Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Ballots for Both
in the
Pine Tree State


and is attracting the attention of thou
sands OF people. 1t includes representa-
tives of all the states where suffrage
has been granted, and its line of march
will be from York to Aroostook The
parade made its first appearance in
Ellsworth. about the 18th of June, and
from there it will go to all the towns
in the State.
The costumes are attractive The
marchers are in white with yellow rib
bon bands from shoulder to waist bear
ing the name Of the State and date Of
granting suffrage. Each woman car
ries banner with the words. Il VOTE
and also an American flag
The states represented are Washing
ton, Oregon, California, Nevada. Idaho
Utah, Arizona. Colorado. Wyoming.
Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas. Arkansas. Michigan Illinois.
ONO, Indiana. Vermont and Rhode Is
land An anti is in line but-she is
oHnd-folded. Maine is represented bv
woman carrying a banner with the
words, maine next
| remember to keep an eve ont for this
UNIQUE and interesting parade. IT will
oe IN your town before many weeks.
| "atch Tor 1t! 1t is the dolls parade
Kindly loaned to Maine by Minnesota
ana VIII appear In some shop window
in your town.
Gun women Of Maine will be inter-
ested to know that Mrs. Stanley PIun,-
mer. one Of the States most pron,i-
nent and most able women. a former
president Of the Maine Federation Of
Wcmen's Clubs. has been elected nres
ldent in the State. I'VE have a group
o. f1ne. energetic women. who will be
! Wiling to do the dignified. conserya
tive work for women suffrage which
may be asked Of them" writes Mrs
RUNNER. Col. and Mrs Plummer have
recertiE returned to Dexter after an
al-wlnter stay in WASHINGTON. D G.
and Atlantic City.
| REV, Lee Anna Starr Of Pennsvlva
ma, who will take part in the Maine
campaign for Woman's suffrage nass-
ing several weeks in the State. is one
OF the leading divines Of her denomi-
nation. She is the only woman ever
graduated from Allegheny Theological
Seminary. While serving,as pastor in
Adrian. Mich. she was twice offered
the professorship of Hebrew in the the
illogical department Of the college, but
declined. Among her suffrage lectures
are "Woman's Suffrage from Bible
Standpoint" "Why Should Women
Vote Objections to the Enfranchise-
ment OF Women Answered." "Achieve-
ments OF Woman's Suffrage" and
Darker America, or the Need of Wo-
mars Ballot"
When the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company announced some time ago
that it would employ women wher-
ever possible to fill the places of men
called to military duty, the National
Suffrage Association at once inquired
whether the company would paw the
| women mems wages. Mr.. krick's re-
ply states that the company will not
discriminate in wages or promotions on
grounds of sex.
The suffrage vigilance committees
called for in program outlined by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president of the
National Suffrage Association, in her
| recent letter to State suffrage presi-
dents, are being rapidly organic I'll all
over the country, and results of their
activities are already appa, ent. The
New York Suffragists have secured the
promise of the Unitei Cigar Stores
Company to pay women at the same
rate as men, and girls are already in
training, with pay. in schools of sales
manship. Massachusetts, New JERSEY.
Minnesota, Michigan, Virginia and
Georgia are among the other states
"here su4fragists have taken up this
campaign this year with vigor.
|
mems Clubs in convention this month
| enc orsed woman suffrage by a vote
OF 2S2 to 46. These large maiorities
in clubs of representative women prove
conclusively that women want the vote.
War conditions are flattening out many
hoary theories regarding woman's
sphere. That suffragists will find the
road to the ballotbox a short and Sc
cure one before the war is over is GER
| tain.
| Not unexpected is the conversion to
woman suffrage of many prominent
ants. One of the recent ones is Her.
bert Samuel, member of Parliament
He announces his convictions in IA
vor Of the vote for English women and
explains that the full participation of
I
of the world by reason of the war has
greatly changed his former opposition.
He voted in favor of the enfranchise-
ment of women when the bill proposed
by the conference on Electoral Reform
was submitted to the House. The i'm
portance of this measure is apparent
as it added about 100000 women to
Englands electorate.
Another member of the English Par
Lament, Mr.. Long, in winding up his
speech during the discussion on the
| Woman's Suffrage bill, said the debate
revealed one remarkable thing, namely.
that while many former opponents had
changed their views. not one of the old
champions had receded. Even Lord
| Taber, who pronounced anti, acknowl-
edged his vote would be for suffrage
and said to the women: You have
won the victory; you have shown your
selves worthy of the vote" There are
few backsliders in the suffrage ranks.
Once suffragist always a suffragist.