Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-30
S,2UFFUAGISTS HEAR
! MEN OF DELAWARE
FAVOR CAMPAIGN
Democratic County Chair
man Tells Women Condi-
tions in State Would I'm
prove if They Are Given
Ballot.

noyER. Del, oct S0.-The first ray
4 - h,,e for equal suffrage in this state
i,s qtyen to Delaware suffraglsts to-
II ~. yben james II. Hughes, chairman
- the Kent County Democratic Commit
i a.. declared men would assist the women
~ obtain acknowledgements His declara-
uon Of the willingness of men to CO.
onerate with the women was applauded
+ hv the delegates who are attending the
4 18th annual session of the state asso-
vlation.
~ share with many men the opinion
4 ,ba, we need the cooperation OF women
il state affairs in Delaware" Mr.. Hughes
gocIared 1--WE feel that political con-
dItinns can be improved with women
votinr. We believe also the womanhood
IL the state Is better than The man
bood and for this reason we want
women to be enfranchsed II the suf-
srage movement has been slow In Della
ware. YOU must remember that this Is
conservative state and that Delaware
men are slow to arrive at any conclu-
sions"
For the first time since the Delaware
Enual Suffrage Association was organized
"A years ago. the suffragists are holding a
ronyention outside of Wilmington.
Scores of lower Delaware women are
attending. Marked interest was displayed
as reports were received from suffrage
units in the upper end of the State.
While there are handfuls of women in
each town in Kent and Sussex Counties
who have Joined the cause for enfran-
chlsement, there has been no organiza-
ton.
Mrs. Martha S. Cranston, OF Newport,
president of the association, in her re-
mort advocated that organizations be
formed IN each town, so the movement
may be waged more vigorously.
Club women will be asked to join the
suffrage movement and this was one of
the important issues before the conven-
ton today. Officers of the association
proclaimed they won victory when they
were granted permission to use rooms
of the Dover Century Club for the sea-
sIons The majority of the active mem.
bers of the club are members of the
Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
All women's organization i'm Delaware,
with the exception of the Federation OF
Women's Clubs, have sent delegates to
the convention Among those present
are Mrs. Lena Messick, State president
OF the Women's Christian Temperance
Union; Miss Anna Bird, Of the Consul
mers' League; Miss Caroline Cooper, of
the Juvenile Court Association.
The convention opened with the read
ing of reports by Miss Helen S. Cranston
secretary; Miss Mary r. De You, corre-
spending secretary: Miss Mary H. A.
Mather and Mrs. Alice L. Stelnleln, audi
tors, and Miss Ella w. Johnson, treas
urer
Reports of the years work by unaffl-
lated suffrage units were made as fol-
lows
Wilmington, Mrs. ]. NJ. De Lacour,
president. and Miss Eugenia Jackson.
secretary; Arden, Mrs. Alice l.. Stein
lein. president, and Mrs. r. r. Spicer.
secretary; New Castle, Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles president, and Miss EIar-
ret NJ. Challenger secretary; Newport.
Mrs. NJ. S. Cranston, president, and Mrs.
II. +. Wcldin, secretary.
Addresses will be made at the evening
session by Mrs. Florence Bayard TITLES.
who is recognized as the State suffrage
leader; Mrs. Helen Moy Greeley, of New
York. and Samuel NJ. Derby, of Wood
aide, former State Master of the Grange.