The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-19
VOTES FOR
WOMEN


49,, ""S Not An Ofice Seeker,
Whcn Miss Adams returned fran
BUDAPEST last week the first uuos,io,
asked her was whether she would rrn
TOT mayor of Chicago. Her answer
was there are better ways for wo.
men 10 use their new priviledges ,hou
ny leapins at Office. There probably
are Offices better filed by women than
Dy men. But for some years at least
tley should be allowed to seek MS
out. This sensible statement sboull
DrinG comfort to those whose chief nh.
Iection TO equal suffrage is that all
women including the mothers of Young
ciliIdren. will Immediately become Of.
tce.holders.
What Women Voters Are Doinc.
Inc California Civic League. whir;,
grew out OF the College Equal Su:Trag.
League has just issued n renort or its
work since the enfranchisement of ;ho
women OF California in 1911 The fire.
act OF the League was to decide ina,
ihashuch as vote Is merely an
opinion which counts. women must
nave an Intelligent opinion to OK.
hress." Intelligent opinions coul1 he
formed only after a thorough know.
edg" OF acts: therefore the Lcapu.
spent Il year in educating women (ana
men TOO, when they wisbcdl for Git.
2ehship. After studying the mechan.
ism OF registration and naturalization
the League devoted itself 10 funda.
mental training in political questions.
lhen me State executive. board deeM.
ed the time had come when the League
might adopt a policy OF endorsin.
measures relative to moral issuos
upon which there was large agree.
ment Of opinion. Thmrougf its civic
cehters the League endorsed the Red
Light Abatement and Injunction bill,
the Equal Guardianship bill and the
Girls Training School bill. Endorse.
RHeht by the League means active
work on its part. in behalf of the
measures approved. and all three OF
these bills were passed by the 1913
legislature. There are AT present 81
active centers of the League in ms
many towns and cities of Northcrn'
California. Each Of these centers has
done great deal of work so tho
League has already come to he rccog.
nlZcd as factor in the civic and 10
iitical life Of the State.
Mems Outrage Leagues Busy.
Mems leagues for women suffrage
are taking great interest In the Wash.
ington demonstration of July 3lsr.
when the United States Senate will be
urged to pass the bill providing for
suffrage amendment to the Constitu
ton OF the United States. Mr.. James
Lees Laidlaw. president of the Ma
tional Mems League. will go TO Wash.
ingotn as will Mrs. Laidlaw who Is
an officer of the National Woman SUI.
frage Association. The New York
Mems League will go to Washington
and en- the way will combine horse.
back riding and dramatic entertain.
ment. as they expect to stop at vari.
Gus summer resorts and give suffrage
plays. at the same time gathering up
signatures to the petitions. Mr.. A. s.
Taylor. Of Norfolk, Connecticut. is |
planning to have splendid represen.
tation Of men 10 impress the two sen.
ators from his State. On July 26th the
New Jersey Mems League is to have
a large rally at oceon Grove, to which !
delegates from any organizations have
been invited. The resolutions passed
at this meeting will be conveyed 20
the Senate on July 31st !