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CO.. li~ T .:UT , LAL

~I UTl · , a~CUl I V~ n0A3.D .

June

I

3r · , 1921 .

The f inal meet ing of the Executive
Hoar d of the 'o nne ticut
Woman
Suf f ra g e Assoc i a ti on wa.s held at th e home of Iti. ss Katharine
Ludin ton , Pr e sident,
at Lyme , June 3rd, 1~2 1 • .
The meet i ng was ca.ailed to order
was el ecte d Secretary
pro.te rn.
In the a b senc e of t he
meetin g were omitted .

at 11. 30 a. m. a.nd Mrs.

ecret a ry the minutes

Porritt

of t h e previous

The Preside n t stated
that the business
of the meeting was to receive re por ts on the work that had b een done in c l o s in g out the
affairs
of the Asso ci a tion and to make f inal arran g e ents for dissoluti on .
Miss Washburn,
actin g President
a._~d Treasurer,
re po rted on the
closin g of Head quarters
, and th e taki ng up of work b ~, the Conn ec ticut
LeR, e of Women Voters.
~he Treasurer'
s re p ort was t hen read
The Treasurers
' re po rt is a p pended .

by

iss

'/ash· ourn,

an d ac c.:epted .

Moved by 11:iss 'J.'yjler that Mrs . Wm. T.Hincks be a.pp inted a co mmittee
to see the.t t he debt on the Brid g ep0rt ple dg e be c ol l e ct ed, and that
t h e money be use d t o re pay · iss 1Tashburn, who bad made herself
responsible
f0r the debt.
I otion carried .
I ove d that

hliss

Washburn

be authorised

to close

the accou n t.

carried

.

A discuss i on fo l lowed of the owners h ip of ..:rs . ::,ch oonma k er' s book .
No vot e was t ak en as it had b ee n v o t ec. at th e Conven ti on t hat all such
pr operty o f t he u. n• •A. Rhould be given t o the c. 1.w.v .
A discussi on followed
t he c.w. s .A. !love d. by
'o . banners
be presented

c oncernin ~ t he dispositio
n of the banners
of
iss Bul kley that the State banners
and the
to the State Libr a ry.
·otion carried .

Moved by 1,liss /ashb:irn th a t .:iss Ludin g t on,
rs . Hep burn an d Mrs .
Hincks be a ppo inte d a. c ornmi ttee fo r the presents. tion of the banners
to the State Library . Carried .
Move d th a t a committee
be a ppoin ted to get into t ouch with towns
of which the C. \'. S. A. ha s banners , conc •~rnin g the disposition
of th e se
banners . \Iotion carried.
:W
ov ed by Mrs . Hincks that the Lea gue of Women Voter s b e ma.de residuary legatee
of all properties
of the c. 'l. S . A. Carri e.d .
hloved t hat committees
Hotion ca r ried .

ap pointed

at

t h is meetin g re po rt

t o the

C. L. W.I.

'

2.

f t he Ass oci ' ti o

~ov e d t ~a t th e r eco r s
a rc h ives
oti on c ~rried.
t t he Stat e Li br ar y.
~ove t hat t he minutes
I oti on c arried.
to

of this

meetin g be a dded t o t he archives.

ove d by ~iss Wa s hburn t hat a farce
r s . Hepburn . Moti on c a rried.

Koved t ha t a committee be app inted
into shape for off erir- g to t he States
Mis s Ludi n ton ap pointed to this
Mrs . P orritt,
1 s . Demin g and Mrs.

b e of f ered

now a• oJg t he p ap ers,

be given

by the ch a ir t o et t he archives
Library.
L!oti on carried..

co mmittee
Day.

hliss Bul kl ey, ch a ir man,

The followin g motion was then passed:-Wherea.s the work of the Connecticut
Woman Suf f ra ge Association,
begun in 1869 and carried
on throu gh yea.rs of indifference
an d ridicule,
then thr ou gh years of bitter
opposition
to ge neral acceptance
and finally to complete a ccomplishment;
and
Whereas at the final convention
of the r..w.s.A., he•d at Hartfo rd,
November 18 , 1920, the Executive Board was empowered 5.11ddirec ted .
to wind up the business
of the or ganization
and to co mpl ete its diss olution;
therefore
be it
Resolved:
That we now declare
the business
of the Connecticut
Woman
Suffrage Association
t~ be finished,
and the Asspc.iation
dissolved.

Present:
Miss Katharine
Ludin g ton,Pre s ident , Miss
abal Wa shburn,
Mrs. Thomas N.He pburn, Mrs. William T. Hincks, Mrs . Geor ge H.Day,
Mrs . Willi.Deming, Mrs . H.To wnshend , Mrs. Sam. T.Russell,
Jr., Miss Mary
Bulkley, Miss Edna Tyler, . rs. Couch,
rs . H.I..:.Dadouri an, and hlrs.
Kitchelt,
and Mrs. Annie G.Porritt.
Annie G.Porritt,

Sec. pro Tern.

·,'.'be

we i:1e t a ye r

s ta es in clu dinr

~o

h e f us" n B • ..l..nhon . -~e ndr.,ent he.d be n ra t i

our ne igh bor r, .~ s s a:::. us e t s , . ow R ,.._,,sh ~r e , ;;aine

Spec ia l ses . io ns had b ee n c a llee
ve ~.:be r s oared

car

=.:n but

C:on:ie ct· cut mi r.t b 1 ne ede d t c mal:e u

f l J number a nd we .::nei·r t:. a t to br in i:; Jon :ie c t i cut
:.mC'w qu te what h" d wor k ·t
.'1 e ol ' ec t of th e

et a

c ci nl

e.do ptec

q_rty and s ince

s u ffra .c-e , the
a :i.inst
St a te,

sess i o?:? o::' the

thc'lt

immed i ate

that

o. s !.mll

,)olicy

sr..::i_ _ g r oup .

aud he had b een

tr .e

" SOci

::io n wa!: pe::-feo tly

C nn e ct ic i.;t le g i s _::.t,1r e ,

a re~ o l uti on dec:!.n.riog

.Rep ub li can

i n ,; o-:J.ld be r.a r c. wc,r k .

We d id n ' t

si nce the

pa rt y i?J po ·,er in the

b ut powe r f u l group

a s ,;,ecial

t r i ed ,.u t b e f ou nd to move :.h e

s s si or. .

• e.s t

i n :Sri dg ep o rt
st4 te wa s t he

in t ha t 1.iart y h~d bee n blockif\'?:

of th1 C, '.'! . f. . A. :;. c,u lc'. b e to

l'h~· 3over :ior h , d

.Leru· - it

:.. .e co nv nticn

ee n petitic

cn i1c e .t r a e opp o~ lti on

,;1e u by 10 - ,0 00 ,-,,cm1:m of t he

eti t i oned b:,, a r.iaj ori t y of each

t .e le g i sl a ture , t o ca ll

h

.:.le. be .

a iu . befoce

C!JJ:l

and ::e\7 '! r k .

