The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-13

that involved the club In new ana
added domestic trouble.
The Insurgents' Plan.
Now the insurgent following plan to
want to clip the wings Of the execu-
tive committee and to either change
the policy Of the club and make II
private In fact a. wen As fancy: or 10
live up to advance advertising ana ac-
cept as members women OF all classes.
regardless Of religious. political. social
or financial standing.
In its statements the club il said TO
have given the impression that 1t rep
resented all classes OF women OF To-
peka and was in position ana vested
with authority to speak for the club
women OF the city. Now the fnsur-
gents have dug up the report OF the
secretary as read at the March meet
ing In an annual summary, the Sec
rotary showed there were 154 women
who had paid their membership and
were in good standing on December 81.
1913 On the books of the club. how
ever are said to be names Of some 500
Topeka women.
Mrs. Monroe Denies.
Mrs Monroe, around whom the fight
in the Good Government club has CEN
tered denies that she il leading or die
tating the affairs of the club. She
was succeeded to the presidency re-
Gently by Mrs. Mcfarland, but in the
opinion of the insurgent members the
control of the executive committee did
not pass from the hands Of Mrs. Mon
roe. During the discussion last week
regarding the changing Of the rules,
Mrs. Mcfarland az presiding officer
hesitated about ruling and called on
Mrs. Monroe for parliamentary assist
ance. The latter gave her ideas.
II am not debating or trying to die
tate the affairs of the club. am not its
president, am not a candidate for Of
flee, have not been and do not expect
to be-" said Mrs. Monroe in notifying a
State Journal reporter of her stand In
the fight. And in this connection l
want to serve notice on you that you
must not mention me or my name as
president or dictator Of the club. If
you do, it will be at your own risk"
The statement was q portion OF a
telephone conversation following the
State Journals report Of Thursday
meeting when the Doster forces sought
to overthrow the alleged Monroe-Mc-
Farland rule
Mrs, McF'arland's Position.
Mrs. Mcfarland, successor to Mrs.
Monroe as president of the Good Gov
eminent club, declares that neither
herself nor Mrs. Monroe have made
an effort to dictate the policy OF the
club.
Mrs. Monroe has been criticised
InOSt uuJuStly anu uhAoA ~ S~A>A - -
Mcfarland. Her counsel in matters
before the club has been very wise
and valuable and she has been an un-
firing worker for the best interests OF
Topeka. Neither Mrs. Monroe nor my
self has tried to dictate to the club.
1t IL a private club and as such OF
course limits its membership. 1t
would be impossible for US to take
everyone into the organization and for
that reason names Of candidates for
membership sare submitted to the ex-
ecutive board or committee"
It was suggested to Mrs Mcfarland
that maybe the clubs interest and &C
tivity in politics and public matters
was hardly in accordance with the
policy Of the average women's club. II
is this very activity that makes the
instruction within the club a matter
Of interest of which the public would
like to hear from both sides.