The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-03-04
PLAN IS TO EXCEPT 5 COUNTIES
Thinks Hennepin, Ramsey and st..
Louis Should Not Be hcluded in
Lawst Prepare for Ballot.
Womaa's suffrage was defeated
in the senate this afternoon by
9 vote q 50 70 "a. Senator
Nord voted against the proposed
amendment.

Immediately following the clear
ing away of the woman's suffrage.
question in the state senate, a bill
will be introduced by Senator West
lake, of Minneapolis, he announces.
which will amend the county option
law, excepting three counties. Hem
nepin, Ramsey and st. Louis, from
its jurisdiction.
The discussion of woman's suffrage
began in the senate this morning.
Senator Andrews Of Mankato, having
the floor Yellow jonquils, the badge
of the suffragists, were to be found
en- almost every desk, while a few
red roses, the flower of opposition,
were to be seen on several.
Senator Jones of Duluth made a
strong plea for suffrage this after
noon. He promised to vote for It,
or any other measure which would
give people the right to vote for what
they want. Says that If women 40
not want to vote, t'bless their dear
hearts, they do not have to- should
they be given the ballot. He added
that he did not think it justice when
legislature would repeatedly submit
an amendment for additional judges
when asked to do so by a bar asso-
citation of 800 members and allow
IS 900 persons asking for right to
vote to go without recognition. He
commented on the fact that the peo-
pie have even been given opportunity
to vote son the proposition Of taxing
dogs Z. Il.
= Six Now Preparing.
Six counties. Mower, Carver, wiki
in Clay, Koochiching and Kanabec,
have begun pref im1narl:y work Cor
holding option elections early this
spring, according to DR.. George b.
Stafford, superintendent of the Min
nesota' Anti-Saloon league. Temper
ance workers in these counties have
written the league for petition blanks
and other material necessary to be-
gin their campaign. At least ten
other counties in the western part OF
the state will begin within few
days, according to DR.. Stafford, and
it is probable that elections may be
called in more than twenty counties
by June 1. ~> .'>s-*'.>
Wide Dry Territory Foreseea.
I'm my opinion the whole of the
western part of the state, from Koo-
chiching county on the north to Mar
tin county on the south, and the dou-
BILE tier of counties clear across the
southern part of the state should be
in the dry column this year." DIR.
Stafford declared today. 1.-THE great
trouble is curbing the desire of many
of our friends to start in the fight
before they have time to organize.
I am advising them to make haste
slowly and not to get into the actual
fight until they have perfected their
county organizations"
Ahame With Temperance.
II received several hundred let
tiers yesterday and today, asking for
information about beginning circula-
ton Of petitions" says DR.. Sanford.
1T will be difficult to conduct so
many campaigns at once and 1t is
very probable that those interested
in the temperance cause may hold
a conference to select certain coun-
ties for test elections this spring. OF
course, where it is evident that there
will not be much opposition, such
counties may proceed at once
Test Of Law to Come Soon.
It is probable that one Of the
"sure" counties may hold an election
soon SO as to give the opposition an
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