the lime-light, but while the women avoided the humdrum, all
spectacular methods were discouraged and they won by keeping their
efforts on dignified, conservative lines.

All along those in charge of the campaign were warned that the big
interests whose business thrives on the degradation of human life
would rather defeat suffrage in Kansas than in any other two States.
Early in the summer of 1912 a bound book of letters, entitled
"Business Versus Woman Suffrage," was brought out by a certain C. F.
Tibbles of Chicago, cunningly devised to arouse the prejudice of
every kind of business man or reform worker. Later two other editions
were issued, enlarged and more daring in their statements. They were
left in railway coaches and sent to newspaper offices with strong
appeals for the publishing of the letters from time to time, but
Kansas men had fought too many battles with the saloon power not to
recognize its hydra head. Toward the last came one clothed in the
official garb of the exalted Methodist Church, but warning had been
sent by the women of Oregon, where he had united his efforts with the
worst elements to defeat the suffrage amendment in two campaigns. The
Men's League, the press and the ministers co-operated with the women
and "Clarence, the Untrue," was effectively bound and gagged. About
this time one of the good friends in Kansas City, Mo., discovered that
the same plan which had defeated the amendment in Ohio was going to be
used in Kansas, and he loyally reported it to headquarters. A busy day
followed and Mrs. Edwin Knapp, Miss Eacker and the president remained
up all night getting out letters to expose the plan. These were sent
to all of the weekly newspapers for their last issue before the
election and an Associated Press letter to be used in the Sunday and
Monday issues.

Thanks to the splendid manhood of Kansas, these were sufficient, and
women came into their own on November 5, 1912, by a vote of 175,246
ayes, 159,197 noes--a majority of over 16,000. No other State had won
by so large a majority and because the count was made and the victory
reported first of the three that were carried in 1912, Kansas claims
the right to the seventh place on the list of equal suffrage
States.[53]

The Jubilee Convention, May 19-20, 1913, was held in the Baptist
Church at Lawrence, and men and women came from every part of the
State. The evening program was under the auspices of the Men's League,
Dr. Pettyjohn, pr