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MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF' NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

PRESIDENT. ANNA HOWARD SHAW. MOYLAN. PA.

IsT VICE-PRESIDENT. CATHARINE WAUGH McCULLOCH. TREASURER, JESSIE ASHLEY.
EVANSTON, ILLS. 505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEw YORK CITY

2ND VICE-PRESIDENT, KATE M. GORDON, LAURA CLAY. 189 NORTH MILL STREET.
1300 PRYTANIA STREET. NEW ORLEANS. LA. AUDITORS LEXINGTON. KY.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, MARY WARE DENNETT, ,, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL.
505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK CITY * x, 6 BEACON STREET. BOSTON. MAss,
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CHAIRMAN PRESS COMMITTEE, IDA HUSTED HARPER.
505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK CITY

RECORDING SECRETARY. ELLA s. STEWART. 7“
5464 JEFFERSON AVENUE. CHICAGO. ILLS. AUXILIARIES

COLLEGE EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE
PRESIDENT. MISS M. CAREY THOMAS, BRYN MAWR. PA.

FRIENDS EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT. MARY BENTLEY THOMAS, EDNOR. MARYLAND

TELEPHONE 4990 MURRAY HILL AFFILIATED SOCIETY
THE EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
PRESIDENT. MRS, MACKAY. I MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 505 FIFTH AVE. NEw YORK

 

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MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

PRESIDENT. ANNA HOWARD SHAW. MOYLAN, PA.

IST VICE-PRESIDENT. CATHERINE WAUGH MCCULLOCH. TREASURER. JESSIE ASHLEY,

2ND VICE-PRESIDENT. KATE M. GORDON,

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. MARY WARE DENNETT.

EVANSTON. ILL5 505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK CITY

LAURA CLAY.189 NORTH MILL STREET
1800 PRYTANIA STREET. NEw ORLEANS. LA AUDlTORS LEXINGTON. KY.

ALICE STONE ELACKWELL.
505 FIFTH AVENUE NEw YORK 45 BOUTWELL AVENUE, DORCHESTER MASS.

RECORD‘NG SECRETARY ELLA S STEWART CHAIRMAN PRESS COMMITTEE. MISS CAROLINE I REILLY.

5464 JEFFERSON AVENUE. CHICAGO. ILLS. AUXILIARIES 505 FIFTH AVENUE‘ NEW YORK ClTY

COLLEGE EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE,
PRESIDENT. MISS M. CAREY THOMAS. BRYN MAWR. PA

FRIENDS EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.
PRESIDENT. MARY BENTLEY THOMAS. EDNOR. MARYLAND

TELEPHONE 6855 BRYANT AFFILIATED SOCIETY

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THE EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
PRESIDENT. MRS MACKAY. 1 MADISON AVENUE. NEw YORK

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 505 FIFTH AVE. NEw YORK

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The raising of the necessary funds for the work of the
National Association is always the most difficult thing we have
to do.

We have found the solution of the problem.

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This plan is endorsed by the Finance Committee of the
National American Woman Suffrage Association and approved by the
Official Board. It does not involve the spending of an extra
penny, but simply diverts the money which has always gone into
the.pockets of outside people into our OWN TREASURY. This fund
can be collected with the smallest outlay of effort and expense
and will be a constant and never failing source of income IF YOU
WILL COOPERATE. We have formed a Central Bureau, through which
subscriptions, either singly or at club rates, may be made to any
and all magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Most women take
at least one magazine.

Give us your subscriptions and renewals.

 

We will give you the same rate as any agent or publisher.
The money which now goes to support him becomes the income of the
National Association, to use for the work you expect it to do.
Give us the subscriptions of your friends. With the loyal sup-
port of Suffragists, the National Association would have money
enough in its treasury to help in every campaign in every state
where the question is pending.

Subscribe through our National Subscription Bureau, using
the enclosed blank, and make the National Association financially
independent.

If you will let us know how many blanks like the enclosed
you can have used by your club members and their friends, we will
send them to you by return mail.

