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ftoor o! th e audttortum.
"'•hll e ma nY sy-mpathtz.ers flll ed the go.llertea . Officers ot
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De-
Immediate
entranchlRment
by
era ! am endm ent wu demanded In pu•
.sl onate
•s>t~ hP.• before
the NallonaJ:
American
Woman
Suffrag o, AHoclaUo,
In lluonlc
Temple tut
night. untll the
high wavo ot excitement
wu ~cbed
at
the reit e ration
siu.w, el 8uNn
bY1 Dr. Aflsna Howard
B. Anthony "• fanioU• cballease. 0 th_.
are two method•
t_9 win
freedom; one, the ctvtUsed method of the
l>Allot. and one the l)nrbarlc
method of
tbe hat1:bet.''
"If -th• &allot fallo, thremain• to
women only the barbaric method of th•
hatchet."
Dr. Sb&w cried. and the handclapplq,
the c-.;
• tamplnl', the fhittff of h&ndlrc.,,hlefo.
and hanneN proved
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del ... te In the hall appro....i.
at ~ri
te bad decldell •that Condelay Do -•
but muat ·
11abmlt the -••
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to Che
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all [f Con-
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t.he na tt on at'" a15t10Clatton, a .nd a scor ot
leilders, occupied places upon th e
platform .
wa,ae•• " .
1' .J11111t
At the far e nd of the hall , a t we nty •
too t, flaming
ye llow drop was s pread
fr o m th e rnlllng
of t he b alcon) ', In ·
acrlbed, "'\\f e demand an amendm nt to
th• Con • tttution
of t h e Unit ed Sta tes
enfrancbta ins women : · From the rail·
Ing around t he 1tde s of the h a ll rno.n)"
smuller Sta t e bann ers w ere aue pend ed .
Dr . Sha\\" Introduced
Mlse Paul as
the ftrat • peaker . Mrs. Nln • E . Alleader, pr~stdent
of the .Olstrlcl
of Co•
hnnbtll
eu«r: ge As eo c lat Ion . • ·etcom ed
t .he delegat e • t Q. thi s c lt Y. n.nd con•
clucled by e ayl ng :
..It ta well tor u s to remember th.at
Co ngrc 1u,' h; mad a up o f our husba.nds ,
our brothers . our fathers, s,nd ou r • on •,
and that we are aliriply aak,ng t he m en
of our f n mll Y t o adm\t the \\ om e n of
the famll )' to equal right s. l: ongresa
must be convi nced th a t you ar e Juat
ordinary
w o men of ex tra or dtnn. r>' n.bll·
lt)" that
all o rdina ry women po l'lseaa .'"
Mr •. Patty Jacobs. pr e:stdent of the
Alabama
Equal
Suffrage
As soclatlon.
respond ed. and made her r es pona• an
or ,portunltY
to refute
th91 "u pcr • tttlon
h, 1at '{omen of the South do not want
tt ,c ballot.
Repre1entat1ve
w entn. 1ter.n
opponent . of woman
suffrage.
com e •
from Alabama . Jdr •• Jacob s aal d that
" lt wae an lndlctment
of the southern .
woman·e Intelligence
to aay she did not
want the ballot."
su ffrage
tieaalAaea.....
taJ&e -
e~~o:
t~:u:;~~r
a:~r!:i'eap~n:'
·det;;.
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their brll:ht yellbadg es on the
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with
Sabai ••iea •f Ceulita·
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OO!<Tl!<UE D FROH P.lOE OlSE.
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We.. ,ut.Na--1 C•••
..lion,.&,pplaad
Speechof
Dr.A.maH. Shaw.
DEMOCRATS
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Gr•eb s,•ak- •
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.fp,ae -'•••••
Pre••••• •
Jill'• , Ja ct ,b' • ad'1.re1s, com. mttteea were appointed
on 1e • olutlona.
e lec t io ns and
courte tt\ett and
th en •
aer\ea of r e port• from nati onal offl.cen
~ v.·er e heard . susa ·n W. Pltsserald,
cording
aecretary,
made a report
on
membership;
Ka t herine Dexter McCor•
ml cik , f r ea • urer, reported
tor her office
and
for the c redential•
committee;
Ha rriet Burton Laidlaw,
auditor; Mary
Ware
Dennett , corruPOndlns
•ecr•·
tar) '; Frances
Maule BJorkman.
and
Mar ie V. Smith aubmllted
reportr
upon
-.•ork coming under their cbarse .
Elinor Byn,ea. chairman of the na.Uonal
1-~ouowlng
l
r•- d1ti
• uffrag e pr .e• a bureau . ' submltt&d a re•
port ot the Jarae amount
of work ac -
compllahed
b,- ber bunaU
durlns
the
past year . She recelYed much app1&11,1e.
Illa
.Jane A<ldalllo. vi ce pre • tdent of
the uaUonal a • IIIIClatin, prealded at th• ·
meeting of the el<ec Uve committee
In
the momlng,
wh•n
wu decided
to
recommend
the adoption of the ch&n11ed
conatltutlon
to the .50nvent1on, and alao
th e plan for the lncor110r&UOD of a na•
com\ Uonal woman 111trra• e publlahlng
In tlle COD•
I P<'-"Y· Man)' of the cbans•
stltution
of the national have been propos ed in order to tncr-- •e the revenue , to
t he ""--entral body . The propoa~d chansee
.,,.m be offered to the convention tomor•
row
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DONATE
TOWARSALE.'
Mrs. Allee, of Ridgefield
, Asks
Local Womento Help.
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of HJ l ~cflc-ld. lende r o f t1,c C\Jn n c tic 11t \Vo m a n· ~ ~ u ffrag-c nssori:lt i n
i n th e 24t h scn:1to r h ll d is tr ict ,
n ot :fyi n ~ h e r of th e ~acr\fl c sa.1<' which
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w i ll ·b h e ld at. th ~ home '1 ( '.\tr~. ~ H. H eft. 69;\ P a.rk a ,·c nu c . B rl dE:CJ)Ol't ,
•N cd nc s day , ,July !!~. T he pr oc<'rc1,
< { the :-ale w i\1 hP use d in war w or k .
A ti w m n h n., ·<' h e n a ~ke d to clon-
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t1U· sr ,m thing to th :-la\ . Th e :1.l'tic l s
will b e co ll c c-d \" ry sh ortly i lntl are
1 ,1 be :,,en
:\.~ soon as p o@Hib le t o th
\l(lntC o f '.\fr t,;.. H c f1.
Th o fo ll o w in g- 1 uc, · w a~ r cci ved
fr om '.\!.r~ . A Hee :
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h eld nt the h om e o f \fr~ . :,..:. H .
J-1 ft . 6!,; Pnrk a v cnue. Bri dgeport . on
)V e dn s d n.r . .J uly ~5. Artl rl"!-=. wh ic h
1Jcople J\r co ll ct t ng , sh oul d h e ~ nt
.i, ~oo n a s po saf b le. an d it is al s o
rcquc~ t cd t h nt c x p r s~n.g b o p n i l
o n go od !-- ~ nt.
T hi. • is th o firs t tim e tha )lr s . H c f 1 \
h :t!-- c v r t i· rown op e n h er b e au ti ful
homo to th l' oubHC wi th its f a.r: il) US
c Hec t I n o r p a tnlinss
n.n ,t b eauti f u l \
,,. r !iS o f :tr " .
T he hi sto r y And v :i\u
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f m:1.ny o r th e nrti les wh \c-h nr e heh : ~ ~i \'e n f o r this ~nl . Rnd th
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rice-~ at. wh ich t h ey w ill he ~nld . w ill
m nk e \l w 11 w·orth n. vi ~it th re o n
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DWASAGREAT
GRANGE
DAYCHEERING
MONTANA
NEWS
MICHI
GAN
SUFFRAG EFEATE
E, ·eryo ne Who Attended
Thi~
:'llect in i.: Felt It Time Profitably . pent
GrangePutsUp HardFightButIs Overwhelme
d
On :\ pril ., C, n:r;il .r:in;:::c. . ·o. I.
ByAllianceof the Forcesof Evil
o i Com ;1.·..-111..·m.
met \\ nh ~~ \, Bn1a111
Org-ani,ini.: c;ni ni.: na Well and
(;ra11g-e~ c;ro" Fa~i .\fter
The~ .\re Started
It 1-. :i d1t·a111:; wo;d that come:-.
iro111 .:--t,lh ..• ~la,ter U. E. You ng o i
t .r ange .
.\ 1,.·i;i..._ ,,·.1.., 111...1rw..·tt.:d 111 )l onta11.1. 111,h.:;1t111;,:- th :it the l; r::,ngc
thr fiith t.kg r1.'l' liunng tlu, 111urni1q
,:- i-. makmg li11c prot~Tc~.....in that n t·wly
scs!-ion and Stalt.: ~l a~ter :-:.her w,,oJ
orj!"a1;izcd (;r;111g-c:-,tat\.' ~rnt! :1 g rea t
and Depmy ~ 1kc wer e pre-.l·nt. The
outloo k ahead. ~Ir . Young ,\·rates:
-'cw Bri :iin sisters. snn :d a plt.·11tiiul
·· !"he puhl ic :iddn ~ss gi\'Cll by :'\a·
dinner at noo n, wh ich W3 "i appre1.·i:ttl·tl ti lmJI :\l :v..tcr Oiin~ r \\ 1h;o 11 at Uozc by all.
111:in. d urrn ~ the
e~s ion o f th e ~l onTh e af tcrnoo 11 program was a-, iol• t;lna ~tate t;rang-r, create d w idespread
low5 :
Si nging, ··Beautiiul
L;o ldcn
intcr e:-t am! SC\eral 11ew .'ubordina tc
Somewher e." fr om th e Grange ~ong• Gra 11g-c;) ha ve rc-,ultcJ direc t ly ir o:11
bor:k. Then th e worthy chaplain, S. ~Ir . \\'i! :-011\ ma--teri y prcscnt .ni on oi
U. :1rpcn1cr, :,poke :i iew impr cs:-,i\·~ th e work and mi s:-,ion of th e l;rangc.
words in memo ry of the lat e .. F:1ther
It wa s a part icu larly opportune oct.:aKelley: · ~lam lolin so lo. ~l i,, .\ hh,,· ~ion fo r exp oun ding- Grange d trine.
i11as111u
c h a s it w:1s Par11l\.•r s· \\" eek :at
D. llu hbard o i ~lattabc ssct t Gran~ c:
pap er , ":\ Trip to the P a na ma Canal," '
·ontlnu c\ l o r: P.1~0 :!O.
M iss Ali ce ~n eath o i Farmingt o11
Grang e; :\ parl or cOllll't.ly. hy me111
hcrs
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
o f New Britain Grange.
:,;1a1c ~l as ter J. A. ~hcrw oo<I la\ ·'l n:d th o:,e
BAOCE S, GRANGE
PINS , ET C .
1>rcs nt wi1!1 wo rd o i int erc~ t. \"oc al
so lo: ).l iss Emma Ta\"lor
i ~ta ua W
J:: nmk'\
the
r e-~.,,_.
la ti o n
Cra.nge
bcssc tt G ran ge: recitaii on s. by l\ oya l
BaJ~e:s,
Pu.st • :-.,a..'llf' r-:f
J ewt" ht.
Sn~hcM, Pin.!f. IJuttnr.a. Cham ui . Send fo '"
oms toc k o i Rol.'.ky l l ill C;r:mg-c. The
Cu to io g N o. J OO.
last num ber was a \ 1oh 11 -.0!0 IJ\· ~Ii .....,
110:i T O:-. Rl •:CA 1..1.\ CO.,
3 $ 7 \Y u.sh ln g t o:, ::il ., u o.-wn. llu• .
ftla Ha as. acco mp anied , ) 11 pi ~ln o hy
~li ss Ma bd I lass, 1, th o i ~lcri tk 11
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G range.
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lntl o n Grnnt,;c
Uud~ cs.
lt c,.,;al!a., Pa8l ·
Deputy 11. D. S ikes spoke wortb
8
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o i en co ur agemen t, showing hvw bt·t· ~w -~ll~1rci\.
f~~n~hc°C~~~:e
ii~ot:
~er wo rk might be done. Th e 111cl'l •
1ng was larg ely attended.
The nex t
meeting
w ill be held with :\ , ·1J11
Grang e, Jun e t u. i t i- expe ..:t c:d :,,llli •
j ccts o f intere st in an agri c11lt11ra
l
lin e will be prc semed.
MUSIC AND LIT ·ERA.TURE .
t
111 the recent equal suffr ag ~ ca m paign in ~l ichig:i.111 at the :-,pedal
spri ng electio n, the \\ 1.
