Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1919 — REPUBLICAN WOMEN ATTENDED [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN WOMEN ATTENDED

TENTH CONGRESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEETING HELD HERE THURSDAY. An important meeting of the tenth congressional republicans was held in this city Thursday for the purpose of discussing the plans for perfecting the organization of the republican women of the district. The women present were: Mrs. Charles A. Butler, of Huntington, state secretary of the Republican Women’s organization; Mrs. J. A. Patterson, of Gary, chairman of the tenth congressional republican women’s organization; Mrs. Charles Preston, of Monticello, chairman of the White county republican women; Miss Blanche Merry, of Mt. Ayr, chairman of the Newton county republican women, and Mrs. Jesse Nichols, chairman of the Jasper county republican women’s organization; also Mrs. Cope J. Hanley, of Rensselaer; Mrs. Roy Hess and

Mrs. Lawrence Lyons, of Brook. Hon. L. W. Henley, of Indianapolis, secretary of the Indiana republican state central committee, and Lawrence Lyons, of Brook, chairman of the tenth district republicans, and the following county chairmen were also present: George H. McLain, of Jasper county; J. H. Stephenson, of Warren county; A. K. Sills, of White county; John Killigrew, of Lake county, and Milton Greaves, of Newton county. The following republican candidates were present: W. G. Oliver, of Franklin, candidate for the republican nomination for auditor of state; Col. E. F. Branch, of Martinsville and Senator H. E. Negley, of Indianapolis, candidates for the republican nomination for lieutenant governor. In addition to the above the-fol-

lowing prominent republicans were 'present at the meeting: Judge C. W« Hanley, Attorney Cope J. Hanley, Moses Leopold, D. D. Dean, and Representative W. L.' Wood, of Rensselaer; Earl Gardner, sheriff of Newton county; Ben Price, sheriff of White county; Claude Lowery and Senator Curtis Meeker, of Monticello; Ex-sheriff Frazier, of Warren county; County Assessor Metzker, of Newton county, Charles Vfauzy and Foster Bowen, of : Towler.

District Chairman Lyons presided and talks were made by State Secretary Henley, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Patterson, Miss Merry and Mrs. Preston. In some counties of the district some good work has already been done and Miss Merry reported that a complete poll had >een made of the Newton county women. The women plan to do some very definite work and to be very active in the coming campaign. Mrs. Jesse Nichols, of Rensselaer, offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: “A Resolution Requesting the Governor of the State of Indiana to Call * Special Session of the Legislature for the Purpose of Granting to the Women Citizens of the Z State of Indiana Equal Suffrage. “PREAMBLE.

“Whereas, the women citizens of the state of Indiana have been granted the right to vote for presidential electors in the state of Indiana; and, “Wheras, there are not a sufficient number of states in the union in regular legislative sessions in the year nineteen hundred twenty to ratify the proposed federal constitutional amendment in order to assure the women citizens of the state of Indiana rights of equal suffrage; and, “Whereas, the governor of the state of Indiana has signified his intention to call a special session of the legislature of the state of IndiIndiana; now, therefore, “Be it resolved by the district committeemen of the Republican party of the tenth congressional district of the state of Indiana, in meeting assembled at the city of Rensselaer, Indiana, this 13th day of November, 1919: “1. That it is the desire of the republicans of the tenth congressional district of the state of Indiana that the governor of the state of Indiana call a special session of the legislature of the state of Indiana for the purpose of considering the proposed federal constitutional amendment, granting to the women citizens of the state of Indiana equal rights of suffrage. “2. That the governor of the tetate of Indiana immediately set a date, definite and certain, within 60 days, upon which such special session of the legislature of the state of Indiana shall convene for the purpose of considering ratification of the said proposed amendment. “3. That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to his excellency the governor of the state of Indiana.”