Yours sincerely

 

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MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

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AIE’IT VICE-PRESIDENT. CATHARINE WAUGH MCCULLOCH. TREASURER. JESSIE ASHLEY.
EVANSTON. ILLS. 505 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY

PRESIDENT. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, MOYLAN. PA.
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2ND VICT-F’REJIDENT. KATE M. GORDON. [LAURA CLAY. 189 NORTH MILL STREET.

Ieoo PRVTANIA STREET. NEW ORLEANS. LA. AUDITORS LEXINGTON. KY.

COFIRESDONDING SECRETARY. MARY WARE BENNETT. I~AL|CE STONE BLACKWELL.
505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK CITY 45 BOUIWELL AVENUE. DORCHESTER. IVIAS-f.

Razonomc SECRETARY. ELLA s. STEWART. L RI CHAIRMAN PRESS COMMITTEE. MISS CAROLINE I. REILLY.
5464 JEFFERSON AVENUE. CHICAGO. ILLS. AUXI IA ES 505 FIFTH AVLNUE. NEW YORK CITY

COLLEGE EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE
PRESIDENT. MISS M. CAREY THOMAS, BRYN MAWR. PA.

FRIENDS EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT. MARY BENTLEY THOMAS. EDNOR. MARYLAND
AFFILIATED

THE EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
PRESIDENT. MRS. MACKAY. I MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK

TE_EPHONE 6855 BRYANT

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Lexington, fit.
March 25rd, 1911.

’My der flies Shaw,

I feel like shouting ”Hallelujah” over the nets from
Nevada? I certainly congratulate you on the succeee of your efforts; and
trust that this succees may be followed up by Tn.“&?KUV'S c01t1nued in->
terest and eupgort in keeging some one on the state to push the work.
Mrs.30yer-nou1d do splendidly; yet I would prefer one of,thoee women of
”whom you write who went 130 the Legislature. Is it certain that neither_
(of them could do the work you suggest? iklehome is so desirous of get
/ting Mre.Royer back there, and she is almost like a citizen of “klehome
now. /

Now about Miss Penfieldi You know flies Blackwell called our atten-
tion to the correspondence from Texas, in which a former legislator Chaim-
”ed thet the Legislature of Texas could extend suffrage to women eithont
a Conetitutionel imendnent. I have just received a copy from somebody
in “aris, Texas, presumably Jr.1.1.nohoney himself, 03? the speech refonred
to} l am not lawyer enough to eXpreee an Opinion as to t11e legalitv of
his argument; but it has been in my mind a long time that the dev might
come. when the courts would find some ground for eueteining the rights or
women, ,and which would e}1orten our road to suffrage. It has been the his—
tory of all prigrese of legal rights. See the exemple of the decision of,
_the fiupreMe Con t in that Tillman case of the right of the mother to the _h”
. guardianship of her child. It cited the U.1. and State constitutions to

overthr ow a statute which had been on the- books of every st to in the'

Union for a hundred yee.rs; but when pnhlie Opinion wee ripe it was thrr

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‘ aside in a day. Something like this may happen for enffrege; and I

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am in favor of helping on ong eifort in inat line which turns up. In
Texas there appears now that rhere ‘e at l)(efi one politician who has

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found,or thinks he hes
Texee it will be found sound for 1‘u other- stetek. I believe 3 strong
pepuler wish woule uphola hie interpretation of the legal oSpeote of the
ionee; therefore it is our policy to help to huilfl up a strong pepular
wish es feet as possible; Thie is greliminarv to sawihg I wish Me could
employ liee 5enfie16 r1 ’Ll in her own efieue to leofure en6 organize as \
mock as she, ' ie able znfi willing so do before she enters the mefiioel school
in Lee fa! ll. She told me it was too hot in wexee to eork in the summer;
but perhaps she has ehengefl her minfl; or she can still work eome time be»
fore the hot weather.

