opened　to　pour　floods　upon　us。　　Never　before　or
  since　have　I　seen　such　incessant；　relentless　rain。
  Nevertheless；　the　women　of　Portland　turned　out
  in　force；　led　by　Mrs。　Sarah　Evans；　president　of　the
  Oregon　State　Federation　of　Women's　Clubs；　while
  all　day　long　Dr。　Pohl　took　me　in　her　automobile
  from　one　polling…place　to　another。　　At　each　we　found
  representative　women　patiently　enduring　the　drench…
  ing　rain　while　they　tried　to　persuade　men　to　vote　for
  us。　　We　distributed　sandwiches；　courage；　and　in…
  spiration　among　them；　and　tried　to　cheer　in　the　same
  way　the　women　watchers；　whose　appointment　we
  had　secured　that　year　for　the　first　time。　　Two　women
  had　been　admitted　to　every　polling…placebut　the
  way　in　which　we　had　been　able　to　secure　their　pres…
  ence　throws　a　high…light　on　the　difficulties　we　were
  meeting。　　We　had　to　persuade　men　candidates　to
  select　these　women　as　watchers；　and　the　only　men
  who　allowed　themselves　to　be　persuaded　were　those
  running　on　minority　tickets　and　hopeless　of　election
  the　prohibitionists；　the　socialists；　and　the　candi…
  dates　of　the　labor　party。
  The　result　of　the　election　taught　us　several　things。
  We　had　been　told　that　all　the　prohibitionists　and
  socialists　would　vote　for　us。　　Instead；　we　discovered
  that　the　percentage　of　votes　for　woman　suffrage　was
  about　the　same　in　every　party；　and　that　whenever
  the　voter　had　cast　a　straight　vote；　without　inde…
  pendence　enough　to　‘‘scratch''　his　ticket；　that　vote
  was　usually　against　us。　　On　the　other　hand；　when
  the　ticket　was　‘‘scratched''　the　vote　was　usually　in
  our　favor；　whatever　political　party　the　man　be…
  longed　to。
  Another　interesting　discovery　was　that　the　early
  morning　vote　was　favorable　to　our　Cause　the　vote
  cast　by　working…men　on　their　way　to　their　employ…
  ment。　　During　the　middle　of　the　forenoon　and　after…
  noon；　when　the　idle　class　was　at　the　polls；　the　vote
  ran　against　us。　　The　late　vote；　cast　as　men　were
  returning　from　their　work；　was　again　largely　in　our
  favorand　we　drew　some　conclusions　from　this。
  Also；　for　the　first　time　in　the　history　of　any　cam…
  paign；　the　anti…suffragists　had　organized　against　us。
  Portland　held　a　small　body　of　women　with　anti…
  suffrage　sentiments；　and　there　were　others　in　the
  state　who　formed　themselves　into　an　anti…suffrage
  society　and　carried　on　a　more　or　less　active　warfare。
  In　this　campaign；　for　the　first　time；　obscene　cards
  directed　against　the　suffragists　were　circulated　at
  the　polls；　and　while　I　certainly　do　not　accuse　the
  Oregon　anti…suffragists　of　circulating　them；　it　is　a
  fact　that　the　cards　were　distributed　as　coming　from
  the　anti…suffragistsundoubtedly　by　some　vicious
  element　among　the　men　which　had　its　own　good　rea…
  son　for　opposing　us。　　The　‘‘antis''　also　suffered　in
  this　campaign　from　the　‘‘pernicious　activity''　of
  their　spokesmana　lawyer　with　an　unenviable
  reputation。　　After　the　campaign　was　over　this　man
  declared　that　it　had　cost　the　opponents　of　our
  measure　300；000。
  In　1907　Mrs。　O。　H。　P。　Belmont　began　to　show　an
  interest　in　suffrage　work；　and　through　the　influence
  of　several　leaders　in　the　movement；　notably　that　of
  Mrs。　Ida　Husted　Harper；　she　decided　to　assist　in
  the　establishment　of　national　headquarters　in　the
  State　of　New　York。　　For　a　long　time　the　associa…
  tion's　headquarters　had　been　in　Warren；　Ohio；　the
  home　of　Mrs。　Harriet　Taylor　Upton；　then　national
  treasurer；　and　it　was　felt　that　their　removal　to　a
  larger　city　would　have　a　great　influence　in　develop…
  ing　the　work。　　In　1909　Mrs。　Belmont　attended　as
  a　delegate　the　meeting　of　the　International　Suffrage
  Alliance　in　London；　and　her　interest　in　the　Cause
  deepened。　　She　became　convinced　that　the　head…
  quarters　of　the　association　should　be　in　New　York
  City；　and　at　our　Seattle　convention　that　same　year
  I　presented　to　the　delegates　her　generous　offer　to
  pay　the　rent　and　maintain　a　press　department　for
  two　years；　on　condition　that　our　national　head…
  quarters　were　established　in　New　York。
  This　proposition　was　most　gratefully　accepted；
  and　we　promptly　secured　headquarters　in　one　of
  the　most　desirable　buildings　on　Fifth　Avenue。　　The
  wisdom　of　the　change　was　demonstrated　at　once　by
  the　extraordinary　growth　of　the　work。　　During　our
  last　year　in　Warren；　for　example；　the　proceeds　from
  the　sale　of　our　literature　were　between　1；200　and
  1；300。　　During　the　first　year　in　New　York　our
  returns　from　such　sales　were　between　13；000　and
