The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-20
SUFFRAGE NOTES

A school for organizers and speak
ers under the direction of Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait and experienced assist
ants will be held in New York from
Sept. 10 to Sept. 27 inclusive. The
special object of the school is to train
workers for the New York campaign
although students will be received
from any state in the union. The in
struction is free to- all the only eX-
pense being board. paper and pencils
All students are expected to devote
their entire attention to the. work
during the sessions Of the school. The
schedule of topics will include studies
in state and national constitutions;
law concerning women; voice culture
ard public speaking; suffrage argu-
ment and practical training in organi-
Zation; money raising; arrangement
and conducting of meetings. OPP
portunity will be afforded for drill
in public speaking at street and hall
meetings and for organization under
direction. Lectures upon helpful re-
lated subjects will be given by eXper-
fenced suffrage workers, and no effort
will be spared to fit those who desire
the training for practical and success
full field work. The headquarters of
the National Suffrage association, the
State Women's Suffrage association,
the Woman Suffrage party and the
Equal Franchise society will offer
facilities. Those who desire further
information may write to Miss Harriet
Nav Mills, State Headquarters, $50
Madison avenue, New York. Those
wishing to obtain reasonable board
may also apply to the same address.
The Wisconsin State Liquor Dealers
Protective association held its eighth
annual meeting a few days ago in
Milwaukee. In his annual address,
President Langan, as reported in the
Milwaukee papers, warned the mem
bers of the organization against
woman suffrage" and told them that
it would promote no-license. .s.-.
You may persuade a church member
that the majority of mothers would
vote for dramshops, but you will never
make the liquor interests believe 1t.
"The children of darkness, are wiser
in their generation than the children
| of light"
st. Paul Pioneer Press Equal suf-
frage leaders of st. Paul. who enter
tained Miss Jeanette Rankin, national
suffrage leader. yesterday, received
| first-hand information of the progress
| OF woman SulITdSG Tie -oHllCS
States. and particularly of the situa-
ton at Washington, which Miss Ran
kin described as encouraging. Miss
| Rankin is on her way to Fargo, N. D.
where she will confer with state lead,
ers before addressing a number OF
| meetings in North Dakota. Miss Ran
kin is credited with having been in
| f1uential in advocating the passage OF
bill by the North Dakota Legislature
| last winter which will submit tbs
equal suffrage question to the voters q
| that state at the election of 1914 IT
conference with club women yester-
day and later in g an aa.dr address at ,i1t ths
ent success OF national suffrage leaders
in presenting their interests before tht
suffrage committee of the United
States senate. The proposed constitu.
4 tional amendment, providing for equa
suffrage must be submitted to severa
states before lit is adopted or rejected
and for this reason Miss Rankin plans
an extensive tour of the states In The
interests Of the measure. She predicts
4 victory in 1915.