The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-03-04
HOW TIE WOMEN VOTE.
The Way They Managed IL In seattle.
Washington Territory.


On election day the streets in the vicinity
of the polls were thronged with women,
armed with bundles of tickets, and to reach
the polls one had to run the gauntlet of the
most persistent crowd of workers ever seen
around the polls. These were ladies, wo-
men of the highest social position, women,
many of them, heretofore of the most mod
est and retiring demeanor. 1t was shock
to our prejudices, but we have got used to
1T since. But the women won. They elect
ed n majority of The City Council and oil of
the city officers except the Mayor. As n re-
suit we have new police force, gambling
completely abolished as far as banking
games are concerned, and every business
house of every kind closed on Sunday.
They next bent their energies to the cap
ture of the Republican County Convention.
They had enough shrewd manipulators of
long experience to instruct them, and in
quiet little caucus ticket for delegates to
the County Convention, composed entirely
of their sympathizers, was made up and dis
tributed. They came within an ace of cap
turing the County Convention, and devel-
oped such strength that they were given
three-quarters of the legislative ticket and
some of the minor county offices. The
nominees to all the county offices were, of
course, men, except for School Superin-
tendent, which position WAS given to lady.
The women and their sympathizers in the
campaign now formed themselves into an
equal rights association, with very large
membership, and, after the Democratic
Convention adjourned, proceeded to select
and endorse ticket from the two In the
field. They endorsed Voorhees,, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Congress three of the
Republican nominees for the Legislature
and one Democratic the Democratic candi-
date for Prosecuting Attorney, and for the
rest of the ticket the Republican nominees.
The same work was done as in the city cleo
ton, but with more enthusiasm, and with
The added knowledge acquired by expert
snce. The canvass was complete, and
brought out their full strength.
Again they scored glorious victory.
Every candidate they endorsed, Democratic
or Republican was elected, and by MAORI
ties ranging from $500 down to 800, the
highest figure being the majority in this
county of the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress and the lowest that of the Republican
candidate for Auditor. As the returns were
being counted, it was evident that things
were decidedly mixed, and when the result
was announced it was admitted that for
straightout, practical politics the women of
Kings county give points to the best ward
politicians in the community They got
everything they went AFTER and every man
they opposed was showed under too deep
for resurrection. If any man thinks that
women, if they had the ballot, would not
take enough interest in politics to use il, he
can readily undeceive himself by trip to
this Territory during any political cam
paign. From the first preliminary caucus
fixing the slate for the primaries, down &c
working the polls, they outnumbered the
men and discounted them in zeal and ener-
strong we hope they will be merciful. No
man dare lift up his voice and oppose wo-
man suffrage, for no one knows when the
lightning Of q nomination may strike him.
It is a tait accompG. We have it, and will
always have it, for no legislator will ever
,ommit political suicide by introducing
bill to take away the franchise, and perhaps
when the novelty is somewhat worn off we
may become reconciled to it. No nomina-
ton of either party will hereafter be made
in this community without special reference
to the woman vote, and all Budding candi-
dates who are getting into training for the
contest two years hence, as a preliminary
step will " eschew sack and live cleanly,"
and the Young Mems Christian Association
Is receiving fresh accessions to membership
laily