Evening journal., 1916-08-05
Local WOMEN TO
LEAD CAMP PAICN
Mrs. HilleS and Miss Vernon
Will Manage Work in
Two States
TO HAVE CHARGE IN
NEVADA COLORADO

DeldWdre VIII play an important
part in the coming suffrage cam
paigns which are to be conducted by
the Congressional Union in each Of
the twelve suffrage States in the
county following the conference OF
the Woman's Party, to be held at
Colorado Springs August 10 to ~ in
elusive Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles,
State chairman of the Congressional
Union, will be in charge of the work
in Colorado, while Miss Mabel
Vernon, Of this city, secretary Of the
Woman's Party and a national Con-
gressional Union organizer, will be
in charge Of the work in the State
Of Nevada.
The proposed campaigning of the
suffrage States by the Congressional
Union. previous to the presidential
election. promises to be the greatest
drive" which any woman's suffrage
party has ever undertaken. Just what
plans and methods will be pursued by
the Woman's Party in these cam
paigns cannot be determined until
after the final word has gone out from
the Colorado Springs conference. after
which the federal woman suffrage
workers will begin in deadly earnest
to make things political hum in the
twelve western equal suffrage States.
State campaign manager and stump
speakers to tour the States have been
selected; districts down TO the small
est political units have been. or are In
rapid process Of being organized. Ma
tional headquarters for the party have
been established in Chicago, and much
valuable campaign literature has been
prepared together with maps. car
toons and appeals from the eastern TO
/ the western women for their help.
The stump speakers will include wo-
men Of national prominence as cam
pa'gn orators.
Miss Anne Martin OF Reno. Nevada,
chairman OF the Woman's Party ma
tional committee from the Chicago
headquarters. will direct all the main
features Of the campaign. There will
be two campaign managers in each
State. one TO remain at the central
headquarters. the other to tour the
State arranging for meetings, speak
ers and so on.
]
| be Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles and
Miss Mabel Vernon, both Of this city.
Mrs. Hilles will be assisted in the
4 Colorado campaign by Miss Ella
Reigel, Of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Miss YER
non will conduct the campaign in Ne
vada. and she will be assisted by
Miss Alice Henkle. Of Chicago. Con-
cerning the conductors Of the cam
paign in these two States the Con-
gressional Union has sent out the fol-
lowing:
"ln Colorado the campaign will be il
charge of Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles
Wilmington, Del, and Miss Ella Riegel
Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mrs. Hilles is tn,
daughter Of the late Secretary of Stat,
Bayard, under Cleveland, and our frsl
ambassador to Great Britain. She i.
chairman Of the Delaware branch of the
Congressional Union, and was speaker
on the Suffrage Special trip. Miss Rie
gel, Bryn Niawr graduate, was busl
ness manager of the Suffrage Special.
She has contributed literally to the
Federal amendment case, ana is a mem
her of the national legislative commit
tee for Pennsylvania.
"In Nevada the campaign managers
will be Miss Mabel Vernon, Of Will
mington. and Miss Alice Henkle. Chi
cago Miss Vernon, Swarthmore
graduate. is secretary of the National
Woman's Party and western field sec
retary of the Congressional Union.
She has been in Colorado Springs. ar
ranging for the Woman's Party con-
ference. to be held there August 10
to ~.
Miss Henkle. who was up in the
Michigan woods. enjoying a pleasant
vacation when she was telegraphed to,
asking if she would go to Nevada to
work replied I will She was ac-
tive in the Chicago convention of the
woman's Party"