Therefore I make the request teat you will yur out a vote as to ehether
we shall not employ Miee fienfield right in her own state for the immedi-
ate furore.Alreye provioed tear the Texas Aeeo.'ie willing thet.3he should
‘be so employed. is far as I know; the legal poini urged by Hon.Dohoney
hes never heeh argued in any other of'the legal arguments which have been
meae fleet/women already have the right of voting.

Twiéh we couldt 1e; jet Tenses in some other wey besides what Willi.
bring,ue into eonf].iot with a strong—villed and violent woman like Mrs,
Monroe, The state ehoxld never have made her Campaign Manager. ,But
einoe she is the Manager I see nothing for it exeept for us to decline
IVto interfere with .hhe oamyeibn policy. She will rule or ruin; and if she

"ruine, at leeet we can stay out of the destruction.

Very sincerelyiyours,

 

 NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION

MEMBER OF‘ INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

PRESIDENT. ANNA HOWARD SHAW. MOYLAN. PA.

TREASURER. JESSIE ASHLEYI

fsT VICE-PRESIDENT. CATHARINE WAUGH MCCULLOCH.
505 FIFTH AVENUE. NE‘N YORK CITY

EVANSTON. ILLS. 5
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2ND VICE-PRESIDENT. KATE M. GORDON. ‘ J LAURA CLAY. I89 NORTH MILL, STREET.
1800 PRYTANIA STREET. NEW ORLEANS. LA. AUDITQRS LEXINGTON, KY,
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. MARY WARE DENNETT. LALICE STONE BLACKVVELL.
505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEw YORK CITY 45 BOUIWELL AVENUE DORCHESTLH MA:.5

RECORDING SECRETARY, ELLA S. STEWART. . AUXI l CHAIRMAN PHI-15$ C°M*“"‘1'¥»MM7'SVS CAROLINE II REILLY.

5464 JEFFERSON AVENUE. CHICAGO. ILLs. L ARIES 307’ I-I’VIH Air-MIL. NF-W YORK CITY

COLLEGE EQUAL SUVFFRAGE LEAGUE:
PRESIDENT, MISS M. CAREY THOMAS, BRYN MAWR 'I‘A.

FRIENDS EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT. MARY BENTLEY THOMAS. EDNOH. MARYI AND
AFFILIATED

THE EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
PRESIDENT. MRS. MACKAY. I MADISON AVENUE. erw YORn

TELEJHONE 6855 BRYANT

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 505 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK

March 18th. 1911:

Dear Homber of the Official Boardi”

As you all doubtless know Nevado.hes submitted an
amendment to the constitution and I thought, as there are so many
conflicoing reporfis afloat in regard to fievada and the action there,
chat I might as well etafie definitely exactly what I have been doing
and the pari the National Association has taken in bringing about
present-conditions therea

In the fall when we were through with the other caupaigno
of course the next question was "Whai nexfi?” and as California seemed so
hopeful of submitting an amendment and so far the States ohicI had had
toe suffrage granted them were those which were lying next to the Stakes
which had it, 1 naturally thought of Nevada and fiontaoa. In corresponu
deuce with $153 Gregg and are. Moods about Arizona I came to the conclusion

that it did not matter so much wha$ the people of Arizouo.thought as it

did what the men who owned the big mines there thought as nearly all of the

superintendents of the mines in Arizona.wero opposed to suffrage it was

probably due to the foot that they supposed that the big mine owners

were opposed to it, and as the men in the mineo did probably what the

superintendents wanted done, as far as voting was concerned, the main

point in getting any Siate which is a mining State, was'to find out how

the United States Senator: felt towards the matter, and that could be found

out.by learning how the mine owners felt towards the mattera I then

learned that fierada had about eight thousand voters only and that M9.Mackay'o

father practically owned Nevada in his life time and fihab 3F. fiackay'o

family pracfiically own the mining interest now, so I made up my mind to
5L4,gfi¢ fire. Eockay and talk the maxter over with her and oak her if she would};

not take Hevada on her hando and try to win the State. I wrote her aaking”

for an interview and she wrote back that she was very buoy ai that time

and could not give me an interview than as she was not in the city bufi

that later she would‘ Fearing it would be too late I again wrote her

and fiold her thai there was some important work which I wanted to consult

her about and that if she would be willing to take it up the Naiional

ABSociation would stand back of her and help her in any way we could "

to which she replied that it was impossible to take up any more work but

that if she could be of any service to me she would. Just as soon as I

possibly could I got an interview with her andlaid the case of Nevada.

