National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-12
ON THE AVENUE.
small Talk About Men ana Measure

ON nv EN- u
Small Talk About Elem nnd Measures.
They were talking about the woman suf-
frage convention and the ex-governor of
Maryland remarked, "They have been max
Friday was tho first time in the history of
this country when woman sat as q judge
in trial upon which mans liberty or
Imprisonment depended. Marilla M. Kicker
was the judge. You probably noticed that
she was appointed United States commits
sioner a couple of years ago. She attended
the convention right along and sat on the
platform every day, but she didn't make
any speeches. She has made enough of them
in her lifetime and she didn't propose to take
up the time which the newer delegates
wanted. They sent for her Friday afternoon
to go to her office and try case l don't
know whether she has any other Office than
a seal, but that's enough and all the Office
United States commissioner needs. A pick
pocket named Willing had been sentenced
to six months in jail and fined 500.
He had served out the term,
but he never could pay the 800, and it would
have amounted to imprisonment for life ex-
cept for provision of the law which enables
him to get out after serving q month extra
time il he can't pay. He has to prove this
before United States commissioner, and
that's what they wanted Marilla NJ. Kicker
for. She sent her warrant for the prisoner
and he was brought out from the jail. Dis
trict Attorney Worthington sent word that
he could not DO there to object and asked to
have the case adjourned. 1t appeared that
he had been given the proper notice and Mrs.
Kicker decided that the case couldn't be ad-
journed She heard the evidence, decided
that tho man was entitled to his freedom,
and told the officers to let the man go. They
did so and that's all there was Of it. But it
shows progress when a woman can bring q
man out Of iail on her warrant and give him
his liberty by her decree. Mrs. Kicker asked
to be appointed notary public some years ago
and Attorney General Devins decided that
there was no law for it and it couldn't be
done. Mr.. Devinss successor.overruled his
decision. however. He decided that there
was no law against it, and if she was strong
enough to press down the notarial seal SO as
to make q good clear impression on the paper
there was no reason why woman should not
of strength and most women are strong
enough to press down the seal"
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az don't know of any good reason" said
the Chicago man, why two-thirds ofthe people
in Washington should make up their minds
to be uncomfortable every winter. Chicago
thermometers can give Washington ones
discount and fifteen points when it comes
to going down below zero, but / never began
to suffer as much from cold in Chicago as
have here. There. when winter comes, the
inhabitants prepare, if they have got money
to buy coal, to keep their houses warm
and they do. A cold house there would bC
an indication of extreme poverty, but
here have boon in rich mems houses wher
| the halls where colder than the sidewalk
Some of the trouble comes from poor heating
apparatus, but more of it comes from poor
building, from houses put up SO that the
winds blow right through them. Then
think that most Washington householder
don't understand that it is possible to be com
Portable in winter. They quietly settle down
| to the notion they have got to be cold and
thoy will bear it as we'll as they can, hoping
that it will be shorti and the summer viii
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come soon."
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ave will hold our ward primaries on Apri
| ~ said q district republican, "and the con
vention to select the two delegates and two
alternates for the Chicago convention will b.
held the next day. We will have lively
time at the primaries, as tho result of these
will practically settle the action of tho CON
vention. Col. Bob lngersoll, Hon. A. NJ
Clapp, and Postmaster Conger are mos
prominently mentioned by their friends as
possible delegates, but it is difficult to tel
which of these three will have to give way
Col. Ingersoll is somewhat handicapped by
his advanced position MS FREQ thinker You
see most of our district republicans are con
nected with some ono of the churches, anG
this will tend to render them somewhat
averse to going in strong for the colonel. Mr.
Clapp is shrewd, keen politician, but be
longs more to New York state than the district
and besides it is generally the impression
that his advanced years would preclude hi
taking as active part as we desire our repre-
sentatives to do in the proceedings at Chicago
Mr.. Conger is an earnest worker, q sounC
republican, and has done good deal to On
title him to consideration at our hands. Fol
my part, believe we could not do better thar
select him as one of our delegates So far a
/ have been able TO observe he has many
friends here who entertain the same opinion
and l was told to-day by some of our bos
posted republicans that no matter wha
should be done about the other delegate MI