Com l e te r a i: ic a ion b f o r e

in f our o he r st ate s .

·;e 17.ew t h at

y nlir.e t ee

iod

5o . .e other

p4rt y ud

of eac h 1:.o •.JSe of

owr: s th a.11 t ·,c se

"O

f ::n:

v ernor .

As I l ook ba ck ov er tJ-.e ;rear , the

CaJ:l(ls .'.._:-i
1,,m: ch !le v 'lr fo r s. n:c1nent

i nte nsi ty 1 f al l s i n o f ou r r.ui n d .vt si onc :-

t he fi [h t : er r a tif i ~t o

le t i.:.p L, it
b

Ferruar :,-; a

_e iod durin g whi ch 9r essu r o \7as co r.c ont r a:;e d u on th e Re 1ubl i ca'1 st at o ce n tr al comnit tee,

a ..d u 1,on in di 7 : du::i _s v.h om

Seco nu., the

c· -? aii;i1 to _r esen ~ to

t he c a lli ng- o::' a
the

::i: ec i

1 se s si on .

c s..":'l_n:. i g~ whi chh n d fer

Th e

J

l eg i s l a io

i t of a tt a ck , i

kDe'l7 t o b e O11r bue ie

th e Gove r n r p r oo fs
· . i r d , f c ll o\-ri

t o g et
to enable

in t e s t a te.

rat i f ic

;,· i ng

t ion by t he 3 f th s tate,

Four t h , a ft e r ' ennessee

in Coun e o ti c ;.it .:i.s t he 37th

s t ate

's

an d to o t a in

\7Or::ien t o r eg i :ite r a nd to vo

::iust bo rer,e r:.b e r od , was ne ce ssa r i l;, the r epubl ic an pa t y .

Ind i c ation s wer e ver ~· s t rong

tha t th e pa r t y i n power

in Connect icut

view s on t he mat t er of su ffra g e f ro.'!l tho na ti ona l r ~. ·ublic
be r 1

o_:-,:,c ne n ts

of an err.e r f;en cy jus ti

it s s l oe n " ::o, eu: er , 19 20" .

ra t if i c a tion , the c ampa ign
th <' necessary

719

the Nation a l Committee

:!'e c o1&1ende d t o ~e p ub Lcan

of the s · f fr ag e ar.:iendroen t a n:l. ur g ed t .hat sp ecial

s ess

held

n l eac'ior s .

l eg islat'.E

i ::ic.e pend ent
For on Decem-

s t h e r ~t iflc a t i on

ons be c ll ed in

the s t a t e s

t!i: :·

"'7; h t h :- r q··,
'1'l r

'.!

to

d

0

o t h f or t'ie
:cr

s~ tn ::o~tral

!('P.!:

~~•--:s of "...:te r

• 10

!:C

e!l·,

f

1 pr essure

1

,p r. l eadi:ig

,•:~ th cuf f'r ~go

thi s 4uestion

t:-'1

:h e ser v i.ces

o f a group

"d

ar[;c1J1<, :;

ec o~e

:i.

ts

o .'Pct

wor ,:ed u..ider

t o,:ce : :t··oc l·e d a c~:: -

i:::e 1· e,. •• 1 ·.c !' .s here

t.°'te :ea

r> d \'I-tr

,

Connectic

tl:e

r e: ".J.blic:,

suffraeists

. s , , ·ub2.icl s ts and tra ine d interv

, to

na tn res

t. c· state

,

iewers

,:;3.1::0

su 1;plem e nt ed .

ine :-..n i r.~tg:it

[:J. ' 1

· of the problO! .: th a t fnce d us .

Ph c. ix Pu lic ' c;,r Eur-

int -: ~o.,nectlcu

UEe t h e i r ir, fluance

Whenever

i'1to t he !litua.tion
poss. b le

in ob'.;-:ini'lf

)

:;v

y was goin g forw·ard .

:hat

:'he st:i~e

state

w·11

r;1 tif icati

in Connect icu t withs
t he Pho enix

Hays ,

~:r. 'l'a

oen tr <-1 co l!!Il:itt e ,

a s pec L l ses s ion

. // In llie meantime

was circul

on neotic u t,

throu gh the men of their

.ow the.t

uff r age .

pe r sona l in-

can .ai g:, of publi -

:md th at

g f ort ~ the

n a tional

r i,pub l ican

l inked willi

i nr the

tr.e s olid

papers

south , whilo

Conn ecti cutf

uf fr ag ist s in t en de d to gat

the

ovm s t ate.

I aao L. Ul lman as chai r nan, t;r . J ohn
o

the r

abo ut _Cm:;eo ti c l,t in the l ,., York papers .

In the mean time a Republ i can IA'\rn' s fatifioat

f l oya l fr ier.ds

s tea

s es sio n, :Ui ss Hi na r.nn -:ms fill

ewr s tories

e a n to

bd t h a

, Se a to r Ka.rd i ng 1nd Gen e r al ·,:ood all

' ""f r ag e maps sho wing Conn ect i cut

c ountry

:i.

o.ri: ; ed. wi th fl'. er s se tti

1r . :'fu[.h

on by means of s eoial

Bure au w s pl oi ng

The r e t of tbe

t ,

sig -

.

th e e· es of t he na';i on Yrer e ·1pon

lea der s such as

:md a n

t'he:,1 obt e ·r.ed the

t o the Gov er nor • nnu th r ough thei r New York off ic 'e the·· 1:rou g.'lt to bear
fl 1e11o e of Re_iubl ican s in t hei r i:tates

Tuey

'..'hey i nte rv .iewed l ez.dinc

c f t)1ose L,en to two pe t i ti o .s - one addres sed to the

ur e in f th e mEJ:J
be r s t

vote

ans .

as s oci at i on cUld ,1:;der t ne :1dvic o ,;..-,d. ffagges -

t he di r ecti on of th e state

r~en th ouah out

unde rst andi

end orsed

ut 1·o r ~:e .r . .

so r t cf :.'~:i l: 1 ::iff• i r bet ·:een ~epubllc

of :lop ub l i=

ti on s of o·.ir l cc 'l l l eader s whos e 1VO
r k they

f ct

.o c r.t·s e

Jc ..: Ye r· · , ·,• e, ·o

gist s , r epublioa

ci

. .,

r e:rn bli c.•ns ·.: t:1L1 tr.o s ta e ,

. p2., e r <' ou t~ ido t::o :.t a t e , and ba oc.use

-rere tJ-.o r ough _y a c !·.11intec
I~ -v-:is : e lt

i'.lte

.r" i:·,.1edi - :" cbst::i.clc , th e a s so c i at· or.

'l

. ;ib l ic i t.