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NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION

MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

PRESIDENT. ANNA HOWARD SHAW. MOYLAN. PA.

Isr ‘.’IC?-PRESIDENT. CATHARINE WAUGH McCULLoCH. TREASURER, JESSIE ASHLEY.
EvANSToN. ILLS. r 505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEw YORK CITY

2N3 ‘.’IC"-PRESIDENT. KATE. M. GORDON. LAURA CLAY. 189 NORTH MILL STREET.
1800 PRYTANIA STREET. NEW ORLEANS. LA. “Jon—0R5 LEXINGTON. KY.

C3§°FS°IJNDING SECRETARY. MARY WARE DENNETT. ALICE STONE BLACKWELLI
505 FIFTH AVENuE. NEW YORK CITY 45 BOUTWELL AVENUEI DORCHESTCR. MASS.

Rizaeomc SECRETARY ELLA S. STEWART. CHAIRMAN PRESS COMMITTEE. MISS CAROLINE I, REILLY.
5454 JEFFERSON AVENUE, cmcmo. ILLS AUXILIARIES 505 FIFTH AVENUE. NEw YORK crrv

COLLEGE EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE
PRESIDENT. MISS M. CAREY THOMAS. BRYN MAWR. PA.

FRIENDS EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
1‘5-ngqu 6855 Six «\r PRESIDENT. MARY BENTLEY THOMAS. EDNOR. MARYLAND

AFFILIATED
1W” " THE EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
4"" PRESIDENT, MRS. MACKAY. I MADISON AVENUE. NEW YORK

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. 505 FIFTH AVE. NEw YORK

march 22nd. 1911 .

Dear Mbmber of the Official Board:-

I have received a letter from Mrs. Biggers from Oklahoma
repeating the question which she made a short time since in regard to
sending Mrs. Boyer to Oklahoma for the summer Chautauquas, Fanners'
pic-nice and so forth. She urges the case very strongly and I must confess
I ache when I look at the meagre returns from the appeals which have been
made for the Anthony memorial Fund and the small amount of money which
will be left after we here paid the expenses of the campaigns since last
Convention. But, in compliance with ties Clay's request, I am submitting
to the Official Board a vote in regard to sending Mrs. Boyer to Oklahoman
~~f I am sure you will not object to my stating that when this vote is taken
we must remember that we hays four States in which campaigns are pending
and that we owe for the campaigns since last Conventionjwhen it was voted
to use the Anthony memorial Fund for campaign purposes=only, - almost as
much as we hays taken in during the year,&ffihat we hays our Association
to carry until next October with no special funds in sight.

I am making this statement because I feel it is

due to those who vote upon this question.

Faithfully yours,

President.

Since dictating the above I have received a.letter from
Miss Robinson of Louisville, Ky. stating that she has secured the
Knight Templars Hall, seating capacity of one thousand people, for the
National Convention from October 20th. to 24th. inclusive. She could not:
get it for the 19th. as it was engaged, but it seems to me that if we
hold our Executive Committee meeting on the 19th. and a post Executive
nesting on the 25th. that that will be all the time that is necessary -
from the 20 to 24th. October inclusive, for our Convention. The head-
quarters are to be at the Hetel Seelbacho

 

 interp ise, Kansas
march 10/11.