  14；000；　and　an　equal　growth　was　evident　in　our
  other　departments。
  At　the　end　of　two　years　Mrs。　Belmont　ceased　to
  support　the　press　department　or　to　pay　the　rent；
  but　her　timely　aid　had　put　us　on　our　feet；　and　we
  were　able　to　continue　our　splendid　progress　and　to
  meet　our　expenses。
  The　special　event　of　1908　was　the　successful　com…
  pletion　of　the　fund　President　M。　Carey　Thomas　of
  Bryn　Mawr　and　Miss　Mary　Garrett　had　promised　in
  1906　to　raise　for　the　Cause。　　For　some　time　after　Miss
  Anthony's　death　nothing　more　was　said　of　this；　but
  I　knew　those　two　indefatigable　friends　were　not　idle；
  and　‘‘Aunt　Susan''　had　died　in　the　blessed　conviction
  that　their　success　was　certain。　　In　1907　I　received　a
  letter　from　Miss　Thomas　telling　me　that　the　project
  was　progressing；　and　later　she　sent　an　outline　of
  her　plan；　which　was　to　ask　a　certain　number　of
  wealthy　persons　to　give　five　hundred　dollars　a　year
  each　for　a　term　of　years。　　In　all；　a　fund　of　60；000
  was　to　be　raised；　of　which　we　were　to　have　12；000
  a　year　for　five　years；　4；500　of　the　12；000　was　to
  be　paid　in　salaries　to　three　active　officers；　and　the
  remaining　7；500　was　to　go　toward　the　work　of　the
  association。　　The　entire　fund　was　to　be　raised　by
  May　1；　1908；　she　added；　or　the　plan　would　be
  dropped。
  I　was　on　a　lecture　tour　in　Ohio　in　April；　1908；
  when　one　night；　as　I　was　starting　for　the　hall　where
  the　lecture　was　to　be　given；　my　telephone　bell　rang。
  ‘‘Long　distance　wants　you；''　the　operator　said；　and
  the　next　minute　a　voice　I　recognized　as　that　of　Miss
  Thomas　was　offering　congratulations。　　‘‘The　last
  dollar　of　the　60；000；''　she　added；　‘‘was　pledged　at
  four　o'clock　this　afternoon。''
  I　was　so　overcome　by　the　news　that　I　dropped　the
  receiver　and　shook　in　a　violent　nervous　attack；
  and　this　trembling　continued　throughout　my　lecture。
  It　had　not　seemed　possible　that　such　a　burden　could
  be　lifted　from　my　shoulders；　7；500　a　year　would
  greatly　aid　our　work；　and　4；500　a　year；　even　though
  divided　among　three　officers；　would　be　a　most　wel…
  come　help　to　each。　　As　subsequently　arranged；
  the　salaries　did　not　come　to　us　through　the　National
  Association　treasury；　they　were　paid　directly　by
  Miss　Thomas　and　Miss　Garrett　as　custodians　of　the
  fund。　　So　it　is　quite　correct　to　say　that　no　salaries
  have　ever　been　paid　by　the　National　Association　to
  its　officers。
  Three　years　later；　in　1911；　another　glorious　sur…
  prise　came　to　me　in　a　very　innocent…looking　letter。
  It　was　one　of　many　in　a　heavy　mail；　and　I　opened　it
  absent…mindedly；　for　the　day　had　been　problem…filled。
  The　writer　stated　very　simply　that　she　wished
  to　put　a　large　amount　into　my　hands　to　invest；
  to　draw　on；　and　to　use　for　the　Cause　as　I　saw　fit。
  The　matter　was　to　be　a　secret　between　us；　and　she
  wished　no　subsequent　accounting；　as　she　had　entire
  faith　in　my　ability　to　put　the　money　to　the　best
  possible　use。
  The　proposition　rather　dazed　me；　but　I　rallied　my
  forces　and　replied　that　I　was　infinitely　grateful；　but
  that　the　amount　she　mentioned　was　a　large　one　and　I
  would　much　prefer　to　share　the　responsibility　of　dis…
  bursing　it。　　Could　she　not　select　one　more　person；　at
  least；　to　share　the　secret　and　act　with　me？　　She　re…
  plied；　telling　me　to　make　the　selection；　if　I　insisted　on
  having　a　confidante；　and　I　sent　her　the　names　of　Miss
  Thomas　and　Miss　Garrett；　suggesting　that　as　Miss
  Thomas　had　done　so　much　of　the　work　in　con…
  nection　with　the　60；000　fund；　Miss　Garrett　might
  be　willing　to　accept　the　detail　work　of　this　fund。
  My　friend　replied　that　either　of　these　ladies　would
  be　perfectly　satisfactory　to　her。　　She　knew　them
  both；　she　said；　and　I　was　to　arrange　the　matter　as　I
  chose；　as　it　rested　wholly　in　my　hands。
  I　used　this　money　in　subsequent　state　campaigns；
  and　I　am　very　sure　that　to　it　was　largely　due　the
  winning　of　Arizona；　Kansas；　and　Oregon　in　1912；
  and　of　Montana　and　Nevada　in　1914。　　It　enabled
  us　for　the　first　time　to　establish　headquarters；　se…
  cure　an　office　force；　and　engage　campaign　speakers。
  I　also　spent　some　of　it　in　the　states　we　lost　then
  but　will　win　laterOhio；　Wisconsin；　and　Michigan
  using　in　all　more　than　fifteen　thousand　dollars。　　In
  September；　1913；　I　received　another　check　from　the
  same　friend；　showing　that　she　at　least　was　satisfied
  with　the　results　we　had　achieved。
  ‘‘It　goes　to　you　with　my　love；''　she　wrote；　‘‘and
  my　earnest　hopes　for　further　successnot　the　least