Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-16
Democratic
Women Want
Equal Rights
Feminine Voters Prepare
Resolution to Central
Committee.
BY JULIA O. HENDERSON.

The democratic women Of the State
have had their opportunity to get to-
kether and they are ready to voice their
wishes in regard to the place they shall
occupy in party affairs. Their first step
zTas the passing of a resolution at the
jackson day luncheon IN which they
i sked equal representation with men in
! he party's councils.
They were wise in not waiting for the
5onvening of the central State committee
which meets today, which body will have
znany important policies to consider. The
zTomen are ready to meet the committee
fifth the resolution which reads as fol-
lows:
whereas, the women Of the Demo-
kratic party in Indiana desire to be
placed upon an equal status with the
hen in the organization Of that party,
ouch as was intended by the adoption OF
I he nineteenth amendment to the Con
Shtution Of the United States;
] "Now, therefore, be it resolved. That
he Democratic State central committee
be, and is hereby requested. to adopt
Ind incorporate into the rules govern
Sng that party, the following provisionsi
q "That women voters shall be declared
Eligible to all offices and appointments
HpIOfluHO III LAS primary anu SCuCA a.
Nlection laws and also as provided by
Z he rules for that party's organization.
''That in the event a man be elected a
precinct committeeman as provided in
+ he primary law, he shall appoint, be-
ore the Saturday following such primary
lection, a woman vice committeeman for
j he precinct which he has been elected.
10 represent. In the event q woman be
*lected precinct committeeman as above
hdicated, she shall appoint a man COM
bitteeTnan within said time.
"That at the meeting of the district
8hairmen, to be held for the purpose Of
&ecting a chairman of the Democratic
State central committee, as provided in
be primary law, a vice chairman shall
4lso be elected, a woman being elected
& rst vice chairman Of said committee.
THAT on all other committees and
Anbcommittees, not herein mentioned,
ben and women shall have equal rep
esentation."
n The passing Of this resolution win. be
DE vital question as regards the wom-
4 p's place in the party. It Is expected
bat It will be passed without opposI
on and that women viii be given equal
by with the men as to party control.
q Miss Gertrude McHugh, secretary Of
Ne GLaCe COMMITTEE States LndL Lue WoH-
81 representing the various districts
throughout the State were present at to-
! avs meeting. They are as follows;
I irst district, Mrs Frederick Lauen-
Htein, Evansville; Second, Mrs. James
q Riggs, Sullivan; Third. Mrs. Sarah
zaub1e Holiday, Campbellsburg; Fourth,
Siss Margaret Paddock, Greenwood;
fifth, Miss Emma May, Terre Haute;
7ixth, Mrs. ]. F. Rude, Liberty; Seventh,
FRS. Addie Deitch Frank, indianapolis;
ghth. Miss Ida Miller, Muncie; Ninth,
Mss Lola Beck. Lebanon; Tenth, Mrs. J.
y Gwtn, Rensselaer,; Eleventh, Mrs. A
Il. Flynn, Logansport; Twelfth, Mrs.
lice Foster McCunoch, TT. Wayne;
Thirteenth, Mrs. Grace Carptener, Elk
art.
a Mrs. Samuel NJ. Ralston entertained the
%omen with drive and visit to some
q the State institutions and a luncheon
81 her home, after which they planned to
$tend the reception for Corden Hull,
/ democratic national chairman. Mrs. Grace
4ulian Clarke win be the woman speak
a. at the editorial banquet tonight