The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-15
DISCUSS GROWTH OF WONAN'S SUFFRAGE
RESIDENT OF NEW YORK OR. GANIZATION MAKES REPORT TO
 NASHVILLE CONVENTION.
Set Out to Raise st5o,ooo for the Pur. pose of Favorable Publicity to the Movement in the Empire State.

| NaSANlilc. trhn., NOV i4.-NIIs Raymond Brown, president of the New York State Woman Suffrage As sccation. reported to the American Woman Suffrage Association at the closing session of it's convention here tonight on the progress of the cam paigu ia New York state to win the popular referendum on the suffrage question there in November, 1915.
 Our enrolment of men and women who believe in woman suffrage has grown" she said, from 5S000 a year ago to 2G5.oOO.
 "The stunt which we have set our selves this winter is to completely canvass both the mel and women of the state
 "The first year of our campaign has been largely given to perlecting our organization and to building up our machine for work As a result after ! twelve months work we have III out Of the l5o Assembly districts in the state fairly well organized, and the other nine Assembly districts il pro- cess Of organization.
 "ln the larger cities these Assembly districts are organized by wards or election districts each with captain and campaign committee in charge ot 1.-the work in that district In the country the cub is still the unit, and there are now 402 of these clubs at work
 Each election district is making a card catalog of the voters with their sentiments on the subject of suffrage. The returns are both interesting ani encouraging The average is from 8 to : 10 1 opposed. Among the women 1t is even greater on 1,1l0 women interviewed in one town 5S3 decaf- ed in favor one district that had it enrolled sultragsts five years ago ucN has nearly lLooo
 When our campaign began every county in the state reported that could not finance its own campaign. 1t was d serious question where the money could he found budget uf $7500O was planned for the year. and leach campaign district was assienel a certain part Of this sum with the idea Of making each district ,e'I-suF- porting Although a year was given to raise this S75o0o the entire sum was pledged and paid within eight months Many Of the districts have become entirely sell-supportine
 We have set out now Co raise Sl5o.ooo for the last year ot the cam paig1 each district beins again as- signed its proportion of this sum The last two weeks in October were given to moneyraisinl all over the state. and we are practically assured of that sum
 "Nany of the newspapers have been our allies. At a convention of editors in syracuse recently, 52 out of 60 editors present gave written pledge to support the movemou
 Besides distributins quantities of the suffrage newspaper literature we have given away Lm0ool special l leaflets and have sent out 6.20a posters done by well known artists I5C9o advertising posters. and 5oool roadside posters.
 "We have had meet'nss literally hy the thousands lbctween 5000 and 400ol We had suffrage tents or booths at lo2 county fairs. at which 75000 Votes for Women drinking cups Were given ava.
 Not an officer or leader in the movement in New York state Is paid Most of them are contributing no, caly their service but their own eN- penses We have now great army ot suffrage workers.
 'If efficient orsauizatiou and the devoted service of thousands of wo- men can win a popular referendum in New York state we are bound to win in l9l5."
 TO ENTERTAIN PRESS.