The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-28
SENATOR WORKS
WRITES DENIAL
Did Not Say in Los Angeles Adj
dress That Woman Suffrage
Was 4 Failure.
LEAGUE GOT EXPLANATION
Asked Him About Statement
Given Out by Opposing
Organization.

By going TO headquarters, tho press
committee OF the Equal Suffrage
League of Virginia has scored. and, rs
often happens. the culprit Is 4 re-
porter---this time reporter in Los
Angeles. Cal. No local man is guilty
Thorc Is some comfort in that.
On sunday The Times Dispatch
printed tho giFt OF an address de-
livcred in Los Angeles by United
States Senator John y. Works. OF Cali
fornia. in which he was put down as
saying that woman suffrage was n fail
ure in his state. Tho little dispatch
had been printed broadcast II was
picked up somewhere and sent TO this
newspaper by the Virginia Organi2a-
ton Opposed to Woman Suffrage, and
it got moro circulation.
lnnsmuch as senator Works was ono
of the active workers for tho cause
his sudden change OF front was re-
marllablc. and still more remarkable
in view Of the fact that lie was al
dressing about 1000 club women when
he uttered the astounding opinions The
fact that ho did not utter them takes
equal prominence this morning. but
the los Angeles correspondent who
sent the story To tho world is still in
the Swamps. They'll get him vet
senator Works Denies IL.
The Virginia Organization Opposed
TO Woman Suffrage naturally assumed
that the dispatch correctly stated the
views Of Senator Works when II was
published in the leading newspapers OF
the country. Senator Works inipht
have ignored tho Islander except that
the press committee have asked him
the direct question.
IT gave him a fine opportunities to
show exactly what lac did, as no shows
I'm the following letter received yes
tcrday:
The statement In the Richmond
Times Dispatch, as quoted III your let
ter az the 23d instant. attributed to
me is neither authentic nor true.
made no such statement. 1t was CON
tanned only III false headlines in a
newspaper and suppose went out
through the country in that form
Il do not think woman's suffrage has
been n failure in California. What |
did say was that the women Of Cali
fornia. just like the men, were not do
ms their whole duty because so many
of them had neither registered nor
voted. The statement Scut out WINS
FULLY corrected by the president ANA
! board of directors OF the Women's city
club. before whom tho address was de-
liNercd, in q signed statement issued
by them and published IN the news
papers Of Los Angeles withou, any re-
haVc become so accustomed to being
miSQuotcd ANA luisreprcEentod in tho
newspapers that / rarely undertake to
correct any statement they make
81 think the women Of California UNI
dcrstand pretty well what my position
* and has been for MANY wears with
respect 10 womans suffrage Tho pro
tests made aeains; what | was sup
posed 20 have said IN my address were
made by women who were not pres
cnt and who acted upon the false aud
misleading headlines OF the newspaper
and not upon what had actually said
Tho large audience or women who
were present at tho time took no on
crptions 10 what / said on the sub
jcc', hut approved Of It.
Sincerely yours
'Joli% J. WORKS"
statistics copied from the official fig
ures OF the registration boots OF the
county cl"rks throughout California
show the numbe! of voters in the last
election 10 have been G6 out OF every
100 women ana - out Of every l25
men. In the latest election in Virginia.
only 10000 men III tho entire state and
$.lVJ in the city OF Richmond voted
III is worthy Of note says the league
In statement Yesterday. that In Cali
fornin. both men and women vote in
so much larger proportion than do the
men IN Virginia"