Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-06

~ " !. me both democratic and republican
\ dgnihcd woman appeared at poll
~ made this request
But the law provides that YOU can
have only ono ballot ou cannot vote both tickets,
clerk OF the election board politely told her
THAT makes difference she said Il have
friends on both the republican and democratic side
and | wont vote unless | can vote ior all of thcm
Then it will be impossible for You TO vote" the
dignified lady politely informed by the clerk
"Well ii you wont do little favor like that for
NC, | won't vote declared the lady wrathiuly.
Giving each member OF the election board an in
dvidual glare designed to carry reproach, she lett
the polling booths without casting ballot for her
favorite candidates either ticket.
This is the kind of story they tell about women
in the suffrage states, to bete the feminine voters
tes-for-women enthusiasts will have to put
up with it good-naurcdlv There is the other al
tentative. They can devote themselves to acquiring
political information that they will not be caught
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it was permissible to write in the name of the can
ddatss of the ether party YOU say.
Yes, he should have, but he a man and one
opposed to woman suffrage no doubt, so he did not
stop TO explain.
Charges that machine methods and steam rolling
were apparent during the recent biennial convention
OF the General Federation OF Womens clubs
made in the issue OF the official organ OF the
clubwomen, The General Federation of Womens
Clubs Magazine.
AT the opening OF the convention, the delegates
unsuspeCng, The carefully constructed and
smoothly operating machinery Of the outgoing ad-
minstration was thinly yelled by diversified pro
gram with appealing addresses and conferences in
tersperscd between the short business sessions
writes delegate
Manipulation in the conduct of the business SEES
SONS OF the convention became and more ap-
parent as various obstacles confronted the machine
this nccessitatlng more and more steam. The gen
erativc capacity of the boiler proved quite equal
I'd tl,p
wonderfully we'll All minor obstacles crushed
or thrust aside but when it came to announcing the
election returns, which were withheld until the last
possible moment before final adjournment, the real
sentiment Of the majority was expressed i'll the vote
for president. The machine candidate defeated
by vote in favor Of the opponent OF more than
four to
>"Thus did the machine defeat its purpose The
methods used in an cndcavol to control the entire
proceedings by changing time and place for the
conduct of business by taking up important issues
piece meal; by sdc-tracklng discussions; by crowd
ing addresses conferences. lunChcons and reception,
upon the delegates aud by hurryng through the
business sessions, in some instances calling only
ior affirmative vote and refusing to put the mega
tive, and again refusing to recognize the personal
privilege Of those who had the tcncrity TO vote
no" to explain that vote, made in response to
skillfully put appeal from the char for afrma
tive vote; all this, and more must have antaeon
IzCd many OF the delegates that at least hreetOurthe
OF them finally decided that ii advisable to elect
a new president who in no way part OF the
program that had been carefully planned i'll ad-
vance by those in authority
THE manipulation OF the machine to insure the
election of an outgoing director auditor proved
more successful but resulted in severe rCproaCh.
Two names appeared on the printed ticket
ddates ior auditor, both evidently picked by the
machine At the opening OF the session the
morning of election day a telegram read from
of the nominees, declining to run. Despite the
TACT that her name printed ON the ticket and vot
ing was already in progress, quick action was taken
accepting the resignation from the ticket Delegates
who arose to protest not given hearing. No
opportunity given to place any other name III
nomination, thus leaving the chosen ono a clear
field"
Several resolutions adopted by the General Fed
Grafton show the trend OF the organizations aCtlv
ties 1t was resolved to undertake a country wide
survey OF motion picture entertainments; that club
women should form local censorship committees
and that the Federation should cooperate with film
manufacturers to secure higher moral standard
and larger supply Of appropriate films for children.
The creation of Woman's division of labor in the
federal department; opposition 10 the hteraCy test
in the federal immigration bill; study OF the domcs-
tic servant problem; endorsement OF the prnCplc OF
civil pensions; cooperation with boards OF health,
and endorsement of modern methods OF prison man
agemcnt including the establishment OF proba-
ton system III the United States courts arc included
in the number.
The immigrant problem is the subject of the fol
lowing resolution: "Whcrcas, here in this
country more than 300O0O0 persons OF foreign
birth, many of whom speak other languages, fol
low I'M Amcrcan standards OF living and do not
possess American citizenship.
BE it resolved That make special effort TO be
OF assistance to the forcgn-born women, in bringing
them into touch with American lite; that pledge
ourselves to cooperate with the public schools to
supply the needs OF the foreign born; and recon-
mend that special naturalization services be made
a part OF the Independence day celebration; and
operate with the labor department and employment
Offices to prevent the exploitation OF the immigrant
i'll industry