. Charles F. Aked, J. Stitt Wilson, Miss Gail Laughlin, Dr. Mary
Sperry, Mrs. Sara Bard Field, Miss Maud Younger, Miss Charlotte Anita
Whitney, Mrs. Alice Park, Mrs. Eleanor Stewart, Mrs. Mary Ringrose of
California. The last named did valuable work among the Catholics. Miss
Mary Bulkley and Mrs. Alice Day Jackson, a granddaughter of Isabella
Beecher Hooker, whom Miss Martin had interested on her visit to
Connecticut, came at their own expense and for three weeks canvassed
Reno, Carson City, Virginia City and other places. Miss Vernon's work
in organization and her many strong speeches on the streets of Reno
and in meetings throughout the State were an important factor in
winning votes. While many splendid Nevada women worked with enthusiasm
and great efficiency in every county, yet without Miss Martin's
leadership in organizing them and direction of the campaign during the
years 1912-13-14, and without the money she gave and raised, woman
suffrage in Nevada would probably have been delayed for several years.
She personally contributed in her travelling expenses and other ways
over $2,000. Aside from this sum the entire three years' campaign was
made at a cost of $7,000.

Out of the 240 precincts in the State every one that had ten votes in
it was canvassed and open air or hall meetings held before election.
More than 180 were organized, each with a woman leader, who, with her
committee, "picketed the polls" every hour during election day,
handing out the final appeal to give women a square deal by voting for
the amendment. The suffrage map showing Nevada as the last "black
spot" in the West was printed in every newspaper and on every leaflet,
put up in public places and on large banners hung in the streets.

The amendment received the largest proportionate vote for woman
suffrage on record. Reno and Washoe county, as had been anticipated,
went against it by a majority that was brought down to 600. Of the
remaining fifteen counties, three others, the oldest in the
State--Ormsby, Storey and Eureka--also defeated the amendment, but the
favorable majorities of the other northern counties and the staunch
support of the miners in the south won the victory. Esmeralda, a
mining county and one of the largest in population, gave a majority
for the amendment in every precinct. Out of 18,193 votes cast on it,
it had a majority in favor of 3,679, and Nevada gave its leverage on
Congress for the Federal Amendment.

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