·= -

cc '"~-:-:
lttc '3 as t :-ie

1 t..

i on 2.otr.'lit tee was or ganized,

• Rovinson

I t met first

with

Mr .

as Se cre diary, and wi th a memb ers hl :;,

on Ja n ua

r

y 25 1~

New Haven to d is cii s s

o·t

the win

9 ;-

r v: 1 sp r ing fr r. cc..::iittee

Ey t he end of

air ly

t he state

.'he

.

1r e,se n t i ng at

nt in e men 9r omine n t i:1 par t y a f 1:nrs
' ·
et i tion

to u s e tb e i.r in f lu ence
i t was pre s ente d b,.'!

0
~

t ate

t.l-i. t t i me

:i.

nd ve nt r a l

pet ition

of

i.n ne , rl y ever y co r.>::uni t y i n

Com•.it te o an d i t s c ha ir r:ian , .·r , Rorab o.c:. ,

ca ll ed u p on the

towa rd

ls

th a n fl~1ub lic'in

i r. :'e br u ary

Con i tt ee was · to ::iee t , and p l <tns were made for
4 78 n ames , represe

t r.e .:.ss ·o ia •:. cr~

nci. a dv'.-:e t

Lad r at if i e d , i ncl.10.i n., R! ode

J o.. ua r y , 2 7 s tates

were in r i ght .

.or e sta tes

and four

i:;ave v a l ua bl e :'\el P

t h e c a lli ng of a ~.oeci :i.l sessio n of ~he le i , l at u u ;

mernb er of t:r1e men ' s r a t i f i ca ti on c ommittee

- and a s y ot, ,:now,

wn:; igno r ed .
op ini on by Bx- Ju:; ~i ce Hughes , and ?Ser or e tne
th is op i ni on was on ev ery seat ,
r.1en' s cor:unittes

, in which

" ~·- · __ . _

·.'le wen t ar med with

leadi ng l al'rJers

gr ounds wi t h Govern or Holco r-,b' ~ l at e st

a second

of t!1e state

ref us al.

Late

MJ.lletin

to ok i s sre

J_;
Ubli shed by the

on const:. t ut i ona l

in th e evenir.g

we

wer'! admitted

to th e hear i ng befo r e the res o lu ti on s cor.'l!!littee , at V8lic h :,11ss Ludi ng to n , Mr s . He l en a
Hlll
After

·.'leed , l\!r . Fr a ncis

Co l e and

·~rea dwaji:

p·rese n ted

the

su f f r age cas e.

a ver y anima t ed disc is s i on the r e so luti on was adop ted by a vote

t he f o ll o-:vin g mornin g the
r equssted

conv ention

t he go verno r of the

fo r t h e purpose
b

.!r . Cha rles

of p~ s sing

, b y the adoptio

s ta t e t o c a ll

u9on the

of 25 t o 8 .

On

n 0f t hi s r es o lu t i on , res pec t ful l y

a s peci a l sessio

amen dment • • • In t his

n of th e Gener al Assembly

way did the

republican

pcr t y

t he s t at e fo r mal l y go on r eco r d .
Sin c e Nover:ib er we had t r avelr Jd a l on

t ion 's de f ense .

First

the

Gover no r h ad s a i d:

a te an emergency . "~ The n he bad ob jected
when the pr esent

way , in break i ng da.m one b y oine, t h e oppo si" The desire

of a fe w women doe s n ot c:re-

on the g r oun d tha t s uff r age wa s n ot an issue

le ei slat ur e was ele c t ed · - a s t a t e111Bnt easily

re fut ed by current

news -

h e cou ld n ot chang e t be s t a te consti
pap er rep or t s.

On March

15th he had • id t ha t

v..

t'-""
f ~A

-

.e n on Ua r ch 31s t , tha t per si stent
tuti on othe r wi se than

by the mani1er s pe oi f ied 11

a_p eal s do not constitute
t o a letter

prolf

of an 81.e r genc y .

"
And final

of Colonel Ullman , t he Govern er stat ed that

of a• a1ergeac7.

l y on April

10th , in reply

he wa s r eady to rece ive pro ofs

·---~

'i'he s i uat ·o n , tr ~n , o t t he b~ginn i n
g in ia had r a t i f ied
r

ei·."ber that

qug~

as dr ai atical

on e l one vote

i n the

·~ wh ile

ses si on .

tt e f r i ends

twas

.

c l e2-r l y the

pr oo fs , t o s up ly hi

t ask o f t he .l.ss oc i ation

wit h !Jroo fr

to se:;c. i nto

to a ct

he adqu arters

fe lt

was a gi gantic

tr .:iin s ch edules

1.n

the co n-

sl ature

in

s t te , a nd lef ,v in g

t h a t stood
, since

r ead: ; a nd waiti ng t o

th e Gcv er n r hac. · .. vi t ed

I n tlo in f this

t ha t of t h,;, s,a te - th e

the

Associ a t i on h ad an op ~ e :ac · . a l As soc ia -

the Govern or' s re f usal
t h e woman of

as " emer genc y wee k , "

ene r ge ncy :..t le.:ist

o s itali

le

th is

Connec ti c ;,it. x wc:non r ep re se llt lng e ver y s t r..te in the Uni on ,

u d er taki ng to
,

."0 u wi l

rus hed a cro~s

he 35th

of a gr eet er er.ier genc y than

a:nd s o to en:franchise

of ~ay ? d was s e t a p art

lt

c Coa st an

le _i s latures

t o j o in i n a c onc ent r ted !)r o te st against
l egL lature

.

·.7e:;t Vir g:in ' a :l..'"!dthat

y to pu t t h r ou@'l u br i lli:i nt ' d un i.:;· e pi ec e, of wor k .

ti on had off ered

cut

for

to r atif·

:'he on l;; a . par en t. _ orr ,i b!!)li.ti e s we-::e Verr: ont and Conn ecti -

pr oof tha t th ere wa s a !'lationa l emer ge ncy .
p ortunit

lat.er

,'/ shi!J€t nn a ls o r ati f ie d on :.tar ch 2 2nd mak in ,

- both Rep:ibl ic an st a t e s , _os se s sbg

r atify

was

e:..<\t e s a ved the do
of the Pacifi

rl ·· i !. :~ ::-ch ·.;'es t '.'i r-

of s uffr ag e v.or k'ld ni e:;:1- a nd da~' to ke ep the

on ly one mor e t o be ga i ned .
cut

was this : -

l · as - enrn ssee

vo te had t o bo sn a tc h ed f r or:1 the wate rs
t ine

of~

e qual

the

enti re nation.

