"The Ladies of Salem Celebrate Part 3," Salem Daily Capital Journal, November 22, 1912, 4.
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The Ladies of Salem Celebrate
Capacious Moose Lodge Rooms Filled to Overflowing by Ladies to Celebrate the Victory of Suffrage.
      A large number of members and friends of the Capital City Equal Suffrage League held a rousing celebration yesterday afternoon at the Moose hall in the Derby-Lafky building in honor of the recent victory for the enfranchisement of women. With the strains of sweet music filling the hall and the flow of oratory by the speakers, the victory was fittingly and appropriately observed, making the day one long to be remembered by those attending.
As the crowd gathered music was furnished by the Peerless orchestra, which was stationed in the balcony of the spacious lodge room, and it was a fitting occasion for Salem ladies to become better acquainted with the leaders of the equal suffrage movement In [sic] Oregon, and and to voice their praises of the success of the cause which has been almost a life work for some of those who have espoused it. The receiving committee was composed of Mrs. Olive England-Enright, Mrs. Minerva Eaton, Mrs. Mary Allen, Mrs. F. B. Southwick, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Richard Cartwright. As the ladies entered they were welcomed in the name of the league which they represented. Mrs. D. R. Yantis, Mrs. Ed. Baker, Mrs. Wm. Burghardt, Jr. Mrs. Chauncey Bishop and Miss Lena Hutton assisted the receiving committee.
Mr. P. H. D’Arcy acted as presiding officer of the meeting, and in assuming his duties in this connection addressed the meeting on the subject of “The Progress of Centuries.” Judge D’Arcy said: “The women of Oregon have every reason to rejoice. It has taken a long time to reach this high degree of development which we are now able to enjoy, and this last victory is but the culmination of the centuries. It has been said that the star of empire takes its course westward, but I say that the course of this star shall be eastward, as I believe that the intelligence and enlightenment of the western people will be a lesson to the conservative East.” Mr. D’Arcy closed his speech with the quotation “There is a tide in the affairs of men which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune,” and the judge said, “we are now at that tide.”
Mrs. Olive England-Enright followed the speech of Mr. D’Arcy with an address of welcome, in which she took occasion to thank the Moose lodge for the use of their magnificent hall in which to hold the reunion and celebration. She closed by asking the orchestra to play “Hail Columbia,” which, she said, expressed her sentiments exactly.
Mayor-elect Dr. B. L. Steeves was the next speaker. He said that he had come to the meeting just to show the ladies that his heart was in the right place, stating that as far back as he could remember he had always favored equal suffrage. He said he had never heard a single logical argument against the enfranchisement of women. Among other things the mayor-elect said: “I congratulate you upon being elevated to your proper place, and know that you are going to do a great deal of good with the franchise. I will stand with the women of Salem for any legislation that will make the Capital City a better place in which to raise our children, and to this end I want the earnest and intelligent cooperation of the women.”
Other speakers were Mrs. F. B. Southwick, W. I. Tooze, Uncle John Minto, Mrs. Sarah Oliver, Dr. Fletcher Herman and Mrs. Davis Errett.
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"The Ladies of Salem Celebrate Part 2," Salem Daily Capital Journal, November 22, 1912, 4.
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The Ladies of Salem Celebrate
Capacious Moose Lodge Rooms Filled to Overflowing by Ladies to Celebrate the Victory of Suffrage.
      A large number of members and friends of the Capital City Equal Suffrage League held a rousing celebration yesterday afternoon at the Moose hall in the Derby-Lafky building in honor of the recent victory for the enfranchisement of women. With the strains of sweet music filling the hall and the flow of oratory by the speakers, the victory was fittingly and appropriately observed, making the day one long to be remembered by those attending.
As the crowd gathered music was furnished by the Peerless orchestra, which was stationed in the balcony of the spacious lodge room, and it was a fitting occasion for Salem ladies to become better acquainted with the leaders of the equal suffrage movement In [sic] Oregon, and and to voice their praises of the success of the cause which has been almost a life work for some of those who have espoused it. The receiving committee was composed of Mrs. Olive England-Enright, Mrs. Minerva Eaton, Mrs. Mary Allen, Mrs. F. B. Southwick, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Richard Cartwright. As the ladies entered they were welcomed in the name of the league which they represented. Mrs. D. R. Yantis, Mrs. Ed. Baker, Mrs. Wm. Burghardt, Jr. Mrs. Chauncey Bishop and Miss Lena Hutton assisted the receiving committee.
Mr. P. H. D’Arcy acted as presiding officer of the meeting, and in assuming his duties in this connection addressed the meeting on the subject of “The Progress of Centuries.” Judge D’Arcy said: “The women of Oregon have every reason to rejoice. It has taken a long time to reach this high degree of development which we are now able to enjoy, and this last victory is but the culmination of the centuries. It has been said that the star of empire takes its course westward, but I say that the course of this star shall be eastward, as I believe that the intelligence and enlightenment of the western people will be a lesson to the conservative East.” Mr. D’Arcy closed his speech with the quotation “There is a tide in the affairs of men which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune,” and the judge said, “we are now at that tide.”
Mrs. Olive England-Enright followed the speech of Mr. D’Arcy with an address of welcome, in which she took occasion to thank the Moose lodge for the use of their magnificent hall in which to hold the reunion and celebration. She closed by asking the orchestra to play “Hail Columbia,” which, she said, expressed her sentiments exactly.