.n na11·:, ..::tusc
suffere d se riou · dcie :n, a majo rity o f
many
thou s~rn<ls
being
ret urn ed
.!g a in st the ccmstillai ona l a 111
cnd mcnt ,
whi ch wou ld ha\·c gi\'cn women th e
r ig ht of su ffrage in ~l id1ig:an. The
outco me was a g re:-at <lisappointm cnt
10 the Patron s of Mid1i g:rn . as th e
eq ual suffrag e campaign was pra cti c:dly a . tatc G r:111g:
c fight.
That t he co rru1>t intcn ·sts o f the
:-,t..1tc put up a m igh ty strug gle to defeat woman sufirai;e is both ce rtain
and significant
and th e oppos it ion
forces wo rk ed harJ in ti;c closi ng
t.lays, t he liqu or intere sts chie f among
th "m all.
nc g ood auth r ity state s
th at " th e opposi ti on wer e backed by
bot h de1110..:r ;1t ic and republi ca n politica l mac hin es. as we ll as by the bre wer5' ass oc ia t ions. It is report ed th :tt
th e brewers' as soc ia l ion o ffe red cas h
pri zes to salo o n men up state for in ~rcas ing th e anti -s uffrage \·ot c in their
·, .....
,
..:ounti es.''
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Proof of th e :l!liancc oi viciou s in',, _tercs ts was soug ht Uy th e suspect ing
SuJJragi sts, but with ou t success until
abo\1t.,,_
a wcc-k befo re th e elec ti on, when
th ey got hold of an addre ss to th e
\"Oters o~
ich ig:m sent to many of
t he cou ntr y ~e rs. It was s igned by
the :m ti-st:ff ra · s, bu t sen t ou t by
th e liqu or dca Jers ' • ssocia tion with a
r eques t t hat it be print ed and the bill
sent to th em. Somc:Uody ma de a m iatak c an d se nt the lett er with the indosed anti -s u ffrage appeal to ;:. suffra ge pape r , wh ose ed itor at once
tur ned it ov er to th e suffr age workers.
T he lett er, whi ch , as Mr s. Carrie
Chap man Catt point s ou t in th e \ Voman·s J ourna l, whil e it may not show
th at th e women opposed to suffrage
as ked th e liquor pc l)le to have it
printed, docs show wi thou t a do ubt
th at th ey a rc the bes t friends the anti s
ever had . The \ Voman ·s Journal publi sh es t he letter :-
\ \ 'c 111ention but six:
: s women . we do not ~\'alll t he
!-triie. bitterness. fal sifica t ion :incl publicit y whic h ac company poli tical campaigns.
\\"e women :ire not :mffcring at the
hand 5.. o f our iathe rs, hu sba nds an d
hrothcr s. because th ey pr otec t u s in
our homes.
\\" e ha\'c womcn·s greate st right to Uc free from 1>0lit ical med ley . \\" e
do not want to lose th is fr eedo m.
\\ "c ha\' C re fr ained from prote st
hert o ior e, depe ndin g u pon men to pr o•
tcc t w0mc n ir o111th e ballo t.
\ \"c now ask th e men of M ichigan
to defend us and \'Ole ~ o on suff rage.
Don' t \'Ole for sufir:i.gc.
Don 't st art ome th ing whi ch you
ca n ·1 finish.
Yo u ar c not so rr\' no w, but i i ,,·o men arc gi\'CTl the ballo t you ma :· reg ret it wh en it " too !;ltc.
Kcc 1> mot her. wii c and si:-,ll:r in the
protected ho111c. Do 1101 fo rce u:- into
parti s;m politi cs.
Put a cross before the word .. ~o ..
on April 7, and win o ur g rati t 11dr.
Vote No Ap r il 7.
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ler su ch circum stan ce as the se.
defea t is no disgrace an d the Michiga n S tate Gran ge and th eir leader s
ha ve th e satisfactio n o f kn ow ing th at
they put up a good fight an d were defeated oniy by the combinat ion of
vi::io us int er~s t s aTraycd in J>Owcrful
combina ti on aga inst th em . Tha t the
fight will be renew ed in the ne a r future is ce rt ain and that vic tory w :11
ultin rnte ly be won is th e firm be lief
of the Patron s of Mi ':hi ga n, wh o a rc
full of hope in spite of th eir last defea t .
A ve ry good a naly si s of the re sult in
Michigan is conta iue d in th e foll owing edi tori al fr om th e Detroit T ime s.
lt is a frank, fai r statement of th e
fac t s, <xac tly as th ey c:-t isted in re gard :-:, th e Michigan sit uati on: '"T h< def eat o f wo man 's su ffrage
M:~~ .n~~s~~i~~i~~-Retail Li qu o r Dea l- in M ichi ga n is an ea sy thin g to expla in .
··Comparison of th e \'Ole ·fo r· and
Office of th e · e~rc ta ry ,
'aga in st' on thi s iss ue in Tuesday's
Mt . C lemen , l\l kh ..
election with that of last fa ll, shows
M,r ch 31, 1913.
how th e caus e of suff rag e lost gr ound
in only a few weeks.
To th e publisher : I incl osc h ere·
''T hese were weeks, howeve r, of dewith copy fo r an ad, ·t. wh ich 1 wi sh
velopments in England to which th e
yo u would insert in thi ~ week 's issue
loss of suffrage in Michigan and th e
o f yo ur pape r, ma k ing 10 inc hes in
depth , doub le co lum n , o n you r loca l countr y, no dou bt, if th e truth we rr
page or fr ont page, if possi ble. I w ill kn own. is directly chargeable.
"\ Vhi le the foicc s of the 'antis· we re
thank yo u to see th at thi s is done . and
better o rgan ized th an they were last
mai l st at ement of ch arges, and also
fall, wi t h plenty of money from t he
m:!.rkcd copy to me , and we will rem it
for the sa me. ThankinJ; you in :1.d- sa le of beer and whi sky to fi11a :1ce
opposition th at wa s open. the handi \'an..:c for yot:;r att rntion to thi s matcap put upon a just ca u se by th e sad ly
ter, I am, yours trul y.
mistaken women across the wat er
J OSEPH :MATT H EWS,
ec retary.
made the case c1uitc hope less.
T he a nt i-suff rage appeal incloscd
•·one lllr s. P ankhu r st, who is in an
to he pr int ed on th e '"loca l page or
E ngl ish prison , wh ere she belong s, is
fr ont page , if possible."" is as follows:
acc ountable fo r defea t in Mic h igan for
AX t\l ' l'EAI ~ ,·o ,,, Ex .
noble :md courageous
and patriot ic
You should \'Ole agai nst woman su fwomen wh o fought wcl! against h ca, ·y
frage fo r 10,000 rea so ns.
odds:·
A BrightNewBookof 180 Pagesfor1913
Telling the Plain Truth about BURPEE-QUALITY SEEDS. is mailed
Free of Cost to Gardeners everywhere upon Application
to
W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO., Burpee Buildings, Philadelphia
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) Mola ss in~ l\lo,a] Progress.
Mo lassin<: :Meal ha s been so ld in the
United S t ates in limit ed quantities fo r
a nu mbe r of yc.i.rs, but it has no t been
possib le to obtai n it in la rge qu anti ties unti l alJout fou r mon th s ago. when
th e Molassine Company , Ltd. , of Londo n, Eng la 1"!d, ope ned an o!li::c at Uoston.
ln th ese iour mon ths feeders have
h ad an oppor t u11ity to te st it out for
thcmsd\'CS and pn.>,·e that it was po ssib le to produ..:c e, ·cn great er re sult s
than were da im cd fo r it by th e 111a
nufal'.turcr s. Hcing nei ther a bala nce d
ra ti on 11a r like any feed in th e Uni ted
·1atcs, d; 1 iryinc 11 and stoc k owners
ha\'e na turall y and proper ly Oeen ca utious and slow in tryi ng out ?llolas sine
Meal, bu t now th e very feed er s who
we re mo~t pr ejudiced again st it at th e
sta rt arc its warmest fri end s, and in
every st ate word s of high prai e are
gi\'en for Mola ss ine 1'lcal.
The pa tent ed proces s of prepari ng,
hea tin g and cooling Molass in c ~l ca l
has produced a feed not ent irel y difierent from anyt hin g else in th e wor ld
bu t has pr oduced a feed, whi ch when
fed with th e reg ul ar r ation, ke eps the
d ige t i\'e tr act in a healthy condition,
eradi ca tes all worms . germ s o r bacteria , enablin g cow , ho rse, sheep, pig
or poult ry to ob tain iull d ige stive
\'a lue irom their feed.
The demand for this feed is such
tha t plans are completed to place ll"lolassi n':! ~ Ica l at con \·enient points , so
that it may Le pr ocured eas ily and
quick ly anywhe re cas t of th e Rock ies.
The Bos ton office , L. C. P ri me Co .,
331 Board of Trade Building , will be
g lad to ~nswer furth er questi ons and
to furn ish a long li st of use rs wh o
have tested it out the last fou r month s
and who te ll just what th ey think
about Molassine llle al. It is worth
wl-tile fo r anv farmer to w ri te ther e
for full information, as thi s fe ed is
well wo rth looking into at once.
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Connecticut Woman Suffrage Movement Collection, MS003
Description
An account of the resource
4.0 Linear feet
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Collection contains Connecticut State Librarian Robert Schnare’s research on the Connecticut suffrage movement between 1910 and 1920, and additional information on the movement prior to 1910 and from the relatively recent past.
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Schnare, Robert E.
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1876-1982
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Women's Suffrage Clippings
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unknown
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An account of the resource
3 pages, 4 clippings
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Form microfilm clippings related to Women Suffrage from 1912 to 1913. Clipping headlines: 'Failure to Vote Means Hatchet', 'Michigan Suffrage is Defeated', 'Donate to War Sale-Mrs. Allee of Ridgefield, Asks Local Women to Help',
Date
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1912-1913
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Women--Suffrage--United States--History
Paul, Alice, 1885-1977
Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919
Allee, Laura Curie, 1870-1968
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Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association
Women's rights
Women's suffrage
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' I TI . I •
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
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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
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cm then
and in pl edres
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sion
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.::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.
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,
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Connecticut Woman Suffrage Movement Collection, MS003
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Transferred from microfilm, these are minutes from the Executive Board's Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association (C.W.S.A) last meeting in June of 1921. Some of highlights discussed from this meeting are: preparation for dissolvement of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association after November 1921's Election, completing the ratification of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment (1920), upcoming meeting with the Republican Council, who will sit on the board of newly formed Connecticut League of Women, and removing all banners from the State Library and Town Halls after the 1921 Election, committee created for archives. This meeting took place at C.W.S.A. president's (Katharine Ludington) home, secretary was Annie G. Porritt, and treasurer Mabel Washburn.
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COMKITT•B
OB
11DI O I AB Y.
;r
aee and 808.
Bearina on Bouse Bille
Tu•aday,
-:
:Pebruary 2!7, 191'7.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
In reprd
UIATOR Jtt.B'rT:
808, tb• 001111lttee wieh to atate
two bill • will have one hour.
tho • e repre • enting
will have on• hour
to the 1111tter oon-
clo•••
The firet
JIBS. BBPBOD:
Wollan'•s~rrage
Then
bill
to all partt•••
measure -
eon?
hear both tocether.
I wis~ to say thlt,t the Oonneotiout
Association
favor of the other bill.
is heartily
in favor of the
The first
of the Allied
minute• ot the
I have the privilege
Teaperance Orsantzation
?hi• organization
abstainer • ' organization•
1n
to~
Bohenthal will take chare••
llr.
KR. BOIIBll'rllALz
ohainian
fifteen
will be devoted to a discua-aion of the bill
a vote on license.
have
will
to gtve women a vote on licen • ei also beartily
h•rinc
pro-
hour tor those in favor to
•• will
llll. ILB'?Tt
atate.
question
I think that ••ems to be agreeable
DS. lmPBJBllz
bill
or the
in favor
viding for women to vote on the liquor
half an houri the~ one-half
th•••
Then thoee in oppo• itton
liquor • will have one hour.
- ~ppearing
898 and
that thoee favoring
Then thoee in oppoeition
oerntna into~ioati~
i-
to Bouee Blll
ot women voter•
to the qualirlcation
and a halt.
