The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
SUFFRACISTS
SPRINCSURPRISE
ON THE ANTS
Appear Unexpectedly at Hear
ing in Lansing and Get
All the Applause
JANE adams ATTACKED
BY SPEAKER FOR ANTS
Opponents of Suffrage Deted TO
Name the Supporters OF
Their Movement

LANSING, Mich. Feb, Equal
suffrage supporters put clever coup
over on the "anti" forces here We'd
nesday afternoon, by appearing sud
denly. unexpected and unannounced,
n a hearing on the suffrage question
expected TO be for the ants ex>
clusiyely.
Led by Rep Charles Flowers into
Chairman Ashley's presence, came,
first, Mrs. Clara b. Arthur, OF Detroit.
president OF the Michigan Women's
EQUAL Suffrag e association, and FOL
lowing her were representatives OF
the Michigan State Federation Of Wo-
mems clubs. State Grange. Cleaners
State Farmers clubs association, w.
&C.. L. IT,, Ladies OF the Maccaoees,
college women's organizations, Mems
Society for Equal Suffrage, State Wo-
mems Press association and the state
Nurses association.
The hearing consequently develop
ell into a debate in which the ants
were badly outnumbered though they
had the abIest woman exponent OF
their cause In Miss Minnie Bronson
who occupied most OF the time in an
kOur and a quarter address.
On the side of the pro-suffrage sup
pcrters, Rev Caroline Bartlett Crane,
OF Battle Greek, spoke for the State
Federation Of Women's clubs; Jenny
l. Hardy, OF Tecumseh. for the equal
suffrage league; DR.. Mary T. Stevens,
OF Detroit. for the College equal SUI
fIage league; Ida l.. Chittenden, Ian
sing, for the Grange: Mrs. E. j.. Calk-
ms. Battle Greek, for the w. c. L. u;
Judge r. H. Persons, Of Lansing, for
tue Mems equal suffrage league.
Mrs. Arthur had a letter from G,
III. Slocum. indorsing the movement
In behalf OF the order Of Cleaners
but there was not time to read u.
Rep. Koehler broke into the meet
ing when the pro-arguments had beer
presented by two or three speakers
His understanding was, he said. thai
+, 1t was to be an anti-sudrage me citing
I that the other side had their chance
sor.e two weeks ago.
He referred TO q short compliment
tary hearing OF Mrs. Arthur and Mrs,
Crane when the state association met
IN Lansing.
Rep. Flowers, OF Detroit, answered
him that the meeting was called to
hear both sides OF the question; the
only course proper TO Legislative
body.
In the course OF her speech, Mrs.
Callxins brought laugh and cheer
by saying. ,"I defy the anttsuffragists
to name the organizations that have
Endorsed their cause"
nr Gfavaua HraW naraIlaI he
tween the opposition to women voting
and that which was offered formerly
to educating them.
Miss Chittenden said that equal sui
frage had worked admirably In the
Grange for 80 years.
While Miss Bronson At times drew
applause from anti sympathiEers, the
temper OF the audience was plainly
expressed In favor OF suffrage by the
frequent applause that greeted the
argument OF the proponents. A burst
OF applause greeted Mrs. Arthur wher
she declared, looking directly at Miss
Bronson:
This IL the frst time have heart
a woman's voice raised against
IlIbe,ty and equality in a Michigan aB
semblage, but l am glad to know thai
II IL not a Michigan woman VhC
spoke"
Miss Bronson devoted a great share
of her speech TO an attack on Jane
Adams. declaring that Miss Adams
while refusing to act on a jamestown
exposition committee some years age
because the navy played prominent
part In the exposition spectacles, had
now. because Of her entrance into
politics. and support of the Progress
sive party platform, swallowed two
battleships annually" and held that
this was an indication that woS.er
were just as susceptible to political
influences as men.