.:.t t i ·::es p, ev io i.;s t o t hat
to th at

ty f or ea ch one of th e cons tan t ly shifti

su pp ly s eaxer s fro -:i our own :::tat c f or each of the r.ie et ines ,

many member s of t he men ' s c ommit tee,

of th e v1oruen of the
who ac ted

the p l a n c ou ld have go ne th r oug h so s ucce s sf u l ly .

part

du e t o the

of Ll "ss Hutt

we ek •:re a t

It

t h e mot or co r s , the
ng gr oup s, a nd t o
was only

t h r o·ugh the

s tat e , and on t he part

of

as ch a irmen and fre quent l y as sp eak ers,

t hat

or ganizi:1 5 a bil ity

The week

o f t h e en tl. r t. na t ion , I am s ure .

l a_. n ot on l y t he ll'M:l
e t i ng s, but

mos t wonderf u l co ope:i:-a tio n on th e _1art

t o al l o•.; the Conn ect i -

It s su cce ss was a l s o in great

and he r ent husiasm

and he r U.'"ltiring
Cl)-V""t'

work for

wee k s

wee k o_ened,
And the

eceeding

you sa w her
u blic ity !

t he ev ent .
careful

Alth ough 1-isii ~lu tt

pla nning

'78.S

in e very det a il

Whenever on e pe ered .o v er the

c a ll ed,,,@efare emergen cy

as bit

by bi t it ·wo r ked ou t.

s cree n behi nd whic i Lis s Hinaman

car rie s on he!" myster i ous d ee d:; , c:1e saw he r shuff li ng ph ot ogr a ll s - pho to gra phs of
fair
WO

w.omen, d a r k women , t hi n women an d
en an d eac h one with

sev eral

d ifferen

tho s e no t so thin .
k inds

of

Fcrt ·- seven d iff er en t

h t o~ aphs an d with

at

l ea s t one

- $"' :1e,;s s : ~.:-:· ·o go, i h ~: .
du

r ep r o sen te d ,ms

ti on .

I

a l'/l

5ure

,· c 1c ph oto'-

to sre"k .

t o enc ;, of tl-:e cities

wJ-er,;> t l e i d v:-

I leav e th i s giga. 11tic gaz:-.o of sol i tai r e t o::

trie s pe a i:e r :: , '1.ls o , ~so t hat

t e trl3l ..end o us 2,:,pea l the·• mde

v isi t ed .

'O

ur ima ln a -

t . 'lt :·au wl l s a·.·1 th e r e sv:!.t.,3 .

You all , I i rn..".{:i
ne , h eard
o:

a pih to

Or of t r.e lunc'i:e on held

Gover n ~:- a ::cl the g ""

o

a1" •do vni c .. p

at wh!.c h . 'r , Rob 'n gon an·

,Judge

7

the

fc r t1· d if f ere·1,

:i.r r : -,::d , of of - he f: .. al

thf..i.

0 11

~

he aud: ':!c.:: es

ced e d it

t

y o u do not need

1::e r E""l
:.nde d

:c •.~ns

hea: ·in[

he y

t e~c-rd t:-.e

:~ ss mee t i ng on ~he c " . ~to

:rn d t he

_l s of '.Vatez ·bu.:-J s o,:e .

.:- U."lc!s

I n ~p i'. e o ft : o ap"'s!a i

~iade

to t he Gover nor by t:-.e . or-no o f s uf r a ge s t 'l t e:; whe r e s uffra g e hie 1 bee:: a rn cc os s , b;;
th e women fr om n n - .u f fr ae;o s t a e ~ w!10r.: .. 'l b~• per r.:itt
e nfr anc·· , ise ;

~8:uhli

pl e d . es - s:: : l :he

c a-. woi~en who

Gover n or re

ex : t e:1ce c-~ ':"'e speci
only

aut }1ori t y

'.:' 0.e

v, s gr o·11in b r-::se 1:: r'"'.c
!"lt :::~d i r 11e n~tic:1

h'.l;;.st ed tho

he s t '.lte
1

·et ho d !'

e . a do 9 ted

;I ·

in

i n No v~: .b9 r 19 2

d C' 11ot

in t he co:ni n

c ~"'.'_nig, , wi •

ro v e c .:- ten d to

: ·1 :,

t::o

i = tr.e

r ess:.o n ."

il"l t.e

....t ate

- bu,t t e ch n i c ...Llly

;,· o. ·rnte

we wer e

Ravi n{; o:.:-

1670 .

of : t.0 .::Xec~·t ivo 3o :u-d

:,l li cy - :o op9• s e t he !le ub l i c en

~

.ixc c. :i :.L. of t h.:)s e mmi who we r'3 the

o f s uffra ge :::id of t h os e 1•,. o 1,ould

its

•r cve

::;t't t e c o~, t i t u t io o , 1 h ie:

rev iou ~ y t r ied. t he .• ::;oc i · ;;:on
'f

:·1 fulfLling

_.a rt y

a s we h d beo n in !lov a nber

0

t b · s l o i c :il develo_, n 3:,:

u tr u e friends

Ct.I

o c al _ a s:e c i:?.

r;ov r n

::-t ers

,o nor of trflir

: ied , " ':"::e se a r uments

l GJ!.or cer.c~• men io ned

i ' · r. :;:e

f-i.r fr ":::t be in c

ps

'1.re:i f r t he

mee , , mi [,il t

le bi s _,.:·.u-e

r.i;; th s:

cCJne out n nd tlork for

r t :1 i n
t ri e d

a s p eci a l s es -

V\o.J-...

s io ,,.

For th e r ep ub li ca n party

i n the s tate , wh il e i t adop ted

"
~ov e rn or to c a ll

the lOBisui. tur e t og et.e r , a t t he s ame

men 1·1:10 ha d mo s t bit t erl
a s peci a l se s s ion .
th e Republic an .ation
nec ticut
the
~

dele ga tes

o:'P sa d

&..'ld.

st .?..
tes

ma

which

to

O l'tBl'

t ha t ti !!:e s t ami i.

in tr.e

7ie wer e coufiri :ied i n our a na lysi s of t he s itu at ion b
a l Conv entio n whic h a few da.,y s lat er a t the
( so we wer e informed

suffr a ge p l.::ln k , s o th t the nat i onal
:iils

who wer e at

a r e sol uti on ur g in g th e

""-cJ..t i rne,r e tur ned

pos it i on of expre s sing
ha ve not

yet

by t he Hartt!cfrd

Cour t>
.nt)

