Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-21

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zAu coats from at least two
W. choose Representatives
OF the gentler sex at the next elections. There
will be women in the United States Senate be-
fore long. perhaps. Whether they prove
capable or not in framing laws they are sure at
least to exercise a beneficial influence upon
the manners OF American statesmen.
Women are rapidly becoming q power in the
politics of this country. The beginning Of it
all was an effort on their part to secure control
over the schools At present twenty-one states
OF the Union allow them TO vote for officers Of
schools. In nearly every state women are
elected as school trustees, members of school
boards and county superintendents of schools.
Last autumn nine women were elected as mem
bere OF the school board of Boston. 10 900 Of
their sex voting. In Illinois women vote even
for trustees OF the State University. this privi-
lege having been accorded them for the tirst
time last November. Fully one-haf of the
counties in Kansas have women superintend-
ents Of schools. North Dakota has chosen a
woman for state superintendent Of schools for
the present year.
IN KANSAS,
which in 1850 was the FIRST state 10 grant school
suffrage to women, the latter enjoy many addi-
tional privileges They vote equally with men
in all the cities. casting their ballots for mayor,
aldermen, judges ard other municipal officers.
They will exercise this right OF franchise for
the seventh time next April, having possessed
1t since 1887. 1t is particularly important. be-
cornora,aa 80 $500 =. ~ AZ .uSn 90 ~
VI tSa.a 80. go. :" . sne Va
TS;s racni;ar d;t;a -, go s o''. ses
liquor dealers. Some years ago there a law
in force which obliged every liquor dealer out
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III; - -. .Sl;. ~ - VIZ In' W.. "a
rar,arhahia n.;n!tt, ~ pa.a. i ~.
-; "a a. -"u.I. VIC WI ue.iaou 70
isssr.nm $50 .s ~"s pa;, Ia
Ga,am 49,. 10 AZ .ne
o,1r;u a. .,a.s -. - VII I'm. =! PC
so..'as .ne pc % ON ;hn,. any
sor.taI ~ 1'' W NC incof-
Th;s $500 ,,o - =.
over the sale OF liuuor in the towns but the
arrangement has since proved very advantage
gus 70 tnehi. AT present IN hahs"s they are
Voting for stote and nstionaI offcars H. d.
ever. ii is likely that they will soon ACQUIRE all
of these rights inasmuch as the republicans
and the peoples party have united in favor Of n
proposition to strike one word ont of that
clause Of the constitution of the state which
grants the right Of ballot to s'eYery male citi-
zen" That word is male" This amend
ment is to be voted on by the people in 1894.
and it will probably be adopted. Thus ii is
likely that Kansas will before long elect women
| as Representatives in Congress and perhaps as
Senators. Respecting all municipal affairs thew
| already hold the reins, being effectively
| in control No man whom thev do not want
| can secure place in the government Of any of
| the cities One CITY, Oskaloosa, in 1887 elected
| women 70 fill all OF the municipal offices in
| Guiding those of MAYOR, CITY attorney. police
| justices and members of the common council
Since that time the MAYOR of Oskalotsa has al,
| ways been a woman and no adverse criticism
| has ever been made on the administration of
affairs At the first election open TO women. in
| 1887, &C. 900 men and 20 900 women voted and
the ratio of pettcoat ballots cast since then has
steadily increased Experience proves that
there is no truth in the old saving that women
generally do not care to vote On the con-
trary they exercise the franchise whenever
they get the chance.
WOMEN IN WYOMING.
TWENTY-FIVE wears ago the legislature of Wvo-
ming passed a law granting to women all the
rights as to voting which men possessed in the
territorv Thor. 4. ro.,;ro 20 n-a.-.. -.
from being governor ~ H., .t..a Tna
success of the system has been fn,iv aon,ou'
stroted tbaro Od6 % - - - .t
Ill - wrnn;,r, - -. 10y sse ny mn
deIaoot.s =. tha rerrhi;as,, $1,000 nc n.a 'e
ne,,ni;s T Haa az ra,'ia oHhsenaop az MN
.ha .D.,a sno 20 ueee"'es peen sick
. 80. aoI .ne presiaelIiai can
atsta nos racnr,,;.aJ - -. 80 W tns
az 80 Iii ~ an .nen suey eh,ereo
anS ehe"rod th .r' To, Iose IA oooy
ILL ~, .ta;r H., =. ifoiu Oreeon,
chnse "a to o'', noo " ,. ae same eohseh'ioh,
niaoa ~ att.rna.o e 10 a.'e s 20 'ahe tne
iue.s Al The comron.;o' , ns s ey
party in Omaha there were nearly score Of
women Delegates: There were many women
t a'so AT ;ne convention OF the prohibit
n nua dsnt;a, namnn;nn VI, Iur,og ane recent
women spoke on The stpmn. "''
In 1894 a Convention il tn he held in Nav
York for the purpose of revising the const;s,,.
ton of that state The dalec. taS will he aIoctaa
bv thef,eopIe and the law r.or;ras th., 49,.
of them shall he women The Latter nil, uo trr
their hest to secnre the recon,rnsnss,;o ~ Wy
amendment lea wing ont The unrS ..rasIa " Oh
-. 80 -''"e
No SEA PROHIBITION.
During the present week women representing
the forty-four states of the Union have met in
Washington for the purno.s oy ..t;,r Co..
$50 g. -. SoH
o. ~. s.ta. p'oposion 70 me ,sglslatures
T VIC ioI ~ aHehoneh. OF inc NATIONAL
- n;,;.a Pfoniulne Inc d'siranchisement
IL ~ ot.. ~ On accoul1 .. sex; anis request
pas oeea niaoe every year SINCE io6s. benjamin
amsud long ss1 Gnn ,iaa me fourteenth
SnenonehI OF the Sonst.ution OF the United
"a 20 ranro.s Th;s an,.,Sr.-.. Snsn en