The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-28
Club Women and Suffragettes
in New Trouble Vein.
Governor Capper Once More
ROped in Female Arena.
HOLD RECEPTION FOR VISITORS
Eastern Celebrities To Be En-
/ tertained at ''MansiOn."
Not at Governors Private
/ Home on This Occasion.

n Club women and suffrage leaders IN
Topeka have opened a new and prom
Using vein of trouble for Governor
Capper. 1t is all because a reception
Is to be rendered suffrage celebrities
1t the official mansion, Eighth avenue
and Buchanan streets-not at the gov
ernor's residence. 1881 Topeka avenue
II Seems like a small matter, doesn't
III? Yet reports are being circulated
{ In Topeka today that number OF
widely known suffrage leaders ana
club women are deeply aroused over
the governors action in staging the
s'votes for women reception at n!s
official residence instead of IN MS
home. That isn't all, though. There
Is a breach among Topeka CLUB WON
en and Governor Capper has been 30
Unfortunate as to become an issue IN
the controversy. The move whlch
sent the suffrage reception TO the bu-
chanan street residence is said TO nave
been the second occasion within year
when the governor lodged to escape
the wrath of the new voters
When Trouble Began.
Some months ago the Political Sci
ence club and the Good Government
club planned receptions. one cup IN
eited the governor. 1t 1s claimed Tue
Imposition club planned reception
for the same day. That club also in
Nited the governor. They also invited
Dr. $ ]. Crumbine, secretary or the
state board of health, and a numper
of other widely known kansans. The
crusade however, didn't stop with tne
mailing of the invitations Delesa-
lions were sent to call on the COVER
nor and each delegation in turn urged
the cause of its favorite club. 1t was
n keen fight and the breach between
the club women became just little
wider when Governor Capper sldestep
ned both invitations and found ne nad
nm appointment that day in another
town.
When the clubs met there were no
distinguished visitors. Governor cap
per. DR.. Crumbine and other celepr
lies on the speakers program had
suddenly found it necessary to cancer
their engagements and get as far away
from Topeka as possible in days
tourney. -. -.
: Topeka club women were just be
Ginning to forget the old TROUPE
when pIans were laid for a reception
for the visiting suffrage leaders. A
train load of eastern women are com
ing to Kansas in April to urge natlon-
ial suffrage. The western trip is mace
under the auspices of the congreSslon-
ial union. Miss Mabel vernon OF Del
aware has been in charge of the con-
s-ressional unions campaign in Kan
sas. She is said to have conferreu
with Mrs. Lila Day Monroe and other
ITopeka women concerning receptlon
for the visiting women at the home of
Governor Capper.
#, 1t Had Been Planned
, Plans for the reception were dis
lcussed by the women. Details were
worked out and Governor Capper him
self seemed to show a most lively in
terest in the program. Then the old
row with the national suffrage union
is said to have come to life 1t was
the same fight that split the Good
Government club and the Political
Science club. There was an under
current of criticism of the plan which
called for a suffrage reception at the
leovernor's home. But it was too late
70 make radical changes. A reception
had been planned. In fact kilograms
announcing the fact had been sent to
the eastern women.
Then diplomacy became a valuable
weapon in the hands of the governor.
A plan was devised which would
please the women of both the con-
g gressional union and the national suf-
frage association The governor re
Z called the unfortunate row which fol-
: lowed President Wilson's recent visit
to his home. This time both crowds
would be pleased. So announcement
was made that the reception would be
staged at the executive mansion-the
governors official residence. Mem
3 bers of the national suffrage associa-
ton claim a new victory. Congress
Z sional union leaders still have the
promise of a reception-but it is SEEM
-ingly a half loaf victory.