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Collection: 2019-P-033 - Melvin R. Gilmore
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 00069
Title: Governor Lynn J. Frazier signing Women's Suffrage bill, Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: 01/23/1917
Creator: Butler Studio (Bismarck, N.D.)
Summary: Governor Lynn J. Frazier signing Womens' Suffrage Bill in governor's office with audience of women suffragists and legislators. At left: Senator Carroll King, Rev. W. J. Hutcheson, Aldyth Ward, Elizabeth Darrow-O'Neill, Mrs. V. J. LaRose, Mary Darrow Weible, unknown, Grace Clendenning, Mr. Stair, Elizabeth Preston Anderson, Barbara Wiley, three unidentified women directly behind the governor, Governor Lynn G. Fraser, Mrs. Charles S. Shippey, Mrs. Lynn J. Fraser, one Fraser twin, four unidentified women around Fraser, Dr. Fannie Dunn Quain, Anna Wanner, second Fraser twin, and unknown. __How the Suffrage Bill Passed. Roll call in North Dakota House and Senate Given-Ceremonies Over Signing of the Measure. [The Nonpartisan Leader, Fargo N.D. February 01, 1917, Page 08] BISMARCK, Jan. 26.—On January 23, 1917 10 days after the senate passed senate bills 12 and 13 introduced by Senator Lindstrom, granting women the right to vote, Lieutenant Governor Kraabel and Speaker Wood signed the engrossed copies, Governor Frazier put his signature to the documents, and they were filed with the secretary of state. The ceremony in both houses was allowed to intrude upon other business. The women who were interested in the measures had planned for the event several days in advance, and everything had been in readiness on Monday, but owing to storms which delayed a number of trains, detaining some senators," the senate did not transact any but routine matters, and the suffrage bills were held up one day. Yellow quill pens, in suffrage colors, were provided for all the signatures, and these were afterward presented to some of the prominent suffrage workers, the one used by Lieutenant Governor Kraabel being given to Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Anderson, president of the W. C. T. U. of North Dakota, and the one used by Speaker Wood to Mrs. Grace Clendenning, president of the Votes for "Women League of North Dakota. In the senate, on motion of Senator Rowe, Governor Kraabel appointed Senators Rowe and Lindstrom to escort Mrs. Anderson to the president's desk and receive the pen. She replied with a brief speech, thanking the senate and expressing the hope that the women would deserve the franchise and never dishonor the legislature that had granted it. In the house a similar procedure was followed, Mr. Hendrickson of Burke county making the motion that the pen used by Speaker Wood be presented to Mrs. Clendenning. Mr. Hendrickson and Representative Hagan and Bowman were named by the speaker to escort her to the chair, and she likewise thanked the body. GRANTS LIMITED SUFFRAGE AT ONCE Applause from the galleries, which, however, were not crowded, greeted the conclusion of both ceremonies, and members of both houses participated. Down in the executive offices, Governor Frazier used the third pen in affixing his signature of approval and presented it to Mrs. Mary Darrow Weible of Fargo, vice president of the "Votes for Women League. The offices were filled with a distinguished company, including several state officials and prominent women suffragists of the state. The bills thus signed do not grant complete and immediate suffrage. Senate Bill 12 grants a limited franchise, permitting women to vote for presidential electors, county surveyors, county constables, all officers of cities, villages and towns (except police magistrates and city justices of the peace) and for township officers. Senate Bill 13 is the constitutional amendment which, with the approval of the 1917 legislature, will be submitted to the legislature of 1919, and if then approved, will be submitted to popular vote in 1920. If adopted at that time it will grant women the same franchise rights as men, eliminating in the constitution the word "male" before the word "person." ROLL CALL OF SENATE GIVEN IN DETAIL In the senate the rollcall on senate bill 12, for limited suffrage, got 37 ayes, 11 nays, and one senator was absent. The rollcall was as follows: For the bill: Allen, Benson, Cahill, Carey, Drown, Ellingson, Englund, Ettestad, Gibbens, Gronvold, Hamerly, Hamilton, Heckle, Hemmingsen, Hunt, Hyland, King, Kirkeide, Levang, Lindstrom, McCarten, McGray, Martin, Morkrid, Mortenson, Mostad, Murphy, Nelson (Richland County), Pendray, Ployhar, Putnam, Rowe, Sandstrom, Sikes, Stenmo, Welford, Wenstrom. Against the bill: Beck, Haggart, Jacobsen, Ketschmar, McBride, McLean, Nelson (Grand Forks County), Porter, Thoreson, Young, Zieman. Zieman was the only League member who voted against the bill. Senator Paulson of Hillsboro was absent. ROLL CALL IN HOUSE IS FOUR TO ONE In the house this measure carried by 88 to 19, six not voting, and nearly all League members voting for it The roll call was as follows: Those voting in the affirmative were: Allen, Arnold, Bailey, Bowman, Brown, Bryans, Byrne, Carignan, Carr, Christenson, Church, Cole, Dettler, Divet, Dupuis, Eckert, Erb, Everson, Ferguson, Fraser, Frederickson, Hagan, Haines, Hanson, Harding, Harris, Havens, Hendrickson, Hoare, Keltzman, Kelly, Kimball, Knox, Kurtz, Laird, Lang, Larson (Ransom County), Larson (Stutsman County), Lathrop, Lazier, Liederbach, Lowe, McDonnell, McManus, Maddock (Benson County), Maddock (Mountrail County), Magnuson, Marshall, Martin, Maxwell, Miller, Moen (Adams County), Myhre, Nims, Noltimier, O'Connor (Grand Forks County), O'Connor (Pembina County), Oksendahl, Olson (Bowman County), Olson (Burke County), Olson (Eddy County), Patterson, Peterson (Towner County), Petterson (Sargent County), Pleasance, Prater, Quam, Reishus, Renauld, Riba, Rice, Sandbeck, Schick, Sinclair, Smith, Stair, Stinger, Strom, Tenneson, Varnum, Wadeson, Walton, Ward, Weld (Kidder County), Weld (Wells County), Whipple ,Wilson, Mr. Speaker. Those voting in the negative were: Blanchard, Geiger, Geiszler, Isaak, Koller, Kunkel, Larson (Cass County), Mackoff, Mees, Meyer, Moen (Traill County), Nathan, Olson (Cavalier County), Rott, Schrag, Storstad, Turner, Weber, Wiley. Absent and not voting: Ebel, Gunhus, Hoghaug, Lageson, Martz, Wright. SLIGHT CHANGES ON OTHER BILL The senate rollcall on Senate Bill is for constitutional .suffrage was the same as on the other, except, that Senator Porter who voted against Senate Bill 12, voted for Senate Bill 13. In the house there were a few changes. Those who voted to give women the limited suffrage in Senate Bill 12, and voted against constitutional suffrage in Bill 13 were: Kelly, Lang, Schick and Stinger. Those who voted to give women constitutional suffrage according to Senate Bill 13, but against limited suffrage in Senate Bill 12, were: Larson of Cass County and Storstad.
Red ID: PH_I_91733 Image ID: 171571 Image Notes: 2019-P-033-00069
Collection: 2019-P-033 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Melvin R. Gilmore
Date: 1915-1922
Summary: Images taken around the state, of items in the State Historical Society Museum collection, an event at Fort Berthold in 1918 with Indian scouts, and natural specimens.
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