Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-05
ARGUMENTS BY ANTIs
Made at Rartford-Mrs. Eben Learned Among Chairmen Who Spoke Briefly.

When the suffrage hearing was held at the capitol In Hartford on Thursday the red rose of anti-suffrage supplanted the modest violet of the vote seekers who had been at the cap- itol the day before.
 Weakness had been apparent in the suffrage case, as presented Wednesday afternoon, according to Miss Meriorie Dorman, one of Thursday afternoon's speakers, and for these weaknesses, these openings in the line the antis plunged. For one thing said Miss Dorman. after Wednesdays hearing. they made too much of the working wcman's plea. They don't realize that all the working women in the country. if allowed to vote, couldn't offset the male vote which could be marshaled. It would only be about one-fifth of the workingmen'S vote"
 Mrs. Daniel A. Markham, president of the Connecticut Association Op- posed to Woman Suffrage, made the opening address. She said:
 We believe that the work which the legislature is doing this year will be as effectual as in former years, the safeguarding of the state, the home and the race.
 II represent 16,0o0 women over 21 years of age who have joined the Con- necticut Association Opposed to Wom- an Suffrage
 AS you look about this house and see the roses you can identify the an tis. The rose is our emblem. Two years ago the legislature defeated the measure under consideration two to one.
 We are sure that after you have heard the reason why we oppose sui frage for women you will do likewise
 We are constantly having it pointed out how women have progressed from the spinning wheel to the school, to college or to industry.
 What is the climax of this progress sion? The business of the state of Connecticut has been suspended for two days that the men of this state can discover what the women of the state really want. You have given us possession of the house.. and the whole circumstance bears out the contention of the anti suffragist that without the burden of the ballot the interests of the women are protected by the men,
 The Connecticut Association Op- posed to Woman Suffrage has slowly and surely grown until now we have Sl organized branches, 16,000 women over 21 years of age. from all walks of life, and from all parts of the state"
 Miss Elizabeth R. BurneIl, was the second speaker.
 The men of Connecticut, we be- !leve," said Miss Burnell, want to be just to the women. AS a matter Of simple justice we ask you to keep this burden from uS Women do not want to votei
 Miss Burnell asserted that half truths are dangerous, and that her side believed that legislation is but the outcome of public opinion, which men and women alike form. In con- cfusion she said that the ideal of the antis is the conservation of women, believing, that womanhood has dis tinctive characteristics which make and that it may conceivably spoil it's own special glory by seeking to be none other than masculine in it's range and domain of action.
 Miss Marjorie Dorman, who or ganlzed the National Wagearners' League Opposed to Woman Suf- frage, spoke on the question from business standpoint, opening with the statement that economy and ef hc1ency in administration were never more needed in our state and federal goverr ments than today.
 Fifteen Opponents.
 After Miss Price had spoken, fif- teen women chairmen of branches of the Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage in various parts of the state spoke briefly for the women they rep resented. They were Mrs. William B. Glover of Fairfield; Mrs Emily Pea body of Glastonbury; Miss Marjorie Moore of kensington; Miss Amy Vorce of Farmington; Mrs. Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia; Mrs, John R Bacon of DaE bury: Mrs Charles Bot tomley of Rockville; Mrs. E H Rogers of New Canaan, Mrs. Leibert of Hartford; Miss Marion De Forest of Bridgeport; Miss Elizabeth Ely of Guilford; Mrs. Albert H. Terry of of Fairfield county; Mrs. Ebenezer Learned of Norwich and Mrs. Ed ward Washbrrn Hopkins of New Haven.