Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
WOMEN To ASK
POPULAR VOTE
ON SUFFRAGE
Georgia Legislature 10 Be Pre-
sented Big Petition Now Be-
ing Signed by Hundreds.

A petition asking he State Leglsla-
ture to enact law giving the people
OF Georgia an opportunity to vote
on woman suffrage was circulated in
Atlanta Thursday, following meet
ing Of the Atlanta Equal Suffrage
Association at Hotel Ansley Wednes-
day afternoon
At noon the petition had been
signed by more than $500 persons.
and it is expected that before the
week is over it will bear the names
Of several thousand Georgians who
believe Georgia women should be all
lowed to vote.
The legislative committee OF the
State Association, Of which Mrs W.
H. FELTON,, Of Cartersville, is chair
man, is making plans TO circulate
similar petitions all over Georgia
within the next week or ten days.
These petitions will be placed in the
hands of Representative Barry
Wright. Of Rome, a member of the
Legislature, and viii be rendered by
him to the House OF Representatives
with woman suffrage bill he is
planning to introduce.
Labor Candidate Endorsed.
Georgia sufrag ists went on record
for the first time as officially indoors
ing candidates for office at the We'd
ncsday meeting, when the association
voted unanimously to support the
candidates of the state Federation Of
Labor for the Legislature and the
Board Of County Commissioners.
The action was taken al the request
OF Mrs Karl Karston, OF the Women s
Label League. Her suggestion that
the association give the candidates
ts support preCiptated a warm de-
bate in which several objected, on
the ground that the constitution Of
the organization prohibited such a
step
The obstacle was overcome by a
motion asking unanimous consent TO
suspend the constitution in order that
the Endorsement might be made. The
motion was made by Leonard Gross
man. attorney for the association.
"Organized labor is the one friend
suffragists can always count on.
said MIR. Grossman, for our objeC-
tives are mutual Suffragists stand
with organized labor for compulsory
education. for the enforcement as well
as the enactment Of child labor laws,
for proper sanitation in factories and
decent working conditions, and de-
cent wage
Celebration Planned
zone plank in the labor platform IS
specific for woman suffrage They so
even farther than that In their good
work. they urge the same pay Tor
women a S for men when the work &C
complshed u the same. The unions
are our best friends
A committee from the Georgia SUI
frage League attended the meeting,
under instructions from Mrs. Frances
Whiteside, to confer with the asso-
citation on the proposed celebration
of "Women's Day" on May 2, when
il is planned to stage the first sui
frage parade ever held in Georgia.
The speakers at Wednesdays meet
ing were Joseph c. Logan, secretary
of the Associated Charities Mrs
Kate Jolly. who spoke on the training
of children. Mrs. McCarty, Miss Au-
relia Roach. Mrs. w. G. Pickett, Mrs.
Karl Karston, Mrs. Amelia Woodall
and others.
A committee headed by Mrs. Mary
l.. McLendou, was appointed to call
upon DR. Hugh X Walker, the retlr-
ing pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church. and express the regret of the
association al his departure for the
West