The Washington herald., 1914-06-21
''PITCHN, SAYS
DR.. Anna SHAW
Suffrage Leader Rallies CO.
horts for November Cam
paign In Five States.
GIVE com NOW, THANKS
Georgia Is, Coming to the Front as
Recruiting Place of Votes
for Women"

| DR.. Anna Howard Shaw. fresh from her
triumphs abroad. and encouraged by the
recent suffrage successes in this country.
has issued strong appeal to suffragists
10 rally to the support Of the campaign
States. d.
There never was a period in the his
tory of the suffrage movement when suf-
fragists had more reason for rejoicing
than now" says Dr. Shaw. Within the
last month four great events have taken
place which should inspire the suffragists
of the United States to greater activity
and a more determined purpose than ever
TO win the five campaign States at the
November elections. These events are,
FIRST, the unanimous vote of the great
international Council Of Women. repre-
senting twenty-eight nations and more
than 1000, 900 women that in every repre-
sentative government women should be
granted full parliamentary and local suf-
frage, with eligibility to hold Office.
Victory in Denmark.
The second great event was the large
vote cast by the lower House7of Denmark
granting full parliamentary suffrage to
women and the determination of the
lower House 10 compel the upper House
TO take action on the measure.
The next great victory was the deci-
sioneof the Supreme Court OF the State of
Illinois upholding the constitutionality OF
the Illinois law passed by the legislature
last year, giving to women the power to
vote for all officers except those named in
the Constitution.
And on the same day came the CROWN
ing act of the Federation OF Women's
Clubs indorsing the principle OF suffrage
for women.
MY first appeal to suffragists on my
return TO the United States is to con-
tribute every dollar of money they can
spare. and TO urge every woman who can
do suffrage work to devote her time either
to working for the five campaign States
Nebraska, Montana, Nevada. North and
South Dakota-by raising money or by
giving her time and services to the States
Let us rally to the support of the cam
paign States. The winning of these five
States, or a majority of them. viii deter
mine the action of Congress and of the
great political parties of the United
States"
Tho Southern Outlook. a
Mrs. Wesley Martin Stoner. of Wash
ington, who has been attending the BIZ
ennial Of the Federation of women's
Clubs. made an address before the nli-
nois Political Equality League and their
guests of the biennial on The Southern
Outlook. Mrs. Martin has been working
for suffrage in the South, and was sent
to the biennial as a delegate by the Civic
Club Of Tampa, Fla. She is holding a
series OF suffrage meetings through West
Virginia on her way home from Chicago
Georgia is coming TO the front as one
OF the states that are making an active
campaign for suffrage. The Equal Suf-
frage party of Georgia, a branch Of the
national association. is working for
amendment. II is planning
to hold open-air meetings every night
during the first month of the session OF
the legislature, which meets on the 24th.
A number of men and women have prom
ised TO speak. among them members Of
the legislature who are in favor of suf-
frage. The first meeting will be held on
the steps OF the capitol at atlanta.