The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-08-04
TO ORGANIZE
WOMAN'S PARTY

Each county and precinct in the
state of Nevada will be organized po-
litically by the Woman's party within
the next month and an active cam
paign among the women voters Will be
inaugurated with an object of Impress
ing on either the Republican or DEM
ocratic party that the 100000 en-
franchised women voters of the coun-
try want the suffrage amendment
passed by Congress, says the Gazette.
Miss Margarite f. Whittemore OF De-
troit and Miss Alice Henkle of chica-
go, two national organizers of the
Womans party, arrived in Reno last
night 10 direct the organization work
and viii begin their work at once.
we have every means al hand 10
arganize this state said Miss White
more, ..and are going to perfect an
organization similar to that maintain
ed by all other political parties. We
will have state executive committee
or central committee, and each county
will have its county central commit
tee and each precinct will have its
precinct committee woman.
THE Woman's party Is going to take
an active part in the coming presi-
Dental campaign What candidate the
party will support will be determined
at the national convention in Colora-
do Spring on August II The party
may support Hughes. it may support
Wilson. 1t may put up cadidates of
its own and II may through its support
10 the Prohibition candidates. In any
event, the party that secures the sun
port of the Women's party will have
a large following, as | confidently he
lieve that the womens vote In the
Western states can control 81 cleo
toral votes which Is more than enough
to decide who will be the next i'resi-
dent.
In the previous presidential cam
paign the women sent out workers
They were unframed and two went to
every slate conducting the rampaier
Their efforts were so successful. how
ever. that the suffrage amendment.
went before Congress and was sub
Jeet for a long debate
This year Il will be different. Be-
ginning on September |. two trained
workers VIII go into each state One
viii direct the work OF the party from
an office In the principal city, while
The other will travel all over the state
and direct political meetings at which
some of the greatest speakers in the
country will talk. We have $500, 600
to carry on the work now. with more
money coming in and practically all
speakers working voluntarily"
When asked who would be most
likely &c secure the support of the
women. Miss whiitemore would not
say. bnt iItimated that Hughes would
be the women's choice. "wilson has
sidestepped and eyaded the women on
every turn che said "He wrcte the
suffrage plank In the Democratic plat
form. which IS worse than no plank AT
az. ard teen said that he was sorry
that The national convention did not
endorse nuifraee. hut could not go
against hi partg's wishes. He also
intimatCd tina, TIE PEOPLE of tho South
from whence he gets great support
did not want suffrage. but he went to
tho capital aud whipped through the
child labor law. which laws affect the
south moro than any other section
of The country. He has been very in
consistent end can hardly expect the
support of the women.
'On the other hand, the Republican
party did not adopt a favorable plank
Tor suffrage, but Mr. Hughes stated a
few days ago that he would take a
definite stand In the matter and ;pti-
mated that he would support the fed
cal amendment, and would say so in
his acceptance Speech
Miss Mabel Verron will como TO
Reno to take up the work of organiza
ton Of the state soon after the con-
vent'on IN Colorado Springs She will
be assisted by Miss Honkel, aad Miss
Whitemorc will then 20 to Oregon.