insti

~~~------=----']

a y of

tho a c t i on of

too lc t h e tee t . out

an "e a rne s t ho pe " th a t " Rep u1:ilican
will

I

gat i on of t h e Con-

re p ublic an :iart y was pla ce d in

a cte d u 9on th e s uffr a ge amendment

t h e v er y

of

the il.ndignified
legis

r a tif y ....

tu res
"

in

'.'he fi r st

s t.ep in th!.l ·,1orkin 1; o

le t t er to oll

g ubern a ~o ri al

th e ma tt er o f a s pec ial
to th e press,

po ss ibie

1.

ca n id · t e& a ski n ~ . for

se s s ion . When

a nd a fin u lly

pub li sh ed b efo r u the
state

pa r t y oon v ention5to

Re u blican

s tand

th o

\'

~ublic~ti

thes em11:xizxi:1:

of t h,

s-..mnary

ow e3ch

n,

c r cu · r

i:; o l°

ne

to d en

r epli us c ame i n t htiy wer e

of the

ok 9la ce .

enci· ,

ive n

as soc ia ti on t owa r d e a ch was

..:i1e ec o nd s te

was : o

c onven tio n ::iade up of an ti - m::ic· ine dale

of thi s bei ng in the m in to
to do to get

of ou r uew • olicy

t,

bt a in i f

ates .

.'l:e pur ros o

r ove to the m&chin e th.'.lt i t woul · be a far wis er t h i n

t he suf fr age . iss ue out of i,he way bef •:ire the

lvvanb er ele c t i on ,

rleyond

t ha t , our p '!n, wa s to o ppos e can did a te s f or t ' e l e i s lnt ur e who we r e kn ov:!l t o be op -:pos ed to suffra

ge':•to o iipos e them b o t h before

thei r n omin at i on and

The t~ ,:ms wer e c an vas ed and the cou ntie s ·nere
a t he a dqua rter s every

wee}: a ll

cru,.r te d; ~iss

if

necess ary afte r.

Luding LOn was a t he r desk

sur:1F.1
er long , r.nd betwee n ti mes sn.e was tourin [ the

from one end to th e othe r add r e sin · mee tin 6 s a nd set t in f; forth

the ,io l·cy

st a te

of the

As -

soci a t io n .
ln conjunction

with

was ap;:ioin t ed to
mit tee

this

work , a s ub-c ommit te e of t h e men ' s .:-atific

ol l t he l egi sl a tu re

of R~pub lican

women wit h ' '.rs . ,\.u s t i n oi Xorwich

whi c :!-1c3Jne t o b e kn owu a s t iie
out

the

stat e by

epublican

f or th e -e.ublican

in re adi nes s fo r

arty

N.ovo te

11

, no mone y

wan en who
un t il

ratificati

in spec ial

th e thirty

s e ssi on.

a

d evelofillllrtt.

com-

chai ~·r-a 1i, · rew up a s t o.ten.en t

l edg e" anci wh "ch was si&rued tnrough-

leci ed the .s elve s n t to
- s ~x th s t ate

In t he mids t of t l i s summer Nlmpaign_,news
would be c alled

fresh

a.1i~1

a t i on c cmmit tee

"h ul ci. rati

c ar.ie t h at

of the

r~rk

f'J.

t he leg i slature

Tenn e see had co nstitutional

on of prop os eci amendmen t;w h ·ch a decision

iv e no ne; ; or t

o f len n essee

ct,.

limi ta ti on s aga i nst

Suyr erne Court

itw

on 1,he , li quor

ry,.l'-'li

case

hacl "i nv al id ate d .

slack en our fiiht.
New Je rsey

t thi s p o int

Marv., Olcott

,as kn wn that

by t he nati ona l 1.e a dors

all

the forces

and ot he r st a tes , and whi ch ha d cause d it

tr at e up on the

n tion a ll~.

It

But we were urged

la st

stat e .

.Ariel
. th i s

roved

that

n ot fo r one moment

had <J;_; os ed ratifica

to fail

t he state

, 11·
·· s .
trs . J runes S tokes ,· and wr

concen -

to be the ca se .

NvvJ ~~ (iwJ,.

re s su.r c within

t i or. in

i n Del aware would

th e l i tt le iao~ tP..iA,.st a t e of Con ,e cti cu t ent e r ed the fight

Whi le

to

continued

, th ree

for

Republi can women,

suffrage
i:.i s s

·.v.H. Al lee jour n eyed to Co lumbu s , Oh io , in

j

,

- orde r t o

ace

ef or 'l mer-1bers of the • e :.ibli ca.

in e s ent ertaine
p

d

. y wo::nen of their

ty in f ul f i lli ng

as soc iat i

11

led b,

.~i s s L·..1r.ln e t on,

i n N·ew Y'Jr' , t o i n qu· re
in Connec t ic u t

t o bear

both

though

i nterviewe

d t r.er

t he facj l ities

wer e entitled,

for ge t. the moment

never

to r atif y - and ,·men that

power s nd nu t h or i t y to a ct.

enou gh fo r Conne c tic u t , o nd that
it

qui t e s a fe !

enr,.,ugil

r \...,,

he legislature

upon the

the wcrnen

t a ri ng wiu vo ti ng l o whic h the wou:en

regis
men

ra tific

wor d wen t r oun d tha.t

the

legislature

to be a l nw unto

~w

pa s s ag e of

.',Y

th e town co unty

a ti on was c omp l ete.

th e n ew legi s lation

with

h

was a sa tls fo.ct ion
, but

to

to g et us in ,

the member sh i p of t he Association

.-

~,.

· oublis h ed i n ~u~ ber

shar ed i n the work ,

busy an swerin g questions

in t he past

doubt

info rmat ion a bout re i st r ation a nd voting
-- --:-------....
10h-1; ,.;....\
ship :!.ectur es 5gandmfiid 'li~• L!i~ Ki t chelt,(! .....,.
-:- ,,l

l>j, Li s s

l ead ers all

itself

was s upe rfi u ous , re moved all

~vho ha d wor ;,:ed lo yally

th o ne ce ssary
--·
f t he s.t at e.
·n, e citizen

r---woma n s for u'I!-e&ne.i.eted

more than

spe c i l leg i s -

'.:he wt.o le c 0un t ry kn o vs that one s,, ecia l se ssi on wasn ' t
l a st
be i ng t h.e./state . she ha d t o ra t if y three ti mes t o maKe

the work of g et ~ing

u, ,M

ses sion

ri n i ng influ en c e

to the women , who wer e le t in thr ough t he a c ti on of t hei r own state

Immedi at ely

before

for

~be acti on of Connectic u t , wh il e it

th o se J:lember s of

launched

l on

·. h ich l '.L!i s Ludin g t on workad wl th

legi s la t ure was declared

fr O!Jleven th e mo t s :.C
e r, ti cal mind that
n ot only

tho

·1er e

u

'2hose o f us wr.o were s t t ho Cap it o l dur-

le g isl~ t:.ir e .

