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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1915
Page
7
Dr Charles Fleischer called anti suffragists glorified parasites provoking Mrs A J George to reply at a YMCA Congress suffrage debate last night. Fleischer accused antis of resisting votes for women while portraying them as dependent.
Dr. Fleischer argues for universal voting rights for women as a democratic imperative, while Mrs. George counters that woman suffrage will fail and that women’s interests are represented by men in a well ordered society. The exchange centers on whether women must win rights at the polls and if such a shift upsets social harmony.
Charles Sumner Bird former Progressive party standard bearer urged Republican listeners to back woman suffrage arguing liquor interests oppose it for selfish reasons. He denied plans to wholesale deliver the Progressive party and dismissed a Clark accusation as false. He said any Progressive candidate can gain ballot access by petition.
Edna Lawrence Spencer of Cambridge spoke for suffragists and Marjorie Dorman of New York for the antis at Faneuil Hall last evening. Spencer gave 30 minutes, Dorman 40 minutes, and the affirmative had 16 minutes for rebuttal amid claims of majority support.
In the Harvard university singles, R. C. Rand defeated R. Kennedy 7-5 6-4 2-6 4-6 6-2 to reach the final where he will meet S. M. Stellwagen a law student and favorite. The winner faces R. N. Williams in a title match. Doubles remain underway delaying finals until week’s end.
Prices from 18.50 and up with extra values at 35 and over due to strong demand this season for quality suits. Suits available for stout women.
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