nstrum, J. M. Kennedy, John Maginness, Colonel James U. Sanders, F.
Augustus Heinze (the copper magnate), Colonel C. B. Nolan, State
Senators Whipple, Myers and Johnson. State officers and members of the
Helena Club assisted in the legislative work, which continued two
months. The vote in the House was 41 ayes, 23 noes, but two-thirds
were necessary. The resolution introduced in the Senate by H. L.
Sherlock was also defeated.

At the session of 1905 the amendment resolution was again introduced
and Mrs. Tower travelled from Boston to be present at the hearing.
Mrs. J. M. Lewis, Mrs. Walter Matheson and Miss O'Neill addressed the
committees but the vote was adverse.

For a number of years little was done except in a desultory way. The
suffrage resolution was presented at almost every session of the
Legislature but there was no intensive work for it. Some of the
political equality clubs lived on, the strongest one in Missoula with
J. Washington McCormick president and Miss Jeannette Rankin
vice-president. In 1911 Dr. J. M. Donahue had introduced the suffrage
resolution in the Legislature but no work had been done for it and
this club sent Miss Rankin to Helena to press for its passage. It
found champions in Colonel J. B. Nolan, W. W. Berry and D. G. O'Shea
and opponents in James E. McNally and Joseph Binnard. Miss Rankin
obtained permission to address the House. The Senate refused to
attend officially but adjourned and was present almost in a body.
House members brought flowers and the room resembled anything but a
legislative hall, as masses of hats hid the legislators and people
were banked in the doorways. Miss Rankin was escorted to the reading
desk by a number of old-time suffragists, Dr. Dean, Dr. Atwater, Mrs.
Sanders, Mrs. Mary Long Alderson and Miss May Murphy. As
Representative Binnard was the strongest opponent he was delegated by
the members to present Miss Rankin with a corsage bouquet of violets.
He made a flowery speech and attempted to turn the meeting into a
facetious affair but when Miss Rankin spoke his purpose was defeated
and she received much applause. The bill was, however, reported out of
the committee without recommendation and neither House took any
action.

At the State Fairs of 1911 and 1912 the suffragists erected attractive
booths, giving out suffrage literature and buttons to all passers-by.
They were in charge of Ida Auerbach, Frieda Fligelman and Grace Rankin
Kinney. In 1912 a State Ce