The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-10-03

Dr. Anna H. Shaw, the noted equal
sufragist, arrived in town from Elko
yesterday afternoon, accompanied by
her private secretary, Miss Harriet f..
Dean. The ladies were met at the
Southern Pacific station by a commit
tee from the local suffragist organiza-
tion and escorted to the Eldorado ho-
tel.
Although the evening was stormy
a large crowd gathered at Winneva
hall to listen to DIR. Shaw's address,
ard were divided about equally be-
tween the sexes II is estimated that
about $50 people were packed into the
banquet room of the hall, while an
overflow of from so to 100 were stand
ing about the halls, within earshot of
the speakers IS voice.
Or. Shaw is a forceful speaker, and
although born an English woman is
W.T. tty and possesses a highly develop
ea sense of humor. Her principal
points were vigorously applauded by
the audience, and every word of her
two-hour lecture received the closest
possible attention.
Mrs. NJ. S. Bonnifeld, president of
the local organization, presided at the
meeting, and at O'Clock DIR. Shaw
was introduced to the audience by
Judge J. A. Langwith in few we'll
chosen and timely remarks. The
speaker opened her address by calling
attention to the fact that while this
was called a Republican form of gov
erament, it must be remembered that
but one half its citizens are allowed
to vote. s'Vox populi' s the motto
OF a Republican government, but it
must be remembered that the voice Of
the people contains soprano as well
as a bass.
Asked to explain the reported at
tack of the Equal Suffragists upon the
Democratic party, DIR. Shaw stated
that the National organization OF
Suffragists had no hand in the mat
ter, and that the movement was being
carried ON by women who had no off
cial connection with the movement.
During the lecture a person in the
audience inquired: "Would you &C
to Germany and fight the Germans?'
"No,' replied the speaker.
"sWould you fight the Germans il
they came over hereP' persisted the
questioner.
sNo,' was the reply. "Why
should women fight men? If the Ger
man women came over here we would
well, we would hold convention
When seen at the Eldorado this at
ternoon by a representative OF the
Silver State, DIR. Shaw expressed her
self as greatly pleased with her Win
nemueca reception. She will speal
at Loveloek tonight. from which place
she will go on to Reno in the morn
ing. From the states metropolis sh
will go to Carson, Virginia City, Ton
opah, Goldfeld, and Caliente, leavin,
for Nebraska the latter part of tn
week.
"Equal suffrage will be voted OF
this fall in seven states, said DI
Shaw. Gas follows: Nevada, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Ohio, Missouri, Mort
and South Dakota. We hope to carr
four of the seven, and were it not 70
the fact that in some of the state
mentioned a bare majority will no
suffice, we should probably have cal
ried them all. -
Reception rendered DIR. Shaw.
From 2:30 until 80 this afternoo
a public reception was rendered ID
!, Shaw in Winneva hall. Although
was arranged by the ladies of the Il
cal society, it was attended by man
ladies and gentlemen not identifie
with the movement. During the hor
light refreshments were served in tn
] banquet room of the hall
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