Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1917 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom ReportedJ)y Wire. SUFFRAGE ACTIVITY OUTLINED State Superintendent Mrs. Richard E. Edwards Tells Members of Woman’s Franchise League There Should Be Co-Operation. Indianapolis, Aug. 24. —Fuller co-op-eration between Indiana suffrage bodies and the national suffrage organizations was approved by members of | the Woman’s Franchise league in con- ' ference here. Mrs. Richard E. EdI wards, state president, pointed out to the delegates three possible courses to Ibe pursued in the future. They arc: I Campaigning for national suffrage, I working for the Beardsley amendment J to the state constitution and seeking . full suffrage through action of a donI stitutional amendment. The suffrage organizations will work for all three ' objectives. They believe that national ; woman suffrage is in sight, but realize that it will take years to get a constitutional amendment adopted by congress and ratified by the states. The Beardsley amendment, which was adopted by the legislature last winter, must be ratified by the next legislature, then submitted to the people and finally acted upon by the next session of the J legislature. Through this method wom- . en cannot get full suffrage for four or : five years, but the delegates believe ; they should fight for the amendment, i The action of Governor Goodrich in deciding not to call a special session of the legislature at this time was a blow to the suffragists. They hoped the legislature would submit the question of ! a constitutional convention to the people, that it would be called, and that a , full suffrage amendment would be ■ adopted. Mrs. Edwards tinged the full- | est co-operation of all local bodies and . the extension of suffrage work in every . county. She voiced confidence that the limited suffrage law of the legislature would be upheld, arid that women would make such a record in elections that full suffrage would be obtained Ultimately.