The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-22
WOMEN Uni. DAD
TROUBLES UPON
The DEMOCRATS
Kansas Suffrage Leaders De-
scend Upon BOurbOns.
Invite Party Leaders to Jump
Through Stuff Hoop.
THEY CORNERED THOMPSON
Declared He Was a "Friend," )"
but That Didn't Count!
"We Are Doing TOday's Fight
ing TOday"-MiSs Stevens.
THEY CORNERED THOMPSON
Declared He Was a "Friend," J"
but That Didn't Count!
"We Are Doing Today's Fight
ing TOday"-Miss Stevens.

Kansas suffrage leaders, backed by
the congressional union, today opened
a new four foot vein of trouble in
state politics when they stuck their
pick into the meeting of the Demo-
Gratis. The new row which means lit
tie but grief, sorrow, anguish and tears
for the visiting Bourbons was unload
ed by Miss Mabel Vernon and Miss
Doris Stevens, pilgrims of the national
suffrage cause under the congressional
union banner.
With fine display of humility,
abundant smiles and a ten of deter
mination, suffrage leaders re-enacted
their demonstration before President
Wilson and his party and told the
Kansas Democrats just how to per-
form. OF course there was no poll
tics in it. Both suffrage workers pro-
/ tested at the mention of such matters.
The Democrats were merely invited to
jump through a hoop. If they didn't
well the congressional union wasn't
making open statements as to just
what might be done.
Battle lines for the meeting of the
congressional union in Topeka We'd
nesday were also formed while the
Democrats were being provided with
suggestions. As the congressional
union worked out its plan to make the
Democrats be good and force adoption
of the Susan B. Anthony resolution
before congress- anti-union workers
prepared to fight any display of mill
fancy in this state.
When Miss Stevens arrived in To-
peka from New York, she carried a
few bombs for the national suffrage
association She dropped them in a
meek and modest sort of way. She
merely suggested that the union
ton. The national organization might
come over and show its good faith by
helping the congressional union.
They Don't Want to Fight.
I'VE don't want to fight, but If the
other women are as strongly in favor
of the Anthony resolution as we are,
let them come over and help u.s. was
the kindly suggestion which Miss Stew
ems offered 1t might mean that the
national suffrage association should
lay aside it's own banner and unite
with the Stevens Vernon Monroe
crowd All of which may help to dis
turb the already ruffled feelings of the
suffrage association.
Just as soon as breakfast was out
of the way this morning Miss Stew
ems and Miss Vernon descended on the
lowly Democrats. For just an hour
they forgot the factional row among
the Kansas women and scattered
briers and thistles all along the path
of the Bourbonites.
William H. Thompson, United States
senator, awoke to answer his telephone
ana learn that the congressional union
had pitched its tent and was camping
on his trail. The Democratic senator
was asked for a conference.
why conference with me - asked
the puzzled senator why, 1 have al
ways been a friend of suffrage"
But the explanation didn't go. Not
for so much as minute or two. Miss
Vernon was on the other end of the
wire and she purred gentle two and
three syllable words of announcement
into the ears of the senator.
senator Thompson Falls.
why, certainly. We are proud to
have you as a friend. But don't you
think that as friends, we should meet
and talk these matters over
What could one lone Democratic
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