The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-08-24
THREE PARTIES REPRESENTED
Candidates for Office Enlist Atten-
tion Of Suffragists at Conference
DR.. Jones Tells of Being the
Guest of Ford.

| - NfC1 Nl0 4hClJOWOll, Cl0 Il Gle CVG-
nue., who conducted the suffrage pro-
gram at the Tower Hill conference held
last week, is home and enthusiastic over
the great strides suffrage has taken in
the state as well as in the United States
IN the past year.
AS an example of the Importance of
suffrage to politicians and of the notice
| it is receiving from them since the ma
tional Democratic and Republican par
ties have endorsed the movement in
their conventions, Mrs. Mcdowell re-
ferred to the presence of three speakers
In one afternoon, one of them Demo
| crat, Mayor Lincoln of Richland Cen
ter, candidate for the legislature on
his party's ticket this fall; Mr.. Orch
ard, Republican candidate for the
| office of state senator from his district.
and ex-senator Blaine, an independent
and a gubernatorial candidate on that
ticket in recent campaign
Mrs. Mcdowell said that each Of the
three gave inspiring suffrage talks and
assured the suffragists of their support
of the cause.
Tells of Community Theatre.
1t IS interesting in this connection to
recall that Mayor Lincoln was one Of
the promoters of the Richland Center
municipal theatre, one of the first of
these institutions in the United States.
1t has been conducted with the greatest
success, the city making up deficits
which enable it to bring to Richland
Center much higher class of play than
a city Of its size could support without
special aid. The theatre which has
been built with an idea of improving
TIE taste of the citizens of the town by
furnishing them with the best things
theatrical at a price within the reach
or the middle class and poorer members
OF society was said by Mr.. Lincoln TO
have been literally patronized by the
community, in many instances by the
size OF the patronage leaving a profit
even at the low rate charged when if
hlgher prices for seats had maintained
the smaller number attending would
doubtless have caused deficit.
DIR. Jenkin Lloyd Jone; gave a most
interesting talk on his experiences as a
guest of Henry Ford on the peace ex-
petition to Europe last winter, said
Mrs. Mcdowell DIR. jenkins pictured
Mr.. Ford in most attractive light.
credltlng him with great openminded-
ness.
Was Henry Ford's Guest.
lie said Mr.. Ford had been told bv
peace advocates that somethino to
bring the war to an end might be done
II funds were available. Mr.. Ford
offered to finance campaign. He ask
ed DR.. Jenkin Lloyd Jones to be mem
Der OF the peace party, telling him
frankly that he (Mr. Ford) wanted DR..
Jones to do something for the further.
ance Of universal peace, but could give
MIN no Idea as to what he wanted him
to do That was the way DR.. Jones was
enlisted as member of the little crew
that sailed away to neutral Eurobean
FoAooo " w Wudb LII COuIQ IOf the cause
of peace.
Dr. Jones impressed me,' said Mrs.
Mcdowell, Gas man of high ideals |
and one of vision, and I feel that he
is force for the accomplishment Of
good in the world. -
Endorsed No Candidates.
Mrs. Mcdowell was asked as to |
whether the Wisconsin suffragists in
their conference had endorsed either of
the presidential candidates.
No. said Mrs. Mcdowell. nthe |
sutfraglsts present were divided as to
their political affiliations and as to their |
choice for president, and no endorse
ment was given to either, although ma
tional politics was never failing sub |
Ject OF lively interest to all those at the I
Hill.o I