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OFFICE OF

L. C. HUGHES

DAILY STAR BLDG.
TUCSON, ARIZ.

Tucson, Arizona, February 2, 1909.

Mrs. Francis W. Munds,
Prescott, Ariz.
My dear Mrs. Munds:

We were pleased to receive yours of the 28th, especially to
learn that you are still interested in the"equal rights of woman" move-
ment.

mrs. Black of whom you spoke is an invalid, suffering from par-
alysis, therefore can take no active part in this movement. Mrs. Prof.
R. H. Forbes is the president of the woman's Club at Tucson. I do not
know whether she is a suffragist or no. Nothing has been done in Tucsnn
for sometime looking to the promotion of suffrage here, but I believe if
you should come here you could organize a strong club as there are many
here. You of course know how Mrs. Hughes stands and her friends.

I believe that if the proper influences were brought to bear
that the present legislature would enact a law making educational, in-
stead of sex the qualification of voters. The spirit appears to be run-
ning that way. What we need is, a few staunch, decisive workers.

I am pleased to learn of MIs. Clay coming to the territory.
She has a reputation as an eloquent and forceful speaker, as well as good
organizer.

Now, Mrs. Munds, I am pleased to know you are moved to re-organr
ize the territory as statehood appears to be looming in sight, and I be-
lieve we can at least secure from the Constitutional convention the right
of submission of "woman'suffrage" to the voters. Now is the time to or-
ganize for this work, so as to have it well in hand when the auspicious
time arrives. Two separate submissions should and I believe will be al-
lowed by the Constitutional convention; one is state-wide prohibition,
the other equal suffrage for men and women. To this end both of these
forces should be organized. Both should put workers in the field. Both
should make special issues, and if the right policy is adopted, I think
we can interest- the National workers and make suffrage and prohibition
National issues, which will excite as much interest as did the great fight
which was waged when Kansas was seeking admission to statehood. That of
course was before your time, but I well remember it. The great issue was
shall Kansas be admitted as a free or a slave state. The issue in Ariz-
can be made as forceful and excite as much national interest - shall Ari-
zona allow equal rights and privileges to our womanhood before the law,
and shall rum traffic be pulverized. Now, if tn good women of the ter-
ritory will rise in their strength and earnestness, we can achieve vic-
tory on both of these issues.

No time should be lost in crystallizing the work, to the end
that the definite, systematic movement may be inaugurated and carried
through with an aggressiveness up to and including the day of election of
ratification or rejection of our constitution. '

OFFICE OF

L. C. HUGHES

DAILY STAR BLDG.
TUCSON. ARIZ.

Phoenix is a good place to start from and the session of the legis-

lature is the proper time to inaugurate the movement.
rights
Relative to woman's in the legislature, I think our’three mam!
bars of the lower house could be controlled. Mr. Finley of the Council
is in favor of suffrage, but his wife is hostile, but I think we could

bring him around alright in the event the issue is close.

I hope you will let me hear from you frequently as to progress of
your work and rely upon us to do everything in our power to aid you.

M15. Hughes joins me in pleasant remembrances.

Sincerely yours,

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P. S. Mrs. Frank Fish is not a suffragist.

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your County that you would exert the same,Especially Mr Morris,Ho is
nice young man and has a bright future , but he seems to think that he
should not support this measure,If you know any one that could put him

on the right side of this question I feel that we would have a much beth“

chance of assin; it And we will surelv a reciate your efforts in this
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direction,
As to the part of your letter refering to the suffrage question will
say if you will write to Mrs E B Colemen Elizabeth W layton
Fannie Kimball,lnez H Lee Of Thatcher they will put you in communication
with the organization all right,
I do not kbow just how the members from my County stands on this
question but will find out and give you the information if it will

be of service to you ,
Again thanking you and wishing you suceess in your great undertaking

