Campaigning in Kansas with the AERA in support of both referenda , Anthony and Stanton were angered not only .
National abolitionist leaders were withholding support but also because local Republicans had organized a committee to oppose the women 's suffrage referendum .
Campaigning in Kansas with the AERA in support of both referenda , Anthony and Stanton were angered not only because national abolitionist leaders were withholding support but also because local Republicans had organized a committee to oppose the women 's suffrage referendum .