TB•
include•
o't being the
ot thi •
not only the total
of Connecticut,
but includes
the
�••
olmrohe• ot Cormeottout, - Concr•cattonallat,
••tho41at,
Preeb7tertan -, A4Yent, and aoae ••ller
•l•••thoup
ttona ln
kpttat,
Grana•an4
not
the Prohibttlon
1•••tn
4enoalna-
taportano• -1 the State ·
State C01111tttee. ~•r•
aeyeral ot thoae who &l"eto apeu
~•
in behalf o~ thi• blll
who cannot be her• • at tht .• tt • e, wt wtll take
111>the
ti•
ta tile 11.... 1...
later
I 4ea1r• too.all
ot llubm7,
ohatrman ot the 00111111ttee
on the part ot the
Concrecattonal
ohurohee of' Connecticut,
on thi• Muur•
:a,,.ttain lut
••
ot all upon Rey. Jfuah ••Callaa
rtrat
annual • tat•
at their
Qioh took action
oon:tereno• In
••w
aoatll.
lloOALUJll.1
I repre • ent the oo-tttee
to4&7 tn behalf' ot the Concrecattonal
or Oomaeotiout.
Aa
pre • ent
church•• ot the atate
you bow, the ••b•r•
ot th•••
ohuroh••
nuaber 70,080, an4 you oan imagine what the oonetttueno7
of' the olmroh•• t • in a44ttion
lut
to that -ber
annual meet inc held i-n •"veaber,
• htp.
At th•
the•• ohurohe • went on
noord a • oYerwhel• inaly in 1"avor ot llou• e Bill 80&.
I ant
brief.
to • &7 jut
I ,.,. it tn the tntereat
are tho•• who reprd
tenoy.
jutioa.
one worcl1 beoau• e I lmow the tl • e I•
thia bill
I look at it entirely
fter•
of' ju • tto.- -.
troa the standpoint
o~ npe4-
fro • the at,m4point ot equality,
are at the preeent time in our harbor • • oae
·ot the t'tne • t • hip • that • an the••~·
are not plouptng
I know · there
the mic)lty 4e•~ on the
Why
ta it that thq
lrf.7
to llarope to«Q t
�Simply because they're
We don't
question
B.fraid ot the dangerous submarine.
the courage and bravery ot our sailor ••
I -.ant to say there is many a woaan who embar~• on the••
of matrimony with a great deal more courage _than the
today who are waiting
in Bew York Harbor 'Q'1t11 our ·goYenmeJlt
gives them the necessary
think £or this
opportunity
Mn
equiiaent
one thing only. that our womenehoul4 haY• an
to defend the • eelv•••
tG detend thei ,r hoae • •
We say the hand that rock • the cradle rllle • the world.
Where a womanhas a say in the ~t•tr
i • apt to be aore happineae there.
• other
11&7 not be
home, there
The in:tluenoe
to the maintenance ot the ho• e.
theee women, that tbe7
helpless
and their
1.n order that the7
• hare ot the happine •• that rightly
fair
weak Ul4
There are w~• en who want a
helpl••••
ohllc!ren.
nak,
allowed to go torth,
chance to 4eten4 the tntere • t • ot their
tighting
WOIIIID
I plead tor
them • o, and there are WOiienwho wl.• h to r-in
and
ot
Tb.ere are • en who wieh to kHt
and defenseless.
detensele••
It
but it does not rule -th• world.
rooks the cradle.
ie directed
I
to de~end th8118el••••
~
hoa•••
h&Yea ....
ter
belonaa to them ta the
• tate ot Oonaeottout.
D.
B. Bllell,
I 4e • tr•
BOBll'illALt
to oall DOWon ....
ot mut Jlcapton, Preatdeat
Woaea•• t-,.ranoe
~
tile Conuottout
_Vntoa.
IIRS. CAllOLillB
B. JDBLT.1
llr. Obul'llall, Ul4 ,..,1
ot the 001111lttee. I oom here tht • arternooa,
tor a., • elt,
Oaroltu
not eattrel,y
to~ -.,.elt,
...
not e.,..1a117
bat to repre • ent tov
�,.
thousand
wcmen of the state
year,
the state
my hands all
stand
afternoon,
I think
let
· offset
me say that
state
those
regarding
the thoughts
God that
time.
afternoon
But above and
that
that
while
o~ my hands.
I am talking
for women upon the license
of those
women are turned
of those
you may heed what is being
and rep ort
this
bill
speak~ but I want to say that
license
question,
wtth what all
to this
place,
present
regarding
time.
this
been threshed
women are arising
said here
in the ballot
bills
that
I presume there
:rep:arding
afternoon
to
hall
are
upon the
thoroughly
in accord
are before
you at the
is hardly
matte r of the ballot
women have been corning here,
to
favorably.
but they are also
out in this
and
not only I, but largely
interested
the other
to you
question,
women of whom I have spoken to you today,
not only thoroughly
Tempenuice
would by hundreds
I have only a very few moments this
these
who would not
the Women's Christian
from the hearts
matter
ot both
organ -ization
has a following
the ballot
the prayers
goes back through
I ~an count upon the fingers
And I know this
commonwealth.
I could count upon the fingers
of the women in that
Union of this
this
as my thought
with me here at the present
beyond that
to
I have known them tor many a lona
women well.
and this
who belong
Temperance Union ot this
the Women's Christian
I know those
of Connecticut
tor
auring
an argument
woman that
the years
has not
th at••
so it would be a waste ot
�••
words and time for me to enter
this
matter.
this
matter
But let me ask you gentlemen
over.
and when you are trying
your minds regarding
will
what you will
you ask yourselves
the liquor
into any argument regarding
traffic
who it
report
is that
in those homes?
thought.
and your heart
your brain
A man ~ho taxes
into2ication
to this
euf'fers
house -
most f'rom
Ia it not
Ja it not the listers.
it not the children
in no condition
to make up
in the homes of Connecticut?
the mother of' the boys and girls.
is.
when you think
I am sure th11.t your
all
answer.
it certainly
into his system intoxicating
to feel
regarding
upon his family
ia
the ef'fects
liquor
1•
of' that
or upon his home interest
.a;
but the mother and those who are in the home are keenly
alive
to all
that
the liquor
traffic
has done to those
homes. are keenly alive
to everything
oan do in the days that
are to come.
Gentlemen,
I stand before
that
liquor
traff'io
you as a mother;
bef'ore you as the widow of a man who gave his ltfe
f'ront
during
way back in 1864.
all
these
at the polls
years?
during
all
-Who has protected
Who has protected
these
years?
or Connecticut?
is about - time.
have brought
as business
gentlemen,
me at the poll •
that
traffic.
Who has protected
is it not.
that
man•a boy
11cen • e4
us?
It
some of' us who
up our boys and sent them out into
men; who have educated
at the
Who has protected
me and my boy and my home from the liquor
in the state
I stand
them, brought
the world
them up
�••
as loyal citizens
ot the state
time that they and their•
Conneottout
ot Connecticut:
were protected
by the atate
ot
t
~entlemen ot the co.. ittee,
queation.
is it not about
it seem• to me a very plain
I think it aeema a very plain question
ot thoae who are here this atternoon.
May I
to moat
aay, -
may I
as a mother -, as a c1.tizen ot tbe s t ate ot Corµiectiout,
as a
woman loyal to her state
loyal
and loyal to her citizenship,
in this
commonwealth ot
- may· I ABk you to consider
well your report
to her hoae and to her intereat
Connecticut
the houae upon that question?
earnestness
upon thia bill
lioenae
llay I ask you, with all
and with all my heart
in home, and atate,
tavorably
that ' the women 81&7have the ballot
upon the
queetion.
at the ooncluaion
but also tor the bill
auttrage.
suttrage
It has been tried
haTe tried
of our time
I think the side tor license
has been admirably presented.
presidential
take the rest
ot the opposition.
IIRS. HBPBOBN:
dential
and with all my intereat
and government, to report
IIR. HOBJINTIIAL: We will
bill,
to
We appear not only tor that
to give womenmunicipal and
Thie bill
for municipal and pre • i-
has been in force in Illinoia
out there.
to get 1t declared
suttraa•
The liquor
sinoe 1913.
interests
unconstitutional.
there
It na
taken to the Supreme Court and decl&rP-d cnnatitutfonal.
The United States
constitution,
as you gentlemen know,
�,.
gives
to the leglslature
electors
shall
the power of decidin~
be chosen,
for president;
also
women municipal
so that
you can give us the v~te
the legislature
of course
suffrage
measure,
suffrage
questicn.
of the evolution
we naturally
will
the whole
that
Almost all
votes
of' just
result
a gradual
thinking
for women is coming.-
when it
shall
come.
ever meet anyone who says they believe
I
it
be put off inde~initely.
evolution
place,
why is it a natural
of our government?
since
country.
all
classes
and different
of men have had the vote
only tu-payers
in different
it was written
were allowed
Jeffers ·on the vote was gradually
and another
were allowed
barrier
of men voting.
in this
church,
too,
states.
At the time
in the state
constitution
to vote.
extended
was broken down.
to vote.
of the
when only church
In the days of
to laboring
Tb.en all
to vote and in the days of Lincoln
men ware admitted
conditions
days,
members of a certain
churches
of the revolution
part
It has been only a short
As you know, in colonial
merubers could vote,
that
of women.
recognize
In the first
ti~e
conaider
of our form of government,
is only a question
hardly
g only the present
Votes :t'or women is a. natural
change in the position
it
can give
suf'frage.
Even though we are discussin
people to-day
how the
• en,
male whites
even black
Today we have ~11 sorts
and
�••
I don't
believe
I have to def'end
to you,
gentlemen,
and I don't
defend
a Democratic
suffrage
realize
that
civilized
leged
th~t
I have to
I think
of our country
in this
our govt9rmNnt
direction
you all
and of all
is good and right,
we are not going back to a t.ime when t.he privi-
classes
shall
We all
we all
believe
to you.
the evolution
countries
and that
the gov ernmf•nt.
the great
principles
I
realize,
know their
control
recognize
we can infer
too - and one gratifying
that
of Democrao7;
thin~
you do know your history
history
over the country
-
that
realize
the gradual
- and men who
change
in regl:l.rd to suf:trage ..
is that
The government
has gone from a specialized
ala.as
that
to the citizens
their
own government.
controlling
Why are women left
that
we should
be le:tt
out?
The reason
why we are
our constitution
different
thing
left
was made t he position
beat
his
thumb, and a married
When a man married
every
with ua
is
today.
as it
ta.
of women was a very
According
to the
you .1rnowwhat our poeition
wife with a stick
no bigger
woman was not allowed
and took a girl
cent which she r.wned, by law.
f
at the time when
out is because
from what it
everytbiq,
our form of government
an~ look at history
old common law, you gentlemen
A man could
controlled
What is the matter
cut under
Let us look at the fa.~ta,
has ooa•
that
waa.
than hi•
to own property.
to the altar
A marrled
he took
womanwa•
�••
not allowed
to own her o-,vn children.
not make a wi.11 or contract.
were one, but that
In truth,
01,e was the man.
went out to work for wages,
belong~d?
If s. married
blamed and could be p ,mished
he -•as
that
supposed
in h Hr stead.
and if men were going
for us,
woman
to be
If today that
to be hanged and sent
would be very nice;
but you see tiMe
have chF1.n
g ed 1 and we ar e tod ay r ecognized
a8
human bei ngs befnre
law, and all
that
the civil
we are asking
beings
before
is that
In the early
public
grammar schools
as going
to college,
and told
that
not go till
girls
girls
the part
because
to college,
of women?
to their
it.
It
attention
the trades
this
great
did
that
and pro-
change in
of justice
on
injustices
they have gradually
of men that
stocking•
so of course••
is the sense
you, gentlemen,
on the part
blue
Today more and more
and into
about
to go to
of such a thing
When men have had these
I can assure
of justice
thought
they were called
a few o~ us tried
of men.
bronght
were not allowed
and never
What has brought
the position
human
law also.
men would not marry us,
are going
fessions.
them.
day8
or criminal
r·el:3ponsible
we be made responsible
the political
wac••
the
a ori • e
If a woman committed
in the prese nce of her husban~,
to jail
husband and wif'fl
to whom do you suppose
To her hu~band.
was the rule,
woman oou14 .
A married
changed
the same sense
baa gradually
�10.
found it
intolerable
I hav P describe~
gradually
to you, whether
the same sense
status
westi
as surely
you agree
should
do it
with me that
criminal
human beings
the political
law?
is going to take
changing
the first
position
be held
here
to be
and
the civil
betore
responsible
ot men
of justice
toward •
in our state
o~ women, and I certainly
position
be the men of this
committee.
I want to ask Mrs. Bennett,
association,
Don't
of women
be held
the sense
step
of men ·hu
in the east.
they should
also
or not,-
i3 done in the
It
as fate
Of course
the political
hop e it will
of women.
not only before
law, but sho~ld
it
on the part
the political
be changed and that
responsible
they like
of justice
ch ang ed the political
they will
that
for women to be in . the position
as treasurer
of our
to speak next for a few moments in regard
to the political
situation.
