Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-02
Women at The Polls.
Oetroit's New Departure at a
Charter Election.
FAIR WOMAN HUsTLING FOB VOTES.
An Attempt to "Stand Them Or on the
Question of Their Age Meets with n Dis
NAL Faiiure-Mary Brady's Experience
One of the Sex successful-Result in
the STANDARDIZATION Mayor Defeated

question of Their Age Meets with Dis
NAL Faiiure-Mary Brady's Experience
One of the Sex ACKNOWLEDGMENT in
the State-Prohibition Mayor Defeated
Returns from Numerous Towns.
DETROIT, Mich, April "A light vote was
polled in the state election yesterday. Grant,
the Republican candidate for justice of the
supreme court, is elected by about $1,000
plurality, and the Republicans elect the re-
mainder of their state ticket by about the
same figures Considerable interest attended
the charter election in Detroit, OWING to the
fact that for the first time women were al
lowed to vote for school inspectors and one
of them-Mrs. Parsons-was elected. The
ladies were quite active at tho polls, and
considerable number exercised their newly
granted privilege of voting.
In two instances the women were Endorsed
by one of the old parties. The women were
a little backward about electioneering at
first, but watched the men work, and soon
caught on, and before the day was over had
the business down fine. They could lean up
against the sunny side of building with as
much nonchalance as a man. The women
voting was almost all done in the even num-
bered wards, where the better class lives.
About the polls in the Fourth ward were
gathered many enthusiastic women workers.
Here was the best organization of women in
the city. They had carriages to send for
those who did not come as expected and a list
of registered women voters. They checked
off those who voted and kept track Of
the delinquents. The Twelfth ward showed
a banner vote by the women. Two women
workers were at the polls with hand bills
pinned on their breasts, which set forth the
advantages of voting for the woman candi-
dates. They both said that they were not
altogether pleased with the work
When the poll of the Tenth ward opened
William Stuart said he would have fun with
the female voters. When first they went to
deposit their ballots Stuart challenged them
on the age qualification. There was no doubt
about their being old enough to vote, but
they took the glove thrown down to them and
each swore to her age I'VE are old enough
to vote" they said, "and are ready to swear
that we are 81 years old" Stuart subsidized
and was laughed at by the men.
In the Sixth ward when Mary Brady came
to vote she encountered a gang of ward pull
ers, who laughed at her, said she was no Cit.
zen, could not vote, and told her to go home.
ouc Lltu W uRut ueT way Hn6
style, but gave up and started back A po-
liceman went after her and Mary went
through holding the policeman by the arm.
In the Second ward pleasant-faced woman
was working for the woman candidate, and
tried to get the opposition candidate to vote
for tho woman. In the Fourteenth ward
Miss Newberry, woman worker, said: II
am not all carried away with the work, but
guess ! can stand it. 1t seemed a little
strange to approach strange men at first, but
l am getting used to it. Yes, it is d little
strange to help hold up building, but then
/ suppose ii is part of the work"
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, April 2-The Re-
publicans yesterday elected Charles W Wat
kins mayor by IA plurality over Representa-
tive John Killean, and also the city clerk,
and the Democrats the remainder of the
ticket.
HOLLAND, Mich, April 2-The Repub-
licans lost their mayor, marshal, and several
aldermen. 1t was victory for the Demo
Gratis. DIR. Kremer, for mayor, has 81 ma
jority.
CoLDwATER Mich, April 2-The entire
Republican city ticket was elected by ma jor-
tiles ranging from so to 1000 The amend
ment increasing the governors salary was
carried
SAGINAW CITY, Mich. April S-The entire
Democratic ticket was elected i'll both Sagi-
naws, but by largely decreased majorites
NILES, Mich, April 2-Ths Democratic
ticket was elected; I. G. Beahr, mayor, and
Worth Lander recorder.