Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02
WOMEN To ASK
POPULAR VOTE
ON SUFFRAGE
Georgia Legislature To Be Pre-
sented Big Petition Now Be-
ing Signed by Hundreds,

A petition asking the State Legisla-
ture TO enact law giving the people
Of Georgia an opportunity to vote
on woman suffrage was circulated IN
Atlanta Thursday, following meet
ing Of the Atlanta Equal Suffrage
Association at Hotel Ansley Wednes-
day afternoon,
At noon the petition had been
signed by more than 1900 persons
and it is expected that before the
week is over it will bear the names
OF several thousand Georgians who
believe Georgia women should be al
lowed to vote
The legislative committee OF the
State Association, of which Mrs. w.
H. FELTON,. Of Gainesville, is chair
man, is making plans to circulate
similar petitions all over Georgia
within the next week or ten days.
These petitions will be placed in the
hands OF Representative Barry
Wright of Rome. a member of the
Legislature, and win be rendered by
him to the House Of representatives
with a woman suffrage bill he is
planning to introduce.
Labor Candidate Endorsed.
Georgia suffra gists went on record
for the first time as officially indors
ing candidates for office at the We'd
nesday meeting, when the association
voted unanimously to support the
candidates of the State Federation of
Labor for the Legislature and the
Board of County Commissioners.
The action was taken at the request
Of Mrs Karl Karston OF the Women's
Label League Her suggestion that
the association give the candidates
its support precipitated a warm de-
bate, in which several objected, on
the ground that the constitution Of
the organization prohibited such
step,
The obstacle was overcome by
motion asking unanimous consent to
suspend the constitution IN order that
the Endorsement might be made. The
motion was made by Leonard Cross
man, attorney for the association.
"Organized labor is the one friend
suffragists can always count on,
said Mr. Grossman, for our objeC
tives are mutual. Suffragists stand
with organized labor for compulsory
education. for the enforcement IS well
as the enactment Of child labor laws,
for proper sanitation in factories and
decent working conditions, and de-
cent wage
Celebration Planned.
Zone plank in the labor platform IS
specific for woman suffrage. They 80
even farther than that in their good
work: they urge the same pay for
women as for men when the work &C
complished is the SAME. The unions
are our best friends
A committee from the Georgia SUI
frage League attended the meeting,
under instructions from Mrs. Frances
Whiteside, to confer with the asso-
citation on the proposed celebration
of "Women's Day" on May >, when
It is planned to stage the first sut-
frage parade ever held in Georgia.
The speakers at Wednesdays meet
ing were Joseph c. Logan, secretary
of the Associated Charities; Mrs.
Kate Jolly, who spoke on the training
of children: Mrs McCarty, Miss Au-
reia Roach. Mrs. w. c. Pickett, Mrs.
Karl Karston, Mrs. Amelia Woodall
and others
A committee headed by Mrs, Mary
L. McLendon. was appointed to call
upon DR.. Hugh X Walker, the retir-
ing pastor OF the First Presbyterian
Church. and express the regret of the
association at his departure for the
West,