South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-30
PREPARE WOMEN
FOR FULL VOTE
State Democratic Chairman
End Aids Anticipate Speedy
Suffrage Ratification.

Women Of Indiana have already
been granted partial suffrage and I
firmly believe that the Susan p An
thony amendment to the federal
constitution. according women the
full right TO vote. viii be ratified
by the necessary two-thirds major
ity or states before the next general
election. giving women enfranchise-
meut." declared Fred Van Nuys.
democratic state chairman, who
spent wednesday IN South Bend in
conference with District Chairman
4. L. Dennison. Of Rochester. and
the chairmen Of the seven counties
in the 18th district
Chairman Van Nuys met the
chairrnen at the oliver hotel
"Wednesday afternoon in a lengthy
meeting on party organization. The
meeting was also attended by Mrs.
EmaIne r. Stoeckly. Of South
Bend woman chairman for the 9Th
district. and Mrs Alice Foster Nc
Cunoch. of Fort Wayne prominent
state suffrage leader.
Thoroughly Organize Women.
II was explained by Chairman
Van Nuys that the women through
out the state are being thoroughly
organized. and that woman's
county chairman is to be appointed
in each OF the % counties Of the
state The woman's chairman for
ST Joseph county ii was announced
by Mrs. Stoeckly viii be appointed
within the next few days
The meeting here Wednesday aft
ernoon was one Of series being
held by Chairman Van Mugs i'm ev-
cry district in the state. The state
chairman goes from here to Lo-
gansport. where the meeting for the
18th district will be held.
Urges Strong Organization.
During the meeting Chairman
Van Nuys urged perfect organiza-
ton. He declared that organization
will do much toward assuring a vic
tory for the democratic party at the
polls next November. He outlined
his plans OF organization. These
plans include the forming in each
county seat Of a political club. The
state chairman said that a number
OF these political clubs have already
been organized in various parts Of
the state and are meeting with sue
cess.
While here Chairman Van NuysI
took occasion 10 comment upon the
action OF Sens. James +. Watson
and Harry S. New in opposing the
ratification OF the peace treaty and
the covenant Of the League of Ma
tons
Sens Watson and New evidently
are not very well acquainted with
the sentiment Of the people OF their
own state" declared he.
Everywhere 1 have been I have
found the people for the ratification
OF the peace treaty and the League
of Nations" ne said. They are
not all democrats. either Many
prominent republican leaders have
expressed themselves as being for
the ratification OF the treaty and
covenant and as being disguised
with the attitude Of Indiana's two
republican senators"
Van Nuys Optimistic.
Chairman Van Nuys expressed
himself as optimistic regarding
democratic success next NOvem Der.
Conditions look fine throughout
the state for democratic success"
said the state chairman. and while
it may be a little early. Indications
now point TO a democratic party
victory not ouly in Indiana but in
the nation as we'll"
The seven counties Of the district
were represented by Richard NJ.
Johnson, St Joseph r. c. Lake,
Elkhart; a. l.. Dennoson, Fulton;
Charles Wanger KOsciusko. Arthur
Va. Taylor. Laporte; Edward *.
Kitch. Marshall and John Taylor,
StsTke.