Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-13
DOVE OF PEACE
AT LAST FINDS
RESTING PLACE
Miss Julia Landers Accepted
on Own Terms to Direct
Democratic Speakers.
9TH DIST. CLUB BACKS 1T


Peace in the ranks Of the Democratic
women Of Indianapolis was declared last
night in the name Of the Seventh District
Democratic Women's Cluo by about
twenty-five OF the ice members Of that or
ganization who met at the Indiana Demo
cratic Club.
The declaration came in the form OF the
acceptance Of the appointment Of Miss
Julia Landers, president Of the club, as
chairman Of the Democratic speakers
bureau for the city campaign.
The terms Of peace were dictated ny
Miss Landers herself who said they had
been suggested by B. N. Ralston, candi-
date for mayor. After she made the SIG
restion and after some discussion, Miss
Ta0ders said she would yield thu floor
10 Mrs. Maude Swift Anthony, candidate
for city council, who read resolution
Naming Miss Landers chairman Of the
eueakers' bureau. The vote was unanl-
r7ons Mrs. Martin Reiffel, former woman
CITY chairman, who resigned because sac
said CITY Chairman Thomas Meeker had
not kent his promises, was the only mem
Der present who questioned the plan
The women also. at the suggestion OF
Miss Landers, undertook to name Mrs.
Jacob P. Dunn publicity woman for the
city organization There was no state
ment as to whether this also was agree
able to the mayoralty candidate or to
the organization.
MISS I.ANDERs LEAVES
NOTHING TO DOUBT.
Miss Landers opened the meeting with
a statement which left no alternative.
The tone Of the statement plainly indi-
Gated that she would be named chairman
Of the speakers bureau, or there would
be no peace. Miss Landers did concede.
however, that the entire club should CO.
operate in. the speakers bureau work In
fact, she said she would not accept the
appointment otherwise.
Under the terms Of the agreement the
club viii have no voice In naming the
women who are to act as precinct and
ward chairman. In this the members
who were present yielded to the stand
taken by Chairman Meeker.
In opening the meeting Miss Landers
said the women had not received what
they had expected, but that they had
been granted recognition. She said that
Mr.. Ralston had asked her to Je chair
man OF the speakers bureau, and that
she had insisted that the entire Climb
should be allowed to cooperate, 10 which
she said he had agreed. She said that
Thomas Taggart had rIca 10 do with
bringing about this agreement
APPEALS FOR HARMONY
AMONG THE WOMEN.
Miss Landers appealed for harmony
among the Democratic women. She said
that Mr.. Meeker IS working hard on the
organization and that this met with her
approval. In speaking OF the city chair
mans attitude toward the women she
said that mo doubt he realizese he aas
made q mistake" She expressed the hope
that he would eventually become inter
ested in new politics" which recog-
-EIgss women on an equal basis With men.
After reading a letter from Mr. Tag
CART IN which he asked for harmony, Miss
Landers explained again that Mr.. Rails
ton had called her to his office and said
he believed her appointment as head Of
the speakers bureau and the cooperation
of her club in this work would be the
best solution Of the problem OF bringing
about harmony.
Mrs. Keiffel at the point arose to ask
If the speakers bureau is TO be an indie
pendent organization.
Miss Landers sadi that Mr.. RalstOn
had stated that the bureau is to work
under his personal direction. She said
tha speakers bureau is always, in 4
sense, an organization apart
MRS. REIFFEL HAS
STILL ANOTHER DOUBT.
"As I understand IT," Mrs. ReiffeI said,
'-the men viii stiu control the appoint
ment of precinct women. think they
should meet Us fifty fifty If they want
our vote"
''The women should choose the precinct
women and the women chairmen Of
wards Miss Lauders said But Mr..
Neeker has chosen to follow the old sys-
TEN and he is chairman"
Mrs Reiffel offered no further objec-
ton but left the meeting g short time
later, Miss Landers later explained that
Mrs. Reiffel had left 10 attend q meeting
in West indianapolis.
Miss Merica Hoagland then gained
recognition and declared that the women
should forget they are women and func-
ton as voters. She said she believed
they should follow Miss Landers' sug-
gestion and accept what vas offered.
SUGGESTS ACCEPTING
LEAST OF TWO EVILS.
DR.. Hannah Graham suggested that
the women accept the least OF two evils
and 60 ahead and work for the party.
She said that II there are some who do
not recognize the Seventh district organi-
zstion they should pass the fact By and
20 ahead. She said the men are up
against the fact that they need the vote
Of the women.
There was much more discussion to this
effect and then the resolution declaring
peace was adopted. Following its adop-
ton Miss Landers said she would give
! her time to the speakers bureau during
Athe campaign and that Mrs. Reiffel as
Arst vice president would head the
r~Aganizatlon Mics Landers then asked
Is Martha Yoh Marsen 10 take the
&r and she presented the resolution to
n "a Mrs. Dunn head or the women 5
Ia city bcreau.
Nliowing the meeting Miss Landers
said all the members OF the club had
been set postal cards inviting them TO
be present