Rev . Anna. HO‘..;ai"d .1,

05 Fifih Ayenue,

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1 ~ 121 1‘1, gays! to 151.38 Gregg; . :11; is 51.113. detained
$2:.3 ' 1; 7. 31*53ant work there. halving; to organize the Eissouri

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L have called a general conferar
March of the influential women bf the State f0;
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I have conferred with firs. Joknstcn,

3251‘s, all Of Whom Wish to l’fiLaLn
s of her.

I want to get literature frgm the
Wauld send me ayrice list1

I have ”writien a 1~ ..1' ‘ 1;, '1' 12111.":{11‘ of every paper in
Kansas zasmng ‘cheir vie-rs or: .: ' .9- "'I1-;1;; to czm’.‘)‘er‘aie with
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391835: -.,nc;' 11-211 min Press Car-11': s as you 3.1;;ggest.

will "save word
"from u" 0f these by ’che time «a our ccnfaz‘ezzce.

Ex-fivvemar St. John has ,. 1 d his services for the
campaign and we dall want Ben Ldndsee an W 1 no doubt get him for
part of the *ime.

Dr. W;A.McKeever has become a natianH great man as Pre-
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sidant of the Manhattan Chetauqua Association mac the Play Greund
Association, He “works for us all the time.

It will take all of our speakers for the Chetauqua days,
610. I am writing all of the Chetauque Boards in the 1tate asking them
to anploy fifiss Gregg and Gov. St. JOhn. That will pay Miss Gregg something
I knOW3which will help towards her living expense;

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You can't imagine the inconvenience and trouble I have been
put to on account of 1119 work by fire“ Monroe and her peculiarity. I
don't prefiend to understand her. Sb.e is a strong woman, bus not
balanced and very selfish and vein. However, living in the Capitol City
and giving all of her time tn her work she naturally lxas considerable
followers,

\Eig_ofiWETe so lazy they actually yield to influence whether

gOUd or 1’03 ill. I am srry to see our Ftate Conference Meeting come
ihe first week in Maya

we will have to have sneakers and our President is very
loyal to us and our saw-.156 and ”will help us all she can. Itn our
conference over in March and the Sonferenca Meeéing over the first week
in Why we shall be :eaoj to make favorable reports for our cameo.

Women. are Offering to .elp f nanoiall" as s-_n as we are aro-
gerlvc ornenized H183 don't trust mre. Iflonroe and war spirit of work,
so we must Let them aside.

find to r flurn hoge afier only two ha“s it See Czlea15 dul‘ing

the great xeetival when I found it imposeLE :18 to aee misaC“rdon or do
any sensible th.ng E which I so longed to d0; I found th a1 I could not
{98% or thixmk em ything 1XC8 1m tth= greafi work before us.

I expect hiss fregq to 0e here in a week SLla and we W111 then
write yov tOFG fullyp
re ordered some phocos of our pro1inent women 5811 Lo you
you wi.11 36? some lecters regularly which you can Seznd
Journal a;Md rint elsewhere as you lixe.

very grateful for all of your helpful advice and shall
fully as soon as we hafie something to report.

Yours most sincerely,
SGD. Cafinrine A.

President&

 

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MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF

ANNA HOWARD SHAW. MOYLAN. PA.

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PRESIDENT.

CATHARINE WAIJGH MCCULLOCH.
EVANSTON.

151' VICE-PRESIDENT.
' ILLS.
2ND VICE~PRESIDENT KATE \1. GORDON.

IBOO F‘RYTANIA STREET, NEW ORLEANS_ LA. AUDITORS

MARY WARE DENNETT.
NEW YORK CITY

SEC RET'\RY

505 FIFTH AVENUE.

CORRESPONDING

CHAIRMAN PRESS COMMITTEE MISS CAROLINE I.

RECORDING SECRETARY, ELLA S. STEWART.
5464 JEFFERSON AVENUE. CHICAG AUXILIAR’ES
COLLEGE EQUAL SUFFRAGE LEAGUE

PRESIDENT. MISS M. CAREY THOMAS. BRYN MAWR. Pia.