such de te rmb a ti on t c get
wjll

t

r ec e •1t h i s t or y a.ncl V1ith the hi s t or y of the

in g t he t?/0 memorab l e a nd h umor ous s es si ens all

full

11 through

t er ••

c at ' on be t h

a nd . o :.iblic an cr.nnne ls ,

l at ion par s ed by th e ~onnecticut

was going

: c br· ng about rr,tifi

Conne c t i cut wcr.icn ;;ila y ed thei r _m r :. i n th e s t r c.gg l e ,

You ar e f amili a r wi th t h·s

f th i

pub J.ic a!l chair rr.e.n , ·,'Ii 1 ?.. 1:iay ,

I irlag i ne t. at h: ~ la te r r efe r ences

pos si bl y no t wit h flat

t hr ou gh De• ocr a tic

~- t he feel-

On , ugu~ t 7 th ov er t h i r t i; mer.:ber

;ma : was bein g d o!'le

and in '1enne s see ,

t i n ge d wi th r es pect
in Te nes see,

ex actly

Cocmit: e e a xa ct

own pa r t y wh o • est i oned th e s in c er it y of tha t

le dges t o wcn:en.

ts

~ ecut iv e

of inconceivable

I n a ddition,
va riety

of newspapers,

and

headqua rt ers were k ep t
th at c ame by mai l,

by tele-

ph one and by wor:i. of mou th .
t t h i s time
t he a ss ociation

t h ere
f elt

ar o se questions
that

it

could

of immedi ate

po li c y which

not ac t u on without

a mandate

the exec utive

board

of

from the a ssociation,
J

'
On Sopt e:.1be r
b

the

,:_t .

b 1siness

in Hartf c,r d , to wLich dole

!!!ee ti: c was he

lea gu es and by coun t ies . - In addition

t o c ome and Bbare

i n the f ullest

cr d er to tak e a~

, a ll

disc u ssion

members of the

of the

iss:ies.

a ee: were

Asscci ~.t·on

were

sen t
ur ed

.1.'hemee : l ng was c elled

up the que st ion among other s of the

r el at ion of woman

in

o t he par-

))\.,.; c,\4
ti es , a n
\,

of whethe r or nc t to

\_b,..L

C

t ake a stand

vJ..',

by a un anim ous ,vo t e of t h e meeting
Sen at or Br and,egee because
oppos ed. consistently
are pec ullflrly
to party
tion.

responsible,
~

s o far

nonnal

But that

year .

those

S (M'\..'t,:i

the

fi g.'ni

That

mEIIl

b elie vin g th a
tio usly

It

.

de 1Jons trati

:cr. ,vn

dofeat

except

and wcmen wto,

us the

on c e

ore

its

their

·arty
oust

adher en ce to

their

be counted

vote by .!ove mber , 1 2 ?

with .

,L l we know is

:ind ·.:en ne sses

)l' in ciple

if

ver y possibly

for

cuf-

haf¥been v1ast ed,

s uy ,7J-.
at ,)a rt
th at

.

- a.nd when

and t o our op 01:ents,
Who c a,

do

vot es ag ain- ·

nominationi;

ch e year

that

' s c nda.dates

us in t l:e fight

thr ou gt cut

in any

demons tr a tion

on i s bo·..1r.d to infl uen ce future

tic u t would n t . ve be en the "7th,

th i s ao -

is n ot ne c essar y tc

f or its
if

been ed-ico.tion .'.ll , b oth t o ours e l ves
a fcrce

follcw

he would p robabl y ha ve be en defeated

Nom of our off crt

.

l oyalty

on Nove • b or 2nd Senato r

wa s that

ci p le ;,c u ca n ne v er b e de fe ated , just

tha t wcne n are

brought

v.hic h wom!m

they b e li ev e to be a pro e r s tandar d , will

g f 0r yri

it has always

of bu ron:n wolfa: ·e for

ct:,..

is of mdinor importance
gr oup of

time he ha d

_'he re ~ult

tic lce t that

r e - ele ct ion o f

hich

e edo o o f t1inorities

ss ocia Lio n de:.ionc trated

fra ge we ha v e never

ha ve learned

his

the

e , in

not conscien

f-"l

was the de ci sion

oppose

.. ssociation

t he y could

vV\~

r ecen t a c ampaign .

a l arge

u_1 tc 1wiat

Fin a lly,

c ampaign

member s of the
th at

C•-"•·

;\'

re i:ult

candidates.

because

r,v-J\

behind

i s in th e Etate

not. measure

Conn

Cer tain

should

in th e 3e~t

rin ciy les

ass oci at ion 1H.11a.9.,stocm ~/\fr

Brande g ee ran

you are

record

he mea sure s a nd t h e

r ep ea t .the histc r y of s

st

t h e Association

of h is 15-y ea rs'

was the ir fir s t du t y felt
:re

there

that

·.i'iia,,petion

on c andida t es.

who
four

we h d s topped,

v.ould not ovon

h ave be en the 36th.
I do not need to t ell
been her
ha ~put.
make play

yo u, wh o have :.aiown Uiss

Ludingt on longer

le ade rs h i p and he r

lanni n g and her

th r oUfr. this

wo r k .

Sle lm ow bet te r tha n anyone

her

is a great

year's

ou t of wor k - with

it

ca re eve n for

gn.cie.

the most

that

I,

t hat

it

has

wear i somtdot a ils

I crui think

of hov: to

that

I
'ow wh:it has i
le d i:i the
in or der

.I Do you t: · n1: tha t . ls s Lud i g on ::nc! tl:.:i :

'.l.11 be en f or?

wori, b e f or e . e r c ould

tha

l'IO•

en n ii; h t go t

Do you

th ink th e :_, c •,.i.ld have

t he ir

c es t c wi p e out

the

he.v e oo.r rie d it
t he !.Jell s once

:ie it

e. be twaon
mother

.c od a nd childh

ve n i f we w'.l.~ ted

wo. en

su c h in domin i : able

yea r '.!.nd dro p

i f t..e· · ha

inj usti ce s in the

on ·.dt.

:ir t beli

vorld --

the

nd man --

t

eved

wo~ e n

i njm : ticM

lift

spir it

h ei r b a ll o ts
that

h ose wh o

i n a bo x?

u lu use

etv een man :;nd

i ~oler , b:!.e bi.:.r e s fr o1::

ood ?
t o, c a u ld we

on l

ssi b ly esca ;1e t he r e~ yOM: ibi li

:J .4v·ct

ory?

\'iURK:IBS

ra-:-1'ING

55-57 Pra tt S t reet.

Hartford.

Conti•
SeptMJber

The meeting
In her

was called

op enin g add.resa,

was not at

!resent

ratification

hold i n g any cilebrat

coove ntion

in

1.
ratific

'l!le h i 6 tory

c. ' .

the

f . A.

in connectio

n with

lov ember.
a buai ne3 s meeti~

were un der the

The subjects

that

P• m.

i one t h i s stat e bad not g i v en

on wo uld beh eld

meet i ng es

