The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-21
SUFFRAGE BOON TO
WOMEN, BENEFITS STATE
California Woman Explodes Many
Bogcys Entertained In East Against
Enfranchising Women.
SOME REAL POLITICAL WORK
Civic Association Should Take Les
son From Los Angeles Womcn-Ex-
poet to Vote Out saloons This Year
Without Doubt.

II have a message to deliver from
California to Virginia said Mrs. Will
liam Chambers Tyler in an address
made this afternoon before the Equal
Suffrage League of Richmond. ''Wo-
man suffrage has been an unqualified
success in California. It Is past the
experimental stage. This october we
shall celebrate the fifth anniversary OF
the granting of the franchise to wo-
men. and our annual celebrations are
the occasions on which we receive re-
ports from various clubs. the reports
being narratives of growth anA expan-
sion" Referring to Mrs. MacNeilrs
apt Introduction of her as Joshua
bringing tidings OF the promised land,
Mrs Tyler proceeded to make a de-
tailed report of social conditions under
woman suffrage.
Have New Note in Golden Gate
There Is new note OF domestic
ann educational legislation in Califor-
MA" ,said Mrs. Tyler. Our entrance
into city politics was somewhat
dramatic One of the candidates for
Mayor in Los Angeles was a Socialist,
very popular man. who stood a good
chance of being elected. The Demo
cratic and Republican men appealed
to the newly enfranchised women 10
save the city 1t Is conceded that the
votes of the women defeated the So
cialist candidate"
Mrs. Tyler described the method of
getting out the vote" in Los Angeles,
method which the Civic Association
OF Richmond misht use with profit.
The women who had lately led in the
suffrage campaign made a house TO
house canvass, registering every indi-
vidual voter. Schools were established
all over the city to give instruction to
women In casting the ballot, and the
women were afterwards congratulated
upon the accuracy. neatness and dis
patch with which the vote was cast
Reform of Polling Booth.
In a rather humorous vein Mrs
Tyler disposed of the bogey that the
polls are an UNIT place for women tc
60 TO. The polling booth for my pre-.
cinct was established on my from
porch" said Mrs Taylor THE mer
came at the early hours OF the morn.
Ing and later in the evening. The wo-
men came after their morning home
duties we're completed. and brought
their children with them The Older
ones minded the babies while thcir
m others went into the booth 10 cast
their ballots The voters came ir
contact with friends and neighhors
only The speaker said that since
women became voters she had never
heard of any distur bance at the polls
which was more than could be said be-
fore they were enfranChised
number Of clubs have been organ.
fred which have committees on pub.
lie affairs These committees NEE
The country supervisors AMI discuss
welfare measures There is one wo.
man councilman among nine men ir
the City Council OF Los Angeles, and
she has put through the council man,
measures OF good housekeeping
There is a woman commissioner Of
labor, whose especial province IL /:
N see that the child labor law. the
eight hour la~-fe for women and thf
minimum wage law are properly en-
forced The policewomen have
proved "A great boon 20 the cities OF
California. Through the efforts Of the
. women votes. the. receiving hospita.
has been put upon a very efficient
basis
In addition to this public benefit
the granting of the franchise has been
of the greatest personal benefit 10 wo-
men according 70 Mrs Tyler TIC
feel herself vital part OF the body
polite has given her a stronger grasp
OF the watchwords of today---co- oper.
alton, efficiency and preparedness
Describes Convention.
Mrs. Tyler gave most graphic and
interesting description OF the Nation
al Democratic Convention. Fifteen
women went as delegates to that con-
vention. four OF whom were sent by
California An interesting sidelight
on the effect Of politics upon women
was given by Mrs, Tyler In her de-
scription OF how women OF Cali
f1p ~ 81 ~
were Democrats. Republicans or Pro-
gressives. congratulated her with en-
thus!asm upon her election as dele
gate. The two most dramatic Incl
dents in the convention, said the
speaker. were the nomination OF Mr.
Wilson and the vote on the sufrrag
plank When heard the Southern
States go one after the other in favor
of the woman suffrage plank, my en-
thusiasm knew no bounds"
II shall take back splendid mes
sage to the women OF California from
Virginia" said Mrs Tyler. II am de-
lighted to find the suffragists nc
strongly and so efficiently orga nized
II there is any way in which the wo-
men of California can help you get
the franchise call upon us"
In answer to q question, Mrs. Tyler
stated that the women of California
did not vote against prohibition as q
single measure. but that In vote cas-,
several years ago a number OF issues
were added to the prohibition meas.
ure. which In itself was so drastic as
to make 1t felony for a person 10
have in his possession any alcoholic
liquor whatsoever. This was defeated
This year a measure to do away with
the saloons In California IL To be sub
mitted to the voters. and 1t is expected
: II viii be carried.