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FRIENDS EQUAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT. MARY BENTLEY THOMAS, EONOR. MARYLAND
AFFILIATED SOCIETY
THE EQUAL FRANCHISE SOCIETY
MRS. MACKAY, I MADISON AVENUE.

TELEPHONE 6855 BRYANT

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MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ALLIANCE AND OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

PRESIDENT. ANNA HOWARD SHAW. MOYLAN. PA.
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Deaerember of the Officiel Board§'

I am sending you a.copy of a letter received yesterday.
from the ladies whose names are signed to it;

The letter is misleading in that it is assumed that I
wrote to these ladies, which is not correct. I wrote a letter to the
State Presidentuand she had gone to New Orleans and evidently the letter
was opened and given to these women and in her absence this is what they.
have done.

Now to go back so that you will understand the situation
it is, as simply stated as I can make it this:-

A year ago last fell Mrs. Hoffman re-orga.ized the
State Suffrage Association of Kansas, sending us word that she had re~
organized it and that she had been elected President, For the first
time for some years we had friendly.letters from Kansas through her
and things seemed to run smoothly, This last fall, when they decided to
have a campaign she wrote again asking me to come to Topeka to speak.
I answered her that it was impossible for me to do so and suggested
several names among them Mrs. fic Cullech, Mrs. Stewart and MissGregg
who had then gone from Arizona to Kansas, and I suggested that if they.
had not much money, as Miss Gregg was a Kansas woman in the employ
of the National Association, it would be cheaper for them to have her and
that, being a Kansas women, it would be better for her to go than anybody
else. Hrs. Hoffman agreed to this and then wanted ides Gregg‘s help .
during legislative work, ad I wrote the National Association would hermit
hiss Gregg to remain in the State if the State Association desired ltu
Mrs. Hoffman telegraphedLhere that they did and excepted the conditions
which were - we should pay her salary and they the expenses. After the
amendment was submitted I wrote to hrs. Hoffman and asked her if she
had further use for Miss Gregg and she wrote back that she thought thatt
at present they would not do anything, but later on they would want; ¢
Miss Gregg. I got that letter one day and the nexttday got another letter
from her stating that she wrote her first letter too hastily and that
they did want Miss Gregg and to remain right along: l then wrote the
letter stating the conditions upon which she could remain. I felt theta

 

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Miss Gregg with her ability in speaking over the country could get enough
money; in her travels to pay her trayelling expenses , and the National
would, as we had agreed, pay her salary, Mrs. Hoffman also wrote that.
she wished we would write up something nice from headquarters aboutL the
campaign in Kansas to the Woman's Journal. I wrote her that that would
‘be a mistake that what was written about Kansas campaign should come from
Kansas and from Kansas women, it would have much more weight outside of
the State as well as inside, and I urged her that the first thing to do
was to appoint a Press Chairman with Press Chairmen through the State

and to keep in touch with all the State Papers commending those who are
in favor and asking those who are not bitterly.antagonistic not to take
sides against us until they had thoroughly investigated the matter, and to
do What they could to see that these men were thoroughlyyeducated and had;
good material. I also wrote her that we would be glad to co~operate in
any way in helping to get any kind of material that she thought would be
useful, that I thought the Kansas people knew better what they wanted

in their papers than we could and that, therefore, we would only work

as far as possible under their direction or through their State Press
Chairman, amd then I begged her to keep the work in the hands of Kansas
people as far as possible and especially the directions and control of
the campaigns NOW this is the reply to that letter. It is a most out-
rageous letter written by a lot of people who had nothing whatever to do
with the work in past years, who probably know absoliutely nothing about
it whatever and who have evidently been led away by Mrs. Monroe. Mrs.Hoffman
wrote me that the only personmwho would probably be antagonistic to Miss
Gregg and to her remaining in the State was Mrs. Menroe but that she had
very little influence. Eyidently as soon as Mrs. Hoffman left the State
Mrs. Mbnroe seemed to use this influence to very good advantage in getting;
all these women to sign this particular paper.