The present

b y iJi s s Luding ton at l: ~

lli s s Ludington ,st a ted

but a celebrati

the annual

ahead .

to order

2 0 192 0 .

to con sid e

ta!llm

1r.re e h l"ads follo wing ,-

of what had been d one ·oy the

v. ~.

c.

A. sinc e

a tion.
2.

The imnediate

tration:

poll

of the

dutiee--gett
legisl

ing out of :Ille wcmen tt>r regis-

a ture

tor

special

sessioo

of Septen ber

14.
Consideration

3.

of at t itu d e towards

fJtat e candidates

in

t he comi ng e lection.
Under the
t he

c.

for

t he women of Connecticut.

other

1 ••

s.

f1r •st h eading,

A.

objects

I ~ had been or ganl7.ed

beings

la t ure had created

first

duty

by securing

were

but

ratific

pr1mary

action

of the

\Cine of

the vote

object.

All

and legally

:i:ennesaee

legia-

among so me of the women and sane me1i.

a doubt

c. w. •
a tion

a EJ) to get

The women were morally

the recent

tz,yin g to create

of t he

the

reviewed

years

'.rhi s was its

eoondal')'•

sure now of the vote

The antia

Mi ~s Ludington

11.

\Uloertainty

aDd it

to make the vote

from the

Cormeotio

ii;

es

therefore

absolutely
leglalature

th!

s ure
on Septnbe!"

2.
the bo

7/ith

t l i s L'1 vi

l.

ot t o d i sbarid

're re was too

e l oo tio n .

or anbo

th e

a Com1eot

...

-:ro i1old

~

1\_,"'l.::li· ~

d had t alt Ell o tion •

. .. A.

c.

uoh at

ut L ~ue

after

o ter

t ilf'I

nnt i l 1· 21 when or f,:J.D
i zat i on o

I

to

o

~

•
on

can ~ n ti on i n :iov-J ..ber

:!

Nov en ber

the

µre en t t o d o a d no t ime

o f -,omen

o ?e oo,::mend t h a t

b il t

Ulltil

C'

i;

uoh a l egau .e may be

C• .~,. ~ . A. o o ti nu

t hi, L ag ue o f

:omen

1II ex i s tence

o t er nay be

oorp l e ted e
ha v e a lr eady be en sent

i.;.nioati o

C

a nt ~.:.11
ing i nsti:- ,.1Jt ions
·. ume"'.l n ot to aot i ,aly

t he ilep ub li can pa rt r

ull et ing

pl edg e so lo ~

d a ls o b en sent

rker s oont a i nin g ins t rue ti

fi rst

te po ll

e:ds

O DS

a'bout

r es ults

of m·,ohin e rule .

us , -~i r e Luding ton sumned llP , as being
flil

d to ob t'.l i n thi s an

of tl '. e l egi sla t ur • •

and de oi cie upon met.hod s at

t he c l os s of

to b e a t he a dquar t.e rs by

ept . 10

ratific

The a i m of t h e poll

county ch a i rma n

OO
ID!li tt e es t ogeth er

t m mee tiilg

.

The )011 ou~ t

. ioh wou l d a l lo w four

s h ou l d be · o

eet

da ~

l OOj vo t

f er
fer

a ti on .
The

xt dut y i n r egard

tr, the

the women obtained

ev ery th i ng th'\t

was bein g dr awn up

by

~,

and th e

is tr a ti on an d a pamph l e t

the o·oun ty cha ir men were a skBd to ge t t heir

emer ge ncies .

s.

t o the Leag U5 pr es i dent

The po ll would b e t:>..k si u:nder t he dire cti on o f the
and

pos i t ion of

the

out

of a l 1 t he seour i ng o f r at ifi oa ti on

immed

m, til

as a ny un c ert :linty

b y :rs . Dadour i on a.lso a re p o t on the
The du ti e s n ow before

i.oa tio n

reco r.r1en ded t1".at th e wanen

Mi ns LUGi npton
~ t t i i-r. t ' O t hi.

ratif

r s and the p le dg e of t h e Re )Ub li can

t o wor
aid

out after

s peoial

session

w2.s t.o aee t a t

ouen t to oome to them .

th e l awyer s foz- the

c.

• s.

A b ill

A. and one als o

I
J,

3.
b y Bl odge tt . Cl enc of Bi ~ a f or t he

· tat

o bje c t woul d b

1 ll a a gre e i n r 61Jh oas e t hs passage

to ha ve the
I

The lOmen wer e ask i ng

or ehand

would '.le ea s y.

(1 ) mor e day s fo r regi st. r a.t10."l and :r.3k i · ·

vot ers , ( 2) i f poFs i bl e the omission
in b

~e

•

•trqa,

to tl se re

of '.:he ne c e ssi t y o f

in g name s

si

( 3) . 'chl'l t r ans fe r of s ch ol vo ters

to the re g ul a ~ 11 s t (_) a prov i si on enab li ng t he women t o l et
town c au c uses

th:it

nomin te th e l e g i sl a tor s (5) ad missio n o f the

t o the Oct ob er to wn mP.et i

' i s s .!Aldll]£ t o:n st::ited

l>us tin , ~.rs • .Porritt

t ha t

This woul d be han dl e d by c oun ti es .

a ppoin ted a COOllllitt ea .v· t '

h& ha

2nd J.lr c. Kitche lt

ins truc t l:on and to t'urni

to pr ovi de leafl e t s

a list

en and the

unty

by t h e p oli t 1or._l

t owns where

rt i es .

t what

in

!r

d

e ip O" Ch

mt o thr ~e a::. s ea--

the poli t i c a l par t i es were do ing a l that

i'.c: ( 2) to

s s o :.ild t ~e

col!lllittee

Towns on :i l tl be divided

sue h t owns . u ld n.~ed no f· 1rt -hflr

!! D d

tee .

exo cutiv~

of t o.ms a nd ci t i t-::<and find

•

Ot . r m6'llbors

h 1nfor rnat ic,n !' r the wcrkars .

would prob •.bly be ad ded hi.e r t o t r i s c=it

oh?.i

wCJT1en

s.

G~T? ING OTT ,'BB i\OM"' •

Count

in t o t he

was ne ce s sary --

s wher e lo oa l \1orl!Brs

wer e effi o ie n t and t he fi e l d woul d be cover ed by them , ( 3) tcmns

w_ ch ·..-ould ne ed atten r.ion
the ir no t b ing covered

en t e c our. ty oha.lrnoz i. on ac count of

in o.ny o ther

The worker s i n d i:ff er en t to..ns
d on

~

•

I

h r e ga ve

by poli t ic al p r t i s and r eg i st r ar s.

II

Wor mat iOD

6

al

concern i ng t he at t end!>..Il
oe of wcmon at c a ucu ses and t he >.r tre

O

£1Vell

tmen t.

s Ol c ot t , Rid g efi e l d , st a tea th t t he m'.!oh in e had g i ven
n o o ppor tun i ty t o t he men t o vot e as t ey were af r ai d th at th e ir.en i0 ul d
l ~t tr"ne mimen v ot e and e:o upse t t he out

place o the Dsn oorats

had inv i ted

be en a llow ed to vot

fo r fear

