New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-12
THE HUMoRs OF POLITICS
OPENING OF FRAULEN CLAfLAN'
CAMPAIGN. 81.

,,-,rr>,. c1AFLIN'S CONGRESS
CAMPAIGN -.
The proclamation to German L.. ra-,o
,s - the With Congress District rom us -
.<vaeiu expressive Of desire 10 "u' .,o4 ros in
,ii1a+e for election 10 the House ol NJ -. t =
ASA naturally drew 10 H'lns i'-' osi~,,t 81
- -. audience OF gentlemen Inc asP-"n' u
Gas escorted TO the stage by stephen
-, vbo took a chair at her SIDE ana mann
'''' LING conversation throughout the evening
-. a., o,,-tsins Of box at the right OF the stage
a1 che eyutant yet anxious face OF MIS- "oouuu'.,
-. thar members OF the BLOOD houSe4olu'
eiu o'" 60, OF Alabama and ex-Gov. Ashley
=, AIo,tana were also present The electors were Iist
,to.sod nv lanes D. Robert, who in a speech Of tire
80 Iorgth advanced the claims. both legal and moral
y, Frs llein Clafn 70 seat in Congress. The speaker
concluded by reading the following sonOrous resoIn-
tons:
~ G-r1r 1p.-an Progressive As,aaeon to ne German r3er
n. ,esse. q ,s tine yssA Ia, gwen rs g9.y: ,
oeS who tIs ps the reformation Of political
az .ca be grahsd ths gh' Of pcH cal representation
.s-.aa Vie surround themselves iuprscoos sod empty
yI NOS, earnestly ri0s the bbor % those who's know :
- and Governmental sss has AIDED then their useo
ana rrpinoe results astounding N tef Ja9.s1- bl' 'l
rr.css plans reform suggested By the agitation referred % We g
tt opportunity Offering itsh with ibe candidacy Of Miss iennt
In .esi the National Assembly becoming Sscan the VIVA
VI promise or energetic support u saea Al action OF tie part Of
Aalt oon.deson Of the practical WELDON ari extensive knowledge
s 80 Claim Ia shown posses by her az rent Tort
o. subec political rorn and political r9eetaon' ana IN
Consideration OF tie biz interest SAe hy The rAan amen
~ Progressive j. the question " mOr0t1I ideas
"a NaOas Government; further consideration Of
~ been made thS behalf sid ie1n C. Otf
spsssbss writings divers tines the GermanAeeaE Pro
ssye Association Of he Ctr o. YORK do
To mite support AID and ter 20 slf lt'rie Z
C-1 Der eaorts soce,s % he Nson Assembly As ea ana
r.aly ssced Repreenrre o. the Yia Congress Is Of tie
o. Now lork.
Tue reading Of the resolution received with an up
roar Of delight from the box. ana with storm Of Misses
from the audience
The Fra1lcin then advanced, and began her speech.
hurrisdly and loudly reading from manuscript in the
German language and giving 70 each word a nasal IN
sonatou highly hatteIng the patriotic preuOIccs Of
Yankee hearers She said she resorted 10 the Germans
tecause she was German and believed the Germans cs
pecay receptive OF cosmopolitan ideas she stated her
belief that under the XVIII Amendment she could hold
gress she should Insist that personal freedom OF every
individual shall remain untouched. She assured her
hearers that they need have fear that Size would not
H. her scat sic intended 10 make this case test
and there was up 10 this date no law which either iCI
bids The people % elect woman 10 an Office or which for
bids her % accept it, Corruption ana brb ery she COnClu-
OeC indeed f0re 10 the nature % women generally,
IH event foreign 70 my nature and, without
having 20 resort 20 means which ale prevalent among
politicians who stuff the hallohCy and pay repcatcTS,
l. preventative OF IN. NIfith District IN Congress COM
ueGdiu- myself entirely and exclusively to your 8Nor-
aJ.o regards.
Al the conclusion ~ her speech Fraulcn Clafu an
Tpty left The stage ana entered the FAMILY ho& WLefe
enc was received with great Core1i-y .chea were
made W il lgo GlpeSgT ANA Charles Hitz Laicr iu the
eveIt f. candidate -eTcnOrd al htI Nome u5 tue
Assut... to Muslcal As.pr,-cuL.