Evening journal., 1915-01-04
SUFFRACISTS IN REAL.
WAR FOR THE BALLOT.
Falconer Hopes Delaware
Will Be First Eastern State
to Fall In Line
AUDIENCE OF 1000
WANTS LEGISLATION


tin. president of the Nevada Equal
Franchise Society, and Miss Mabel
Vernon, local organizer for the Con-
eressional Union, as speakers. the
first big mass meeting of the suffrage
campaign in Delaware was held yes
terday afternoon in the Garrick Thea
tire. with fully 1000 persons present. !
The meeting opened with singing OF |
my Country 'Tis of Thee" to the air /
of the State suffrage song. The meet |
ing was held under the auspices or |
the Delaware Campaign Committee, |
and Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, |
chairman of that committee, presided !
and introduced the speakers. The hrst
10 he introduced was Miss Anne Mar
tin, of Nevada, who called the atten-
tion of her audience to conditions in
her own State and told how the wo-
men theer had succeeded in getting the
franchise. At the same time she paid
a tribute to the men of the west
stating that the western man was
broader and not as conservative as
the eastern man.
"The women in the west are com-
panions and helpers in the true
sense of the word. and out there the
men are recognizing the importance
of woman's work and see for them
selves what she has accomplished and
can accomplish, with the result that
suffrage in the west is gaining more
rapidly than it is in the east Miss
Martin declared that woman did half
the work in the world and that she,
therefore. should be given voice in
the making of laws that govern her as
well as her husband, brother and son.
adding that she hoped that Delaware
would be the first State in the East
to enfranchise her women.
Following Miss Martins address,
Congressman Falconer said he did not
see how any man could honestly stand
in the halls of Congress and declare
against woman's suffrage.
Il don't see how any real, living Op-
erativo man. whose brain has not been
ossified, can stand up in the halls OF
Congress. or anywhere else, and vote
against woman's suffrage said Mr..
FalcOncr. "and I want it understood
that We don't grow that kind of men
in the west. You know we are living
rapidly these days, 50 let us put Della
ware in the front ranks of progress,
by making her the first eastern State
to grant suffrage TO her women
Mr.. FalcOner declared women to be
as practical as men and that the c:ti-
zenship enjoyed by the boys and girls
of this country depended as much on
the display cf intellect of the women
as we'll as OF the men. Julia Ward
Howe and Frances Willard were paid
high tribute by Mr.. Falconer, who
pointed to them as examples of true
womanhOod In conclusion, Mr. Fal-
coner said that as women give The
most TO life, they should be given th'
power to make the laws that govern
them.
The last speaker of the Afternoon
was Miss Vernon. who declared tina
sentiment in Delaware demanded tina
the present legislature pass the suf
frage amendment After explaining
to the audience how this bill must b.
passed through the two houses of thl
Legislature. Miss Vernon added tha
women should have the vote if for NJ
other reason than they were human
beings, the same as men; that the.
we're self-respecting citizens of tn
State, the same as the men. an
therefore that women of this Stat
should be given the right to vote.
I'VE are not seeking offices nor ar
we trying to usurp mems places. w
are merely standing up for Ou
rights as human beings and as sell
respecting citizens of this State, dc
clared Miss Vernon. 1--WE wOme
have lots of good work to do and tn
only way in which we can do il
by being granted suffrage"
The theatre was attractively decor
ated with the suffrage shields. of th
suffrage States, the State suffrae
flags and the Congressional Union CO
ors. purple, white and gold, while II
chandelier was entwined with tin
yellow roses.
During the meeting two resolution
one calling upon the Delaware Lei
islature to vote in favor of Il
amendment to the State Constitutio
and the other calling upon Congress
man Brockson to vote in favor of q
amendement TO the Federal COnstiti
tiOn granting national enfranchis
ment to women of the country. we
unanimously passed by the audienc
To cover campaign expenses, whi
IL is thought will amount to about 81 o
subscriptions were asked for at VI
terday's meeting with the result that
little more than 500 was pledged
less than twenty minutes. Among tho
who promised to help the cause we
the Delaware Equal Suffrage Associ
ton which pledged 500 and the W
mington Equal Suffrage Associate
which pledged $50. There were sever
other pledges of S25.
The following acted rs ushers at {
meeting; Miss Marguerite Wala
yrs. G. NJ. Cam, Mrs. Annie /. Arm,
Miss Anna McCue, Miss Elsie Robel'
Miss Dlame Statnekoo, Miss Rosa
HillerscRn. Miss Mary Conckle, Nj
Edna s. l.atimer, Miss Mathilde Seil
Miss Ninifred Bach. Miss Barbara Ba
Anss Helen O'Toolc and Miss katheri
krysa.
Plans are now being made to hold 9
other mass meeting in one of the lo
theatres for which several promn'
speakers will be secured.
a large delegation of Wilmington s.
fragists will 90 down to Dover tom
row morning when the Dover headqu
ters in charge of Miss Mabel Nern
will be formally opened. Nilmingi
equal suffragists will meet delegati,
OF suftragists from other parts of
State at Dover and all will march
the headquarters on State street VIII
reception viii be held and speec
made. This will be the first suifri
demonstration ever held in Dover, O
invitations have been sent TO about