Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-07-29
WHY COME TO NEVADA?

According to the Gazette Miss Marguerite f. Whittemore Of Detroit
and Miss Alice Henklc of Chicago arrived in Reno Thursday and will
at once commence the work Of forming a Womans party iii Nevada.
Within a month they expect to have a political machine in thorough
working order, with a State Central committee, County Central m
mitees, each precinct having its precinct committee woman. Miss
Whiuemore is quoted as saying:
THE Womans party is going to take a active part III h coming
presidential campaign. What candidate the party will support will be
determined at the national convention in Colorado Springs o August
18th. The party may support Hughes, it may support Wilson, it may
put up candidates OF its and it may throw its support to the Pro-
hibiton candidates. In any ven the party that secures the support OF
the Woman's party will have a large following IS confidently believe
that the womens vote in the Western states a control 81 electoral
votes which is mor than enough to decide who will be the next prcsl
dent"
The Woman's party is the child OF the Congressional Union, the
militant branch o. the Womans Suffrage movement, and the offspring
is ven more militant than the parent AT the present time its leaders
arc swinging a big stick over the heads of both the Democratic and Re-
publican parties. but the former, being in power. is to receive the pun
ishment first, unless it obcys the commands Of the leaders OF the
Woman's party. These leaders claim they a deliver the votes OF
100000 women to whichever party they designate and thus insure Its
triumph or defeat at the November election.
As far as Nevada is concerned the leaders of the Woman's party
will have a hard time in finding timber to complete a state organization.
When two dozen OF more representatives OF the Congressional Union
toured the state I'm weeks they we're greeted courteously, but OF
enthusiastically and here in the capital city it as impossible to ind
even One woman to serve OF a reception committee to meet them at the
station. Ladies with autos were wiling to escort them to all points
of nOterest, but when it came to being identified with the Congressional
Union, Carson women, n and all, i'd stepped.
The Nevada women who worked and fought for oma suffrage
and the women who did OF ardcnty desire the right Of suffrage, but
who, since it has been thrust upon them, intend to exercise the privilege
for the best interest OF the state and nation, will not be dictated to in
their choice Of parties and measures.
The men who represent Nevada in congress at the present time are
in favor OF woman's suffrage; the candidates in the field aspiring to
the offices OF senator and representative have told the voters OF this
state where they stand o II this question. Why, then, should women
from non-suhragc states invade Nevada? Their time and money might
better be spent in their w states teaching their women the benefits 70
be derived from wonan's suffrage.
In this country, in this day and age, what a woman wants badly
enough she gets. and the failure OF worans suffrage to obtain IN all
the states OF the Union lies with the women themsclyes-a few ardently
desire the right to vote; the masses ire indifferent.