e their civil and political
power with those who have always been denied all electoral
rights--to vest the popular sovereignty not merely in
themselves, in a quarter of a million of men, as hitherto,
but in half a million of men and women, and so make our
State what it is not now, a truly republican commonwealth.
We have a great work before us, and no time should be lost
in organizing a general canvass of the entire State.
Competent lecturers should be employed wherever hearers can
be found, and money raised to defray the expenses. Printed
documents too, must be circulated; arguments and conclusions
framed by those who have thought on these subjects for men,
and sometimes for women, who are too indolent to think for
themselves. And there are many other things which we must do
before the November election; ballots must be furnished for
every township and polling place, especially affirmative
ballots, and placed in the hands of all the voters. The
Executive Committee cannot be ubiquitous enough to
discharge all these multifarious duties. We therefore
suggest that there be appointed during this meeting,
_First_, a Committee on Finance. _Second_, a Committee on
Printed Documents. _Third_, a Committee on Lecturers.
_Fourth_, a County Committee of perhaps three persons in
each county, who shall have power also to appoint a
sub-committee in each township. Whether so many distinct
committees will be needed, or more than one class of duties
can be entrusted to the same committee, the association can
determine. We do not want too much, nor too complicated
machinery, but just enough to accomplish the work. We must
fall into line; woman expects every man to do his duty;
surely she will not fail to be true to herself.

Representatives from the different counties gave their names[313]
as ready to begin the work arranged by the several committees.
With this large and enthusiastic convention the campaign may be
said fairly to have opened at Lansing early in May, a political
organization being formed of Republicans and Democrats alike,
representing nearly every district in the State. Governor Bagley
having