Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-30
WANTS BEN'S SHOES,
Mrs. Martin, of London, Says
She Is Destined to Be the
Next President.
CITIZENSHIP NO FACTOR.
1t Will Be Accomplished by a Mighty
Revolution of Mind
ON AN EQUAL RIGHTS PLATFORM.
She Claims the Humanitarian Government
is the True Form.
CITIZENSHIP NO FACTOR.
IN AN EQUAL RIGHTS PLATFORM.
She Claims the Humanitarian Government
Is the True Form.
4RTSTOCRACY OF GOOD BLOOD WANTED

Probably the most unique women in the
world are Victoria C. Woodruff, now Mrs.
John Biddulph Martin, of London, and
Dennie c. Claflin, now Lady Cook, the first
lady bankers and reformers Of America, as
they style themselves. They came in from
New York on the limited last evening, and
registered at the Anderson. Mrs. Martin
was accompanied by her husband, a venera.
ble-looking man, who has made fortune as
banker in the English metropolis.
Mr.. Martin and his wife are members OF
the Royal Worlds Fair Commission, and
are now on their way to Chicago on Fair
business Mrs. Martin will go back to Lon
don for two months, but return in October
to open her campaign for the American
Presidency. She says she is destined to be
the next ruler of the United States, and ex-
Speaker Reed, Harrison, Cleveland, Hill
and other candidates will please take notice
that they are not in the race. She is not
clear in her explanation of how it will be
done, bat in visionary way SAYS it will be
accomplished by ''mind revolution"
A Woman of Charming Presence.
Mrs. Martin is thorough woman, about
e5 years old. Her hair is strongly tinged
with gray but she is active and vigorous,
and is not masculine, as many people i'm
agine. On the contrary, she has sweet
and rather handsome face Indeed she is
very lovable, and the average man would
easily be won over by her agreeable man.
ners. She is terribly in earnest and ter
rifle talzer. Herein she does not differ
from her sex. she grows eloquent in
expounding her beh she did last even
ing to a small nee of reporters
at the Anderson, her cheeks red
dened like a rose, and she was
voted very attractive and taking lady.
Men will say she is visionary and imprac-
tical, but all who hear her will agree that
she is welded to the work that she has
mapped out, the emancipation of woman.
She believes in the equality of the sexes
and equal rights. This is the platform on
which she will make her canvass tor the
Presidency.
Lady cook is in hearty accord with her
sister, but her character is quite different.
She belongs to the nervous, energetic class
of women that are able to take care of them
selves. She makes good mainstav, and
she says she is travelling with Mrs Martin
to encourage and help her in her mission.
Once she ran for Congress- and though de-
feated. she has universally received the
title of honorable.
The Woman of Destin-.
The ladies are making arrangements for
national convention to be held in Chicago
early in October, when Mrs Martin will be
made the Presidential nominee 'I am,"
said Mrs. Martin. "a woman of DESTINY. 1t
has been known to me for more than a score
of wears that in the year 1892 1 should be
chosen to govern my people. 1t is destiny,
and nothing can avert the decree. When / left
for America they told me in London that
nv work was in England, but / said No,
the United States is the place. You know
I am an American, and love this dear old
land of ours. The fact that ] married an
EnGlishman does not make me NV the less
a Yankee. My nature ha not been
changed"
"But Constitutional LAWYERS saw that
you are not a citizen. How 1, could
you be a President?" was sugg,
81 expected that question: piled.
sand 1 want it discussed and from
the start. DO YOU remembe the
utterances of George Washing in
augural address? He alluded wv
form of Government as expert. h
his clear Judgment he foresa,
be at the best only an experim
long time it was doubtful OF
stitution, as it now stands.
from the grinding necessities
people. The wonder to me
endured so long.
A Change of Organic
''It served the purpose
clothes for the infant child
competent to meet the demar
grown man and woman of
Wider views Of the scope of
omv have created demand
tartan form of government, an
will not be satisfied with Law
q struggling people by ignora
and political tricksters The
of the American people dem
tifc education shall be the
decide who our lawgiv,
and that the disgraceful
present attending our pc
lions shall no longer
The change in the ls
Constitution will come
tion, not bloody one, but
wonderful change in sentin
ing and have toreseer
the last 25 years TIL .--
not be a monarchy, an
democracy. These are @
be humanitarian.
Avery Thor
'1n the first plao