In some

B!lti dri ed p?'Ogram .

th e women to come 1n but

e f an ill ega l vo t e ~s

tting

trey

had no t

th e el ect i on

4.

of de l egat i on s.
The q ues t i on of t3k i ll{; posi tions
un dar t he Re!Jubl ic e.n machine

ere g oing into

p:u-ties

for

expP

in-t o t he par

And

as inde penden t vo ters

wi t hin

pos t io

the

ri eno e m.t h p:>rty imohi
met.riods r:,ff

as

0d (1 ) t o

t o s it

t1

a.m do

t

l.udi

'.it"

o t s i d o.

f 1•0Ir.

t;ton

mare t liinkin g bef or e

)J!ll"ty e

'.',!
i ss R utz - Rees h ere g av e i.Dfor=tlo
of th

o.n l'X>men

f or re form i n i d.e ( 2 ) t o hol d a pOEl t i on

and r efo rm

s wooien at present

adv i ed.
tr. kine;

01•k

/

t f or the

the sa ke o f pr in ci ple aid

and kne;v tile evil s i n Cr,zmeoti c ut .
get

Ame rio

was. ·" en discuss ed .

f'Y had had moo

sake o f p ai:-t y .

i ns i d.e the Repub li can par t-y

conce min g t h!!! a.t t 1 t uie

,eioorRl-1 0 pa r";

men t owar d women wi~ h in th e

, an ati i tn d

whoh WU.A not i nd ic a ti ve of t he _ antin g of any rea l power to th e
women .

T, i s

o !21e r s pe ak ers

ues t i 0?:1vas d i son s s ed b

h:i •·s Ol cot t ar.d. se7 Er.!?l

•

~li ~s Ludingo r n eI!lphas iz ed the

r egi st r P..ti on of women .

need

'flle por.it ion

o f get t ing out a hug e

of woman"

s a t s take .

jus tif' i c n t ion o f t he wor k of the suff r agis ts \'\Ou l d ·oe seen
mznbe . s o f

Y10lll&1

t akJ.n g part

in the

i leotion

.

In r egard

to ins t r uct i ons on.ncal'Ili ng vo ti~

wer e re ady ye t but v oter s sc hools
t.o re

in th e

11/
omen wer e '

i n t ' i s ele ot l on and ever y kin d of st a ti s t ic s wil l be
ill the

U!.'ed

election

c ould be he l d to t ell

The

1bit

;..

,.

nn them.
, no plan s

t he women ho w

st er an d to vo e .
Returing

t o t he qu st ion of t ak in g office

Ul!der the m ·ch ine

cert ai n po in t s wer emphasize d .
1.

'i'hat t h e wol,en were t o ba ve no voice

in elect i ng

1he de l egat es

to the Rer ub l ic an or DMJocr a t io conve ntions .
u ld ha ve no voice

2.

'l'hey

3.

They wu ld ha -Ye no voioe

d 1rectly
on the

on th e ohoio e of · cand i d at es.
drawing

qi

of platfonns.

I

_

\

j,

Thebe f a cts

h a d a strong

the oar ti as .

b e ,iri!:€

ev ~rt helsss

b

Ther e e ou l

nt 1 as t

t.«.ki ng offioa

f

t : end th

men f'hc uld

•

in b .rge n1l'.!lb "' ·-s th l.'ly S/Jou

on the que ti oo

p r t y c~

n l i;o come to Har tf or d to

h

anti c

th<' epc c i :al sass icn .

m

d re d wor-:e?Jpres en t

r t '11

Corn P C t ic ut

-ra t 5f ies .

TJ,e p r 1nc 1_ 1 s t o gui

Looi ytcn

e th 'l women wer e:

The cie. i r e to f:~l'IT - bu t

tr.

?.

,- e r;aouri n

i.%l ,~· loh

bt .ti oD t

not

O

t

of a s t &.\. ~

Ir is p\;J" 1ose w·1s

on bot

ob j o t o f t

Th

ot f u l y_ omp l e t ed .

'riie womeu

in t h e ir wor ·te w it h in a ll

cl earing
In re

th

future

,

a t tit ude to wards
f >.1
c tion

organ i z ation

v.

~

th;

a but

to r e- enf o roe

or k e..nj a me~tin g gr oo:nd fer
t owards

p

t y t he reason

a nd th ere :tes pons i bi

it

t he v,omen

be a

v1amen.

the

s fo :.he an t i- par t y

i t y of t he wome::i oa l l e t o

a man is b y h i e t allk .

In

u-

c and i da t e s , we sh ou l d be gu id ed n o t by th e sat is -

of get tin g s quare wit h the

the welf are

pa rti

in

1t wa s h oped would

which

t he cml y way to judge

but

l d divide

wei gh ~ fOr

J:1r t i ,JS and to kee p th e wOT!leD oogethe r .

house f r women' s

f i gh t we r e nO\<Jover

1

i on l par ti e s .

1

of tt e L. "l .

d t o t he attitude

·£'he ; ,or l d ~ s

omen ' s v i ew .

be to ge t most

en i;hou

was h~p d. to h ve a non - pnr t jsan

object

pi dnn c •

·o c ou ld make our oc tr 1-

f if t y- tif t y ·,vi t h u the poll

re w

women ' s ye 111t of v 1aw.

l'h i s was the

ds o· e a

t J i n re, - , ci to !!l~n ' s v i ews a.n

m,m 's v oioo yet

F,

s lbs u· e

T 1s r. d be

rl d .

':P

t f i f t - fif

or

oy J.'.1 ,

la i d do

.

1.

ag i tati

a

t h e. st a te .

men but by the

'Naman mus t re :r.

C<Jlsidorati:>n

be r not

of

v1n d 1ot1 ve l y bu t

publ io spirit edly and as pat rio ts .
Ludi ng t on read th e nnmes of a n\J!lber of tha
and oo rrinen te d an them .

out t o \\tlr kers

Repub liCLUl oand i dates

thes e oand i dnt es were on the li s ts sent

the r e n ames a re no t r epea ted h ere .

6.
In spite

th

of

f a ~f; tl:,q t

d1.reo tl~ • to in flue nc

n r.

e ,. men

th -, s e na tor ial

1d not ba able

or gtber z:o.t o:ri o.l n

ki.tli nr;t on EJ,pbasi ::&d tr.e f o t t h'\t

e xir

th

op i nion ,,-o ul d hav. a e trcr. i· influen c e in t:l',
•v.':le

th

to

1'

t' i ss !..udin

e

U!:)

cm then

and in pl edres

\':'Orl

s o

tri

.heir

sion

1 :itl o oo

of t he ir

o nve tio ,

,.nd ur g11d

.::1ndi: c nno er n i n f t hes e c en di d:i.tes .
m::tde h r appe11l for

t tmds t

an d a oo ll eot on t aken o.p

e

oarry - oo t h e

wunt of

6

ut ed .

s . Por :l'i t t t he n ir.ade a :;!,ort
it s con stit u ti on
the ir wor l:ers

d inf l u eDoe ,

f o r t h e ho l di n

' '.he me t ing adj ourned

s ea

on tho · a ubl iorui r-..ao ine •

e · unty o ba irm

t.

ei..

a as i,c:ole-d

,

of bri ef' mAe tinL- s •

·1bout f <:ur l' •

!!le

Anni e '.;. .I:orr1 t t ,
:i'leo orcling

:ciee;re t!l lj' .

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