Newark post., 1920-09-01
FORMS DELA-
WARE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS
Suffrage Association Accom-
plishes Much at Rehoboth
Meeting


Equal Suffrage Association automati-
cally became the Delaware League Of
Women Voters. The first meeting will
be held at the Htoel dupont the last of
September.
The women are in a dilemma con-
cerning party organization. Time is
too short for any systematic survey of
the women voting power in the state,
consequently the leaders must accept
the compromise position afforded by
the invitation from the political lead
ers among the men to be associate
members of the party committees.
This accords restricted participa-
tion in the presidential campaign,
but inasmuch as most of the new
voters are totally inexperienced in
politics, and are even unregister-
ed, it is the only solution of the
problem.
The division into Republican and
Democratic gatherings showed about
equal strength. There are experienced
suffrage leaders enough on both sides
to furnish capable leadership for the
women. The Democratic Committee
has already invited several women to
serve as members of it's organization
and the Republican committee has a
pan for active participation Of women
in it's campaign. By next week both
sides will have a full array of femin-
inc talent in the field. The personnel
of the women participants is high, IN
cluding the most prominent club-wo-
men of Delaware, and women affiliated
with civic movements. If the plans for
district and ward organizations hold,
the old-line politicians will have to
furbish up considerably in order to
show good form.
While the choice of the new political
timber is being carefully studied,
there are one or two cases where first
hand refusals of position have been
case gives to the Democratic party the
influence of a prominent New Castle
woman.
The political choice of the suffrage
leaders is being observed, especially
with reference to two we'll known wo-
men, one a Democrat, the other a Re-
publican.
Both are expected to IKE politi-
cal change.
The influence of the suffrage cam
pa4gn is still too fresh in the minds of
some of the leaders to entirely forget
past grievances. The majority, how
ever, have put old scores behind them,
and are ready to work, when needed
This attitude is much to the credit of
those women who desire party affiha-
tion, rather than aseparate woman's
party.
At the closing morning session of
the suffragists, letters were read, sent
to Governor Townsend, Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait, Mrs. Martha Cranston
Henry R. Isaacs and Charles Warner
those to the last named thanking them
for their cooperation and speaking
before the body.
The following resolutions We're re-
commended by the executive meeting
Resolved that the Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association shall
become the Delaware League Of
Women Voters.
"Resolved, that believing there
should be no sex in politics, we main.
tain there should be no separate party
for women voters. We favor working
with and through the present politica
parties but we believed the voter
should reserve independence of judg-
ment and action an refuse to be gov.
erned by partisan considerations wher
they conflict with the best interests ol
the state.
"We demand clean elections anc
clean and competent candidates fol
office. We believe no platform profes
sions can justify unfit nominees.
"We hold that in state and loca
politics, the only true test of party:
sincerity is the character and ability
of its nominees.
"We pledge ourselves to oppose al
candidates whose intention to uphol,
the honor and welfare of the state car
be justly questioned"
The address of Mrs. Henry Ridgely
president of the association, delivered
on Thursday afternoon, gave in con
Else form the aims Of the sutfragists
She said: eve should make it clea,
to the men who compose the two grea