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Show uu WOMAN SUFFRAGE AT ST. LOUIS. At the conference of Republicans In St. Louis, Mrs. Abbie Scott Baker Is recognized as a pillar of the Woman's Wo-man's party. Sho was one of the pick-ots pick-ots at tho White Houao who waa arrested ar-rested and held in Jail during the hunger hun-ger strike. At'thc meeting yesterday. Mrs. Baker Bak-er waa to, havo met Mlaa Benson In a debate over woman suffrage, but, when the committee gathered, tho announcement an-nouncement was made that tho cora-mlttemen cora-mlttemen already had acted in favor of tho Susan B. Anthony amendment. Miss- Benson was indignant and said she wondered what had happened to the 30 members who the night before had opposed suffrage. Mrs. Baker was elated and declared she was more than pleased that the committee without with-out waiting to hear argument, had voted for suffrage. She said that it was tho initiative of the Republicans which had compelled the Democrats to pass the amendment in the lower house. "The Democrats had to support it or perish. For them there was but one choice and they took it," said Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker, during the last presidential presi-dential election, accompanied Mrs. Mllholland on a tour of the country, and the two women were tho guests of the ladles of Ogden during their stay In this city, a reception having been held at the Berthana. At that time Mrs. Baker claimed to be nonpartisan, non-partisan, with Democratic leanings, but ardently devoted to the cause of suffrage, although opposed to President Presi-dent Wilson because of his failuro to endorse the suffrage program. Since then, it is evident Mrs. Baker has bo-come bo-come a very strong partisan. oo |