I am yours truly

Prescott,Arizona,Web.7,1909,

My Dear Muss Clay:—

Arrived home all O.K.and found everything all right,
Frances has a pretty bad cold but she us much better todav ;and I do
not rhink we will have any more trouble with hergI am glad I came home
when I did; thOugh ;for my sister—inslaw was qutte worried.ab0ut her.
I found several letters awiating me when I got home ;the.two most im~

portant ones of which I enclose. I have some others bearing on the
same sub1ect and. will tell you about them when I see vou I have Made

notes from the two letters enclosed ,and so it is not important that y
you return them, but perhaps you would best keeek them so that ‘you mav

refer to them or show _them to our friends In view of some oneTrying

to obtain information that we do not care to give ,nerhaps it will be
best to lock all letters in your trunk when you leave tour room. Cham—

bermaids are sometimes induisitive ;and I have found out that the liq—

uor men are all agog with our doings I dmn't want them to find out a
thing except what we tell them, esoecially who our friends are or who

we are eelyins upon for-heln I have just finished'writing to Mr P ce
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858 ih§ohencg8r §X°A%§-§ gnele $1 he hggcig§lgggggtwitﬁtefgc¥1%o’%eln
us in every way he could,personally,but was careful not to let him.thi&i
that we wanted him to take the initiative in any wav..

I have also written to Ex—Gov Hughes to use all the influence possible
to secure the votes of the Pima men. You note that he says that they
can be influenced to vote our measure,.They have all been called hos—
tile to us, particularly-Mr. Win1ey3 who Mr Hughes. says is in favor. He

by the way is at the Adams, Room 168 or so his address was given me by-
mr 'Olark, You might run across him and .have a chance to ascertain some-

thing of his— at -i-tude&, ‘, H or; dnrll JL..
I have made a carefuI cosy of evervthing we did while down there, and
also of all bills introduced to the end that we may keep in 0 ch with

a11 the proposed legislation This may all be of beneﬂit to us¢it will
Enable us to steer clear of any thing that may hammer our cause Mr Pace

you see asks me to use my influence with Morris for the Local Ontion.
billybut I shall not do it as much as I should like to;but have prom-
to get some others to do so;.I think I shall ask a number of letters

to be written for I think that iS~a good-plan.4 - . . - 4£¢ﬂb

I have-been.h1sy ever since my return writing letters and keen4at it

until nothing more needs to be done.

Igof course have not heard from Hall;but I wrote to the labor leader

of whom I told you and who I am sure will set him right,

I am anxious to know what you did today'.write me everv verson you tal—
,ed to and what was said and if you heard any one express a single woraL
in our favor.We may have to have some nowerful influence brought to

bear and I want to know everv person we can depend upon;so tell me eve—

ry thing~no~mattéé~how trivial itémav seem.Whe mere fact that some eenéﬁ25~z
terson is. interestedmav bepf importance; Ifyouwhﬁve a .chence,..t.o tel/t

to Mr. Butter without seeking him out;dohso,as.t.had a feeling that he ,
was making a bid for our acquaintance but did not want to have us think:

so or to let his wife know it,

Let me know what you did with the Democrat and Republican people.

Ishall write again tomorrow and send you a COnv of the bill we intro,

duced before.I would send you a conv now but I have to tynewrite sev“
conies,and have_not time to get into.this mail; w~~w

-Be sure and ewrite everv day and keep me well hosted.

12m thfully and lovingly,
Wrancee W.Munds.

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My Dear Miss Clayz- t

YOurs of the 6th received today;and I have made a

careful Copy of all the things you wrote me .While it may-be true that
nothing that ocurred that day senmaof any importance; I have noted
everything carefhlly,and we will probably have use for all the informa—

tion yeur letter contained. Of course they will make a howl abOut womarx
suffrage increasing the Mormon vote. they always do that. That would

not bother the Democrats one bit if they were sure the women would al—

ways vote the democratic ticket,

I have not heard from Hall as yet ;but think he will wait to hear from
some of the labor leaders. Perhaps he is waiting to see what he can do
with St Charles. I am going to write to St.ﬂharles tonight and find out

how much of his promise he will undertake to carry out. If he will un—?
dertake in his sober senses to redeem his promise I will guarantee his

success ;Lnyway the matter is worth trying'.

It has been very cold here todaygand I quite long for Phoenix again,I
hope things will be far enough advanced by Sat. so that I will feel
justified in going back to Phoenix and staying a few days,Whe ex-
cursion goes down Sat, night; I will do as you ask about getting names
gar our committee, I have also asked some of the ladies to write letterﬁ
Mrs. Cleveland expects to o to Phoenix Sat,night and she will hrobablﬁ.

Stan at the Adams. If so ;you will see her there;but I will ask her
for her name ,anyway.

I will write to every day and I want you to do the same.I have remaileAL
a couple of letters to you,

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