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_ . Treasurer. HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Warren, Ohio.
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_ ' } DR. ANNICE jEFFREY MYERS. 375 East 12th St., N., Portland. Ore.
Corresponding Secretary. KATE M. GORDON,
1800 Prytania Street. New Orleans, La. Chairman Press Committee, ELNORA M. BABCOCK, Dunkirk, N. Y.

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Honorary President. SUSAN B. ANTHONY,

Rev. ANNA HOWARD SHAW.
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Vice President at Large. FLORENCE KELLEY,
105 East 22nd Street,

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MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Honorary President, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, 17 Madison Street. Rochester, N. Y.

President, REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, -
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Corresponding Secretary. KATE M. GORDON,

1800 Prytania Street. New Orleans, La. Chairman Press Committee, ELNORA M. BABCOCK, Dunkirk, N. Y.

Recording Secretary, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, 3 Park Street, Boston. Mass
Treasurer, HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Warren, Ohio.

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My dear Miss Shaw:a

I have been in correspondence with Miss Kearney in regard to

the situation in Mississippi. There seems to be a very strong impression among the

Mississipp women that the time is ripe to crystalize sentiment on our question. In
the recent senatorial campaign there, Vardanan repeatedly committed himself to woman
suffrage. I am in receipt of Noel‘s platform, the man who has received the primary
nomination for governorship, which virtually means his election, and he comes out
flat-footed for woman suffrage.

Now Mr. Blackwell was urging Miss Kearney to make the demand in the Leg-
islature for presidential suffrage unqualified by the word white. When I‘wasapa
pealed to_1 expressed, as I have repeatedly expressed, that I not only considered
presidential suffrage unadvisatle, but with the poll tax qualification in the State,
utterly ridiculous, and calculated to do us more harm than it ever could good, and
that we were building up a nice boomerang for the future Of the work. I further said
that to attempt any campaign in the South without qualifying the word_white wOuld
simply mean to repoen the negro qzestion, and give great loop holes for demagOgues to
identify the suffrage movement with the old abolition movement, which in many minds,
fool as it may seem, the connection still exitts. It seems now that both Mrs. Kelle
and Mrs. Thompson, who are Miss Kearney's main advisers, agree that if any eampaign
is to be conducted, it must be conducted on the basis of demanding full suffrage'in
the name of the white women.

Miss Kearney is willing to go to Mississippi, remain hard at work for the
amount of money that she is engaged for in Nebraska, February, March and April, I be-
lieve, for $1,000. Upon appeal from Mr. Blackwell she said she would leave Canada,
go down to Mississippi for the month of December and the first half of January, stop

with a friend in Jackson, and work with the members of the Legislature for $200.

 

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Now i§,a campaign for suffrage is conducted in Mississippi, Miss Clay, Mr.
Bickwell and I will each give #100. I will also volunteer some of my time to the
campaign, and what I want to know is what the National will do towards the campaign.
I have written Miss Kearney that I considered her pica a top notch one, and that I
would expect Mississippi to have to raise quite a large part of it. Would the same
offer hold in Mississippi that you make to other States, that you we uld give an equal
amount to that raised by the State? For instance, it the State raised $300, the
National would give #300. Would the word white affect at all the National contri-a
bution? This, of course, is an important point, because if it does, then I do not
think the Southern States ought to be asked to contribute atall to the National finanu
cos. While I realize thoroughly that Louisiana and Kentucky are the two States that
contribute in all emergencies, measured by the strength of their organization, they'
have contributed more liberally than many of the State organizations that have had
pretty generous assistance. ' Will you kindly put out a vote and see what amount of

money the Business Committee would vote for MiSsissippi? I feel sure that if we can.

get the agitation started in Mississippi,it will be the beginning of the end of the

suffrage question in the South.

 

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MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Honorary President. SUSAN B. ANTHONY. 17 Madison Street, Rochester, N. Y.

President, REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW,
744-3 Devon Street, Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pa.

Vice President at Large. FagRENCE KBCIiLgY, Y k C L C K
1 ast 22m treet, New or ity. . , AURA LAY, Lexington. y.
Auditors. { DR. ANNICE JEFFREY MYERS. 375 East 12th St., N., Portland, Ore.

Recording Secretary, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, 3 Park Street, Boston, Mass
fieaSurer, HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Warren, Ohio.

Corresponding Secretary. KATE M. GORDON,

1800 Prytania Street, New Orleans, La. Chairman Press Committee. ELNORA M. BABCOCK, Dunkirk, N. Y.

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lies Gordon,
Our I.3.k.conveniion ended on Friday evening. Ye all
feel it was a Very sueeessful one. T'a J nen members added. I enclose
a yrogrem.
Your letter in regard to Hon.Jenkins we“ read to the conventi‘n, and
severel of the delegates promised to see their Congressmen , as yougasked.

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iour letter about giss Blackwell on the hississiipi Situation mes
received; but there mere no letters enclosed, However, I wave a LTVLty
gcod V':Tflr‘?7"éil idea of mist she : ul say.

I em in reoe pt of e letenr from Belle Kearney; inviting me to the con—
ference Hi L her EX.Committee, at Jackson $183., on Thursdev, Hov.28th.
some; but I declined her further re—

quest to help them during the sinter «It their legislature, as T feel

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ditions exist will be of :ny real use ‘ith iississi:
it mill be eminently useful to them to have you; hut es for myself, I shall
be more useful-* ;h, 3‘ .- at home. fies Kearney tritee that she wast
:ending off an ‘ ' ~", you to he gresent 9 the conference on the
28th, and I an i ' 'tw "cur being there. dleese
ever from fichwey in time for the conference. Write to me
coming. You will not have half fhe distance to some as I, and I should

feel that much of the usefulness of my going would he lost if you are not

there.lo write that you 1111 35.

Regards to your sisters.

Very cordially yours,

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MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Honorary President, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, 17 Madison Street, Rochester. N. Y.

President, REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, Recordin S
7443 Devon Street. Mt. Airy. Philadelphia, Pa. g ecretary, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, 3 Park Street, Boston. Mass
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Auditors. i DR. ANNICE JEFFREY MYERS, 375 East 12th St., N., Portland, Ore.

Corresponding Secretary, KATE M. GORDON, _
1800 Prytania Street, New Orleans, La. Chairman Press Committee, ELNORA M. BABCOCK, Dunkirk. N. Y.

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MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Honorary President. SUSAN B. ANTHONY, 17 Madison Street, Rochester, N. Y.

President. REV. ANNA HOWARD SHAW, R - ‘k
7443 Devon Street, Mt. Airy. Philadelphia, Pa. , ecordmg Secretary, ALICE STONE BLACRWELL, 3 Par Street, Boston, Mass

Vice President at Large, FLORENCE KELLEY,
105 East 22nd Street, New York City. Auditors‘ (LAURA CLAY, Lexington, Ky.
' 1 DR. ANNICE jEFFREY MYERS, 375 East 12th St., N., Portland, Ore.

Treasurer, HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Warren, Ohio.

Corresponding Secretary, KATE M. GORDON,

1800 Prytania Street, New Orleans, La. Chairman Press Committee, ELNORA M. BABCOCK, Dunkirk, N. Y.

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Presidcnl, Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, Moylan. Pa.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Recording Secretary, Alice Stone Blackwell,
First Vice President, Rachel Foster Avery. Swarthmore, Pa. ' 3 Park Street, Boston. Ma“.
Second Vice President, Florence Kelley, warren Ohlo

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