Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-21
MRS. WILLIAM c. TYLER
SPEAKS ON SUFFRAGE
Says Woman Voting Has Passed FIX
perimental Stage I'm
California.
PROVED UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
rs to Charge That Polls Are Unfit
Place for Women so Go, She Says
booth Was Set Upon Her Own
Front Porch.

- have message TO deliver from
California to Virginia. said Mrs. Will
liam Chambers Tyler in an address
yesterday afternoon before the Equal
suffrage League of Richmond "Wo-
man suffrage has been an unqualified
success IN California. II is past the
experimental stage. This October we
shall celebrate the fifth anniversary
"f tho granting of tho franchise to wo-
men. and our annual celebrations are
the occasions on which we receive
rprfS from various clubs, the reports
being narratives of growth and cxpan-
son" referring To AIRS. MacNcilrs apt
introduction Of her az a Joshua
bringing tidincs of the promised land.
Mrs. Tyler proceeded To make de-
tailed REPORT OF social conditions UNI
der woman suffrage.
There is note Of domestic
ana educational Legislation in Cam
fornia. said Mrs Tyler. Cur en-
trance into city politics was somewhat
dramatic. one OF tho 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
io the newly enfranchised women TO
save the city 1t is conceded that the
votes OF the women defeated the So
Mrs. Tyler described the method Of
Getting out the vote" in Los Angeles.
Tho women who mad lately led in the
suffrage campaign made a house-to-
house canvass, registering every indi-
vdual voter. Schools were established
all over the city to give instruction -,
women In casting the ballot, and tn.
women were afterwards congratulated
upon the accuracy, neatncss and dis
patch with which the vote was cast,
POLLING BOOTH SET Up
on HER FRONT PORCH
In 4 rather humorous vein, Mrs Tyler
disposed OF the DOGGY tina, the polls arr
an unht place for women TO so to. Tho
polling booth for my precinct was c..
lah!ishcd on my front porch said Mrs
4El"f. The men came at the ear,~
hours OF the morning. and later ia the
evening Tho women came after thei,
morning home duties wcrc completen
and brought their children with them
The older ones minded tho babies while
their mothers went In TO the booth TO
east their ballots. The voters came in
contact with friends ana ncighbor-
Only" he speaker said that since wo-
men became voters she had never heard
of any disturbance at the polls. which
"as more than could lie said before
they were cnfranchisci
number Of clubs have been Or
T-siiz4,d. which have committees O,
the county SUPERVISORS and discuss wei
fare measures. There is one woman
councilman among nine men In IN.
cry Council of Los Angeles and s.l,
has put through tho Council many
uTcS OF good housekeeping There IL
woman commissioner OF labor, who's.
especial province II is To see that tr-
child labor law. the eight hour Law ro,
women. and the minimum wage la ~ ar,
properly enforced. The policewomcn
=, % N.I
"f California. Through tho efforts or
the women votes the receiving hospitai
has been Iut upon very Efficient
basis.
In addition 10 this public benefit, tho
granting Of the franchise has been OF
the greatest personal bcncht to women.
according to Mrs. TYLER. TO feel her
sct vital part OF tho body polite.
has given a stronger grasp OF the
whchwords OF to-day. co-operat!on o..
nsicncy and preparedness
WOMEN DI:L:G ATr;S AZ
NATIONAL CONVENTION
Mrs Tyler gave 7 most graphic ana
interesting description OF the Na,,on.,
Democratic Convention. Fifteen women
went as delegates TO that convention.
!ou! or whom were sent by California
An interesting sidcliyht on tho cucct
"f POLITICS upon women was given ny
Mrs. Tyler III hci ucscription of now
women OF carliiornia regardless q,
whether they were Democrats. Rcpun-
leans or Progrcssives. congratulated
her with enthusiasm upon her election,
as delegate. The two most drorno,,c
incidents in the conventions said III.
speaker. were the nomination of Mr.
Wilson and the vote on the suffrage
plank. When ! heard the Southern
states SO one after the other in favor
%! the wonan-suffrage plan, my on
thusiasm knew no BOUNDS" she .a,d
Il shall take back a splendid mos
saEe 10 the women of California from
NirSinia.' said Mrs. Tyler. Il am dc
lighted 10 find tho suHraEists so strong
~ and so efficiently organized If
there is, amy way in which the woneI,
ot California can help you get tho
franchise call upon Us"
In answer to a question. Mrs TvIa,
stated that the women of Californi
did not vote against prohibition as :,
single measure, but that in a vote cas-,
several years ago a number of Issue,
were added to tho prohibition measur,
which in itself was so drastic az -,
make II a Felony for a person to have
IN ms possession any alcoholic linuor
whatsoever This was defeated THIS
year "a measure to do away with tb,.
saloons in California is to be sun
United to the voters. and it is cxpectcu
viii he carried.