Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-28
CLARK JOLLIES SUFFRAGTSTS
Speaker Tells Delegation Women
Are Sure to Get Vote.
MANY PETITIONS PRESENTED
Vice President Marshall Tells DIR.
shaw He Cannot Get Away
from His Wife and Doesn't
Want To.

WARRINGTON, June 2.-Speaker Clark
today told delegation of women from
the National American Womans Suffrage
association that woman suffrage 10 as
inevitable as the rising of tomorrow s
SUM-"
For 5000 years" said the speaker,
men have been trying to run the world
and some think they have made a bad
mess of it. hope that wnen you women
run 1t, you'll improve on it. 1 think
woman suffrage is inevitable. The only
question you folks have to consider is
how to most expeditiously get what you
are after. You can get it quicker by the
states than by congress"
In some places there is a great
prejudice against woman suffrage. You
wan to remember one thing, that IL you
lose the fight you are out for years.
Whenever the subject comes up for a
vote in Missouri 1 am going to vote for
woman suffrage. This is not because all
women are fitted to vote, and l may add
that 1 would not like to say that all men
are fitted to vote. If you ever do vote,
and l think it is coming certainly, hope
you will vote for the best principles and
the best men"
Many Petitions Presented.
The speaker was addressing q group of
women from thirty-eight states, who had
presented 800 petitions for woman suf-
frage in the form of resolutions adopted
by suffrage organizations and mass meet
ings at the time of the nationwide de-
monstration on May 2. There were also
present congressman, democrats, repub-
licans and progressives, to whom petitions
also were addressed. These included Rep
resentatives Smith OF New York. Taylor
of Colorado, Rake of California, Fitz-
henry o'Hair and Foster of Illinois,
democrats; Mondell of Wyoming, Camp
bell of Kansas. republicans; Chandler of
New York, Walters OF Pennsylvania and
Bryan Of Washington, progressives
Prominent Leaders Present.
The woman suffrage leaders in the dele
cation include DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
Miss Jane Adams and Mrs. Antoinette
Funk Of Chicago; Mrs. Helena Gardner,
Mrs. Glenna Smith Tinnin and Mrs. Ray
mond B. Morgan Of Washington.
Vice President Marshall also received
the sutfragists, and later petitions to
senators were left at the vice presidents
office.
The suffragists requested that all petit
tAOhH W ldiu ptIoGe congress DeiOfe
July s.
The suffrage association officers par
ticularly emphasized tina. they were op-
posed to militant methods, were not fight
ing any party but are seeking ai1 for
the suffrage cause from individuals OF
every political faith.
DR.. Shaw called Speaker Clark's atten-
ton to the fact that under the initiative
and referendum the suffrage question
was being submitted to the voters in Mis-
souri, today. A telegram was sent to the
suffrage leaders there, informing them
of what the speaker had said. Dr. Shaw
urged the vice president to take a more
decided stand on the suffrage question
because "she believed he believed IN suf-
| frage"
But can't get away from my wife, +"
returned the vice president. land 1 don't
want to-"
But you might persuade her II you
tried" said DR.. Shaw.
suffragist WayIays Bryan.
! One suffragist who wandered away
from the throng about the vice president &
office fell Ia with Secretary Bryan on his
way 10 the foreign relations committee
From her earnest gestures Mr.. Bryan