The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-18
TO
CANVASS STATE
OF NEW YORK
PRESIDENT OF STATE SUFFRAGE
ASSOCIATION TELLS OF THE
WORK THAT HAS ZEN
PLANNED.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 17.-Mrs.
Raymond Brown, president Of the New
York State Woman Suffrage Associa-
ton, reported to tho American Woman
Suffrage Association at the closing
session OF It's convention here tonight
on the progress or the campaign In
New York State to win the popular
referendum on the suffrage question
there In November 1U1.5
Our enrolment Of men and women
who believe in woman suffrage has
grown" she said, from $4,000 a year
ago to 265,0o0
THE stunt which we have set our
selves this winter is to completely
canvass both the men and women of
the state.
1.-THE first year Of our campaign has
been largely given to perfecting our
organization and to building UP our
machine for work. AS a result, after
twciN e months work, we have 1&1 out
of the $50 Assembly districts In the
other 9 Assembly Districts in process
Of organization.
In the larger cities these Assem-
bly, Districts are organized by wards
or election districts, each with O. cap
tain and campaign committee in
cnargH Of the work in that district. In
the country the club is still the unit
and there are now 402 Of these clubs
at work
Each election district is making a
card catalog of the voters with their
sentiments on the subject of suffrage
The returns are both interesting and
encouraging. The average is from
to to l opposed. Among the women
it. is even greater. OF ITO women in
tcrviewed in one town 1883 declared
III favor. One district that had IS
enrolled suffragists five years ago
row has nearly $4,000.
When our campaign began every
county in the state reported that it
could not finance its own campaign. |
1t was a serious question where the |
money could be found. A budget of
$4,000 was planned for the year, and !
each Campaign District was assigned !
certain part of this sum, with the |
idea of making each district self sup
porting. Although a year was given
to raise this $4,000 the entire sum
was pledged and paid within eight
rIcnths. Many Of the districts have
become entirely self-supporting.
I'VE have set out now to raise $780, |
Goc for the last year Of the campaign, |
each district being again assigned is |
proportion of this sum. The last two !
weeks in October were gwen to mon
ey-raising all over the state, and we !
are practically assured Of that sum.
Many Of the newspapers have oeen
our staunch allies. AT a convention |
Of editors in Syracuse recently 50 out
OF 80 editors present gave a written
pledge to support the movement.
Besides distributing quantities OF
the suffrage newspaper literature we
have given away 100000 special leaf
lets and have sent out $500 posters
done by well known artists. 1000 adj
vertising posters, and $4,000 roadside
posters.
1--WE have had meetings literally by
the thousands Cbetween 1000 and L.
G00) We had suffrage tents or booths
at tO2 County Fairs. at which $4,000 |
Votes for Women drinking cups were
given away
Not an officer or leader in the
in New York State is paid
Nest Of them are contributing not
only their service but their own ex-
penscs. We have now great army
Of suffrage workers.
IF efficient organization and the
devoted service of thousands Of women
can win e popular referendum in New
York state we are bound to win in
1915"