The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12

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In Pennsylvania, under the leader
ship OF Mrs. Frank NJ. Roessing. presi-
dent OF the Pennsylvania woman's
Suffrage Association. and Miss Han
nah j. Patterson. State chairman Of
the Wonan's Suffrage party, equal
suffrage prediction work has been
conducted through an organization
with branches in sixty-seven counties
and with legislative districts. town
ships and ~boroughs, formed and under
the are OF chairmen. officers and
standing committees. Few men in
the State realize the amount OF work
these women have done in forming
public opinion, for hundreds OF thou
sands OF men and women have been
enlisted in Pennsylvania to support
this cause.
In the statewide campaign. which
carries IN a motor truck a fac-simile
OF h famous Liberty Bell, 1t is said
that the mission OF the woman's lib
erty bell is TO establish justice" by
the appeal for the same political In
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the old Liberty Bell in Colonial times
proclaimed for men. The clapper OF
the woman's liberty bell is securely
chained, which symbolism is clear to
all.
Regarding the Massachusetts, cam.
paign. Gertrude Halliday Leonard.
chairman executive board. says:
W look for an overwhelming VIC
tory in Massachusetts. Everything
points that way. our bill, on which
the voters are to make their decision
this fall, was introduced in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature with an off,
cial labor Endorsement. and the nu-
cleus of our strength is the great la
Dor vote in this state. In addition.
We find that the members of the State
Grange. one of the most powerful
organizations in the Commonwealth,
are almost unanimously in favor OF
suffrage.
our movement is absolutely nom
partisan. Oftentimes on the same
platform prominent men in the Re-
publican, Democratic and Progressive
ranks will be found speaking for suf-
frage. Personal feuds have beer
buried in many municipalities merely
because suffrage would he Injured by
their continuation.
We have opponents and they are
well organized in so far as unlimited
means Is concerned, hut they are not
the best element in II community.
We draw very fine distinctions be-
tween politicians and statesmen in
Massachusetts. The former we have
ignored. The latter are our friends.
There are 900. 900 voters in the
State Of Massachusetts,. Every one
OF these voters will be seen per-
s%onally, be spoken to at n rally
or receive n circular before election
day, Many Of them will be APP
preached from all three angles.
Signed cards pledging support to the
suffrage movement are pouring into
our headquarters by the thousands.
Our publicity is gaining all over the
State. There is hardly an editor iden-
titled with any newspaper of standing
in the Commonwealth OF Massachu-
sets but who is pledged to suffrage
and is doing his utmost to place the
women OF our State upon "A political
equality with our men.
One Of the fines things tina have
happened in our campaign was the
great Endorsement that We received
from the entire representation from
the suffrage States at the Governors
convention in Boston on Friday, Au-
gust p. In spite Of official invita-
tions TO attend other functions. the
ten men,, who represented nine of the
suffrage states at the at