The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-23
VOTES FOR NQMEh"

VUlES tUR WUMtte
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Mr.. Keim writes as. follows:
II have for many years favored and
advocated woman suffrage.
~ feel confident that suffrage will
carry at the polls next November.
1.-THE granting Of the ballot to wom-
en- will have salutary effect upon
West Virginia politics. in that a new
and virile force will be. introduced
into the body polite, reducing cor
ruption and uplifting the general view
Of citizenship"
Joseph Roster, president Of the state
normal school at Fairmont, gets in
line with the advocates Of woman
suffrage. He answers the three ques-
lions propounded by the Sunday Tel
egram as follows:
."W Personally, favor woman
suffrage, and believe that 1t should
be part of our organic law.
"(2) do not have sufficient knowl-
edge Of conditions to make a definite
prediction, but. should think 1t will
be carried.
"(3) In my opinion political con-
ditions will be improved"
Fleming Opposes.
| A. B. Fleming, Of Fairmont, ex-gov-
ernor Of the state. former circuit
Judge and prominent capitalist and
philanthropist, expresses himself as
against woman suffrage. but says he
is not sufficiently acquainted with
sentiment in the state to make pre-
dition regarding the outcome of the
election. He adds that. In his opin-
ion, the granting Of the right to vote
to women would not likely affect po-
litical conditions in this state, but
would have bad effect in the South
His answers to the Sunday kilograms
three questions are as follows:
"d) am not now. nor have ]
ever been, In favor Of woman suffrage
%(2) am not sufficiently acquaint-
ed with the sentiment in the state ia
make a prediction. :
"(3) I do not see that 1t would
likely affect political conditions in
this state, but i believe woman suf-
frage would have a very bad effect on
the South
Another Suffrage Advocate.
Willard F. Snider. prominent local
attorney, said that women should be
given the ballot las matter Of right
but made no prediction regarding the
result Of the election. Mr.. snideI
said he did not think political condi.
/ lions In the state would be affected
to any great extent by the granting Of
the right to vote to women. "Any
change in political conditions" he
said, would come about gradually
and thus not be 80 noticeable"
/ Great improvement.
] Declaring himself as emphatically
lin favor Of woman suffrage, Pros
ecuting Attorney A. Judson Findley, Of
this county, said he believed the grant
ing Of the right to vote to women
would result in great improvement
in the moral and civic conditions in
West. Virginia. Mr.. Findley said he
did not think political conditions
would be affected by the adoption Of
the woman suffrage amendment.
| Declaring that in taking his stand
with the suffragists he Is alignine
himself with the moral forces at work
in this state, o. i. Woodley, president
Of Marshall College, predicts that the
suffrage amendment will carry "be'
cause the moral forces of West, Wiz.
ginia are greatly in the majority"
Mr.. Woodley does not believe thai
political conditions in, the state would
|be materially affected by the granting
OF the ballot to women. His letter
follows:
I'm reply to your letter on the suf
frage question, I answer your ques'
tons in the order given. it y,
"(D. / believe In an intelligent
honest ballot, and do not care wht
casts 1t. Since the forces Of the coun
try which have been recently linet
UP; against prohibition are now solidl!
lining up against woman suffrage,
feel It my duty to take my stand witt
the moral forces. and in this state To-
the coming year 1t will be on the sid,
of suffrage.
"(2) Because the moral forces o
West Virginia are greatly in the ma
jority and because the moral question
is largely to be, the issue in connec
ton with the suffrage question, fee
that suffrage will carry in this state
"(3) Judging from the result o
suffrage in other states, l do not thinl
1t will materially affect the politica
situation. There are always tw'
sides to all great state and nationa
questions. and 1t seems to be natura
for citizens to line up in approximate
ly even numbers on opposite sides Q
the great questions. This fact make
political parties desirable, for through
their desire. to be in power, all ,peopl
are educated on state and nationa
questions, and better service to tn
state is given by the party that Is Il