Ripley County democrat., 1916-06-23
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THE SUFFRAGE PLANK.

y I'VE recommend the extension q
= OF franchise to the women Of the q
country by the states upon the =
Y same terms az to men," q
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Al was the above little plank that
INSPIRED Gov Ferguson Of Texas tn
mount the platform In the Coliseum
ana read minority report withhold.
ing the party support from the ladies'
VINO want the vote. That the Demo.
cratic party should scorn the political
exisencies OF the situation and DEFY
tne IL western states In which woman
vote was the burden Of his argument.
Sharing the same opinion with him
were c. l. Bartlett OF Georgia
stephen B. Fleming of Indiana ana
Jim" Nugent of New Jersey, the old.
Time enemy Of President Wilson. This
tr'o signed the minority report with
the Texan.
Lined up against Gov. Ferguson.
VINO acted as spokesman for the mi.
hority. were Senator Stone of Mis-.
souri,, Senator Pittman of Nevada and !
senator Walsh Of Montana.
Senator Walsh did not mince mat. |
ters In his argument for the adoption
oi tne suffrage plank. He stated plain.
V the adoption OF the plank was
necessary as matter of political ax.
pediency, adding that the present
poltical situation in this country was
q condition and not theory.
The states In which woman vo,.
control 81 votes In the electoral col.J
iege. he said. adding significantly
every political party has declared for
woman suffrage in some way or other
IL becomes simple question whether
you Will incur the enmity of tbese
women.
Now, my friends" he continued
as late as 1907 there were but two
states west OF the Missouri river tbat
returned Democratic senators ana nov,
We nave 10 of them. The question q
ire you ready to surrender the ia
'o'es you have In the United States
'enate and turn them over 10 your
enemiesY'
In conclusion. Senator Walsh sa,a
nay ne revealed no secret when h. !,
aid President Wilson knew all ahont :
he suffrage plank.
The president believes n vita, m :
Is success that II stay In the Mat. n
orm' ne said. Il ask you in all tbs !
'rvor OF my soul. who is there wiser :
r more patriotic than he?" =
foiiowing Senator walsh's speech o,
ov Ferguson was allowed Ave min Il
tes for rebuttal The vote w.s ,na. a
Ken and his minority report voted
own. after which the original sus. 4
ase plank. as approved by the reso. y
tions committee was unanimouslv
lopted. a''s Il
The Women Delegates.
The presence Of the l5 woman ds,.
'tes at the Democratic convantion
= only added color to the AFFAIR h., ~
ansed the views Of number Of ths N,
% delegates on the subject Of ii. IN,
icai activity for women. For tha "
men delegates we're fIne. whole. br,
me-iooking lot and they tonight inn, ~,
enthusiastically for the beat inter. II, ~
. 3 Of the party as the men. -
Three Of them. Miss Mary M rov =.
California. Mrs. I. 8. TallIassrro =. -
wyoming. and Mrs. W. A. Harr,s 'es
Kansas. spoke before the rezo,,,. !
as committee IN favor Of the sus. VII
80 plank which the National Amsr. Der
? woman Suffrage Association nrs. her
sed to the convention. thii
me Of the other delegatea M,u Y
esa y Graham. Of Idaho, wa nam. Pre-
lea ~ tho National Democrstie aid.
'nittee o Be- one of the COMMITTEES mss
!, WI notify piee-P President nsr. nEu
= y his nominatisa. ana