The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-21
WOMEN WITH BALLOTS.
The Appearance OF tho Female Voters Ia
Washington Territory,

l5oattlo Lottor In NJ Y, TcloTam,l
This morning walked down aftor
breakfast with two ladlos 10 tho polling
place OF tho Second Ward, and acted as q
sort OF impromptu sidewalk committee for
halt an hour, greeted many friends and
acqualntancos, and finally took placo
with somo OF thom In tho line and passed
along with them In order 10 500 tho entire
performance, although not yet qualified
as a voter myself.
Away up tho street stretched tho long
double limo Of mon and womon--tho lattor
In tho maJUrlty--slowly making their way
down 10 tho engine house, through the
open window of which tho ballots wore
passed In to tho inspector and judges, II
was cool morning, and great doal OF
pleasant chat whiled away tho time, tho
crowd bolng a much bottor.naturod ono
than lines Of men and womon whom
have often seen waiting TO get into somo
place OF amusement Carriages arc seen
flying brlstly about the city 20 bring out
tho votors who 1.-Two at q distance, aud q
committee Of women was present at each
polling place, .t.-as .as
Nor woro thoy tho "short-halrodp who
wore voting this morning, So far from
that, 10 Is actually the fashion, aud with 30
iow exceptions chat they could DO mum.
berod on my fingers, all the ladies OF
Seattle who are "rocoIvcd In society" duly
registered themselves aud are casting
thoir ballots to-day for city officers. II
hna hnnu N yap.t o,tnVlalnlug atVly far A
few weeks past TO 20 through tho lists OF
registered yotors as thoy appeared In tho
morning papers aud note the names Of the
now oltIsons II has reached tho pass Of
leto that, instead OF speaking with sur.
prise OF lthoso who hayo registered, OyO.
brows have b3on llftod whenever "auy
who Ia anybody" has not done 80, and The
romork has boon promptly mado that
something was tho matter IN that family
While, as for tho young ladies, sho who
hosltatod for fear OF what John might say
mado u mistake, for what John did say
was that tho girl didn'B want 10 acknowl.
odgo that she was twonty'ono years old,
aud ho aud tho other young follows
laughed at hor most heartily,
have literally had politics Tor break.
faet, dinner and supper and oy0ning on.
tortainmont until am thoroughly woary
OF tho whole subject | have attended 30.
lltical meetings Of all kinds and on all
sidoa (By tho way, novor wont 10 ono
Ia my lIfo before coming horo.) II two or
throo ladioa or persons OF both soxes, wore
soon standing on tho street corner In briet
oonvorsation, " was suro 10 DO about tho
coming election. Ministers havo preached
II at church, tho Congrcgatlonalst minis
tor, young man recently from Yalo, hav.
ing devoted his Qutlro Sunday morning
sermon not long Ggo TO lmprossing on tho
womon Of tho society the duty Of promptly
registering and voting, All the ministers
but ono and both tho oS.Judgos havo bOcn
oornost workers In tho law aud ordor
party.
Party feeling has run 40 high that Ihavo
begun 10 wonder latoly whether thoro
wouldn't bo some domestic rupturos, as
has 40 often peon predicted. But II looks
otherwise, A few ladies who would have
liked TO register havorofralnod from doing
80 because their husbands disopproved Of
N buU bno iuuny phTV VI UNIV w, tnnt
during the last two days In which rogis.
treLion was possible, large number Of
such names tardily appeared, NJ Nho sollo.
itation OF tho husbands themselves. A
fow ladiop who did register, aud who are
greatly Interested, have failed 10 vote, DO.
cause they could not oonsciontiously vote
with thcir husbands aud were not willing
W vote against them. but moro than one
man downtown to-day has laughingly do.
clerod that his vote Wouldn't do tho party
any good, because his wife was going 10
vote tho other tickct Some women, on
the other hand, arc voting ticket In 10.
gard TO which they have strong doubts, DO.
cause thoy care more 10 please their hus.
bands than for anything else. just as
many men before to.day--and perhaps 10.
day, too--have voted TO please their wivos,
Somehow human nature doesn't seou 10
be changed much by woman suffrage.
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