Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-21
SUFFRAGE WORKERS MUST CON.
VINCE WOMEN OF STRENGTH
IN STATE.
PUBLICITY WORK is
SHOWING GOOD RESULTS
Iowa Women Realize Strong Senti-
Lodge Tells Convention of Organiza
ton Work.

Correspondence Of Associated Press.
Des Moines, oct. 21.-"We viii ge
get an enormous vote in this state
wien ave convince the women tina
sentiment strongly favoring suffrage
is here, and that all they need do is t.
start working at once TO crystalize thi:
sentiment" said Miss Mabel Lodge
state organizer. before the Iowa Equa
Suffrage convention here this after
noon
Ia every town have visited people
are surprised when canvass is taker
to hnd the big percentage favorable tc
suffrage" she continued The most
efficient work which the women OF an.
community can do ii 10 canvass the
sentiment of the voters in that COM
munity y personal canvass by loca.
women is all important First, it gives
the canvasser definite information as
to public sentiment on the question;
second it develops the canvassers for
other work 4 suffrage canvasser
learns more in half day about what
people actually think than she would
II a year of speech making.
Local Work All important.
Its the local work that counts. Our
cou1lty ciiairnen are among our most
important officials, but they are ham
pereG in their work If they do not have
tive workers in every locality
woman on the spot, as it We're TO take
advantage Of every opportunity TO put
equal suffrage before the voters
According To Miss Lodge, whose
work. she said. took her into every
part OF the state the attitude 0: both
men and women on equal suffrage was
most encouraging. Her report showed
number Of new local organizations
formed.
Election of officers was the principal
business before the association at its
closing session This afternoon or
ganization plans were TO be finally
acted upon Reports were made by
Mrs Rose Lawless Ciayer. OF Des
Moines. chairman OF the publicity bu-
reau. and by county chairmen and
committees. Miscellaneous business
Was TO conclude the program
Successful Advertising Schemes.
An interesting portion of the morn
ing program aside from the election
of officers was the review of suffrage
stunts which have succeeded" III
which delegates to the convention tolc
Of publicity and advertising schemes
Which were tested in different locali-
ties in the state
The suffragists Of Iowa have beey
particularly fortunate in this campaig,
in having the hearty support and cor
dial cooperation of the many editor!
who have been presenting suffrage
truths and suffrage laws to their read
ers in SO generous manner sale
Mrs. Gayer In her report on Press
and Publicity Work
The press bureau has been in ex-
istence for just three months she
continued. but when one considers
the limited money we have had at our
disposal the press and publicity work
has been wonderfully effective Jus,
now we are confronted with the ne
cessity of doing even greater work il
We are to reach every voter in the
most convincing manner. What has
ing of the foundation for the work
that is to come.
"A weekly news letter has carried
t4ie NEWS VI Suffrage dcllNllleS pTac-
tically TO every town and conmunity
in the state largely because of the
spirit of cooperation found in 50 many
newspaper offices.
State Press For Suffrage.
With very few exceptions the press
Of the state is for women's suffrage
Letters received from many editors
express the desire upon their par