The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-23
WEST VIRGINIA
FLYING SQUADRON
Last Great Drive in Unique
Campaign for the Woman
Suffrage Amendment
NICKNAMED AVIATION CORPS

The hnal drive Of the campaign
Tor the adoption Of the equal suffrage
amendment to the West Virginia con.
sItuuon is now on. and It is as
novel as It is unique and effective.
1t lie safe TO say that II anything in
The campaigning line Is new and full
Of vim and yigor II originated in
the keen minds Of the Suffrage Cam.
paign Committee. With no previous
experience and with almost no money
they have done things" SO efficient.
ly in this West Virginia campaign
that the leaders OF all parties are
breaking records in getting on to
The Suffrage bandwagon.
The latest manifestation Of polit.
IcRl genius is a Flying Squadron"
composed largely OF men speakers.
who are now touring the State by
rail and automobile There are
dozen or SO members OF this eflIcien.
ey corps and they are making two
and three stops day speaking to
Immense audiences The squadron
Is made up Of business and profess
sional men who are known through.
out the State. and women speakers
and singers. In many places where
they hold meeting there is
large overflow unable to got into the
building. In such instances an out
door meeting is quickly organized
and the program is fully as good as
that in the main gathering.
A glance at the personnel OF the
Squadron is sufficient 10 show its
caliber and power for vote getting.
Judge J. C. Mcwhorter. chairman
Of the Mems Advisory Board of the
State Suffrage Association. Is one
Of the members OF this novel cam.
paigning army. He needs no intro.
duction to the people OF this State.
His voice and pen have been employ
ed carly and late in the advocacy OF
votes for women. Another member
Of statewide reputation is Hon. H.
Roy Waugh. also Of Buckhannon. He
Is an orator OF much ability and is
ardently in favor OF womans rights
To these is added another resident
of Buckhannon in the person OF the
eloquent and convincing Hon. ]. NJ.
NJ. Downes
Other knights Of the Flying
Squadron" are Rev. ]. c. Bennett.
pastor OF the Sistersyille Baptist
Church; Hon. C. Burgess Taylor Of
Wheeling. one OF the best known
orators and business men of the
States largest city: Hon Harvey W
HarHier OF Clsrksburg. an attorney OF
wide repute; Hon Tracy l. Jeffords.
Of Harpers Ferry and Hon. Charles
e, CarriGan Of Moundsvillc
Among the famous women who are
being heard with the Flying squad
ron are Mrs Nellie McClung. who
put Canada on the equal suffrage
map and Who ia hcraldsd as the
marvellous woman Of America. the
always youthful Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw viii also be with the aviators
portion Of the trip Others are
Mrs. Frank n Mann OF Huntington,
who has the oratorical ability to
electrify any audience and Mrs. Pat
tie Ruftner Jacobs, now OF Birming.
ham. Alabama, but horn and raised
In her beloved Kanawha county. Mrs
Flora Annah Williams OF Wheeling,
is the sweet singer OF the squadron.
and those who have heard her won.
dertul voice In the choir Of the First
Presbyterian Church IN her home
city will 90 far to hear her again.
There never was such an array OF
talent touring this State in behalf
OF any cause The fnal drive OF the
Flying Squadron is enough in itself
TO win the election for equal fran.
chise. but. added 70 the excellent
work which has gone before. it but
makes assurance doably SURF