endment to the State constitution to the voters at the
general election on November 5, urged by the Detroit branch of the
College Suffrage League. The time was not propitious but the
Legislative Committee of the association, under the direction of Mrs.
Jennie C. Law Hardy, went immediately to work, receiving able
assistance from the Governor, the Rev. Eugene R. Shippen (Unitarian)
of the Men's League and Dr. Mary Thompson Stevens of the College
League. The State Grange immediately appropriated $1,000 for their
Woman's Committee, directed by Miss Ida L. Chittenden. These united
efforts were vigorously opposed by representatives of the liquor
dealers but the measure passed the Senate and House. This big contest
Michigan entered almost single-handed. Campaigns in other States which
had been months in progress and gave greater promise of success were
engaging nearly all of the organizers and speakers from outside the
State. There was less than $250 in the treasury. This amount was
augmented by $1,340 from the National Association; $211 from various
States and the State Association raised $6,322. It was not until early
June that plans were completely under way. The five months remaining
were devoted to an intensive educational campaign, made possible only
by the organizing work since 1906.

State headquarters were opened in Detroit and subsidiary headquarters
in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo. County suffrage societies cooperated
heartily and much help came from the press. The Men's League, the
College League, the powerful State Grange, the Farmers' Clubs and
many labor organizations helped and all that was possible was done in
this short and unexpected campaign. When the returns began to come in
they were overwhelmingly in favor of the amendment. The newspapers
fixed its majority at figures varying from 3,000 to 12,000.
Immediately following these reports came rumors of large errors in the
count. Ballot boxes were mysteriously lost and every artifice known to
the politicians was employed to delay the official returns.

Governor Osborn was quoted in the press as follows: "If the liquor
interests defeat the suffrage amendment by fraud, proved or suspected,
the people of Michigan will retaliate, in my opinion, by adopting
state wide prohibition. The question seems to be largely one as to
whether these interests own, control and run Michigan. Those most
feared are certain election 'crooks' in certain Detroit precincts, who
would