The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-13
CONNECTICUT
 SUFFRAGE NEWS
(By A. G. Porritt.

The SuHrage Campaign in Wind- ham and Holland Counties which op- ems on Monday is the fourth system atic campaign which has been under taken by the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association since Miss Emily Pierson became State Organizer. The first was in the summer Of 1911 and included the whole of Litchheld Coun- ty. When that campaign opened with the exception of Mrs. Hitchcock of Canaan and one lady in Litchheld it was not possible to find suffragist in the whole county. At the recent suffrage parade in Hartford, Iitch- field County sent a contingent con- sisting of fifteen beautifully decorat- ed automobiles all full Of the repre- sentatives of the fifteen local leagues in the county. The contingent was marsha1led by Mrs. A. B. S. Taylor of Norfolk who for the last three years has been one of the most energetic and tireIess suffrage workers in the state.
 The second campaign was known three couonties. It included the principal towns and cities of New Haven, Fairfield and Hartford Coun- ties. It was undertaken in the win ter and a week was spent in each town-nineteen weeks in all. The results of this campaign were imme-s diately seen in the coming into exist ence of new leagues and in the enor- nous quickening of life in the leagues which already existed. Tn the follow ing summer another campaign was undertaken--this time again an au- tomobiIe campaignS-in New London and Middlesex County and last sum mer, while there was no organized campaign. the shore towns all along the Sound received considerable ae Connecticut Woman Suffrage Asso- citation.
 Holland and Windham Counties have so far been somewhat neglect ed by the Suffmragfsts and the sum mer's campaign is intended to atone for this neglect. The Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association is invest ing in an automobiIes in order to make possible the journeys from town to town in these remote parts of the State. Miss Emily Pierson has her own car so that there will be two automobiles in the campaign stead fly from beginning to end. In addi- ton to these several of the women who are interested in the movement have offered their cars for longer sD1s shorter, periods so at times there will be as many as five or six automobiles at. the, disposition of the campaigners.
 The list of speakers for the mass meetings includes men and women from outside the State as well as most of the officers of the Connecticut
 
 members of the local leagues. There will be open air meetings as well as meetings in halls. and vast amount of literature will be distributed all over the two counties. Judg dging by former experiences there ought to be at least ten or twelve leagues in ex- istence in Windhan and Holland Counties as a result of the two months campaign.
 On Friday of next week the cam paigners will be at Putnam, and it is intended that the Executive Board of the c. W, &. A, shall meet that day in Putnam, so that the officers may be present at a mass meeting in Odd Fellows Hall there, and may, by.their presence add energy and enthusiasm to the Putnam end of the. campaign. The Putnam Equal Franchise League, the most energetic league in Wind ham County is cooperating most heartily with Miss Emily Pierson and Miss Danie1son and Mrs. W J. Bart lett have offered to help in every way in which they can be of service@s
 The Meriden Political Equality Club is busy with preparations far a good showing in the Meriden Civic parade of July 4th. This is not the first time that fine Political Equality Club has gained credit for the suf- #frage cause by it's civic activities. It gained a prize last year for it's float, and ft~is determined to do even bet ter this year than last Mrs. Mary J. Rogers, the President of the League, is one of the pioneer suffra gists Of the state. Until last October she was Treasurer of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, and she is still on the State Board in the capacity of auditor.