Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1919 — FRANCHISE LEAGUE PROGRESS. [ARTICLE]

FRANCHISE LEAGUE PROGRESS.

Splendid progress is being made in the work of organizing a Franchise league in Rensselaer. A canvassers’ meeting was held Thursday night at the Red Cross rooms and. Lewis expressed herself as being very well pleased with the hearty response she received in her work. The work of winning suffrage Tor "women has been a long, determined fight agai nst prejudice, tradition and the saloon forces of the country, women have had a part in it. In the early stages of the fight women endured ridicule and scorn for their belief. They never wavered for they felt sure that with the vote in the hands of.- women, —child - welfare and all movements for public health, better home and better schools could be materially advanced. After fifty years of effort the federal suffrage amendment fina’ly passed congress this spring. During the four months since that time sixteen state legislatures have ratified it, two more are expected ter this month and the suffragists are confident of securing the necessary ratification of thirty-six states before the fall elections of 1920, so that in all probability women of the entire country will be full voters by next fall. The large public meeting will be held at the court house at 8:30 o’clock Saturday night. Mrs. A. B. Lewis, of Indianapolis, .will address the meeting and Mrs. G. R. Douglas, of Valparaiso, the district chairman, will also be present and speak.