Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-06-18
GIVE WOMEN Vol!
EQUAL SUFFRAGE WINS VICTORY Z ! a
iNslLLlNoIs LOWER HoU Use
OF LEGISLATURES MI
HAD ALREADY PAS ED2 SENATE {: ' ! 4 4.
elll Permits Fair Sex 20 Vote Tor Y Al ~
ot,iees Created by Statute 20
4 4 Soon as Governor
.si Signs It y & f 3ssy

Springfield, Ill., June 13.-W
and her cause triumphed Wednesday, !1sl!
in the house OF representatives Wnenl
the suffrage bill was passed BY VOTE
OF SO to So. & 8 # e sl3S,
Now the bill will go to Governor lc'l'.
Dunno for his signature, and when net
signs 1t, as it is believed confidently
he will, Illinois will take It's place a..
the first state east OF the Missislssiip y !
river to give considerable voting pow
er to women. ~ TX G.
Equal suffrage, as broad as it Is pos
sible to make it without q constitu.t
tonal amendment, became almost |
fact in this state when Speaker Will
liam Mckinley announced the result [
of the final roll call on the bill. n
Under the operation of this actl
women in Illinois Will be allowed toy
vote for all oflces created by statute.f
including presidential electors ana
United States senator's, and on HI al al /
propositions submitted to the people,
Following 10 the text Of the Illinois,
woman's suffrage bill: III
Sec. 1. THAT all women. citizens or !,
the United States, above the age OF.
twenty-one years, having resided M
the state one year, in the county 30
days and in the election district SOss
days next preceding any election
| therein, shall be allowed to vote at
such election for presidential electors.
member OF the state board OF equals
cation, clerk OF the appellate court,
county collector, county surveyor
| members of the board of review, SAM
| tary district trustees and for all oM-'
GERS Of cities, villages and towns (ex-'A
cept police magistratesl, and upon all /.
questions or propositions submitted to:
| q vote of the electors OF such mun1-'
clpalities or other political divisions .
of this state. Z. y "A
"Sec. @. All such women may !, also
vote for the following township om-'
GERS: Supervisors, town clerk, asses
sor collector and highway commits:
sioner, and may also participate and !
vote in all annual and special town
meetings in the township in which
such election district shall be. 81 i
"Sec. 3. Separate ballot boxes and
ballots shall be provided for WON lem.
which ballots shall contain the names /
Of the candidates for such ofifcest
which are to be voted for, and the spe-
cial questions submitted as aforesaid.t
and the ballots cast by women shall
be canvassed with the other ballots I
cast for such officers and on such
| questions. At any such election
where registration is required women =
shall register in the same manner s as
male voters" a M II
Washington, June 13.-By practical
Fly unanimous vote the senate COM
mittee on Woman's suffrage Wednes-
day ordered favorable report on I
the proposed constitutional amend
ment granting the franchise to all citi-Ss3
zens Irrespective OF sex. Elaborate.
hearings were held ION both sides Of
the question by the committee. Sem.
ator Ashurst has been detailed to pre-
pare the report and the committee;
will urge that congress submit the
proposed amendment to the states for
their ratification. sS