MRS. M. TOSCANBENNETT: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen
of the committee.
faith
I hope that
in the fact
in this
hall
political
that
our appearance
is more or less
parties
I am right
of this
a matter
country
in placittg
declared,
of the prin~i~le
of woman suffrage
national
conventions
summer, and the state
endorsed
the national
Republican
party
platfo~ms.
platform
plank
I will
The great
unequivocally,
in favor
last
you todq
here before
of form.
IDJ'
in their
plattora •
reBd you your
and the Democratic
one a •
�11.
well,
and point
out to you certain
tora,
•tate
plank endoraed the national
a• did the D•ocratic
ot the Republican
ot each • tate
plank,
to settle
state
it sa7 •: •We recopize
sane · man or
~lat-
In the cue
plattora.
the ript
tor itaelt•.
the queetian
1• not an intelli1e~t,
that ••an a great
th•••.aeuurea.
deal to us who are aupportinc
The RepublicM
tacts
w@
• an
Tb.ere
in thia
country
today with an eye to the f'act • and an ear to the around,
the que • tion never baa be~n and
who do~• not know that
DH'er can be settled
parties
- these national
planks,
to the • embers ot the Republican
in the state
ot Connecticut
and to bring
it to
national
p~••a and
of Connecticut
b7 the national
body.
to $tarld tor equal •~rage
the a.cceptanoe ot these
and
Democratic parties
is an acceptance
Theretore,
undoubtedly
here today b more or lesa a •tter
becau • e we have been led to believe
these two great
parties
people ot Cor.necticut
and allegiance,
a chara•
constitute
and Democratic parties
planks by the Republican
in the state
appearance
1a to settle
These planks and these endorae • enta by the
-it ript.
atate
but one way, and that
that
ot that char1•
our
ot tora,
the leaders
wanted to stand in with the
and get their
and that
support and taith
they would stand b7 their
part,- pl:a~or ••
We trQ.• c there
great
partiee,
h not one • an in either
who believes,
u
ot the
one gentleman ot one
o~
�-·
.
-
: 11.
of the parties
told us he believed
party platform waa an advertie•ent
believe
tllat a pa~t:r plattora
stand it :rou are elected,
t•o ;rears aao, th&t a
We
to catc~ votes.
ta a pledae on whtoh ~ou
and that you are required,
on
:,our word ot honor• to etand b:r your pa·rt7 plat-form and
•
4o your utao t 'b7 it.
?he two preaidential
la • t tall,
llr.
candtl'la-tea who led in the nee
BaaheM1 both per • onall:r
Wilson and llr.
ot equal auttrace.
endoraed the principle
Toted tor it in Bew Jeree7 and Jlr. Bqhe•
ht • party platform
question
Wilaon
did • ore than
ot ht •, - he cue
required
in tavor ot a ••deral
Jlr.
out
amendment, becauae he said thl •
could not be settled
until
and the sooner it was ••ttled
the women or the count17
it was • ettl&d ript.
the better
tor the good ot
as well aa for the oount17 ttaelt.
1
Out in the west we have elev.en equal auttrage
• tatea
in which womenvote on equal teru
addition
·to that we have the state
presidential
and 1111nicipal suttraae,
•~t•••
with men. In
ot Illinot,.
with
and since the lut
election
Borth Dakota and Onto have paaeed the preaidential
auttraae
measure.
and it
todq
no• anita
Indi~na ha • pa•aed it in both Bou•••
the atcnature
we h&ve ninet;r-one
of the gove1'1lor. Whereas
eleQtoral
votes,
it Indiana ta
counted in there wi 11 be one hundred anct thtrty-ti
electoral
vctea from statea
-ve
in which aen and woeen vote
�u.
on equal terms.
gentlem•n,
th.at that
in the entire
e·l•ctoral
coll•I••
Tbe eleven
equal euttrage
in the we• t all border on one another - it 1• all
• olid territory
on the map.
I uk you, a • ·a Mtter
00111110n
een • e, would 1't haTe apreacl a • it hu
atate to another,
to the preeent
ot
:trom one
becinning with W.,o• ing in 18&9 down
day, i:t rtpt
been a diamal f'aflure
lation
ie
twenty- ·:t'ive per cent ot the ·number o:t yotee in
exactly
etate•
Ycu realise,
f
aoro•6 tbe border it bad
Would Connec-tiout
it in We• York, llas • achu • etts,
had pruved to be a :tailure
adopt legis-
or Rhode Island it
J Ot oourae it would not -
it 1a obYiou.
In 1912 in the greatest
campaicn with llr.
Tatt and Mr. RooseTelt aa oandidatee,
Wiiaon, ~.
were juet
preaidential
there
eiz etate • in th.le country in which wo• en voted
tor preeident
o:t the United St~t••·
there were twelve
1
-
Pour year• lat~r
juet twice ae mn7, - in which wo• en
vot .ed with tb.e men on equal term• tor preeldent
o:t the
Unitecl Stat•••
I haTe •aid that I am leaTin1 the queation
jatioe
ot thi • • ea • ure to the other•
o:t the
to bring out, and
I am apea:kir.1 to you on the expediency and the ript
o:t
your takinc up this • atter
aa • ember• ot the judio .iary
co-ittee
• Toting in the Senate -n4
and ae lndiTidual
Bo,aae.
You gentlemen we are very proud to appear be:tore,
..
�u ..
because 7ou were the picked men ot thh
to sit
upon thia moat important
General Assembly
comittee.
Therefore
th&~ it Wftcan get a square ~eal trom anyone, we
we teel
could gftt it from tb~ gentlemen of the Judiciary
I want to c~ll 70ur •ttention
to the tact
euttrage
18 going to come apeedil7.
tor this
reason,
believe
•easures
that
the state
throuah
that
they will
I want to do It
do that
it - I cannot
- auttrage
18 coming in
gentlemen,
government,
it will
and we •ill
come to ue
see the ignom-fn7
ot being drawn into the new union ot the United States
tbirty-
• ix other etstea
who will
amenc1ment, which will undoubtedly
We call
ably,
believe
•
-
upon
j OU
because we believe
it i • our ript
t.o
It it does not come tram the
legislature,
the federal
Gener.al Assembly refuse
stand before
of Connecticut.
or our
action
tha~ equal
and I want to be-.r it In upon 7ou, that
even should the members of this
p,. • s these
Committee.
ratify
the federal
be passed before
gentlemen to report
it
•
first
1s your dut7,
by
this
long.
bill
favor-
and becaua.e we
�11.
IIRS. VALlllIAB. PARDll: • r. Chairman and aentle • en
There are repre • entecl in the force •
ot the oo-itt•••
ot ao•ernaent
two creat
tho•• matter•
wbtch
pertt7
ha••to
ot the ao•ernaent
thoa-. aattera
and ot tbe people,
Th• matter•
and ,he ..aterial
pro •-
~o with the financial
which have to de with their
huaan welfAre.
rtnance
ot 1ntere • ta -s tne7 are
claeaes
and they are
h .. lth ancl
•hich are concerne4 •1th
wel fare of tbe · atate are well
handled in the main, or • ee • to be, where • en onli ar~
repre•ented
in the voting constituenc7;
attaira
which have to do with health
welfare
of the coan1nity,
• oat helplftas,
.
and .the gener.al
including
- delinquents,
however, those
those who are the
dependents and the inaane,.
thoae matter • are bftst handled in thoae etatea where • en
in the voting con • tituenc7.
an4 wo• en are both represented
Aa proof of this
I uk
you to turn to tho$e et&tea of oura
tn the weet Where womenare among the voting clttzena,
and you •111 t'ind upon the statue • o~ thoae a·tatea a
number of thoae la••
handltna
which are moat ~roare • atve in the
of the hu• an welfare of the citizen •.
been • tated by ao• ebody that
initiated
not true.
by
b7 • -n auttraae states.
Th• majority
woaen are aaona the voters.
-
were originally
Gentl•en,
of these lan
two countrlea ., lu.traUa
parativel7
the • e la••
It ha •
tbat
1a
were tnttt•ted
and Be• Zealand, where
Thoae countries
new and tt ls easier
are com-
there te tr,- out new
�1e.
kinds o~ leglslation,
easier
than in the older
countrle •
such as the United States.
It i~ stated
expressed
that
ot women 1• beet
the influence
when it is non-p~rtl•an.
We feel,
those ot us who have bee.n trying
to use this
influence,
that
those large
thill ia n.nt true,
and we look toward•
reprasented,
that
to promote progressive
ganiz.tiona
ot the world.
parts
the influence
o~
legislation.
4mong those or-
we have first
ot Women, compriaing
in character
in favor ot woman suttraae
have registered
they feel
women is needed
~ome seven million
women ~rom vari~u•
Wehave the Uatioual
and home-loving
own Federation
·this
by
ot
Pederation
ot the • oat
Our
women are repreaented.
o~ Women's Clul:,a in Ce,nnflctiout
endorsed
measure at a meeting at which I mya:elt" was preaent,
&
large majority.
are represented
Leasue,
stores.
We have the working women who
in the National
Women's Trades Union
those women who are toiling
They feel
that
in tactoriea
and
the votes at wo• en are needed
to brina about conditions
which Rre better
women. •e have the Rational
Clubs in which the majority
·-
Cou11otl
ot" a.11 the International
Women's Club • in America ., where one million
progressive
in
and we t"ind that
every one ot them, those th~t are natlor.al
because
non-partiean
organlzat1011s whfoh are non-partisan,
which womer. are largely
·especially,
however,
Aseoctation
ot the college
tor the worktnc
ot College
women of the
�1,.
United _States
Gr ange,
are ~epreaented.
We have the National
in which the best men and women of the :tanDing
districts
are represented
also
endorsed
tion
o:t Labor •
Aaaociation.
the m,aeure.
.,inally
We have the American Pedera-
are represented,
wo• en do not -.nt
reputation.
the largest
in the
body o:t
~d then when we are told
leaders
o:t National
who know condltions
have registered
that
we look back toward• tho••
to vote,
women whom we call
su:ttrage.
Grange ha•
we have the Nationa-1 lllucatlon
in exietence.
majority
and the Conneotlout
in •hi .ch the men and women educators
United States
educators
1
and International
in the world, and the lar1•
their
opinion
in :tavor o:t woaan
Jane Addams, of Hull House, Chicago, lllla
J'l&U
Young, of the Board of Bduc~tion in Chicavo; Dr. Catherine
Bement Davis
1
legislation
in the Unite~ Stat•••
•rs.
the greatest
authority
ot Be• Yorki we
ba••
Raymond Robb-i-ns, o:t the Wnmen•s Trade Union League In
Chicago; Krs. C. W. Barrett,
Florence
Crittenden
National
to us all;
League.
Mrs. Julia
with prisons
Heath Prea~on,
Booth,
ta known
ot the Bouaewi•e••
Then among those women who are no lonaer with
us in body, but whose influence
Frances Willard,
Barton,
Chairman o:t the
Home; llrs. Jlaude Ballington
whoae wonderful work in connection
-
on woman- rftforaatory
7lorence
still
Nis}ltingale;
of the Red Croes. all
live •, we hllTe Jira.
we have Kia• Clara
of whom endorsed Woman8~~......
�1a.
Gentlemen,
•ho still
feel
it may be true
thoughts
still
be a few who feel . that
in ltte
only within
by giving
.
boards
and being on the
the legielature
auf'frage
state
checks to charitable
ot day nurseries.
that
in our • tate.
We are not ~atiefied
toward • the head of the list
tor delinquents
are not properly
that
to register
citizens
111 the only dignified
reglater
tba-t voice,-
majority
tbroup
that
report
Connecticut
that
etanda
for many ot thoee
in un.ani•
are abeolutely
and we wiah to be in a
body or woaen, aentlemen,
Which are before
if you are told that
atatee
can
votina.
on the bill•
in the atate,
as
way in which any citizen
voting woaen bring about all
or tho••
I
our voice and our reaponaibility
Repreeentinc
And rtnally,
were
and who are not
cared for when they are living
poe~tion
oonclit'tona
The la • t time
Gentl•en,
and the ineane,
We are not eattetled,
that
•
ors-zilzation
in tbe aaow1t of money onn•
tary condition • or amonc conditions
vote,
their
ahe and the wom~r. she represented
those women who know con~ltiona
your favorable
may
met I heard a woman who was opposed to woaan
represent
wrong.
there
they ~re hltilling
with conditions
tributed
are a tew •~men
the home circlet
a.atiatied
aatietied.
