Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-08
HAVE SPREAD DOCTRINE
 THROUGH THE STATE
Votes For Women campaisners Have Finished Summer Work in Three Counties.

Now that the suffrage campaign throug the three counties of Wind ham. Holland and Middlesex has come to an end the Connecticut Woman Suwfrage association si counting up the results and forming some estimate of the advantage that has occrued to the movement through the eight weeks of steady work done by Miss Emily Pierson. Miss Alyse Gregory and the band of young women associated with them. The chief object of the cam paign was to carry into every con- stituency the Votes for Women propa- ganda before the nomination of candi- dates for the elections to the state legislature next November It Is only the House of Representatives of the Connecticut Legislature that will be concerned with the constitutional amendment for women suffrage this session. The amendment must pass the lower house in one session and then be continued to the next legis- lature, which it must
 lature, when it must pass both house and senate After that 1t is submitted to the electors for the popular vote so that it must be at least 1917 be- fore Connecticut man amend her con- stitution by granting Votes to Wo- men. D
 Before that itme it Is believed it is probable that more than half the states in the union will have enfranchised their women This November the vote will be taken in Nevada, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. Nebras- ka, Missouri and Ohio. Next year in New York, Massachusetts. Pennsylva- mia, Iowa and New Jersey.
 In 1917, 1t is very probable that Con- necticut will no longer have the possi- bility of enfranchising her women. The constitutional amendment will proba- bly, be passed but it will be a mere matter of form; for the political par ties will not stand out against the passage of an amendment to the United States constitution when they see that such an attitude would prejudice their party in the states where women ac tually vote.
 there will be tendency on the part of all the parties it is anticipated to win favor from the women by endors- ing the demand for woman suffrage
 Every week of the campaign, while 1t lasted, showed that the people were that woman suffrage Is a vital issue It Is a vital issue and one that will never be settled until, the vote is granted all over the country. Even in the smallest towns and villages of Connecticut the carnpaigners came across who had lived and voted in the woman suffrage states and who felt that they were under a disad- vantage now that they were living in states where women were not allowed to vote. It is this infiuence-this con- tagion, as the antis would call it. that makes it impossible to stop the spread of suffrage sentiment. The meetings of this week. which included Cromwell. Berlin, Wortfield, Middle field Center, Durham, Eaddam, Hig- ganum and Middletown sx.ve abundant and repeated proofs of the growing strength of the suffraze sentiment The campaign wound up in the meetings on Thursday evening at Aldddletown and Higsanum. and at both these places tn enthusiasm and interest were remarkable.
 Next Tuesday I4akeville is to have afternoon and evening meetings. The afternoon meeting Is for the Salisbury Equal Suffrage Franchise league and it's friends-freely open to all who will attend. The evening meeting will be held outdoors and will be addressed to the people who do not readily at tend suffrage meetings. The meetings have been arranged by Mrs. George D. Harrison of Lakeville and speakers will be Mir and Mrs. Edward Parritt.
 The next activity for which the sut-