Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-27
SPEAKER PREDICTS SUFFRAGE IS
INEVITABLE As ToMoR.
ROWS SUM-"
HOPES FEMALE RULE WILL BE
IMPROVEMENT OVER MAN RULE
Speaker Clark Receives Women From
Thirty-Eisht States Who Visit
Washington to Present Petitions Be.
fore con3rsss-Womsn Declare They
Are Opposed to Militant Methods.

Washington, June 27.-Speaker Clark
today told a delegation of women from
the National American Woman's Suf-
frage Association that "woman's suf-
frage is as inevitable as the rising Of
tomorrow's sum-"
For 5000 years. said the speaker.
men have been trying to run the world
and some think they have made q bad
mess of it. hope that when you wom-
en- run it, you'll improve on it. ]
think woman's suffrage is inevitable.
The only question you folks have to
consider is how to most expeditiously
quicker by the states than by congress.
"In some places there is a great
prejudice against womans suffrage.
You want to remember one thing, that
if you lose the fight you are out for
years. Whenever the subject comes
up for a vote in Missouri I am going to
vote for woman's suffrage. This Is not
because all women are fitted for vote.
and may add that 1 would not like to
say that all men are not fitted to vote.
II you ever do vote. and think 1t Is
coming certainly. hope that you will
vote for the best principles and for the
best man."
Women Of Thirty Eight States.
The speaker was addressing group
of women from thirty-eight states. who
had presented 800 petitions for wom-
ans suffrage in the form Of resolutions
adopted by suffrage organizations In
mass meetings At the time Of the ma
ton wide demonstrations on May q.
There were also present congressman
democrats, republicanesan progress
sives-to whom petitions also were adj
dressed. These included: Smith, Of
New York; Taylor. Of COLORADO; Raker.
OF California: F1tz Henry. O'Hara and
Foster. Of Illinois. democrats; Mondell.
of Wyoming: Campbell. of Kansas. re-
publicans: Chandler, Of New York;
Walters. Of Pennsylvania, and Bryan.
Of Washington. progressives.
The women included DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw, OF New York: Miss Jane
Adams and Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Of
Chicago; Mist Helena Gardner, Miss
Glenna Smith Tinnin and Mrs. Ray
mond B. Morgan, Of Washington.
Received by Marshall.
Vice President Marshall also received
the suffragettes and later petitions to
senators were left at the vice presi-
dents office.
The suffragettes requested that all
petitions be laid before congress on
July 8.
The suffrage association officers par
ticularly emphasized that they were
opposed to militant methods. were not
fighting any party, but are seeking aid
from individuals Of every political
faith.
Fears His Wife.
DR.. Shaw called Speaker Clark's at
tention to the fact that under the ini-
tiative and referendum the suffrage
question was being submitted to the
voters in Missouri today. A telegram
was sent to the suffrage leaders there
informing them of what the speaker
had said. DR.. Shaw urged the vice pres
ident to take more decided stand on
the suffrage question because she "be-
lieved he believed in suffrage"
"But can't get away from my wife, y
returned the vice president, 'and I
don't want to"
But you might persuade her if you
tried" said DR.. Shaw.
Bryan cornered.
One suffragette who wandered away
from the throng about the vice presi-
dents office fell in with Secretary
Bryan on his way to the foreign rela-
tions committee. From her earnest
gestures Mr.. Bryan had to use some
vigorous methods to extricate himself.
He finally took refuge in an elevator.
When the senate met. numerous peti-
tions presented by the suffrage dele
CATION were fled by Senators Smoot,
Lewis Oliver, Catron, Townsend, Hoke
n.i.&e.,x and I ipniAk