-
there
they can get what they want by turnina
that
their
duties
that
we aak ror
you.
wo• en do not wiah to
aorta
I aelt you to r•••ber
where woaen are votlq
of wrong
that
a
�11.
have the initiative
and refftrendwa.
ot those state • have the citizen•
that
and yet in no one
oared to turn back to
form ot ~overnment in which only the opinion•
men citizen•
find,
were registered.
gentlemen.
that
and the humanitarian
up toaethers
• uccesaful
They found.
of the state
That you cannot have a state
unleaa
ls looked atter
the welf~re
aa you will
• of the etate
the beat interest
interests
are bound
that
ia
of every one of its
as it should be.
of
So, looking
citizen •
rorward
to the time when Connecticut
will be no longer at the head
of the Hat
paupers and delinquents,
in regard
to its
it will
no longer
stand ae the state
highest
mortality
in the United States
that
time,
gentlemen,
when
which has the fourth
- looking
t~ward
I ask you to make use of the intelli-
gence and the knowledge and the interest
of your women
o1t1sen•.
RBPREDTATIVB SIIITH, of Jlansfield:
recorded
-
·I want to be
as one member asking for the vote in favor of woman.
l
�IIR. FRBDBRICX
E. ro-nt:
National
I wiah to aay that
Grange has &rtirmed and re-atfirmed
upon the question
session
endorsing
the
its position
of equal su:tf'rage .• and during the last
endor • ina
it unanimously passed strong resolutions
woman su:ttrage
•·•·
both trom •tate
the provision
and na t ional standpoints
and
tor an amendment to the nattonal
oonatitution.
(Mr. Datty read a reaolution
Grange tavorina
puaed
by the Wational
equal auttraae.)
Also in regard to Bouae 1'ill
'595,
o-r courae all
Grange·• are unanimous in 11upport ot the proviaiona
auoh a • eaaure aa that.
ta~or ot reatrioting
The granges everywhere are in
the aaloona o~ thia count17, and
they • tand squarely
opposed to them.
an important meaaure, and that
Grange ot Connecticut
and a halt
the voting in all
tilt
• bill
&racer
I think that
is the poaition
and the Rational
the greate • t agricultural
about a million
ot
organization
ot members.
ia
ot the State
~range o~ Aaertoa
!n the world, with
It may be that
cases baa not been unani • oua, but on
696, I don•t think JOU will
in all AMrloa.
tlnd a diaaentlQg
�·11.
BllPRBSBNTATIVB
IVBS, ot Guilford:
(Wiehed to be
recorded as in tavor ot the mea• ure.)
(At tht • point the chairmen of the nrlou • count7
leacue • reported
brtetl7.)
We will now hear those in oppo• itlon
SBILU'OantrrT:
Ball.
uattl
JiBS. DARIBLA. IIARIIWl1 I repre • ent the Conneottout
A•• ociation
Opposed to
•~man
Suttraae,
ot twenty-two thousand,
oppo• e Bill
isatton,
a•
with a member• hlp
and we are here thi • afternoon
to
B9DJ I want to read the plat~ol'll ot our or.aan-
I think that will • how 7ou ye17 ole~17
·aat
22,000 woaen • tan4 tor.
th•••
(llr
• • 11.arkhut read the platform of the Aaaooiatton
o»po•ed
to Woaan 8uttrqe.)
The. wo• en ot' Connec-tiout
thl•
plattorm
representR
their
t'eel Tel7 4eo14e417 that
o~nviottone.
~or the 1- • t
three aonth• I haTe been taking -a oann.a• in the • tate
Conneottout oTer o-ertain area ••
•• h&Ye taken an enrollMnt
who • tpe4
of the woaen who are oppo• e4 to • uttrace,
naa•••
aero••
each dq,
of auttraci•t•,
the7 ha4 . a Tote or not,
and we
name• 401111
and ao on record.
·
b&Te taken the DUN•
who wou.1cinot care whetur
&Del••
haTe taken
woaen no are oppo• e4 to Tottnc,
-
their
•• b&Te taken the naae • of tho•• tba't n cue
of tho•• WOiienwho are in4it'terent,
their
of
an enrollllent
of
but who do not care to put
Th••• oonatitute
a ve17
�our contention
that
ot Conneottcut
atate
aino .e the organized
oarry1hg on nat
raaina
that
It ta
ot women in th• atate.
cood cenaua aa to the attitude
only tour per cent ot the wo• en ot the
So•• :tor • lz year ••
the ballot.
want
woJlall • uttrace
they call
uaoc1&t1ona
a oupaian
baTe been
ot eduoation.
the :tact
woman • uttraa•
the • tat~ 1a not tayorina
&DJ' .
• ore than it 414 • 12 year• aco, according to the peroentac••
b7 our orcaniatlon.
obtained
Jira. Parker juet •aid • omethinc that quite
aena1tive
and rather
1n41cnant,
the anti-auttragiata.
that way.
In reply to that
I want to aay that
pleitce that untll
objeota.
I un4er • too4 it
or at leaat
not giye any money to charity
volent
in ConneotloDt
number ot women. I think ah• •~t
certain
to •ay all
h&ye a little
auttraatata
they have auttraa•
they will
or to ho • pital • or other benewant •
It any centleman ot the co-1ttee
to aee the :tor • ot the pledge I can clve it to th••
WOIIUl
told ae lut
llarkbaa.
week. a prominent • uttraaiata
I mu• t frankly
• Q that the attitude
gl • t • 1• all wronc - the teeli~
to do a117thtnc till
this
atate
quicker
that
and
"llr ••
-o:t the auttra-
I take the position
will help women to a•t
much better
A
they are not wllltna
they aet the ballot.•
that non~parti • an action
•• teel
when • he aaid th&t the check •
that were given to help the cau • e ot benetioence
were all done by~
~e
thtaa • in
t•~an &n7 other way.
�...
Aa to the State
to live
ot Connecticut
beinc nch
and • o ll&D7
in ,md we have so many delinquent•
people in bad condition,
•• a Connecticut
I beg to cutter.
woman. I wont stand here and hear th• • tate
ot Conneotiout
aalin~ed
in that way, tor I belonc to the • tate.
aurtr&a4
i • a conteaeion
are to~~Y oppoee4 to woman nttrace
It the7 oou14 pt
conetttution.
it tro • the people they would never content
partial
euftrage
legislature
will
from the legtelature.
who deaire9
will.
We would
to be considered
ite merit • in the manner ~rovided by our constitution
by an overwhelming majority
desired
tht
or th ·l•
• tnal7
hia co~etttuent
ot their
ot woman auttrage
them• elve1 with
Bvery m•ber
to represent
take no atep in detiance
leave the question
·statutory
on the part ot the •uttT11Ci• t • that
the people ot Connecticut
by an amendment ot their
a ba4 plao•
upon
when
ot the men and WOilen~
• • tate.
llr. Chair•n,
ot o,u· Association,
I take pleaeure
who will
KlSS BURNBLLt
co-ittee.
like
a tatl
Kia • Bm-nell,
speak to · you tor a tew minutes.
Kr. Chairman ~nd gentlemen ot the
There ta an old conundrum that
thi • l
hi• tail
in presenting
runa • omethina
•no• ma111legs would a sheep have it you oallecl
a lee•,
and the answer is
a lea 4oe • n•t • ake it • o~
•wour•, becauee oallina
�u.
The advocates
of WomanSuttrage
the women want the vote.
in Connecticut
When only five
say that
per. cent are enrolled
tor s\i:f'tr~ge and five or si2 per cent o:r the adult women enrolled
ag~inet
ati!l
after
it;
and the 89 per cent ot women indi~terent
almost tif'ty
o:r importunity
argument?
years ot op1>ortuntty and etght
to becomA interested,
Surely,
saying
that
year•
what becomes of their
the women of Connecticut
nnt
the vote does not make it eo.
One further
ot WomanSurrrage
this
illustrati
by
r.n.
It is about the endorsement
the women's clubs of Connecticut.
account from a member who was present
On Thursday,
present.
she says,
there
On Friday there
aur:rragists
werA present
violation
in full
torce
wa• recognized
all
debate,
t-irst;
against
the federation
Executive
This is-but
Boar~.
b7 eo
cuttlnc
ott
one exaaple.
only a :r~action 1
are in the Federation
is true of other association
represent
tor
was brought
question,
ot the women ot Connecticut;
It does not fairly
speakers
but the suffragist
she moved the previous
I tl1ink this
The
any such action
I added my protest,
ot the women's clubs ot Connecticut
Wo• en•a Clubs.
or the
vote
and the vote wae paeeed.
Only a traction
clubs.
with trained
The resolution
or a previous
• mall a · representation.
and officers
was not a quorum of member~.
Fisk ot Waterbury protested
llrs.
when it was endorsed.
were 104 delegates
the endorsem!!lnt ot Womans~:rrage.
on in direct
I have
ot
• and
eitbe .r the club women or
o:r club women of the State
I ask 70~ gentlemen not to report
of Connecticut.
this
bill.
I aek you to
�•••
justice
t o t he women of t h e Sta..te of Connecticut.
ar.d I ask
you in t he name of democr ac y not t o rep or t this
MRS. ANSELG. ~OOK:
house,
The ladies
gen t lemen, ha ve said
The ladies
that
.gard to this
on the other
for women rely
has gu ide d the Coi1necticut
and which will
question
favorably.
side
undoubtedly
guide
its
on the
legislature
in
deciston
in re-
in the future.
0
I wish to ~ive y cu a very few fact s in regard
or partial
sui'frage;
suffrage.
Under statutory
in other
do not vote for state
for
state
officers
which are not mentioned
of the State
Why is this
convention,
deliver
will
of the wh ole que s tion
in politics;
they desire
use hi~ influence
and pass the Federal
they can threaten
the President,
to the people?
as Chief Executive
the people
constitution.
form of suffrage
to go before
Amendment.
the Prssident
or in
and ~or municipal
preferred
They are
every political
Louis,
the same four millions,
Suffrage
nor
tegislature
electors
as they did at Chicago and St.
the same votes,
women
do not . vote for- the lanlllkera
suffrage
today
suffrage
in the State
The women with statutory
to submission
vs. equal
suf~ra~e
own State
presiden t ial
or Nation.
to Rtatutory
named in the constitution,
in their
They vote fer
officers,
word ~, partial
or presidential
representatives
Congress.
o~ the
thing ••
many complimentary
who are opposed to votes
wise judgment
the past,
a great
bill
and offer•
to
to anybody who
sta~e ripta
to abolish
In other
worda, it
&nd wheedle womr,.nau~~r&ge ~roa
who must pay for this
experiment
oan
be iporecl.
In Illinois
23~,000.
in 1912, suffrage
In 1913, the suf~ragists
was passed
by
a secret
by a majority
ballot
procured
o~
�.,.
statutory
tory
s uffr a ge.
suffrage
Illinois.
fro~
b i ll
t.h e gov ernor
1
wa s over whelmingly
In 1917
to submit
I n 1916
the questi on t o th e people,
the Chic ago Tri bur.e of Feb.
(Mrs. Cook read
th e commi t t e e .
show.
clipping)
oonsidsr
matter.
this
ot
to yc u 1 our appeal
one bi t of flattery
~ogive
is to
you.
sure the r e may be many other ' members of the Connecti-
I am quite
cut State
--
I ha ven 't
extract
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen
As Mr s . ~ook ha s s aid
i nte lli gen c e.
selves.
5 1 1917 will
the newspaper
MISS MARJORIEDORMA
N
they a.re afraid
that
as th e following
I ask you to carefully
Gentlemen,
your
admit
'
by the voter • ot
def eated
t he suffragists
1
the statu-
who signed
legislatur
e wh o cl.r e eq ually
as your-
as intelligent
Qr
I hope so, f or the sake of the State
I am sure
Connecticut.
s ts of your Sta te have gone all
These suffragi
States
that
this
aft.errio on in their
the women of Connecticut
on the past;
tell
us,
deal
better
though not
to be pra(:tical
in a practical
age,
ot Connecticut
to-day.
Thia section
gives
1
on those
use the frRnchise
I think
as we are practical
straight
affecting
the ballot
pub l ic libraries.
you have to-da~?
You don't
it
they
ls a great
people,
liTlDC
back tc the State
of y our laws which you are
to tht, women of your State
or any q~esticn
They have d.rawn
whc are with them,
in body.
and come right
to you
t o demonstrate
want the ballot.
they have called
in spirit
efforts
over the Unite d
se~king
in school
to aaencl
mat -ter •
How io you romen
have to go to
�u.
California,
or to Illin
ois
back home tc t he \?'Omen c:f your own State.
wish~s
in that
matter.
do not need to take
other
That is local
her personal!
national
affai1·s
as Miss Addams has recently
laughing
stock
question
for your own wive s , you r own mothers,
your own sisters.
take
the opinion
take
intelligent
from the least
and their
-
ciency
money.
