Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-16
Ballots for Both
in The
Pine Tree State

II vas much interested in the account
OF the women's meeting to present the
suffrage question. pro and con. to the
LEGISLATURE writes the wife of a SUI
prone court judge in Kansas in acknowl-
edgment of a Maine newspaper sent by a
Portland friend. II was never a suffra-
Gist and never cared for the ballot, but
since suffrage was given Kansas women,
have exercised my right and am really
glad now to have it. There is nothing in
going to the polls any more disagreeabIe
than going to any public gathering and
not so much SO as attempting to go to
the second picture show of an evening
While recognize many arguments of the
opponents as those l had one time made,
they seem amusngly out of date to me
now
The Bangor public library has recently
placed upon its shelves several important
! books on suffrage.-The Blue Book, by
Bjcrkman & Perritt; Woman Suffrage by
Federal Constitutional Amendment. by
Carrie Chapman Gait; Woman Suffrage
Year Book, 1917
> Miss l.. Lola Walker a National or
eanlzer, recently addressed the Grange at
Lisbon and also spoke before Mary Dill
bingham Chapter, D. A. r., in Lewiston
II am heartily in favor of your cause.
If I can be of service call on me, writes
Rev. Edward Derbyshire of North Haven,
Maine, in writing to the chairman of the
State Suffrage campaign committee.
Rev. Henry G. Clark of South Portland
says. II expect not only to vote to place
the ballot in the hands of women next
September. but so far as | am able to in
f1uence others to so vote"
A big Votes for Women flag has been
quarters in Bangor-thanks to Mrs. AL
bert Mcmahon, who has recently come
into the State to assist in the campaign
work Mrs. Mcmahon had been in Ban
gor but one day when she made raid on
the local headquarters and convinced the
leaders that they should loan their flag to
the State Office. Then she started III pur'
suit of pole and succeeded In finding a
good suffragist, who was glad to con-
tribute such an article. In less than an
hour the flag was flying from the sixth
story Of the Exchange building. Let some
suffragist in every town and city in Maine
follow Mrs. McMahon's example and sec
to it that a Votes for Women flag Is
flown from headquarters or. IL there is not
local headquarters, from any conspicuous
place.
Women DO want to vote. These
women have said so-the International
Council of Women representing over
10000 women; the General Fedora
ton Of women's Clubs, representing
over 1000, 900 women; every State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs where wom-
en- vote, and many where they do not
vote; the National Womens Trade
Union League: the National Order Of
Maccabees; the, international Council
of Nurses; the Worlds Woman's
Christian Temperance Union; the
American Nurses Association.
Women SHOULD HAVE the vote.
These men and women have said so,-
The National Educational Association,
the National Grange linen and women
engaged in farming). the American
Federation Of Labor, the National
Miners Federation. the National Pur-
ity Conference, the National Associa-
ton Of Letter Carriers, the National
Association Of Post Office Clerks. the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
the Farmers National Congress and
the Grand Council Of United CONNER
cial Travellers.
These represent millions Of men and
women.
Suffrage will have a hearing before
several Androscoggin county Oranges,
this week. through invitations extended
to Miss Lola Walker Of Pittsburg, Pa. TO
address the Patrons at the regular ses-
sions of these Oranges.
Thorne's Corner Lewiston. has booked
her for Friday evening, when she will be
given a hearing probably before q crowd
ed hall. A fine program is being ar
ranged there of which this is part.
Minot Corner Grange has listed Miss
Walker for Thursday evening. when she
will be heard at the regular session: ard
an appeal is made to all the Patrons to