The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-18
TO SEEK OPEN DECLARATIONS
Men Leading in the La Toilette Wing
of the Republican Party Declared to
be Ready to Openly Espouse the
Cause of the Women in Wisconsin.

From present indications, the woman
suffrage question is to be an important
! issue in this state in the coming cam
paign, even though there is no woman
suffrage referendum bill to be submit
ted to the voters at the polls in No
vember. Candidates representing the
| distinctively La Toilette cause in the
coming campaign are likely to be open
advocates of woman suffrage upon the
stump in the campaign. This much
has been shown by the recent discus
sions at Madison in the conferences
of the La Toilette leaders there in re-
gard to the issues which it is desired
the La Toilette people shall put for
ward in the campaign. The question
as to whether there shall be an open
and avowed espousal Of woman suf-
frage by La Toilette candidates has
been carefully discussed, and the de-
cision has been, it is understood, in
favor of the support of woman suf-
frage by La Toilette candidates.
One of the subjects which has been
under discussion by the La Toilette
leaders has been relative to the best
method which can be adopted for All
approach to the woman suffrage ques-
ton in the campaign. One of the
ways which has been proposed, and
the one which it is most likely will be
adopted is that there shall be formed
in the state separate organization,
allegedly nonpartisan in character,
which shall be organized for the pur-
pose of obtaining the support of the
present voters Of the state for the
woman suffrage issue. 1t is proposed
that this organization shall inquire Of
candidates Of all parties and factions
how they stand on the woman suf.
frage question.
The supposition is, Of course, that
only candidates of the La Toilette ilk,
who are warm supporters of the dis
tinctively La Toilette banner, will
pledge themselves a favor of woman
suffrage, and therefore they will have
the benefit, if there is any, of giving
their support to the woman suffrage
cause. 1t is the belief of the La Fol.
lette people that Gov. McGovern, and
candidates who are connected with
him in his campaign, will not give
their support to woman suffrage, and
that in this way distinct issue on the
j subject can be formulated between the
La Toilette and the McGovern men.
The reasons for the formation of the
separate woman suffrage organization
is that the La Toilette people desire it
shall appear that the woman suffrage
question was forced upon them, and
that they are not going out of their
way in bringing the woman suffrage
question into the campaign.
1t is the fear of the La Toilette peo-
pie that if they should declare for the
woman suffrage question directly,
without seemingly being compelled
from outside sources to take a stand
upon this question, they would be ac-
cused of having courted the woman
suffrage issue, and being responsible
for its appearance IN this campaign.
1t is feared that such move would
unite anti-woman suffragists against
the La Toilette banner, and in this
way make the adoption Of the issue a
political injury to the La Toilette
cause. On the other hand, the La Fol
lette people seem to think that if they
are merely forced into an expression
on the woman suffrage question along
with all the other political candidates
in the state their espousal of the cause
of woman suffrage will not cost them
any support
! 1t will probably be found, however,
if the association is organized which is
to have the duty of inquiring of candi-
dates in regard to their stand on the
woman suffrage question, that the as,
ISOLATION is formed largely of men,
who up to this time, have been
strongly La Toilette supporters in
their political proclivities. There may
be some men of other political faiths
attracted to the organization because
of the aggressive position which IT
takes on woman suffrage questions
The majority Of the people, however,
who enter the organization will be Of
natural La Toilette tendencies.
In a way, however, the organization
will be of interest, by reason of the
fact that it will be the first distinctive
lly man-formed organization in this
state to champion the cause of woman
suffrage. The undertaking also seems
Ito be that the membership of the or
lganization viii be confined to men, al.
though beyond a doubt, the organiza.
ton, after it is working political
force, will cooperate with the organ
lizations of women which are at the
present time doing all they can to
bring about interest in the woman suf-
frage question in this state.
! There is a good deal of belief around