The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-03
CONFERENCE AT TOWER HILL


A program full of interest is prom
ised for the suffrage week at Tower
Hill, Iowa county, August 1920. Miss
Lutte E. Stearns Milwaukee, will
deliver the opening address Monday
evening, August Ia. Tuesday morning
will be devoted to publicity, the speak
ers being Mrs. Edith Stewart, Little
Theatre, Milwaukee and Mrs. Rex Nc
Creery, Wauwatosa. The ''Chicago
Parade will be presented by ga
Marcher.' Mrs. Stewart will give a
dramatic reading in the evening On
Tuesday, Miss Harriet Balm, Kenosha,
serves as chairman.
A conference will be held Wednesday
for the third congressional district,
Miss Ada James chairman.
Thursday viii be devoted to organi-
cation, Mrs. Glenn Turner, Madison and
Mrs. Helen Mcdowell, Kenosha, being
the speakers. In the evening DR.. Jen-
kin Lloyd Jones will give a reading.
Friday will be devoted to legislative
matters with Mrs. Ben Hooper as chair
man. Miss Harriet Balm Mrs Ben
Hooper and Mrs. Henry M. Youmans
will speak. In the evening Miss Ada
James will give an address ON GA
Womanly Woman. -
Saturday morning will be devoted to
conference between the Congressional
Union and the State Association An
informal reception will occupy the af-
ternoon and in the evening Miss IONA
Gale will read an original story.
Sunday morning DR.. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones will give suffrage sermon and
in the afternoon addresses will be made
by candidates for political Office. Mrs.
Youmans presiding.
The attitude of the candidates for
governor of this state toward woman
suffrage is a matter Of extreme interest
to all sufragists in the state. The
Democratic candidate, Burt Williams,
Madison, spoke in favor of woman suf-
frage at a meeting of the Madison as
ISOLATION last year. He stands on ma
tional and state platforms squarely
committed to votes for women. Of the
three Republican candidates, Governor
Emanuel T.. Philip is believed to be
opposed to the enfranchisement of wo-
men although he has had no opportu-
nifty during his term Of Office to declare
himself officially on the subject. Hon.
W. IL. Hatton, Progressive candidate,
is known as suffragist Former gov
ernor Frances E. McGovern signed one
suffrage bill and vetoed another during
his two terms of office. The Republi-
can national platform favors woman
suffrage.
A caucus of the Democratic senators
has decided not to bring up the suffrage
amendment in the United States Senate
at this session. It also decided not to
bring up the child labor bill, but late
reports indicate that President Wilson
has induced his party leaders to include
the child labor bill in their program fo1
this session. 1t is apparent that Presi
| dent Wilson sees the danger of goine
before the country definitely committed
to states rights on woman suffrage
measures, and extremely dilatory on
child labor legislation. Meanwhile al
though the Democratic caucus was not
willing to take time for the considera
ton OF the enfranchisement Of half the
people of this country, it will push
measures appropriating vast sums OF
money, a considerable part of which
has to be paid by the disfranchised half
of the people. The army bill alone car
ries an appropriation Of approximately
$500, 100000. A large part Of this must
be raised by@women tax payers.
| The three largest tax payers on per
sonal and real estate property in the
rich town of Lowell, Mass, are women
One woman pays $4,000 taxes and two
others $4,000 each.