The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-27
New Strength Is Added.

new Stfehgth is AOoeo.
In the past at every revival OF the
movement, new workers have been
continually added to the ranks. What
a galaxy of names have been before
the Iowa public from time to time in
this movement: Amelia jerks Bloom
er, Martha C.. Callahan, Carts Lane
Chapman Gait, Margaret Campbell.
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert Lizzie r.
Reid. Caroline A. Ingham, Mary A.
Work, Narcissa L. Bonnie, Eliza H.
Hunter, Mary A. Coggeshall, Jennie
Wilson, Elizabeth Parker Cue, AIDE
line NJ. Swain, Amanda Stewart,
Orilla M. James, Harriet G. Bal
lengle, Angelina Allison, Marion T.
Folsom, and so many more of nor
or less prominence, whose anne are
not called to mind, ever to the pres
ent day. Most of those named have
served as officers of the state society.
Year after year me society kept open
house at the fair grounds during the
annual exhibitions where literature
was distributed and petitions present
ed to all visitors for signatures ask
ing for the enactment of an equal
suffrage amendment to the state con
stitution.
1t was on March 4, l believe, in the
year 1871, that a woman's suffrage
mass convention was held at Des
Moines at which a series of strong
resolutions were adopted, too long for
insertion here.
At the nineteenth general assembly
Lieut.. Gov. o. H. Manning presided
over the senate, Lee county being
represented in that body by Henry
W. Rothert and george R. Struble
was speaker of the house. Lee coun-
ty was represented in that body by
John n. Irwin and James H Shook.
A spirited contest was witnessed in
both branches OF the legislature over
the woman suffrage amendment. A
Joint resolution was finally passed
favoring suffrage for m
In 1894 an act was passed by the
legislature granting suffrage to WON.
en- at municipal or school elections
where bonds are to be issued or
taxes collected.
While some Iowa democrats haze
favored woman suffrage and worked
for it, notably John P. Irish. | be-
lieve no democratic state convention
has Endorsed it. The republican
party, as mentioned, has but once in
dorsed 1t in state convention. Meth
er of these parties have ever nomi-
mated a woman for a state office. In
1877 the state prohibition convention
by resolution demanded suffrage for
women and again in 1879 gave it the
same Endorsement. In 1881 the green
back state convention nominated AIDE
line NJ. Swain of Fort Dodge for sup
erintendent of public instruction In
1888 the greenback party again in
dorsed woman suffrage in state con
yention and nominated Abbie 9. Can
held of Burlington for superintendent
Of public instruction. In 1884, Mrs.
II. J.. Ballengce of Des Moines and
Mrs. A NJ. Swain Of Fort Dodge were
among the delegates elected by the
greenback party in state convention
to represent that party in their ma
tional convention to nominate a ma
tional ticket. A writer at the time
SAYS: "Ihese delegates were received
by the national convention with great
courtesy and they participated in the
proceedings of the convention, a long
step forward from the Gene enacted
at the worlds anti-slavery convention
in London in 1910.
The Woman's Standard, a news
paper. conducted ably by women.
proved a prominent and efficient aiu
in the work.
ORGANIZE State Association.
The state association was incorpor-
ated in 1891, under the name of the