Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-09-11

ported the contention that women
should have equal voting rights with
men,. l have never commented in
any way upon Mr.. Kendalls attitude
toward equal suffrage, but with this
surprising statement before me, | am
compelled to send with this letter
complete review of his record. You
will please note that his attitude has
been consistent. However, it has
been one Of consistent opposition to
suffrage. as he voted at every OPP
portunity to defeat it.
You quote Mr.. Kendall as having
said In his speech at Traer that I
cannot forget that we had to en-
counter the vigorous opposition of
Mr.. Herring in that Inflated cam
paign.' There Is no justification
whatever for this statement, because
during that campaign nor at any
other time have I devoted single
moments time or spent a single
penny In opposing equal suffrage.
Mr.. Kendall claims that was a
prominent member OF some organiza-
ton organized to defeat suffrage.
However, / have never attended
single meeting held anywhere for
this purpose, altho I am told my
name does appear upon letterhead
OF an organization organized for the
purpose of opposing suffrage. l can
only explain my name appearing up
on this letterhead by saying that
within the past sixty days I have
| ~ at LII, ,,,Ir
an employers organization here in
the city upon whose letterhead my
name appears as director, and L
have also received number Of in
quiries. in connection with resort
hotel Id Colorado upon whose letter
head my name appears as director,
but In neither OF these institutions
have invested cent nor have had
anything to do with the organization
of them. nor attended q single meet
ing.
II cannot believe that the ap-
pearance Of my name upon few
letterheads would constitute very
vigorous opposition. / can assure
you that my activities are limited en-
tirely to this.
II do not wish to be misunderstood.
However, neither have ! ever taken
an active part in advocating equal
suffrage. No member Of my i'm
mediate family has ever been intar-
ested in equal suffrage, and as
have never occupied public office
where my opinion amounted to more
than my individual vote, I have
never felt that / have taken a very
active part upon either side of this
question.
II am perfectly willing to say to
you that I believe the women of
America know very well that they
do not owe suffrage to any political
party or to any particular politicians.
They owe this splendid achievement
to their own loyalty to the cause and
energy and persistency in pressing
their convictions. I have never ap-
pealed and shall not appeal for votes
claiming that / have had any special
part In securing equal suffrage, and
I rather think that in view OF Mr..
KendalHs record he should take the
same position.
Answering your statement That l
am playing politics in asking the de-
feat Of Kendall upon the record of
Harding's administration, / wish to
deny this assertion as made. am
not asking the people to defeat Ken
dali because Of Harding's record. \
am. however. asking the people of
Iowa to defeat Kendall because he
is the willing and accepted repre-
sentative OF the political organiza-
ton which Is responsible for Hard
ing, Messenger, Witt, Salinger, Shaw.
Allen, Head, and a number of other
leading political lights whose records
are just now being shown to the
people in their true light.
81 am contending that it is impos-
sible to secure from the organization
which is responsible for these men
the nomination upon the republican
ticket Of a man qualified upon his
own record and by his own expert
ence to give to Iowa the non political
administration needed. I believe the
defeat OF Ernest Moore a man of
business training, who secured the
greatest number OF votes in the
primary, jYstifies this contention of
mine.
Il want very much the sort OF
campaign which you suggest-each
man standing upon his own merits