South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-09
SUFFRAGE FINDS
FAVOR IN SOUTH
Cora NJ. Harris Says Men and
Women in Lesser Travelled
Sections Fall in Line.
News Times Special Service:

News-Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July -
The woman's suffrage movement has
been taken into the lesser travelled
sections Of Indiana among the hills
and wales OF the southern part Of
the state and along the Ohio river.
Reports 20 the Woman's Franchise
league OF Indiana say that men and
women there are responding 10 or
ganization work.
Mrs. Cora NJ. Harris born In that
part Of the state, bait since her mar
rage a resident of Indianapolis. has
returned 10 carry the message OF
woman suffrage 20 the people there.
Mrs. Harris has worked for a month
in Perry, Harrison and Crawford
counties. meeting with every kind OF
transportation difficulty, and being
successful In establishing a league in
every town in which she has talked.
she has Just finished a tour Of
Crawford county. and next week ex-
poets 10 organize every section Of
Harrison county. Describing some
of her experiences and impressions
she says:
shall I tell YOU OF our triumph
ant entry into Perry county? We
came from the station in Cor rather
on) a farm wagon. sans seat, sans
bed, sans everything but the running
gear and some boards. To our credit
be IL said that the driver remarked.
Well. YOU sure do like the hills, you
folks First TIME / ever hauled any
body over here that didn't grOwl
every five minutes about the rocks
and ruts
My first call in the cause. was
made on one OF Crawford county's
most distinguished citizens. a mem
Der of the last legislature, whose
help I hoped 20 enlist in reaching
the most progressive women Of the
county. I expressed the hope tina.
his wife might become interested
But He Came Round.
No. indeed he Numbered Ny
wife doesn't believe in women
voting.
His wife, a beautiful woman.
smiled and I wondered how any
married man dared 20 assert his wife
does or does not believe. Neverthe-
less / am indebted 10 this man for
one Of the most delightful evenings
I ever knew. It's so refreshing to
find some one on whom you can
RELY absolutely to dispute every
single assertion YOU make. Later it
was my privilege 10 talk before
group Of women in this mans town.
and to organize a league. His wife
was there.
AT another place an old man
when first introduced 10 me chewed
long and rehectively before asking:
Air YOU a sunragist or suffra-
gette. or whatever YOU call 'em?'
When I assured him was all Of
these he said Wal I swan, you
don't look it.
AT one 90 my meetings l was fat
tered intensely by the unblinking at
tention one woman gave me. be-
gan 20 see visions Of entire audiences
sitting spellbound by my oratory.
and waxed eloquent IN my plans
for the new league-fascinated al
ways by the gaze OF this one woman.
The league was organized. a course
Of study and work outlined for the
coming year, and the usual questions
asked and answered. Just before
adiOurning I said:
Are there any other questions -
mis- same woman got up and asked
whats this league for. anyway
Most OF them do understand,
however. and they are registering
for municipal and constitutional
convention delegate elections"