The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-04-22
GOVERNOR PLEASED.
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according to statement by prominent
suffragist of the state.
In case the opinion of the court should
be adverse to the women and sustain the
governors veto to the presidential SUI
frage bill the question will be taken to
the United States supreme court, the
women already having retained lawyers
who are eonversant with constitutional
law and whom they are confident will be
able to obtain the desired results.
This course will be brought about
through the action of one member OF the
Vermont Suffrage association, who will
go to the state primaries to vote for
| presidential elector and assume that the
| vote will be challenged. Then attorneys
who are among the best in the state, Will
appear for the women and insist on IN
| junction proceedings restraining the cleo
ton officials from throwing out the vote.
The case will then go to the supreme
court.
| One of the leaders also expressed her
| firm conviction that the governors atti-
tude in opposition to the measure was
not due to his belief that it was unconstl-
tutional or because he really did not be
| lieve in it, but because he feared the vote
of the women.
| The Community club house, which is
only a short distance from the railroad
station, was used for an assembling place
| for the women, who went in body to
the state house, led by Mrs. Lillian II.
OlZendam of Woodstock, who is the state
chairman for ratification and who presid-
ed at all the gatherings, speaking to the
women briefly at the Community house
before going to the capitol.
As the train from the south was late
those who had already arrived went to
the executive chamber and the afternoon
hearing began at ) o'clock. After the in
PRODUCTION by Mrs. 0lZendam, Mrs. f.
FL Read of Burlington spoke briefly on
Why We're Here The objections, which
had been given by the governor for not
calling a special session, were then an
swered, Mrs. Harry Beal of Springfield
speaking on the expense of n special ses
sion. in which she called attention to the
attitude of representatives and senators
who had promised TO give their time for
the purpose. and Miss Ann Batchelder
OF Woodstock referring to the question
J of Infringement of Constitution and Ref
erendum.
Reasons why the session should be
J called were enumerated by Mrs. Max
Powell of Burlington. Mrs. Elmer John
son of St Adams. Miss Bessie Bacon
Goodrich of the Johnson normal school.
J Miss Mabel Southwick of Burlington and
Mrs. Fred Blanchard of Montpelier. Mrs.
: Powelfs subject was We Want Our Own
J Representatives to Give 1t, her opinion
expressing the thought of many others
present that it was desirable that Yer
mont representatives should be given an
opportunity TO make their state the de-
Gliding factor reather than allow the privi-
lege to go to some other state. Mrs. John
; son spoke on Vermont Traditions De
mand 1t, calling to mind the spirit of the
men who have fought battles of the state
heretofore and of the place which the
! Green Mountain state holds in history
! The standpoint of the teachers was
: expressed by Miss Goodrich president of
! the Vermont State Woman Teachers
! club and principal of Johnson normal
( school Her theme was Teachers Want
& ratification, and she made a strong point
/ on the practical side of the question in
saving the teachers would be better able
. to teach the subjects with which they
: have to deal and which make for better
citizenship if they were allowed the priv
! ilege of equal franchise which would put
!, them in a position to take a deeper in
: terest in and have clearer understand
; ing of questions of government. The Yer
, mont Idea, which dealt with the attitude
and ideas of all the people of the state
was expressed briefly by Miss Southwick
: Mrs. Blanchard read letter from Dor
L I. =
a special session for ratification and re
ferred to the franchise privileges which
are enjoyed by women of other countries
and closed by presenting to the governo
% petition for the session with severa
T. hundred signatures subscribed
This closed the women's part of Oh,
afternoon program and the governor thei
: remarked briefly that he was glad t,
know of the interest taken by the WON
en-, and that such gatherings would serv
to create deeper interest.
The women then returned to the Com
munity house, where hot coffee and tie
were provided for those who had carrie
lunches, and sandwiches were served t
Others who did not have lunches wit
: them, Montpelier girls doing the serving
" Boy Scouts then escorted women VIII
| were W over night 10 room
= which had been secured for them. Scout
also were at the station to carry baggag
for the visitors
At 7.30 O'Clock the women assemble
at the Community house and after brie
remarks by Mrs Olzendam they wen
to the senate chamber. which had been as
signed for their use in order to give a
opportunity for all the women to ST
As the governor entered the chamber a
y the women stood and when those VIII
e could be accommodated had been seate
= many remained standing The chic
executive asked that chairs be brought il
= but Mrs. Olzendam replied: 1--WE don
- mind standing while we wait "
- women have waited IS years and we don
mind waiting half an hour more"
Mrs. Olzendam made brief introductor
remarks and then Mrs. W. L. Bryant
Springfield spoke on Discriminate
Against Vermont Women. The 9th,
subjects touched upon and the speaker
were: Is 1t Constitutional? Mrs. +.