The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-29
DR.. Keller Is
Speaker at
Voters Tea
Meeting to Reorganize
National Woman's
Party Held.
BY HELEN LINDSAY

Hand-in-hand, men and women
will rid the United States of politi-
cal evils. Repeating this doctrine,
which she has sounded throughout
Indiana for more than 80 years, DR..
Amelia Keller today greeted state
women who fought with her for
woman suffrage years ago.
DR.. Keller and Mrs. Clara Smell
Wolfe were presented by Mrs. Ovid
Butler Jameson at a tea at which
reorganization arrangements for the
National Woman's Party today were
started.
Mrs. Wolfe, Who-iS the wife of the
Ohio University department of eco
Monies chairman, is national or
ganizer for the party
Women have not cleaned up pol
tics since they received the vote. -
DR.. Keller says. How could they,
when they have been hanging
around the fringe? Politicians have
not allowed women to get inside the
organization. When capable
woman gets in by mistake, she is
ouSted-just as a good, strong man is
Could Improve Conditions
But a dozen good men and a
dozen good women could improve
conditions until we would think we
were living in heaven.
Women are political students
that's where they are ahead of men,
DR.. Keller contends.
IF men devoted one-tenth OF
the time to study of political prob
lens that women do, we would get
some place. The period since wom-
en- have had the voting privilege
has been one of education.
Women have realized their limi-
tations; unlike men, they do not
think that by some divine miracle
knowledge comes unsought TO then
when they reach 81. They know
they have to study to know what is
best in reforms, and that is what
they have been doing.
Right now, women have the
politicians worried. Politicians don't
know how women will vote in the
coming elections. But they shoulc
know that regardless Of whom they
place in opposition to him, the
women's votes will go to President
Roosevelt"
Ready to Show Strength
Women now are ready to show
their strength in the country, DR.
Keller believes.
Men only can be impressed by
votes, so women are ready to i'm
press them" she says. They are
ready to say, Here are our votes
we shall place them behind the is
sues in which we believe In thai
way, women will be able to have the
men and women nominated whom,
they can trust, on the platforms ir
which they believe
Womens voting strength will moi
be given to either the Democratic
or Republican party, DR.. Keller be-
lieves.
Women realize that they can not
afford to be partisan" she says
They will vote for issues, rather
than parties, and the candidates
whom they support will be judged
by their ability and fitness, rather
than their political affiliations.
The National Woman's Party is
to offer women relief from the po-
litical rut with which they are
threatened, DR.. Keller says. The
party first outlined it's program
complete equality for men and wom-
en- in all human relationships, ir
1914 at the time it sponsored the
first Woman's rights convention.
Name District Officers
DR.. Keller was named district
chairman at today's meeting. Other
officers are Mrs. G. j. Finch, Seventh
District Federation of Clubs presi-
dent, as vice chairman: Mrs. Carl l.
Weisenburger, membership chair
man, and Mrs. Marie E. Karrer
treasurer.
A resolution was adopted thank
ing Rep. Louis Ludlow for intro