The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-22
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THE SUFFRAGE PLANK.

we recommend the extension =
81 franchise TO the women Of the =
country BY the states upon the =
same terms "a 10 men" q
, > = , = = = = = = @%@% =
u Vas the abo,e little plank tha,
InsDircd Cos irrsufOu OF Texas 10
n@ant Ihv platform ia the Coliseum
poo read a minority report withhold
W. ihr party support from tlt .adiys
Nho want tIU vote That tlu Demo
cratic party should scoru the political
f1iscneirs ui lhU situation aud def,
thr ~ western stalvs u which sua.an
vote was tho burden cd his argument.
sharing Zoe same opinion eiih him
serv 4. L. Bartlett ui eeursia
stephen u Fleming ui Indiana aud
'Jiin Nugcnt % SEES Jor,}. tlc old
time enemy uI 'I,sidcat Wilson This
trio sisned The minority report with
the Texan
lAncd up aga.DH Coy. Ferguson.
sho acted a. spokesman fof The u,.
aoraiy. we're Senator Stone OF Mis-.
souri,. senator plimau 81 Nevada and
senator Walsh of Montana
Senator Walsh aid not mince mat.
tefs ~ his argument for the adoption
Of the suffrage plank lie stated plain.
" Tie adoption of the plank was
necessary as a matter 90 political ~.
ptdiency. adding that the present
political situation .u THE .ountry Was
a condition and not q theory
The States u which women vote
eUhiroi 90 votes boz the electoral col.
lege. hf aid adding significantly.
every political parts has declared Tor
wsnan uuta.a .u ump way uf other
It becomes "a simple question whether
los Will incuf thc cnmiy Of these
Numtn
Nov, my friends. no continued.
'aa late IA 1907 lbere we're bui tRo
states eeai OF The Missouri rtcr thst
returned Democratic senators and now
We have % 81 them The question ia.
afe you ready to surrender me 10
votes You have In thc United States
senate and turn Them over tu your
political enomlesg"
la conclusion Senator Walsh said
that he revealed no secret when he
'Said President Wilson knew AN ahout
tbs sunrge plank
The president believes Il vital to
hia success that Il stay IN the plat.
form. be- said ! asa you in an uu
lerof OF nay soul. who is Their, wiser
W more patriotic than hep"
Following Senator Walsh'n gpeech
Gov Ferguson was allowed I've min.
ui's Tor rchuttal The vote was then
taken aud his minority report voted
down. after which the original sui |
lrafr plank, as approved by IA. reso
hilons commiltee was unanimously |
adopted
The Women Delegates.
The presence uf the 10 women dele |
gates ut The Democratic convention |
not onls added color to the analr. but
changed the Views Of number NJ the
men delegates GA the subject Of po.
litlcal activity for women. For the
women delegates were fine whole.
Homelookng LOT and they fought lust
aa enthusiastically Tor ,hc best inter.
esis oi iho party as the men.
Three ot them, Miss Mary e Fov
ol California, Airs g. $ TaIIIaferro
OF wyoming. and Mrs w. A Harra
OF Kansas. spoke before the rosolu.
IONS committee In favor Of the sur.
mage plank which the National Amer.
lean Woman Suffrage Association pre-
~nled To the convention.
ono Of the other delegates. Mrs.
Teresa T. Graham % Idaho. was nom.
mated hy the National Democratic
committee TO De- one ~ The commiiice
hat viii notlij President Mar.
shall Of his nomination