The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-08-12
MRS. BONN|F|ELD
STATE CHAIRMAN

Miss Anne Martin has resigned the
chairmanship of the Nevada woman
party and Mrs. NJ. S. Bonnifield. OF
Winnemucca, has been appointed 10
the position. Although considerable
work has been accomplished looking
to a state organization, this Will be
commenced in earnest about the hrst
of next month. The state will be di-
yided into two districts, north and
south. the former to be under the di-
rection of Miss Mabel Vernon and the
latter of Miss Alice Henkle, who has
commenced organizing her territory
In the absence of Miss Vernon, who
is attending the Colorado Springs con-
vention, Miss Margaret Fay White
more arrived in Winnemucea yester-
day. to lay the foundation for the
Humboldt county organization. A
hurried meeting was called for the
Bridge street residence of Chairman
Bonnifield last evening, which was
largely attended. Miss Whittemore
addressed the gathering. telling how
hard il would be to obtain universal
age a state at time, as in por-
tion of the state the constitutions
were so framed on the subject of
equal suffrage that its adoption would
be a matter of years. If ever accom-
plished. The speaker also spoke of
the hostility to the movement on the
part of President Wilson and Senator
Pittman, she having been a member
of the committee that called upon
these officials in the interest of the
suffrage amendment.
Miss Whittemore is graceful and
accomplished speaker and her re-
marks made a deep impression upon
the minds of her hearers. She return
ed to Reno on Southern Pacific No.
this morning, and will leave the mid
die of next week for Oregon. to which
state she has been detailed to take
personal charge OF the organization.
AT last nights meeting Mrs Mary
Rose was elected temporary chairman
for Humboldt county. with Mesdames
Swezy, Warren. Cosby, Lipman
Prince. Bonniheld and Harroun and
Miss Holt as committee.
Organizing Southern Nevada
In speaking of Miss Henkle's work
in the southern part of the state.
1FI0ht lHont VI Aiit iOiOUdu DOndtALd
says the following:
Miss Alice Henkle. one of the politi
cal managers of the Nevada campaign
of the Woman's party, made tour of
Ormsby and Storey counties preparing
for the county organization which Is
being perfected in the IL states in
which women vote
AS a part of the campaign Miss
Henkle is ronlying to literature sent
out by Senator Pittman in regard to
his stand on the suffrage question.
Senator Pittman voted no on the
Susan B. Anthony amendment at the
only time he had an opportunity to aid
the women of the country in securing
political freedom" said Miss Henkle
at meeting in Carson City.
AT that time vote for the amend
ment would have included the disen-
franchised women of Nevada. He now
says that he believes that the women
should vote but recommends that they
go to the states in that way, support
ing the stand OF the administration.
AS national officers supporting ma
tional administration, such a stand
has no value to the women of the
country. The Democratic party sim
ply recommends that we go on doing
what we have been doing for the last
so years.
I'm statement made by Senator
Pittman at the New Ebbitt hotel in
Washington he said that the Demo
cratic platform had given the women
of the country plank and that il was
the right kind. He said that he would
vote for the Susan b. Anthony amend
nent If IL came up in the Senate but
that il was wrong: which seems
most extraordinary thing to say. In
letter he states the Democratic party
recommends the extension of suffrage
to the women of the country by the
states. which leaves the question for
the individual members to decide
That is not the Interpretation put on
IL by the leader of the party when a
group of women went to him from the
suffrage states. He said that il meant
just exactly what il said; that ii was
net question for the rational gov
ernment to decide. That is the free
aern of hall of the people of a country
i, not a lnauer of national interest
but to be decided piecemeal. Fortu-
nately for the negroes the Republican
party did not take this stand regard
ing one-tenth of the men,