This
expenditures
wo:na n
is a basic
you to double
cold
This manufacturer
vendor
They say:
we want you to double
on the corner
or to a man operatiq
"I want you to double the
Unless
"What return
I could
"We want you to double
the amount o~ energy;
wl .11 I
show him in
he would dismiss
is your double
I want
to operate
you use today
would say,
what he would get.
Such in a nutshell
of time,
the amount of energy;
outlay?"
enera7
to get the beat
expenditure
run r:ing a board i n!! hom;e,
I want you to double
facts,
as uneconomical.
proposition.
possible
their
result
of economy and effi-
If I go t o a peanut
my present
women:
possible
time,
whatev er,-
the amount of money that
your business".
•
get if I double
•,
as in any other
the best
principle
and ~ay to any one o:f these:
amount of time;
your own dau4hter
just
of their
in any undertaking
of money.
or to a
a factory,
plain,
want to get
resul ts from the least
of energy,
here
possible
and success
possible
people
this
and solve
women o:f your State.
In the businE:SS cf gover n ing ourselves,
business,
and made a
done,
the opinio n of exceptional
of the average
inter-
ty into
Remain in Connecticut
Don't
and 7ou
self-government,
to in _ject
o:f herself.
by their
Be guided
o:f Miss Jane Addams or any
the opinion
woman who is seeking
come
t o New Zeal and or Australia;
I
my reque • t
su~~r&ge
the amount o~ ti • e1
we want you to a44 to
�•••
the amount of money that
you require
of government
and. yourselves.•
w.oipen to that
of your men in this
every iay to run the buein•••
add ti1e time ot all
First
political
and add
the energies
of your women to those or your men, and at the same
time greatly
increase · the cost
What will
the State
of government.
as a whole gain if we take this
You know what they do - they say:
your mother?
Haven't
mother isn't
vJdual
a governmental
responsibility.
would set
function;
in governmental
'Loving your
is a personal
indt-
to do with
administration.
No one
to do a job as may be aR adequately
suffrage,
ezactly
the same service
because
it
are asking.
perf'onted
They are
with the men and women together
to society
and to the State.
dotnc
We_proteet
is a waste or time and of' energy of the women, and a
waste of the money of the citizens
What about those
on the other
states
side will
that
promise
by it - it
an ordinance
providing
have double
you something
is a gold brick.
every 600 registered
u aany polling
increased
voters.
places.
polling
Uy frien4
suffra~e?
fer nothing.
suffrage?
are not willing
o~ view o~ the average
Don't
places
That city
baa
tor
must be maintained
They have to have prae-tically
bill,
•
There is no such thins.
It has enormously
the printing
The suffragists
f'roa the point
that
·
of your State.
What has Chicago had to do under double
name•,
step?
you . love and reepeot
whatsoever
is what the suffragists
asking for double
be deceived
that
It has nothing
two people
by one, but that
•Why don't
the women any in~elligence?•
economy or ef'f'iciency
_ ,
undertaking
your
increased
and doubled
to consider
women.
twice
the nuaber o~
the cost.
this
question
They think
alao • t
�ao.
entirely
in the terms of' the exceptional
of' the State
State
of' IConnecticut,
just
wom~n. The average
iike
exceptional
state,
I am afraid
will
be rather
your sense of proportion.
atatiatics
is not an
woman by any manner of means.
I am going to give you, to prove my point,
that
woman ot the
the average
of' Virg1.nia, . or New York, or any other
tiresome,
some f'igurea
but I have to reach
I am going to give you t~e old maid•'
of' the United
States,
- not to appeal
to your aenae
ot humor, but to reach your sense of proportion.
20 years and older
in our country,
ot the women 45 years
Of' the women
only 19.5 per cent are singles
of age and over in our country
9 per cent are unmarried;
of the women si~ty
years
codBY onl7
or age in the
Unite~ States · today or.ly 6 per cent are unappropriated
That is,
these
tempestuous
great attraction
in the United
aix out of' one hundred
States
escape matrimony.
up before
abould protect
themselves,
I think
you and takes
is really
die unmarried.
If it
is true
tor universal
mHitary
the attitude
~or • ot government
in thiR country
la aa wideapread as the right
any
tha.t women
that
service · for women as well
says we will
that
unworthy of American citisen-
themselves,
Theodore Roosevelt
Only
I think
up and taoe
when the day comes when a man may stand
women and say they should protect
u
Only six women out
only six womer. out of every hundred die unmarried,
man vho stands
blessina••
eeas of matrimony see~ to possess
for my sex as for yours.
ot every one hundred
ahip.
woman
never have a truly
until
to vote.
Teated with the power of our Republic
that
a11
man atancla
~or men.
repreaentatiTe
the duty to bear aru
That is those
who are
are those who should be
�11.
vested
with the responsibility
suffragists
cannot possibly
of defending
accept
this
the ballot
country.
And the
on equal terms with
• en.
With 80 per cent of the women cf our nation
20 years of age, you have the family
country.
the cost
The increase
of living.
rents;
must increaee
When the cost
of government
goes up. your
quart
Your vicious
bit
and increase
go up every retail
of governing
circle
is complete
on the other
sent their
interests
aot
this
side
of your women who are married.
the brothers
day.
father,
th•
at the polls
on election
brother
of trusting
their
of this
will
some man to repreaent
,
this
of the State.
very subtle
you no man can represent
one-halt
have to be womsn.
White Hou••• one to be a woman. You still
ina to reP.resent
on a127
interests
day?
legislatur~
baTe to have two governors
am
the aon ot
or at least
It we are going to have equal representation,
the • embers
and the son• ot
it seems to me that no
aoae woman, - th~t no man could represent
any one think
in
of the house are not able to repre-
on election
who must be the husband,
should
- you get double
of living.
the fathers,
the ladies
l'hy
will
is simply one of many uneconomic steps
If the husbands,
day.
dealer
more for your dozen eggs or your
the high cost
Double suffrage
the business
go up proper t y owners are compelled
when rents
a little
sufrrage
in our
of government
charge . you just
of milk.
as the economic unit
in the cost
taxes go up, and when taxes
to increase
married at
ot
You will
two presidents
iG the
have a mere man •••k-
sex •hom the sld~racettes
•. I~ you cannot help us on election
tell
�aa•
. day there
is no reason
But you are able
to represent
sent us on election
o-rConnecticut
class
why you should
day.
have got the vote today.
brother,
son - he belongs
able to safeguard
their
mutual
It doesn't
make any difference
-ror the presidency
under
to get you to report
o.~ six,
the :narried
husbands
vote for
husbands.
represent
bill
votes.
the Connectiucut
family
-raaily has no representative,
haa the laugh on the married
gentlemen.
auppoeed to nmintain
..
I
render
jury
which
- if there
~ter
the recent
busy,
but not a single
of Connecticut
That is,
to-day,
can onl:,
as their
women disfranchise
if one vote cannot
two votes
her husband's
vote.
will
never
that
in town
man.
the ballot
people
means something
the voters
and it
and military
explosion,
these
are
were five
and every old bachelor
themselves.
service
nere running
the suffragists
elector,
their
As a first
and is adequately
If they do not vote exactly
If the woman's vote kills
aipi-ricant.
her father,
5nterests.
favorably
presidential
kill
At present,
what class.-
women of the State
in one of two ways.
make up each
how many candidates
this
seeking
no
Women are not a
to the Bo( of women who are married.
Now. I want to return
do it.
in the State
to her class
clasa
da:,.
day - you do repre-
The men of every class
It does not make any difference
husband.
their
us on election
- they are a sex - woman and men together
class.
vote
help us on an~ other
o-r our Nation are
is the men of the nation
servtce.
every able-bodied
woman o~fered
very
In Bew j.eraey,
man in town was
to help the government
out.
�...
The ballet
element
today means that
of force
challenged,
measure
able
that
a.re ab!e
to stand
man and those
to stancl behind
behini
that
government
and it
only six
the ballot,
the State
to get
behind,
do not display
that
mean• ,
what the ballot
to their
heads.
I spoke for prohibition
in the Union to-day
and
You could not con-
of Mas on and Dixon's
out the saloon.
that
spirlt
the opposite
of loyalty
se:x.
cannot
vote
law is most difficult
of women, there
whereby the women could
enforce
line
th&t
You women who a.re
that
your men
I would like
There is no reason
if the men do not wish to pass
pa ·ssed by the votes
_,
what
the Kingdom of Heaven and leaving
world why the men of Connecticut
evident
they do not understand
of Virginia.
to vote
seeking
the prohibition
is very dis-
in the Union - you could not convince
the men we-re not able
see you have toward
It
when
It
cf them have got woman's suffr~ge.
into
power in the
and tha.t you exempt them
There are 23 dry states
the dry states
re&ponai-
seems to ma that
squar e .
any woman who came from the south
since
them equal
means; they do n ot understand
State.
No wom"n is
go with power.
d·~es not do very much credit
in that
vince
that
ask for
I am fro~
is
the
you for power without
you give
is not exactly
the suffragists
votes.
-0f Connecticut,
from the responsibilities
it
men who voted for
their
are asking
of the State
honorable,
If the vote
her own vote.
' they are asking
government
other
a certain
represent
and power in the c ommunity.
The suf:ragists
bility;
the men who vote
in the
out the saloon,
to enforce
this
it
and
i • aeU'•
law, and it
la
would be no way under heaTen
the measure.
to
�- ~---
--
---
It
is impossible
goodly
majority
measure
to enforce
claims
his home, his
school,
in the churches
lieve
and- his
in control
today
on election
condition.
religious
of those
leaders,
it
s tate
and trying
who advocated
seems to me that
of thing~
the Federal
and their
of a child.
Ever since
Women have followed
directly
the light
their
at the feet
boomeranc -
went West - that
"Wise Women of the East•!
gifts
abilities,
ts up
and boye tc the
of the West as •the
their
their
in
of rur.-
Amendment, their
a very different
feet
it
instead
to get girls
Ken of the East pursued
talents
and
If A.ffairs
of women went West to carry
them to the papers
ot' the East•.
The
training.
morning.
camp~ign special
advertised
stan~•
condit i on as I am led to be-
When the Hughes• Campaign Special
when that
the
Back of
of Connecti -cut.
are in as deplorable
. ning out to the polls
is behind
in the home, in the schools,
to you nomen to change this
polls
early
of the State
by the suffrage
that
a
and vote s for a good measure
every man who cas t s a ballot
your State
law unless
cf t he manhood nf your state
and no suffragist
women are
a prohibition
gifts
and !aid
that
night
and their
talents
the Wise
They took
in Bethlehem,
same star
agent
Wise Women
them directly
of -that
of chilsood,
preas
G·entlemen,
course.
the vote•
at the
your
•t••
and have taken
and have laid
thea
in the home, the schools . and
the ohuroh.
Suffragists
io.
Ure. Catt,
tell
us this
President
is not enough for the women to
of the National
Woman's Suffrage
As-
�•••
sociation,
genius,
says
n oble gifts,
direct
channels
channels
channels
certain.
is because
_,
it
nation
I hope you will
believe
the wishes
is because
The doubtful
t hat
children
this
of the majority
their
are doubt•
talent•
of the nation
1•
•
of the women do not agree
a majority
fathers,
are not asking
report
these
If the 4ay ever comes that
then the do1mfall
husbands,
talent,
do the most good or throu.gh
the majority
in their
the women of this
spect
she contribute
thr ough which women are to contribute
the suffragists;
and confidence
or small,
and children?
country
to the nation,
It
great
shall
of husband
women of this
and abilities
life.
i1eals,
of hu$band and children!
the married
with
lofty
t o the world where they will
the doubtfuly
ful
if a woman has ability,
of them ~ave ~aitb
brothers
an equal
measure
and son •, that
place
unfavorably
in publlo
and re-
of men and women of your State •
•
�ae.
MISS PRICE:
take all
I na n t to as su re you I am not
t h e t i me f r om no w un t il
a quarter
in any way re fle ct ing up on t h e p ol it ical
intelligence
quarter
State
of a c:e n tury , I ca nn ot help
which we are
that
acq uainted.
e.
of the
States
State
N0 one is
bill.
equal
su:ffr~ge
before
constitution
with
states
- they
are
asking
the
by a certain
speaker
you simply
tha t un does all
::mff'rllge
you for
an
statu t ory suffrage.
on the
suffrage
as 1:1.matter
the
constitu-
any equal
for
grant
has no power
yo u t oday a·sking
It seems to me that
side
we feel
compliment
i t is not only y our p ower,
to decide
of Connecticut
You were told
had declsred
forms
suffrage
it
themselves
whether
or not
to include
that
was given
is a matter
in favor
were reBd to you and they
to be decided
by the
it is the best
of form,
saia
states.
they
believed
They asked
thing
for
suffrage.
because
of woman suffrage.
be-
your re-
b~t y our duty.
women in the
that
of course.
