Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-24
MRS. DEBORAH x. LIVINGSTON

start?" was the question asked OF
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston Oh
Ranger who is to manage the Suffrage
campaign in this State, after Governor
MilliSen had signed the equal SUI
frage constitutional amendment re-
solve.
The campaign has begun already
ronlied Mrs Livingston, with calm
and determined smile.
Asked to outline the plan of cam
paien Mrs Livingston explained that
there would be Thorough organize
ton of campaign committees in every
county, city ard town of the State,
even to the most remote villages.
These committees will include repre-
sentatives of all the various organiza-
lions that stand for suffrage or have
declared for suffrage. including the
Suffrage Leagues, the w. c. L. L., the
Federation of W omen's Clubs. the FED
Grafton Of Labor and the State Grange.
and we confidently expect the sup
mort of the church of Maine" added
Mrs Livingston. pointing out that the
general conference of the Methodist
F-icrc-~o, ch1roh and the 1nternatlon-
al C''.-..~;ia.. :.rIeavor Society are al
-. ~
as we'll as others.
"Thesc arc the sources from Whlch
draw onr "rcn!-attor " So"
Mrs. Livingston. so far rs our hnGn-
cial resources are concerned. we shall
secure our funds by personal sub
scription and by all the ways and
means known to women in their church
and club organizations"
I'VE shall have a publicity bureau,
under the MANAGEMENT of Miss Alice
Frost Lord of Lewiston I have al
ready circularized the newspapers OF
the State of Maine and from more
than GO of the % dalies and weekles
have received favorable answers. We
have practically the support of every
daily in the State"
"Will your organizat ton include
men," Mrs. livingston was asked.
ooh. yes" she replied I'VE want men
on all these committees. The women
in some other states have been unfor
tunate IN having to fight without the
aid of the men But in Maine we eX-
pect to have the aid of many promi-
rent men. and in fact we have the sup
port Of some o. them already.
Distinctive Lines
TITS going to be a campaign along
distinctive political lines to put this
thing over at the polls" said Mrs. Liv-
ingston. when asked if it was to be
wholly a campaign of education of
course it will be a campaign of cduCa-
ton, but the campaign will be conduct
ed with the view of getting the voters
out to the polls in September" The |
speaking campaign will begin in June |
probably but the big drive will be |
made later in the summer just before |
the election. The campaign committees !
will bring into the State many very |
prominent speakers representing all the |
various national organizations interested I
In suffrage.
we expect to hold meeting in ev- /
cry single town in the State" said Mrs
Livingston
For the present, at least, the main
campaign headquarters will he in Ban
gor
Mrs. Livingston is national superin-
tendent of the department of suffrage
of the National w. c. T. u. and she
will assume the management of the cam
paign in the Maine by request of the
National Suffrage Association, repre
senting both organizations in This
State. She is by no means a novice
at campaigning. having taken a prom
inent part in the Yes and No campaign
of 1911 in this State and havipe .1so
spoken in many campaigns in other
states. She knows Maine thoroughly.
having spoken in every county and citv
OF the State and a majority of the towns
she mas been active for temperance and
Suffrage for the past 20 years. and has
spoken IN every State of the Union,
most of the Canadian provinces. and in
many lands beyond the seas.
Besides being suffrage campaiener
MRS Livingston is housewife and
mother and very proud of her homo
iler hihe-year-old son David is an ar
oent suhragist. who doesn't see wbv
MS mother and other boys mothers are
not allowed to vote. She has lost one
oaushter who would have been 16 1
years Old now Her husband is Rev. II