As soon as this letter came yesterday I wrote Miss Gregg
telling her that I felt it would be better for her to go to Missourii
immediately“ I did not think it was best to wait until I heard from .
the Official Board before telling her this, because I felt you would all!
agree with me that hethw although Mrs. Hoffman is desirous of keeping
Miss Gregg in the State, it is a great deal wiser she should not remains
If there is going to be any division in the suffregists in Kansas I do
not think they should have an excuse to lay it at the door of the
National Association. They will have an excuse because I notice the
Presidential suffrage bill has been lost and, of course, they will blame
Miss Gregg and fire. HOffman as Mrs. Menroe said they would. Now just
Why they wanted to introduce a Presidential Suffrage Bill when they had a
constitutional amendment pending I do not know, but I think the best thing

 

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for the National to do,as far as Kansas is concerned, until some otherr
developments arise, is to send Miss Gregg into Missouri.

I have also another suggestion to make and that is that we
should not keep Miss Gregg through this summer but leave he' perfectly
free to make what lecture engagements she can with chautauquas. I
think it is just as well for the National not to have any lecturers in
their Employ at present until there is some special call for National
lecturers under 2h“ National Association, especially as we have so
little money with which to pay them, and if Miss Gregg should be free
now I am sure she could find enough to do in the Chatauquas in the
country to keep her busy, but we must decide at once. If it is your
wish I will write to Lfiss Gregg and ask her if she cannot fill in the
summer with the Chautauqua engagements, and then perhaps if it is desired
after the next convention, she may go into the fields where campaigns are
pending. .

Will you kindly answer this letter immediately in order that

I may know what to tell Miss Gregg to do. I told her to go to Missouri
because there really is some work to do there and I think she should
keep busy and it is nearer Kansas than any other spot and would take
less money to pay her travelling expenses.

In addition to sending you a long letter sent from the Kansas
women I send a copy of a personal letter to myself by Mrs. Monroe. I have
not yet answered either of those letters, when I do I shall say as littleo
as possible. I shall, however, send a copy of the letter to Mrs. Hoffmam
and explain why we feel it is best to remove Miss Gregg from the State
though some of the members of the State wish her. To my mind it is a
most amusing situation, here is a Kansas woman, born and bred there,
objected to because she works for the National Association. The assumption
that it is because she has been out of the State is absurd in the face
of.the fact that they wanted Mrs.1dc Culloch, who certainly is not a Kansa
woman, until they knew she .was a member of the National Board and that
seemed to unfit her. Poor hrs. Mo Culloch, they will never want her
any more in Kansas. I am wondering if the Kansas people would permit us
to ride on the train if we were going West, or if that would kill their
bill. I think it is very funny where Mrs. Monroe says they withdrew
from the National Association because the men of the State felt they had;
been imposed uponuin '94 and '96 when they did not withdraw until after
the Chicago Convention which was held in" 1907 more than ten years
later. It seems to me Kansas women must have acted very slowlyvin their
effort to please their men. YOu all know, I suppose, who Mrs. Mbnroe ins
she was offended at the Chicago Convention because she was not given moret
time on the programme notwithstanding she was permitted to talk fifteen
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 Topeka, Kansas. Feb.25,l9lly

Rev. Anna Shaw,
Pres. Nat. Suf. Asscn.

Dear Madam:-

Replying to your esteemed favor of recent date will say that I
am' very sorry to tell you that you here somehow gotten a wrong impression
of Wjat the women of Kansas wish to do in the coming campaign for the
amendment to our constitution. Also by way of explanation I wish to saw
that when I asked Mrs. Mo Culloch of Evanston, Ills, to come to Kansas
and make a talk for us, I did it because of my personal acquaintance with
her and not because of her relation to the National organization. In fact
I had fo‘gotten that she was in the organization as an officer. I wish to
be perfectly frank with you and still not offensive and I Thope that what
I ah com