. and has done us
much good in congress. said Mrs.
Arthur, Thursday morning. Il do not
sec why we should attempt 10 prevent
him from speaking for the Anti-Saloon
league. II would be discourteous for
us to interfere In his plans, after all
he has done for us in Washington.
Anyway, it is no business OF ours.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, OF Boston,
IA expected in Detroit, Thursday after
noon. She is the founder OF the Col
lege Equal Suffrage league. She will
remain here until April /. when she
will leave for st. Louis TO attend the
second annual suffrage meeting OF the
Mississippi Valley conference. which
Is In session April "a.
Miss Laura Clay. OF Kentucky. who
has been campaigning for suffrage in
Oakland, st. Clair Sanilac. Huron,
Tuscola, Clinton. and Macomb coun-
ties, with great success, came back 70
Detroit, Thursday. She will leave for
Macomb county again Friday, and next
Friday, and next week will campaign
In Washtenaw county.
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson.
Hale will spend the last week OF the
y campaign in the upper peninsula.
Miss Nina Parshall and Mrs. Susan
Walker Fitzgerald were denied admis-
n sion, Wednesday night. to the meet
y ing Of Brewery Drivers union, No 80.
B In its hail. No. 200 Russell-st. MISS
Y Parshall presented her credentials as
q member of the Saleswomen union.
Of Toledo, to the doorkeeper. He went
In, and presently returned with the in
formation that the union was consld-
ering important matters, and would
3 not be able to hear her until the next
regular meeting, April 2.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Sellers, who has
been appointed chairman OF the street
speakers Of the Wayne County Equal
Suffrage organization, accompanied by
Mrs. Clara Buick Colby. a new arrival
from Washington. D. c., held two meet
ings Wednesday night, each or which
was attended fully 400 persons
mostly men.
The first addresses were delivered
opposite suffrage headquarters. Wood
ward-ave. and Grand Circus park. The
women spoke from chair placed on
the sidewalk and crowd had collect !
ed within Ave minutes after they be-
gan to speak. Mrs. Colby. who went |
through the Oregon campaign. was
introduced by Mrs Sellers and made |
her first speech in Detroit streets. She !
argued that IL was unjust 20 tax wo-
men and deny them representation.
Mrs. Sellers pointed out the neces- /
sity for close watch being kept at |
the polls April Z. in view OF the fact
that the women were cheated out OF
their victory in the last election. She
said that In one Detroit precinct AZ
more ballots were cast than there
were voters. and in another 10 more
while in third Ito ballots We're
double-marked. Although the recount
was finally declared illegal 1t did good
IN barring these frauds, the speaker
declared. Mrs. Sellers called atten.
ton to the decision of Corporation
Counsel Lawson that the amendment
ballots must be counted first. She said
''votes for women" would help In the
nationwide vice cleanup.
The two women then took an auto
mobile and repeated their arguments
at Washington-blvd. and Michigan.ave.
The crowd here was equal to the first
Many ran after the car and were pres.
ent at both meetings.