Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-03-09
SWEET GIRL VOTERS.
A Conversation of the Future Days OF Fe
male Suffrage.


A Conversation of the Future Days of Fe.
male Suffrage.
When the right of suffrage is finally
given to women and they both vote and
hold office, we may expect to hea'
candidates for Office sized up in the fol
lowing scathing manner by women al
the polls:
"Who are you going to vote for
Besse?"
"Oh, really don't know. But d NJ
you think it's just perfectly lovely fol
us to have the right to vote at all?"
"Oh, it's too awfully jolly Tor any
thing. But do you know l was JUS
worried to death for fear Madame Fit,
tenn wouldn't have my dress done il
time for election day.
"But she did, l see, and it's JUS
lovely. was worried awfully over my
election bonnet, but it came at the last
moment or wouldn't have come neal
the polls. Are you going to vote foI
Mamie Berkeley for city treasurer"
"No, I'm not; we've been 'out' for =
long time, and l think she's just horrid.' y
81 think so, too; she dresses AVA
beyond her means now, and there'd be
no living in the same town with her il
she was city treasurer. What do you
think of Mrs. St John for Mayor
"Oh, | think she'd be lovely. She
has such a queenly manner and dresses
in such perfect taste; but most of the
girls are voting for Howard Percy for
mayor; he's so handsome, you know. y
"Oh, yes; but then he's so conceited
and such dreadful flrt. He's engaged
himself to half the girls in town just to
secure their votes"
The mean, horrid thingr
"What do you think of Mrs. Rantel
for CongressP'
81 think she'd better stay ut HON
and look after her children. There .
six or seven of them running aroun,
here now peddling out her tickets, ID
tell me. jamie, are my frizzes all com
ing out?'
"No, they look nicely. How arc
minep'
'Lovely! Your hair does friz 50
beautifully. Look at Mr.. Meek eloc-
pioneering for his wife for representa-
tive. They say if she's elected she's
gong to leave her six weeks old baby
home with him while she goes to the
capital for the legislative session."
"Think of it! And won't she dress,
though. I'd vote for Hugh Vaudeville,
but they say he's engaged to Helen
Smythe, and l can't endure her. She's
around here somewhere trying to get
the other girls to vote for Hugh"
81 call that cheeky. But l sha nj
vote for him. Margie Montague is m,
candidate. She's going to invite me to
Washington if she's elected"
How lovely that will be! I've hal
mind to vote for Margie myself ID,
you know, Belle Fielding and Libbi,
Lavelle have had an awfut quarrel ovei
the Office of city councilman?"
mo! How perfectly dreadful"
isn't it? Libbie accused Belle Of
buying up votes with French bon-bon.
and boxes of kid gloves; and Belle tolo
right out before everybody that eigh
of Libbie's upper teeth were false anC
that her lovely waves are not her owl
hair"
chow mean of Belle! If | was Libbi
I'd neoer forgive her. | intended vot.
ing for Belle, but shan't now. cal
not conscientiously vote for girl wh
could deliberately give another Cir
away in that shameful manner. It's =
mercy she didn't know all | know
about Libbie, or the poor girl nigh.
have been mortified clear out of tho
campaign. l shall scratch Belle"
i've scratched about everybody on
my ticket
80 have 7. M st of the girls run
ming for Office are so horrid."
80 they are. '-7o,edo Blade.