We are n ot appeari n g b e f ore y ou as a m1:1.
tt er of form.
the State
-
t o pass
before
sponsibility,
-·
the
of Connecticut
of Connecticut
they were appearing
here.
the
consti t uti on, nor under
appearing
You were told
cause
re min d ing you that
of the State
of Connecticut,
bill
and
for a
as t h e male s uffrage
The legislature
under the United
Without
The Stc1.te o:f Id aho s ent a mamorial
t he l egislature
equal suffr~g
to
und ers t a nding
0f a Sta t.e t ha t has had woman suffrage
of' the Unit ed St ate s as well
tion
pa st f ive.
of Id aho' app a rentl y d oes not understand
asking
going
the platform
Those platin woman
~or a Federal
•
�a,.
Amendment,
for
of t he Federal
.
tha t the delegates
was not granted
It was said
in Woman Suffrage
Amendmen t ?
al p~atfor m s aid,
What
" we belie
whic h ca.n be given
is t h e onl y reason
re it
it
or m, - the
is
what the y want.
thing
it.
the
ean s , i n othe r words,
want
in Nati onal
woman suffrage
it
It
is the
So we say the
order
to be loyal
measure
which the
to their
state
legisl
it
should
.
That
That
same speaker,
this
was the
same t hing
is the onl7
they
is why that
thing
it
did
in
did not want
that
meana
- it
plank
was put
~an mean.
in
of Connecticut,
pl atf orm must not adopt
by this
come
that
of t he state
of the State
does not desire
they
t hey did not believe
a ture
only possible
legislature
t hat while
that
upon an y state
state.
the
do no t desire
Tht=!ydi dn' t state
You were tali
question
National
of that
and i n no others
thrust
men and women of the
way.
b~lieve
la ws bu t that
That does not mean the
in that
that
I
pl atf orm can mean .
not believe
having
It
state s that
t hat
statea•?
ri ght of th e s t at es to decide
in woma n suffra ge , they
in those
spirit
upon s t.<i.tes that
I t means t a k i ng away the
believe
the Nation-
that
on ly rea s on a ga i ns t the ::J'ederal Amendment is that
impos s jb le t o f orc e it
law.
against
sho u ld be giv en by the
When we an swer t hat , we answe r the real
platf
believed
come by the States.
but belie ved i t should
What is th e one ar.d on ly argument
a.ny Fed eral
Ame~dment; it
an en uorsement
a _suf~raae
•.
or by the first
as a general
speaker,
sufrrBge
quee-
�...
tion,
that
it
Then that
was the sa me thing
means that
constitution,
no right
a~ the
in ~ccordance
as well
que • tion.
suffrage
with the spirit
as the spirit
to take upon yourself
equal
of your
of your platform,
the power to grant
you have
degree ·
that
ot euttrage.
You were told
if
that
suffrage
it does not come from you it will
You were told
that
Woman Suffr~ge.
both candidates
The other
Suffrage
i n States
not want it.
Yon were told
governmental
que s tions,-
the country,
and que s tion
of health
has in voting
an~ difference
Connecticut
ture
of Connecticut
prosperity
and the general
what connection
for presidential
electors.
of delinquents
We know perfectly
cannot
laws.
You were told
that.
We have in fact
do know that
of the business
president
to consider
a great
i n the State
that
give women the ballet
it
deal
along
this
of proof
line.
to women have been dec ·lared
that
New
ot
or Kr. Hughe• I
of votina
tor
the legial&•
to vote
on etate
I don't
ad • tt
to the cont ,rar7.
of Wyoming laws giving
tion
weltare.
the qu~etion
in the State
well
ot
Does it make
in no way germane to the subject
electors.
which did
were two kind • ot
there
whet her Mr. Wilson was elected
are
it
in rebuttal
to the health
These questions
presidential
that
of delinquents
May I ask them to explain
of Woman
i n the principle
question
in
in Woman Suttrqe,
in Sta t es having
also
Amendment.
it which did not want it.
having
but did say he believed
and
beiieved
the presidency
he believed
did not sa y he believed
otate,
come by a Federal
for
One of them said
but did not believe
_ ,
is coming in this
unconsti t u ti onal.
special
protec-
We do know
We
�·"'
...
Zealanc'I and Anstr alia
which were quoted
some way of not admitting
You were told
Le~gues.
favored
that
working
women, National
woman suffrage.
A representative
resolution
adopted
constitutiona!
The National
amendment.
the bill
as we can give.
They said
that
suffrage
gentlemen,
discussion.
and,
all
Not one of these
not one speaker
who sp oke for
one of them has pointed
States.
dent.
should
why we understand
we do those
suffrage
the suffragists
of the lawnmakers
it
is somethin g that
againet
officers
is not under
dare
admitted
say. not
whioh
why in a State
lan,-
to make state
of the United
to be voters
of the president
in our own state.
ments which have been made, have be.en made for
bec~use
by a oonetl-
have ever said,
associations
the duties
ot' a
the State
that
be made of the president
why we are particularly
to you a
associ ~ ion have endor • e4
equal
state
Union
as gocd an argument
these
Union
the submission
definitely
out any reason
does not have the v ote for
why.an exception
to t'in4
:.,eople ot' the
woman suffrage
That is just
You were told
Trades
Grange read
Grange for
as favoring
tutional
equal
of the State
amendment.
Trades
of the working
by the State
Grange goes on record
are trying
more foreigns.
Lea.gt1e have a ver:y !'lrnall minority
country.
here,
t'or ~r••l-
tban
better
The only arpequal' sutt'race,
can be put over on unwilling
oonatl-
tuenta.
You have been told
_,
the names of some women who t'avor
�40.
equal
suf f r a~e ,- Ella
l agg Young and Ua1ame Cur ie.
Young is sup er inte nde nt of s ch ools
holding
her position
question
l ong befor~
of suffrag e .
her personal
were also
So far
opinions
Ella
in Chic ago, elected
th e
as Ella
Flagg
by men,
omen of Illinois
had any
Flagg You~g is concerned,
ar e no arg ument in favor
You
of suffrage.
r emind ed of the senator s who were asked
to speak here •.
You were t old t h ey had t r ied to get th ese men away from Washington.
We are not try ing ~o take
crucial
t ime.
We bel iev e t he wel~ ar e of th e country
is more importa~t
going
to vote
men from Wash i ngton a t the pre~ent
t h~
the que s ti on whe th er or not the women are
f or pr es idential
unpleasa nt tal e of cond.itions
in Connecticut
generally
e lectors.
You were told
as they were a hun dred years
the women of Conn ec ticut
even mean vo ting
for
years
necticut
to-day,
argument
you need.
t o ha ve a vot e t o-day \'vhi ch does not
th e lawmakers
to -day,
ag o, with t he conditions
I think
ago in Connecticut
you wi ll
but for presidential
elected
with connitio
in politics
was extreme
it
have all
in Con-
the anti-suffrage
years
n s here
that
to-day,
you will
under-
has been made by male legis-
by male votes.
There is one argument
to think
which exist
If you compare condi t ions one hundred
the tremendo u s advance
lators
to allow
If you wi l l compa re t h os e c ond iti ons which existed
one hundred
stand
ago
b ec aus e one hundr ed y ea rs ago t h e legislature
of Con~ectic ut did no t pass good l aws. · You are asked
electors.
a very
agai n st woman suffrage
and that
is the argument
is going to mean sex antagonis
that
which I used
if women are ·
m, competition
be-
�41.
twee n men and
that
en ra th e~ than
~ 01
was extr eme .
realiz
I n t h e pre - e le cti on days,
ed I was c o, verted
were five
fall.
The p r esid ent
before
elect ion. , se n t a tel
in pa rties;
than
we are
sacrifice
election
we are
inter ested
of the
a nd s he said:
only
"We are
their
time,
were going
and if
men ~h am I knew were
ark f or th e principles
to-day
e do kn nw t ha t men make personal
to the •el-
they belie ve are n ec es sary
sacri:fctna
and , on ey , becm ,se they
e lu . ed wi t h the pro duct
it,
WP-
the war we
belie v ed th at after
of cheap
labor,
the Republic a n par t y beca l. s e they
believ ed in a higher
ve tariff.
With thos e p r oblem s l ooming bef ore us,
success
or failure,
a t t hat
ganizati
on which
is askii 1g for
princi
have fought
sex as the
ples;
a tion
th e pr eside nt of this
vo t es,
we a re not
a~d wor k ed for;
one qualific
time
They
wer e g o ing to be s w~mped.
protecti
in party
them
interested
not
La st fa.11 t h re were men who were
we dia. n ot p rev ent
worked for
political
Tl,er e i s more i d ealis m in our p ol itics
wi lli n 0 to ~dmit.
t o be
There
in see i ng thos e women elected.•
0
coun t ry.
I
part s of this
gra ph to '.;hes e women , wishing
tim e and money an d ener y t o
s f or p r i uc iples
fare
October,
f t he Nat i ona l Suffr age Association,
in the
they beli P.ved i n .
to think
were r ight.
fro m va rious
Now, ge ~tlemen , l a s t summer ~ -d fal l,
gi v in g tbe ir
last
They re pre sen ted f our nifferent
parties.
success
I used
; I rea li ze d tha t they
women run ni ng f or congress
countr y last
all
partne r -h i p .
sa id.:
i nterested
we are
only
"We are
in t er e sted
great
not
i n issues
meaning
that
or-
interested
men
in considering
f or a member of congress."
�••
•Who
Gentle men, y ou were asked by one of the speakers:
has protected
me all
who is protecting
men.
father,
I,
t hese y ears;
the girl?"
who is protecting
I want to ans wer that,
who have no male represen t ative
no brother s , no husband,
to be protecte
upon which our governme nt was f ounded,
ou r success
say we are n ot interested
in my family,
in ~orking
no
and expect
the principles
for
and u~on the continuance
depends;
in those
boy;
gentle-
have been protected
d by men who believe
of which they believe
that
tha t th ey have nothing
things;
is whether
whatev e r to do wit h tbe e lec tion ; t ha t t he 0!1l y que stion
a member of co ng ress
female
sex.
when we reach
a point
the one qua!ificatio
You were told
be a member of t h e male s ex or of the
sha ll
I believe
it
is a very serious
when we are asked
about
municipal
to mak e pex competition
suffrage
and we may be pard oned for ha v ing a little
a few months ago.
scandals
the last
civic
i n the City
We have had no such municipal
of New York in the last
few years
In New
in Illinois.
of our pol i ce force
when we read ab out the police
City
th i ng :for the country
n , the one issue.
York we have been very proud
years
who
and not by people
few
pride
of Chica~o
scandal
in the
as Chicago has had this
year.
You were told
This
is a very
referendum
referendum.
th~t
Ohio had adopted
important
in Ohio,
point.
suffrage.
They have t he initiative
and the question
Not only will
presidential
can be submitten
the question
of presidential
and
for
&
suffrage
�be defeated,
but t h e rep r esentatives
who voted for
it will
be
ot
made to real i z e h ow baj l y t hey hav e misrepr ese nt ed the will
their
constituents.
Every man who believes
who votes
in woman suffrage
for woman suffrage,
one o:f two things:
Either
bel i eve s in or votes
an increase
votes,
government;
or else
your asking
and you believe
resp onsible
and equally
active
which we think
cut because
which we believe
is unfair
would he unfair
just
to the
in making us
i n politics
with you,
t o the women of the State
of the responsibi!ities
for
in the number of
superfluous
equally
and every man
of Connecti-
they have at the present
u ...
Because
it
of these
is absolutely
to the spirit
things,
and most of all
contrar y to the spirit
of the democratic
against
the will
against
this
or y b ill
prohibition
bill
not willing
to have it
for
:for s uffrage,
que~tion,
•He that
that
for th~t
on prchibi
on the school
said
tinn
that.
is faithful
ignored
We are
to leave
but we feel
wc,uld be very much like
absolutely
And the
were we not?
we are going
is not true,
during
as I understand,
was to come up now folloning
interests,
the suft'rage
State,
and
bill.
time the statut
the liquor
platforms,
t s, we ask you to report
MRS. MARKHAM: We were discussing,
this
we believe
of the constitution,
and republican
o:f your co nstituen
because
this
to
that
thts suttrage
by the women o~ the
in a few things
is faithful
in
�I
many•,
and as the women of the State
nothing
with
whether
they will
We are not he r e to discuRs
the prohibition
strongly
belongs
to the Connectic u t Association
It
in favor
do anythi ng at all.
are all
is waiting
of prohibition.
to see the men of this
is sweeping
ove r the country;
Evsry woman that
nation
it
bring
about
is the delight
prohibition.
and pleasure
men of our country
with th is que s t io n , a nd we are willing
of prohibition
We
question.
