Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-10

-PortlanC, Me-, NOV. S.--'NoW is the
time when all things point to the vi
olence that rules the world now is
the very time to press our claim to F.,
share in the guidance of our coun-a
try's fortunes. to urge that womens
vision second and rectify that of men.
1t is well to work for the Red Cross,
it is better to work for cause that
will end the direful necessity of the
Red Cross. The greatest object lesson
in all history is being demonstrated
by the terrible war which is ieYastat
ing Europe-a war waged by man
ruled nations An unanswerable argu-
ment for the participation of women
ip government is being written "a in
blood" This was the sentiment eS-
pressed by. Miss Helen sN.{is Bates,
dinet of the Maine Woman Suffrage
Association at the 34th annual conven-
ton which opened at the inc. Street
Methodist church in this city this
morning. s=zea q
The following. officers were elected;
President-Miss Helen n. Bates.
Vice tat-large-Mrs. Hannah
J. Bailey.
Vice president-Mrs Emma L.
knight. ~{ .-..-
Recording secretary-Mrs. Anne
Burgess ..t....s.5 s,-. .r1rl $3.50 I'D
Corresponding secretary-Mrs, Lucy
Hobart Day. ,....-sz.- -=.7- 9s
Treasurer-Mrs. Sara P. Anthoine.
Auditor-Miss Alice Blanchard.
pirectols--Dr. Jennie Fuller, Hart
land; Mrs. Isabel w. Greenleaf.. Farm
ington; Miss Nellie Guilford, Old Or
chard; Miss Sara F. Colburn, Port
land; Mrs. S. C. Ripley, Portland;
Mrs. L. r. Rounds, Portland; Miss
Susan A. Clarke. Portland.
The melting was opened With a
prayer by Rev. Henry Blanchard, D.
D., and he too, edwelt on the present
situation across the water, saying that
we cannot bat. believe that had the
women the ballot this awful waste and
bloodshed would have been avoided.
Mrs. Sidney st. F. Thaxter reported
for the Junior Equal Franchise
League which, she stated, had been
organized first for the study of polit-
ical questions and which later devel-
oped into the present fieurishing jun
Tor Equal Suffrage. League. sst o+
Mrs. S. C. Ripley gave the report
for the credentials committee, and Miss
Burgess, Mrs. Day. Miss Blanchard,
Miss Clarke, Miss Woodman, DR.. Jen
ME Fuller and Miss Cora Edgerly re-
ported for their respective commit
tees. = e= aa s,e.s - @
DR.. Jennie Fuller Of Hartland was
the chairman of the resolutions COM
1n
olutioris and aside from the courte-
sizes, introduced resolutions favoring
the reformatory for women and a res
olution urging men to grasp the OPP.
portunity still theirs to make Maine
suffrage State, and resolution ex-
pressing adherence of militarism and
asking that women use their influence
to put an end to this terrible shedding
Of blood. ......z,s e-se.
Legislative Report
The president, Miss Bates, in her
Legislative report this morning said,
. IN our State four political parties
put planks IN their platforms favor
ing a referendum of a suffrage amend,
ment to the voters. and three parties
endorsed the principle of equal suf-
frage. The State Grange not only
endorsed equdl suffrage but passed a
resolution requiring every candidate
to the Legislature asking, for their
support to state publicly their atti
tnde on suffrage. hIfxa~
/ No other Grange in the country has
taken so strong stand. Out of the
replies received from 219 legislative
candidates, 81 Republicans, so Demo-
hcrats and so Progressives promised to
vote for submission Of the amendment,
six Republicans and eight Democrats
were either undecided or declined to
answer, and one Republican and three
Democrats. refused their support"
Miss Bates stated that in Ohio ST.
900, 900 was used by the lieuort dealers
to defeat the suffrage movement. She
urged that because the powers OF evil
are arrayed against them the women
should work energetically.s
|, Mrs. Fannie j. Fernald, formerly
president of the Maine Woman Suf-
frage Association. now a resident of
Massachusetts,, was present and was
introduced, speaking briefly. ~
Afternoon Session
Thu afternoon the president gave