Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-17
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OMAHA, Oct. 12-Mr Dear Mrs. Dorr:
Fearing It may have slipped your mind
under pressure OF so many other things,
l write to say that 1 have arranged TO
start the department for discussion on
the suffrage question In The Bee Thurs
day. TO run two or three times a week,
and possibly oftener later. A column
holds about 1900 words of straight-set
matter. and we should have the copy to-
morrow. Wednesday, noon, and there
after at least twenty-four hours ahead OF
time. Thanking you, l am. Very truly
yours, VICTOR RoSEWATER.
Editor The Bee.
Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr. Omaha
OMAHA, Oct 15.-My Dear Mr.. Rose
water: Your letter of october 10, to Mrs
Rheta Childe Dorr, was received at the
office of the Douglas County Equal Suf-
frage association too late to reach Mrs.
Dorr, who resigned her position as
publicity representative OF the associa-
ton October 10, and left October u for
New York, where she expects to enter a
hospital to undergo an operation.
Our association appreciates most highly
paper for the discussion of the suffrage
question. but regrets that on account Of
Mrs, DORIS resignation 1t will be Inn
possible for us to accept your PROPOSE
ton at this time. All our workers are
actively engaged along other lines, where
they are getting excellent results. We
have no paid publicity newspaper repre-
sentative, and no one who could give time
to newspaper work at present.
Please permit me to thank you, on be-
half of our association, for your kindness
and courtesy in offering to open the
columns of The Bee to the discussion
of the suffrage question. Very sincerely
yours. ELIZABETH ]. LINDSEY.
Chairman Douglas County Equal Suf-
frage Association.
Hon. Victor Rosewater, Editor The Bee.
OMAHA, Oct. 16-My Dear Mrs. Lind
sey: 1 beg to acknowledge receipt Of your
letter of yesterday resembling for your
association the arrangement that had
neen made by Mrs. Dorr to furnish copy
presenting your side of the suffrage CUES
ton.
For fear you have not been fully in
formed of all facts. let me say that had
a call from Mrs. Dorr last week with a
view on her part to securing greater
publicity for the suffragist campaign,
which, after talking it over. we agreed
should take the form of a column in The
Bee two or three times a week or oftener,
to be filled with matter furnished by
representatives of your organization, the
only point left In allegiance being when
Il. 40 hat NKgaQ N
depend in part upon copy to come from
the anti-suffragists for a similar column.
1 took 1t for granted, having had the SUBJ
ject up first with Mr.. John l. Kennedy.
by whom she was sent to me, that Mrs
Dorr had full authority to conclude these
arrangements, and my note to her, to
which you have replied, was merely ad-
vislng her as to the day the column would
start, and the details about the copy.
Under the circumstances. all can DO
is TO hold this column open 10 your use
and in the interval to fill 1t with ex-
tracts from your own suffrage literature
and such communications as may come
10 The Bee from suffrage advocates
Thanking you for the courtesy OF your
letter, 1 am, Very truly Yours,
VICTOR ROSEWATER,
Editor The Bee.
Mrs. 2. It. Lindsey, Chairman Douglas
County Equal Suffrage Association.