Opposed t o Woman Suffrage
of the . woman to \Vatch the Progressive
deal
have done
qu e stion , I doubt v ery much if they get
t h P- school
the whole thing
of Connecticut
to leave
as the7
the question
y as they have in
with tbe men, to do as splendidl
the past.
IIR. WEIL OF NEWHAVEN:
or the
Judiciar
the passage
the vote
exclusion
truth
y Committee .
of a preposition
is that
equ Rlly
whether it be bad.
be,
Connecticut
whether
more than
as this
the naked.
the ~esire
ot
be good or
such condition
and most tra nsparent
as it must
motive
particular
nor does i.t deserve
at your h&nda
attention.
women are not aski ng through
or a complete
to the
g and important,
ulterior
ought but the scantiest
vote
int erestin
warrants
upon women
putting
one econ omic question,
And such motive,
happens to be, neither
tull
by a legislature
of a condition,
su-ggesting
may be the motive
such moti ve can be nothing
the elimination
necessarily
Whatever
upon one er more than
of others,
Mr. Chairman and Members
participation
in political
this
bill
tor a
propaganda.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Hearing on House Bills 595 and 805
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Hou~• Bill Bo. 695
(Kr. Shaw of Bedding)
AWINDIIGANACTCOHCBBiiDiG
QUALI~ICA!IONS
0~
woimJvoras.
Section 1.
Section 1629 of the General Statutes ae amen4e4
by Chapter ~6 of the Pliblic Acta of 1909 is herebJ amended by aclding af'ter the word• •or to public libraries•
at the end ot the aection the words •and tor town and oit7 officers.
aJid ele~tora ot
president and vice-president
ot the Uniteel States•, .so thAt said aeotion as amended shall read as tallows : Bvery woaan Who ab.all ba'H
attained the age or twenty-one years, . who eh&°ll be a citizen ot· thi .•
state or of the United states. anel who sb&ll have reaided in th9
atate one year an~ in the town six 110nth• .• ~ c,m. r~
the ·JIDaliela
1~.
shall, ai"ter having been duly adaittea., have the ript
to
vote tor any ottioer ot school• an4 directore of' public librariea
and upon any question relating to ecfaoatJ.on, or to achnols, or to
public librariea,
and for town and cttj ottioers 1 and elector• ot
president and vice-president
or the United Stat•••
Section 2.
Section l6SO ot the General Statute• is hereb~
amended by ineerttng af'ter the word• •~r to public libraries•
tile
word• •and for town and cit7 otticera,
and electors
of president,-ul
vice-preaident
or the United State ••, do ~bat saii aeotion aa aa.114ed ahall read. as tollon:
The board ot ••l•ctmen and town clerk
shall at an7 meetJng held by tnem tor the admission of electors,
fl:XUine the qualifications
of' thoae women by whom or in who• e behalf
application
has been made to be admitted ae voter • for achool otticere
and tor directors
of public libraries
and upon an7 4ueetion relatina
to education, or to schools. or to ;:ublic libraries,
and tor town an4
city otficers,
and electors of president and vice-preaident
ot the
United States, and whose names ·appear on the •women•• li~t -•- to be
~ad••• and ahall cause the person tn whoae favor auoh anlioat1on
is -de to testify ~der oath to her qualification•
to be act• auoh
voter, and shall deliver to the town clerk a eertified
liet in wrltln4
of all women no are found to possess the requi • ite qaalitloatiou
to
be made such Totera, which said liat • ball be kept b7 aat4 town olen
aa an otticial
li • t. and the re;iatrara
11&7restore to • &td liat tu
nuae ot &D7 iroaan, aubJect to the•••
rHtr-iotlona
and oondittou
aa apply to re • toration ot names to the liat ot elector ••
wean Who ahall teatit'y tal••lJ
aa to her qU&litioattona to be aa4e
& Toter,
or Jmowinal1 vote~ tllepllJ
at lllt7 town, •~hool, or 41•trict aeetin1, aball be tined not aore than fifty dollar • or iaprtsone4 not aore tlaan thlrt7 ·4Q • •
••17
8.ectton ! •
8eotion 1880 ot the General ltat11tea 11 hereD7 aaencled by inaerting after the word•
elector••
in the tint
line the word• •an4 woaen v.oter••• ao that said • eotlon ... ,-a4ecl
shall read ... tollofl
s The eleotor • aa4. woeen Toter • tn tile
HTeral t ·owna in the state, at tile eleotora• aeetinga on the 'l'aelle\a7
nut after t.!le first Kon4&yot lloveaber, 190&, ancl qaadrennia117
thereafter,
•ball bring In their ballot •, in tu anner proTi4tl4 la
tllls oba~t•r• tor eleotQra o~ pre • t4ent Tio•~prea14ent o~ the
United State•, not aoff41nc in maber tile nolt
naaber ot •-t•n
&114 repr•••tath••
to atoll tllfl • tate aball thea t,e entltlecl ln
.. c.p-- • ot tu VIit-' .. •• , ...
•th•
�Two auffrage bill •, introduced in the Holme were sent to th• Judiciary Co111n1ttee. Both ,rere entitled,
"All Act A10nd1ng an Aot Concerning the
Qualifications
of WomenVoters•.
The ti tl•~ 9·n the iniilide and on the back
of th e bill• were of oourae the • ame, -... an7 on• can verify for himaelf
by exam1ning th~ bill• which are now in the poueasion
of the Clerk of the
Judiciary Committee.
Immediately after the adJounmet
of the JJ~• • on the da7 Oil which
the bill• were introduced I went down to th• ijall of the House .-id 1n the
presence of Kr. Shaw of Re441ng who 1ntro4uoe4 Bill 696, I aue4 Mr. Keneal7,
the Clerk of the Houae, to what committee our euf:frag• blll• had been referred.
He said, •ro lihe Judioiar7 Coauttee,
both• ·•
Upon consulting a law:yer I learned that this was a perfectly
legitimate asaig11ment, aa any act emendi·ng th ·e, xr,esent atah.tea ~ be oonBiderecl
by the Jdioiary
Colllllittee.
In the Senate the bill• were sent to th• • aae
committee.
We were not diapleaaed as the suffrage colllllitt•• for the past two aeaalons hae been oompoaed, for aome atrange reason, of vlol&t
anti-suffra•
giate.
!'hie year with one or poeejbly two exoeptiona •••ry!D&Jl on the committee wu known to be hopeleaely oppoaed to auttrage be:for• th• legialature coDYene4.
The eix mabera of the committee who were manb9ra o:f the
latve.
Mr. Boarlman of llicldletovrn, Kr. Jlor • mall of U'llion, Kr.
Pairfiel4,
Kr. Claxton o:f Torrington.
Kr. Reill7 of Ba~atu,ok,
Harwinton, are on ~cord in thf Jo1U'J181of the
for 1915
voted against even submitting the question to the voters.
ii!r.
Union nted againat by pairing with Mr. Ryan af Ridgefield.
Ho••
1915 leg1sLaoe7 of
Kr. Prati of
u having
Horsman of
Jlo move waa ·made to o~•
the oommittee oonsi,dering our billa util
about three •••ka ha4 puaed and it beoam1 known that aeveral members of the
Judiciary Committee were favorable to euffrage.
The hearing on our bill •
had meanwhi ~• bea eet. published 1Jl the Legislative
Bulietin,
and given
eome publicity by _ the newapapers.
Ou organi~tl
on had been working with this committee and did not care
to begin on a new one even if we had knoV11lthe new om to be unbiaaet.
The matter of transferring
our bills wae ooneitered by the J'lll iclar;v
Committee and they Tote4 7 to 6 to retain the bill••
In any other conceivable oaa• the matter would haYe dropped th•••
J.
attended
large hearing was held before the Judiciary Committee on !'ebruary
by about 260 auffragiste
froa all parta of the atate.
27 ti1
haTe 37,000 members one notification
b;y pe11t cart• coats u
It is a conservative
estimate to aay tha.t our 11Drk 1Jl presenting
our ca•• to thie oommittee ha s coat our membe·rs between two and three thousand dollars up to the present time.
A.a we
$370.00.
ill peti tlone which have been • ent 1n for the paaaage of Bill 805 have
been masaed and listed 1111derone head•• Petition
51 instead of aa aeparat•
petitions
as is customary.
A bill
to giTe 11Dmena vote Oil library matter& waa last year r•f•rred
to the CODnittee on Etuoation, reportet b7 them and voted Gn. Do move was
made to ~henge the cOllllltt•• uai~ent.
Al.lowing th••• bills,
Houae Bill 805 and House Bill 595• to be tranaferred to another committee at thS • late hour will Ntablieh
a most danger0118 precetent
for juggling with bllle between committees.
ne propoaition atill to ineiet
traordinar;v and looks Y~ry maob like
can not b• defeated b;y fair.
on a tranafer of the bille is moat exto defeat by foul play what
an attempt
(Signed)
Emily Pieraon.
�r
> (_,
r•~• -•
Hou• o 1'111 806
(llr.
hUer
---
ot Somera)
AB ACTAIIBNDIRG
All ACTCOJICIRlfINGQUALIVICATI0JJS
0~
....
VOTm.
Section l.
Section 1629 ot the General State • u ... n~e4
Chapter 96 ot the Public Acts ot 1909 1• hereby ame~ded by ad4ing after the words •or to public librarie •• at the end ot th• ••c•
tton the worda •or to th• manufacture arid sale of • plritous and
intoxicatins
liquors,•
so that aatd aection ae uended •hall r i ad
aa follow•: Bvery womanwho ~hall have attained the age ot twentyone year •, who ahall be a citizen ot thte. •t•te or ot the United
State •, and who &ha}.l bave re • idect in the at8te one year and in the
town atx month•~ a.nd can read the Bngll s b lang~age, lhall,
after
hav:ing been duly admitted, have tbe rl&b-t to vote tor any officer
of • choola and directors
or Public Librariea and upon a~y queation
relati.ng to education, or to school11, or to publin Ubrarlea,
or
to the manufacture and sale of apirituoua and intoxicating
liquors.
by
Section 2.
Section 1630 ot the General Statutes aa
amended by Chapter 96 ot the Public Acta o:t 1909 1e hereby uaended
by inserting after the words •or to public librariea•
at th, end
ot the ninth line the words •nr to the manufacture and eale of
~pirituoua and intoxicating
liquors, •ao that aaid aection ·u
Aaended shall read as follows: The Board of Selectmen and town
clerk ahall at any meeting held by the • tor the a4mias1on ot electors. e2uine the qualification,
ot those womenby whomor tn who••
behalt &ppli~ation has been made to be admitted a• voter• t'or school
otticers and tor directors
ot' public libraries
and upon any question
relatiq
to education, or to eohoola, or to pqblio librariea,
or to
the -.nufacture
and aale ot epirituoue and intoxicating
liquo::&
and who•• names ap-pear on the •w,,me11••liet --- to be made•,
eball cauae the person in who• e t'avor such application
ta made to
teatity under oath to her qualit'icationa
to be '!&de auch voter. and
eh&ll deliver to the town clerk a certit'ied
liet in writina ot •11
woaen wbo are found to po••••• the ~equiaite qualit'icationa
to be
made 8U~h TCtera, which aaid li • t •hall be kept by laid tolffl clerk
aa an offiotal
ll • t, and the regi • trara IIIQ restore to aaid li•t
the naae ot' any woman, aubjeot to th ·• aue rHtrlottona
and ooncUtlou u apply to reetoration
ot' nu••
to the liat of elector ••
Bt-e17 woean wllo • hall teatih
t'alaely •• \o her qual1t'icat1ou
to
be aa4e a Toter, or lmowlngly Yote .111eoll7 at iuly town, Rohool,
or 41atriot ••Una, aball ba t'in-4 not aore than t'ttty dollar • or
1-,riaonecl not aore tban thirty 4Qa.
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Connecticut Woman Suffrage Movement Collection, MS003
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House Bill No. 595 (Mr. Shaw of Redding) - Amending an act concerning qualifications of women voters
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Connecticut. General Assembly. House of Representatives
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3 pages, typescript
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An amendment to House Bill Number 595.
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1917
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Women--Suffrage--United States--History
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Schnare, Robert E.
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Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, Annie G. Porritt press releases
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Porritt, Annie G.
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Women--Suffrage--United States--History
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