The Springdale news., 1917-03-16

party holding the election, and that
 she will g.Ve her moral support to all
 the nominees of said political party. This is no more than is required morally of men, who obligate them
 selves to support the nominees Of the party in whose primary they may cast their vote. The women are required also to possess all the other qualifi- cations of male electors, such IS aro, poll-tay, etc The law further pro- vides that specially exempt from every disqualification direct or in direct, on account of sex, every Wo- man in this state, shall have the right to vote at any primary elections held under the laws of the state"
 The emergency clause was stricken our by the Senate. so that under pro- visions of the Initiative and Referen- dunn, the act does not became effective until ninety days after apprcval, or until June 1. Before that time, the law Is subject to reference, but there is no indication that any one will so seriously oppose the new statute as to attempt to have il repealed, thro ugh the Referendum. All electors are required to hold poll-taX receipt for the year next preceding that in which the lection is held. Poll-taXes for 1916 can be paid until July l, and It follows that women can pay poli taxes betWeer June and July l, with penalty for non-asSe ssment, that. will enable them to vote at any subseq uent primary If this construc- tion is correct the women ot Little Rock will have theilsfirst opportunity to vote in the municipal primary which will held in Little Rock next December for the nomination ef Aid ermen and City Attorney. The next year they can enter the state primar ies. The introduction sof this new element in Arkansas politics will cause a new alignment and will cause the old-time politicians to change their tactics.
 There appears to be no way by which they can be qualified to vote in the primary which the Democratic State Central Committee will probab- ly call this week for the selection of candidates for the ContitRtional Convention election to be held on June 26 They have been very anxious tos have part in that election, since the Convention will be called upon to
 
 plete suffrage The advocates of equal suffrage have not won Q com plete victory pet, but have taken long step forward.
 The author of the bill which made primary suffrage possible, IS John A. Riggs, a Hot Springs newspaper man, who introduced the bill early in the session. and fought it through against great odds There were very few who considered that it had any chance of enactment but the women refused 10 look upon 1t as joke. even when the Senate added amend ments which some thought would have the effect of killing 1t. Mrs. Minnie U Rutherford Euler, one of the states most ardent suffrage leaders, was active in the interest of the measure, and proved herself a most effective lobbyjst
 No other measure before the Gen eral Assembly was fought harder and the nti-suffragists led the only filibuster against it that was witness ed during the session of the Legisla- ture. They died hard" fighting to the bitter end and declaring that they did good to be polluted by politics.
 Mr. Riggs, Representative from Garland, has been the recepient of hundreds of telegramS and letters from all over the United States, con- graduating him upon his success, and his achievement in securing for Vo- men. for the first time in any state of the Union, the right of primary suffrage. GoN Brou%h says that he HIfi go before the people ard adV0- cate the granting ot full suffrage U women.