Geological Survey. The attendance was so great the hearing had to be
adjourned to a larger room. Through every possible device and even
conspiracy the measure was lost in the Senate, Governor Haskell using
his influence against it.

It was already evident that the amendment could be submitted only
through the Initiative and Referendum. This was a new and not well
understood law, there was little money in the treasury and the women
were tired and discouraged, saying, as Mrs. Woodworth expressed it:
"It's of no use, for the whisky ring and the grafters will beat us
every time." Nevertheless an undaunted few decided to begin the
immense work of securing the initiative petition. Mrs. Biggers was
continued as president and Dr. Ruth A. Gay agreed to act as chairman
of finance and conduct the petition work from her office in Oklahoma
City, with the cooperation of Mrs. Stephens, who went personally into
the counties. The National Association again sent Mrs. Boyer, who used
her own room for headquarters in order to save money. She said in
writing of the summer's campaign:

The women circulated the petition and obtained nearly 38,600
signatures of voters--more than the necessary number. The State
was new; there were few trolleys in cities and still fewer
interurbans to make the rural communities accessible; the
railroads had infrequent and uncertain schedules. That petition
was a marvel in attainment and a monument of sacrifice. The
headquarters work has never been surpassed in devotion of local
suffragists. Do you know of any other State where the entire
campaign was carried on by but two paid workers--a manager and a
stenographer? Mrs. Stephens went into the field and Mrs. Biggers
remained with the office work and spent her money freely. Dr. Gay
sacrificed time from her practice and pressed her father and
mother into service so that literature might be addressed to the
voters. Mrs. Woodworth, Mrs. Feuquay, Mrs. Burt, Mrs. Mattie
Flick, Mrs. Dunham and her daughter Junia and Miss Mary Barber
worked day and night in the office or the field.

Altogether $900 were raised. To this amount Miss Clay contributed
$300; Henry B. and Alice Stone Blackwell (Mass.) $400 and also lent
money. Most of the women worked gratuitously and paid their own
expenses. Oklahoma City was canvassed without cost. When the petition
was ready for filing a representative comm