Mayor-elect Dr. B. L. Steeves was the next speaker. He said that he had come to the meeting just to show the ladies that his heart was in the right place, stating that as far back as he could remember he had always favored equal suffrage. He said he had never heard a single logical argument against the enfranchisement of women. Among other things the mayor-elect said: “I congratulate you upon being elevated to your proper place, and know that you are going to do a great deal of good with the franchise. I will stand with the women of Salem for any legislation that will make the Capital City a better place in which to raise our children, and to this end I want the earnest and intelligent cooperation of the women.”
Other speakers were Mrs. F. B. Southwick, W. I. Tooze, Uncle John Minto, Mrs. Sarah Oliver, Dr. Fletcher Herman and Mrs. Davis Errett.
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"The Ladies of Salem Celebrate Part 1," Salem Daily Capital Journal, November 22, 1912, 4.
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The Ladies of Salem Celebrate
Capacious Moose Lodge Rooms Filled to Overflowing by Ladies to Celebrate the Victory of Suffrage.
      A large number of members and friends of the Capital City Equal Suffrage League held a rousing celebration yesterday afternoon at the Moose hall in the Derby-Lafky building in honor of the recent victory for the enfranchisement of women. With the strains of sweet music filling the hall and the flow of oratory by the speakers, the victory was fittingly and appropriately observed, making the day one long to be remembered by those attending.
As the crowd gathered music was furnished by the Peerless orchestra, which was stationed in the balcony of the spacious lodge room, and it was a fitting occasion for Salem ladies to become better acquainted with the leaders of the equal suffrage movement In [sic] Oregon, and and to voice their praises of the success of the cause which has been almost a life work for some of those who have espoused it. The receiving committee was composed of Mrs. Olive England-Enright, Mrs. Minerva Eaton, Mrs. Mary Allen, Mrs. F. B. Southwick, Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Richard Cartwright. As the ladies entered they were welcomed in the name of the league which they represented. Mrs. D. R. Yantis, Mrs. Ed. Baker, Mrs. Wm. Burghardt, Jr. Mrs. Chauncey Bishop and Miss Lena Hutton assisted the receiving committee.
Mr. P. H. D’Arcy acted as presiding officer of the meeting, and in assuming his duties in this connection addressed the meeting on the subject of “The Progress of Centuries.” Judge D’Arcy said: “The women of Oregon have every reason to rejoice. It has taken a long time to reach this high degree of development which we are now able to enjoy, and this last victory is but the culmination of the centuries. It has been said that the star of empire takes its course westward, but I say that the course of this star shall be eastward, as I believe that the intelligence and enlightenment of the western people will be a lesson to the conservative East.” Mr. D’Arcy closed his speech with the quotation “There is a tide in the affairs of men which, if taken at the flood, leads on to fortune,” and the judge said, “we are now at that tide.”
Mrs. Olive England-Enright followed the speech of Mr. D’Arcy with an address of welcome, in which she took occasion to thank the Moose lodge for the use of their magnificent hall in which to hold the reunion and celebration. She closed by asking the orchestra to play “Hail Columbia,” which, she said, expressed her sentiments exactly.
Mayor-elect Dr. B. L. Steeves was the next speaker. He said that he had come to the meeting just to show the ladies that his heart was in the right place, stating that as far back as he could remember he had always favored equal suffrage. He said he had never heard a single logical argument against the enfranchisement of women. Among other things the mayor-elect said: “I congratulate you upon being elevated to your proper place, and know that you are going to do a great deal of good with the franchise. I will stand with the women of Salem for any legislation that will make the Capital City a better place in which to raise our children, and to this end I want the earnest and intelligent cooperation of the women.”
Other speakers were Mrs. F. B. Southwick, W. I. Tooze, Uncle John Minto, Mrs. Sarah Oliver, Dr. Fletcher Herman and Mrs. Davis Errett.
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"Equal Suffrage Assured," Salem Daily Capital Journal, November 22, 1912, 2.
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Equal Suffrage Assured.
In the recent election five states voted upon the question of equal suffrage. Oregon, Arizona, Kansas and Michigan adopted it, and Wisconsin refused it. There were already six other states where equal suffrage was the law, they being Wyoming, Colorado, Washington, California, Idaho and Utah. With the four new states, equal suffrage now has 70 electorial [sic] votes, enough if they combined and cared to use them to cut some ice in presidential elections.
The battle has been long, but it is now won, or at least so far fought out that the end can be seen, and that is the adoption of the system by every state in the Union. Probably another decade will be required to make it unanimous, but it is only a question of time now. It has been demonstrated that “as goes Oregon, so goes the United States” and Oregon has pronounced for equal suffrage.


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"Will Have Universal Suffrage," Salem Daily Capital Journal, November 12, 1912, 1.
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Will Have Universal Suffrage: Dr. Anna Shaw Said Today, “We Hold the Balance of Power, 70 Electoral Votes, We Will All Vote in 10 Years”

New York, Nov. 12- Universal Suffrage in the United States and Great Britain within ten years will result from the woman suffrage victories in Oregon, Michigan and Kansas, according to Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association here today. She said: “We hold the balance of power—seventy electoral votes—in any closely contested election. When the political parties are brought to recognize that fact, we will no longer need to plead for the franchise. It will be given to us.”
“Men fear that women will seek the spoils of office. That is their main reason for hesitancy in…the suffrage idea. That is wrong. Had I to choose between a man and a woman for an office, each equally equipped, I would vote for the man. Woman, you know cannot take an office away from a man as long as he runs for it. She has to run for it herself. We will wait until we are equipped for office.”


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