Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-31
Suffragists Of
Colorado Weld
Pen for Jersey
Jane Jefferson Club, Solid for
Wilson in November, Urges
Him to Secure Woman Vote
in His State.

Democratic women voters of Colo
RADIO have seized a unique situation
and memorialized President-elect
Wilson to use his influence as Gov
ernor of New Jersey to aid the pass
age of the equal suffrage amendment
bin In the New Jersey Legislature
this winter.
This is the first time women voters
Of the West have taken steps to make
their political influence felt in the
suffrage campaign of the East. 1t
has never before occurred that a
Preeldent-elect has had the power
probably to decide the fate of a
suffrage bill On the Legislature Of
State of which he was Governor dur
ing the winter preceding his inaugu-
ration.
The Jane Jefferson Is the State club
Of the Democratic women OF Colora-
do. Colorado gave Wilson a hand
some majority. The Jane Jefferson
kept open house throughout the cam
paagn. In the magnificent reception
accorded Mr.. Wilson in Denver, dur
ing his campaign, the women took
an equal share with the men. and in
the monster s-meeting which
greeted him at the Denver Audito-
rum they formed fully half the audi
ence.
The moving spirits in securing this
letter are said to be Mary c. c. Brad
ford. Democratic State superintendent
of public instruction, and Harriet g.
R. Wright, president of the Colorado
Equal Suffrage Association, the or
ganization which won the vote for
Colorado women twenty years ago.
and chairman of the Wilson and Mar
shall Campaign Club during the re-
cent campaign.
The letter which was received by
the Governor reads as follows:
Denver, Col, Jan. %, 1918.
His Excellency. Woodrow Wilson,
Governor Of New Jersey, Trenton,
n. j.
My Dear Sir-It has been called
to the attention of this organization
that bill enfranchising the women
of New Jersey has been or will be
introduced in the Legislature of that
State during its present session.
las an organization that stands not
only for equal suffrage, but also for
Democratic platforms, policies and
candidates, the members of the Jane
Jefferson Democratic Club, a State
wide organization of voting women,
NJ mad for tba Y,antbor Nf f0,,11o..
of Democracy, appeal to you to lend
the prestige of your support to this
measure.
'+The Jane Jefferson Democratic |
Club of Colorado is extremely proud
of your record in furthering pro-
gressive legislation in New Jersey,
and it believes that political justice
for women is one of the most pro-
gressive of all political doctrines.
"As constituents, the 125,000 voting
women in this State urge you to do
as much for this great reform as you
have already done for other funda-
mental improvements in the organic
law of your State.
1.-THE Jane Jefferson Democratic
Club desires to express its pride and
pleasure in the magnificent vote re-
ceived by you and Governor Marshall
in Colorado. Having kept open Will
SON Marshall headquarters all during
the campaign, with representatives of
the club in every county in the State.
this organization feels that it has at
least a share in the victory that has
given to the nation the philosopher of
the new Democracy as its chief ex-
ecutive. Very sincerely,
Mary c. c. Bradford. Denver. presi-
dent; Mary A. Pate, Denver, first
vice president; Harriet G. r.
Wright, Denver, second vice-presi-
dent: Nancy Kirkland, Denver,
third ce-president; Clara Crosby,
Denver, secretary; Mary E. Mullin,
Denver treasurer; Clara st. Clair
Napier, Glenwood Springs, district
president; Alice B. Clark, Glenwood
Springs; Maud l.. Henderson, Colo
RADIO Springs; Joan Chamberlain,
Golden, county presidents"