Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-18
WOMEN To flight
ANTI-SUFFRAGE
CANDIDATES
Georgia Association Plans Active
Part in Coming Campaign for
Legislature.

Preparations for the inauguration
CT fight on candidates for the State
Legislature who do no, favor WON
an suffrage are being made by the
Georgia women's Equal Suffrage As
sociatio
The work Of lining up the suffrage
forces in anticipation of the battle
has begun, and the efforts Of the suf-
fragists and their men sympathizers
will be directed toward the election
Of a Legislature that VIII give the
women Of Georgia hearing at least.
The suffragists have not completed
their plan OF campaign. but definite
announcement IS expected within p
few weeks Il Is proposed TO search
out every candidate and force him TO
commit himself on the question.
To Fight Senator Stark.
Those who say they are in favor Of
woman suffrage viii be given the in
dorsement and support Of the suffra-
g1sts; those who openly express their
opposition or fail to make their pc
sition plain will be fought by the SUI
ragists.
In view Of the fact that Senator
stark, of the Thirty fourth District,
led the opposition TO woman suffrage
during the last session OF the Leg
islature and prevented them from
holding a meeting in the Senate
Chamber, II is understood that the
guns OF the suffragists will be trained
on him when he runs for office again.
The leaders Of the votes for wom-
en-" movement have tho names OF
several other State Senators and sew
eral members Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives who will meet with oppo-
sition in their campaigns for re cleo
ton.
Several Candidates "Felt Out"
Several prospective candidates for
the Legislature have been interviewed
on the question, and, according to
one OF the advisers Of the suffrage as
ISOLATION, more than half Of them
have come out I'm tho open as advo-
Gates of the movement.
These, when they announce, will ho
officially Endorsed by the state Asso-
citation and will be given the active
support OF the Georgia women and
their sympathizers
The suffragist leaders also are In
sugurating movement to organize in
Georgia a branch OF the National
Mems League for Equal Suffrage
which now has branches in many OF
the States, especially in the North.
This campaign will be under the
direction of James Lee I.aidlaw. OF
New York, national president OF the
league, who viii appoint a local rep
resentative to carry on the work The
national headquarters probably viii
send workers TO Georgia to stir up en-
thusiasm and aid in obtaining mem
bers.
1000 Members Expected.
Cards announcing the formation OF
the Georgia branch Of the league
have been sent out and more than 800
have been returned, signed by men
who are willing TO Join the league and
aid in the battle for the cause. It is
thought there VIII be no difficulty in
obtaining a membership OF 900 with
in a year
Georgia sufrragtsts are planning a
winter OF activity, centering in At
lanta, by which they hope to bring
their cause prominently before the
people of Georgia, Several open meet
ings are planned, at which time there
will be heard some Of the most prom
inent advocates Of suffrage in the
United States. Among them viii hs
Jane Adams, Of Chicago, the noted
head OF HUI House and Senator Rob.