Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01
Suffrage in Montana.

E1--Jr heIESoGE 5QCT-a..
n YOUR Issue 0: FEB. -. II which is
reported the hearing On suffrage in Rep
reSer-at.yes Han. I-rs C.ipha1t u Ne.-
Jersey. is quoted as saving. % argue
thai suffrage 1o- WOMEN Goes Tot ae=righ:
ne saloon Interests, that in Z recea,
suffrage parade II Helena, Montana. IL
wa!ch Dr.. Anna SHAW marched. the "
c. 7. I. vas refused q fczt because il
would Offend the saloon !nteres.s. and l.
was thought besc MT 70 have t." she
declared that N safes where women
have the vote tLeI have -.ot hurt o.
threatened the Salon interests Ms.
OliFhanc's stater5y.I i correct as far as
il went, ou- s1e s1o2,6 have tod il in is
entirety 10 make i wholly truthful She
should have gone On and told sow D..
Saaws visit t3t walca We New England
Yankees were Very proud preceded the
vote On suffrage and We were afraid o.
the liquor interests. they having sen,
a-t:-S-eaEers bet7-e Dr. SHAW all the
way. Nov thai W have the nigh. d
suffrage We are TO longer tea ytlI and i
is safe 10 say the Y. c T L viii head
any parade or women viii have TO-
ge-aer with tie many members The F'.y-
ing Squadron gained IN its recent won
dertu! yis!- TO Montana.
Very truly yours,
Mrs. c. B. Fogl4r. F. :. y. s. 50
/ ?. :. Below I am giving q brief de-
scr.ption OF how Montana women wo-
/ the rigA, 10 hall2t Il vas published by
-he Congressional Union il Washington.
/ ana vas prepared by Mary T. O'Ee.n,
press chairman OF the Montana State
Suffrage Association:
! The woman suffrage compa:gn in
Montana tiolrished like the sage brush
I L grew AM greE ii SPITE 81 rain Or
! drought, OF anti-sliTrage caHpa!gners
! from NcT YORK. Ohio ard other states.
/ 'Je2nneITe Rankin, Montana's own
( daughter. vas chairman Of the state
central committee, our organization he
( ing that Of a political party. As it is the
J most effective method % getting Al the
( greatest number q voters in che snort
es- time.
Around Miss Rankin centred all The
work throughout the state. Women cane
and ven, from ard 70 every part Of
each county. They held public and phi
Tate meetings. every form OF educational
and social en,ertainInert. indicating re-
! cep-ions and teas. In fact, every man
ner OF reaching the people il a pleasing
way was utilized.
western women are not afraid OF dis
tances. obstacles or difficulties Editors
I
captured, and all converted. Boats. stage
I lines, bronchos, pinto ponies. autono-
biles, even Spr!7tiEs. were some OF the
methods OF transportation used 20 reach
the men and reason With them on the
I question until they saw tina. 10 grant
the vote TO women meant that they give
10 their own flesh AID blood 2 natural
/ and a human right-the right 20 think
and 10 act in helping make the laws un-
der which they ali must live and be pre-
tected.
Great mountains. vast forests wide
valleys. immense resources call for IN
usual men. Montana has these men.
The women here know Trey must reason
with their rlen-not wheedle, cajole, pray
o. influence through sex. as SO ardently
ADVOCATED by the. ants Therefore,
leaflets worth reading. speakers worth
listening 10, organizers who can organize
were all used in Montana.
Money was the thing needed most
for such 2 campaign: women gave their
time ard service without pay. but few
Of them were rich enough 10 pay their
own expenses.
'Jeannet-e Rankin is whirIwind
worker. young woman with the tenn
permanent OF those who suffer ard con-
quer. and she inspired trust in her sin
certify and unse!fsh work. She returned
10 organize Montana for the campaign.
She organized the counties and hundreds
OF smaller centers where many women
who were alive 10 the force OF progress
proved an asset In the campaign.
The work was~trenendous. And Il
ter that is making material empire out
Of forests. valleys and lands. only a few
years ago the habitat Of wild animals and
Indians, will now be guided by men and
women into building a moral and spirit
ual empire, equally great