The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-23
Smallest Convention Not Over
looked by Women.
VIII She Quit? Never! Wyo-
ming, You're Next!
MONROE BEFORE UNION
Topeka Woman Warns Kansas
Must Weld Ballot.
Miss Stevens's Reception on
Floor Cool and Final.

Miss Mabel Vernon. organizer for the
congre essional union, is personally to
withdraw from Kansas. she viii leave
in few days for Wyoming to begin a
crusade similar to the one launched
in this state. The Withdrawal of Miss
Vernon from Kansas. however. should
not be an occasion for loud rejoicing
among the Democrats The congress
sional union will keep right after the
Bourbons and will seek to force an
adoption Of the national suffrage reso-
luton tabled by the state committee
Shortly before the meeting in Rep
resentative hall this afternoon. Miss
Vernon announced her plan to leave
Kansas. She may not return to the
state. The fight which she has started.
however, will not stop. Miss Vernon
was quite sure of that Miss Doris
stevens. who came from New York
to assist in the organization work to-
day, was also certain the fight in KAN
sas would be a battle to the finish.
Work Goes Right On.
Il expect to leave Kansas in a few
days" Miss Vernon announced. But
.he work IN Kansas will go right on
Make sure of that We viii never stop
mot until we have won"
Then Miss Vernon outlined a plan
which means that the congressional
union will attack both the Democratic
and Republican trenches in the next
few weeks. Workers from the union
will be sent to every congressional
convention and to both state conven-
tions. Even county conventions viii
be visited. These trips will be for but
one purpose-to force an adoption Of
the Vernon resolution calling on con-
gross to adopt the Susan B. Anthony
resolution and to urge a member OF
the Kansas delegation in Washington
to read into the Congressional Record
a copy of the document
To Visit Every Contention. s
I'VE will send workers to every con-
gressional convention-eVen to the
county conventions in many instances"
declared Miss Vernon. Both state
conventions will be asked to adopt our
resolution. We are sure they will see
the wisdom of such action"
Both Miss Vernon and Miss Stevens
today expressed surprise that the
Democratic state committee had fol-
lowed the suggestion of DR.. Eva Hard
ing of Topeka and had refused 20
adopt the national suffrage resolution
But if the Democrats really meant il
if they really did-well, they viii yet
hear from the union. Make no mis-
take about it.
Surely those mesi will think better
of the matter and some of the cooler
heads of the party will see that the
state committee acted hastily" anx-
iously suggested Miss Vernon today in
discussing the vote which sent her
resolution to the scrap heap. why. I
was surprised. ! could hardly believe
that the committee would entirely re-
fuse to act.
What do the leaders think Of the
matter? Surely they do not approve -
Those were some OF the expressions
rom Miss Vernon ana Miss Stevens as
they talked today of their defeat
Murphy Was Nice.
Miss Vernon. though, expressed ap-
probation for the courteous treatment
extended by f. +. Murphy, chairman
Of the state committee. She addressed
her remarks to Miss Stevens. who did
not attend the meeting.
"Oh. he was just the most courteous
man." exclaimed Miss Vernon and
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