The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26
BRALY PRAISES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
President OF California League
Enthusiastic Over Female
Voting.

Turning to the five men on the stage
sitting behind him. j. III. Bra1y. presi-
dent of the California Mems Equal SUI
fragc League, halted in his address In
the auditorium of the Y. NJ. 6. y. last
night to inform them that a small
group Of uuafraid men" in California
won the suffrage for women in the
far Western state. Tho women joined
in the laugh which followed. Then he
turned back to the audience, composed
mostly OF women and girls. and told
them OF tho many reforms In California
for which the enfranchiscd women had
been responsible. He read from q
manuscript, but ct times became so
enthusiastic over bis subject that he
forgot the manuscript dropped a sheet
or two on the floor and travelled over
the prospect Of "a wide field of reform
when the vote shall have been gained
by tho women of Vagina.
Mr.. Brady was introduced by s. w.
Meek. after tho Rev. Russell Bowie.
-. u, had offered prayer. The speak
err insisted that the women must be
free--tree in mind. body and soul
that they must break away from the
tr;tmmcls which mans civilization had
imposed on them.
Results In California.
In speaking Of the cnfranChiSement
Of the women in California, he said
that they had disproved the charge
that the lower element would use the
vote to destroy the good expected OF
the larger franchise and stated that
a Los Angeles newspaper, which had
been against giving the franchise To
women, had conceded the fact that the
State had gained through their iniu
cnce.
Everybody was 40 glad afterwards.
he said, that the women had the vote.
that the men mindcI the babies and
children while tho women east the bal
lot, and even got chairs Tor them while
they were waiting ih line for the chance
10 enter the booth. And the women,
he said. were so proud that they had
the vote that they put on their best
dresses when they went out on cleo
ton day to voice their sentiments.
He denied, too, that acknowledgements
of women caused discord In the family.
FOR he had found in ms own homo that
love was greater after the two ma jor
members OF the household had record
ed his and her conviction III the ballot
booth
influence for Moral Laws.
fic SAID that seventy-two out of every
l2J qualified male Votcrs exercised their
right of suffrage. while siXty-SiX out
Of every 100 qualified women voters,
used their ballot privileges. Through
the influence OF the women more strin-
gent moral laws had been passed. the
rights of children guaranteed moth
ers rights over their own children
moro firmly established. and districts
OF evil character wiped ont OF exist =
encc. And they had, he said. Increased
the punishment for a crime for which,
in Virginia tho penatty is death, from
two years TO ten years in the pcniteu =
tiary AZ the minimum. The women had
also. the speaker stated. caused the
Legislature TO raise the age OF consent
To eighteen. movement for which is
nov being agitated in Virginia.
Mr.. Braly WAS we'll received, and was
urged to talk on the temperance cues
ton after he had finished with the sub
ject of general acknowledgements. lilo
said that the womcn's attitude in Cali
fcrnia on the liquor question had been
everywhere three to one for prohibi
ton.