Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-01-27
Telegram and Petitions
Signed by Men to be Sent
to Local Congressman.
WOMEN PLANNING
HOT CAMPAIGN
necisiOn Reached That All Candidates
for Office Will be Opposed by WOm-
en- Unless They Stand Squarely in
Favor Of Equal Voting Rights.

Perhaps the most pi1ited. instruct
i've and generally interesting suffrage
meeting ever held in Pine Bluff was
attended by Is to 100 Of the women of
the city yesterday afternoon, at the
assembly hall of the chamber of COM
merce, when decision was reached as
to future activities of the Pine Bluff
Political Equality league, to the end
that the campaign to win the ballot
for women may be carried on in mo st
energetic manner.
Perhaps the most interesting of all
Of the decisions reached. was that
whereby a resolution was ordered
telegraphed to Congressman Sam
Taylor, urging that he support and
vote for woman suffrage, when the
measure comes Up for action in the
congress.
The resolution will be telegraphed
to Congressman Taylor this morning.
ana in addition, a dozen OF more of
the most energetic members of the Or
sanitation will be cut early this
morning obtaining signatures to petit
tons, to be addressed and telegraph
ed to Congressman Taylor. also urg-
ing that he support and vote for the
federal amendment for woman suf-
frage The workers are confidently
of the opinion they will obtain several
hundred signatures to tie petitions b.
noon.
Mrs. Cora L. Gillespie. president Of
the league, acted as presiding Officer
of the meeting, and in the large
gathering of women were the other
officers, Miss Ella Fox, first vice
president; Miss Henrietta Taylor,
second vice president; Mrs. E. Rich
ards, recording secretary; Mrs. Tom
Collier, III, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. F. W. Elk, treasurer
During the meeting about twelve
new members were added to the roll,
which now contains more than 100
names. The sum of $65 was paid N
or pledged. to be added to the SIS
already on hand toward Pine Bluffs
s2OO to the campaign fund of $4,000
being raised in Arkansas.
Will Fight Opponents.
The league decided tnat every car
didate for congress or the general
assembly is to be sounded out in the
future as to his views on woman sui
drage, and candidates opposed to the
granting of suffrage will be opposed
etnergetically by the women, during
the campaign. The same program is
70 be carried out relative to candi-
yates for the proposed. constitutional
convention Wen who are not avowed-
~ IN favor of woman suffrage are TO
De defeated for election if the eff
dofts of the women can accomplish
that end. 4 y
Because the league wants the Coop
GRAFTON of great numbers, it was de-
Iaed that there shall be no dues at
..ached to membership in the league,
ana 1t is believed the membership will
We very greatly increased within the
next three or four weeks, by a con-
sstent canvass that IS to be made
~nn that end in view. The league
r w also to give card party on
hSeoruary IA, details to be completed
W committee to be appointed.
ool X. M. Galbraith made most in
.elesung talk, devoting his remarks
Sn niost entirely to recital of VIII 1T
las Deen done in Wyoming. where the
assuming was made in the movement
S Co. woman suffrage in the United
o.ates, and where the women obtain
~ az the right of suffrage at the sans
~ mnle II was granted to men. He stat
MN .hat the first legislature in Wyo-
4 ,nlng, in 1869, adopted the measure
W give women the ballot, as ioke
Sao Governor Campbell. who was {
r raI;leor-and sinoIe that time ever!
90. esluent woman, Fl years or more j.,
ti e., mas been able to vote at all cleo
c Capt. Galbraith Talks.
+ho oaptaln Galbraith was a member o
o ae senate in the sixth Wyoming as
enta IN 1878, and also in the elet
Mna assembly, in 1888. His sister
clas;. Estelle Riddick, was enrollin!
~ ok, and afterwards superintendent
rh. public instruction. and is now il
sa,as OF Indian school work at
tb %.ary OF $4,000 year. He urge
ana ene women organize thoroughly
sts 1 see that their committees WORT
~ng plainly and energetiohlly tina
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