Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-11-20
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
There are several reasons why
| Washington society is especially inter
| ested in the election, even to q great
| er degree than is society elsewhere.
One of these is these is the fact that
| what is known as society" here is
| made up very largely of wives and
| daughters and other relatives of pro-
| fessional politicians. They are accus-
| toned to hearing the subject discuss
ed in business way, and come to look
upon the success Of party as inter
| woven with the success of their re-
spective relations who are associated
| with party. More than that, many of
these wives and daughters and sisters
| are very acute politicians themselves.
The exigencies of some political con-
tests in which their male relative was
vitality interested has sometimes led
them to take an active part in politi-
cal life, and, like the lion, which new
er forgets the smell of blood, or the
war-horse who is always excited by
the smell of powder and the sound of
battle, they are thoroughly interested
when any contest political comes on.
And there are some excellent polite
ians among the ladies. Every one
knows the traditional effectiveness of
| women in political intrigue, and,
| whether this be we'll founded or not, it
is at least a fact that some of the
shrewdest politicians of Washington
are of the gentler sex. That Gen.
Logan owes much of his success to his
wife is fact so we'll recognized as to
need scarcely be mentioned. "She is
the better politician of the two," said
a gentleman who knows them well
and has known them for a quarter of
century. "She is a hard worker, a
careful reader, a methodical and close
student of the subject, is blessed with
a good memory both for facts and ia
ces, and with her large acquaintance
IN social and political circles, and her
very effective ways, she is a power. |
tell you Logan would never have been
where he is now but for his wife. The
help that she has been to him in his
Senatorial fights has been something
wonderful, and can only be appreciat-
ed by those who have witnessed them.
Mrs. Logan is by no means the only
woman here who may be counted an
expert politician. Mrs Gen. Williams
the wife of Senator Williams, is an
other who stands fairly abreast of her
husband as a political expert. In
fact, the bluff war ways of old "Ccrro
Gordo," the hero of two wars, are not
of the sort calculated to find favor
with all sorts of people, and the aid
that his wife has been to him in the
numerous political contests has been
something remarkable. That was
memorable contest at Frankfort, when
old Cerro Gordo and his wife and
his and daughter entered battle against
Gov. McCreary and one of the ablest
and most prominent judges of the
western portion of the State, with
number of smaller fry also against
him. The odds were against the gen
oral, and the press everywhere was
predicting his defeat, but they did not
know the host that he had in his wife
and her daughter. The Generals
rooms at the Capitol Hotel were con-
stantly open, and Mrs. Williams new
er tagged in her work in his behalf
Day and evening she was busy, her
keen woman's wit and calm self pos
session never deserting her in the hot
test of the fight, and when old Cerro
Gordo stood victorious at the end of
a long struggle she was honored by
friend and adversary as prominent
factor in the fight which made him
successful.
Another woman who is an acute
observer Of politics and great aid to
her husband in his work here and else
where is Mrs. Hawley, the wife of the
Senator from Connecticut. She has,
for almost a quarter of a century,
been active in the affairs of the nation
From the day the came from her New
England home to go upon the battle
field as nurse and to do whatever her
hand found to do in behalf of the suf-
fering soldiers in the late war she has
felt personal interest in politics. To
her husband she is an Invaluable aid
in the political work and in his labors
here in Congress. Although she has
been an invalid for more than half the
time of his Congressional service, she
has assisted him greatly in his rrs-
pondence, arranging his work, attend
ing to pension and other cases of this
sort for his constituents, and keeping
all the time her finger on the political
pulse, not alone in his State but in
the whole country as well.
Mrs. Vance, the wife of Senator
Vance, is we'll posted on political af-
fairs, and is taking a deep interest in
her husbands fight for reelection.
One of the hardest of dolitical work
ers is Mrs. Budd, the wife of tae men,
bcr of this name from California. Her
husbands district is very large one,
yet she travelled all over it with him
in blackboard" talking to the wom-
en- at their homes or at the political
gatherings where her husband made
speeches, passing judgment on the bab-
les and the preserves, while Mr.. Budd
literally painted the district red with
a marking-brush and paint-pot which
he carried, placar'ling every rock and
big tree along the roadside. "Vote
for Budd." Nobody expected him to
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