The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-04

One of the features of the election vas
the presance OF women workers At the
polls: they were everywhere, peddiing
tickets. buttonholing voters and soliciting
votes tor their respective candidates.
Every one who desired TO vote was obliged
To pass down line OF smiling faces and
pretty hats and u IL said that the expert
snce "a. so pleasing that many OF the
more dashing male voters made bluff
1t repeating. merely for ths sake OF
doing IL all over again. The most
active work OF the day by the women
vas done 1t the polling places
In the RisI;o building. In the build
ing Al the corner Of Third and
Yesler, and In the MeCombs building on
Pike street. The vote also represents
largely the women's vote, u being esti-
mated that al least one-hali the votes were
cast by women and IL Was surprising to
zee the energy aud vigor with which they
worked for their respective candidates.
rood many OF them worked for Mrs.
eheafe's candidacy, bat more worked for
either Mr.. Holmes or Mr.. Churchill. Mr..
Enox seeming TO have neither workers
nor followers and his vote consequently
cuts almost no figure at all in the total.
workers as well ~ voters we're numerous.
The women came in . steady stream ali
afternoon. and as The majority had never
before east vote 10 was amusing to notice
how they went about f. Many of them
seemsd to think ii necessary that they be
put through . series of mysterious initia-
tory performances before qualifying. and
consequently al were anxious 70 know just
what they should do and how they should
act. When told that all that Was required
was TO give their names and answer any
questions put to them. they declared the
procedure a very prosaic one.
rHosK ISoutEfrIvr nES.
A good many votes were challenged on
she ground that the fair voters we're not II
years old or over One young woman. an
attractive strawberry blonde, when ehal-
lspged said she YES II years old. and when
told she would have % swear her vote in
took it very much 10 heart and declared
she would not vote at all. and took II very
much 20 heart that her statement should
he questioned. Then two young women
came up together. neither OF them appar-
entity over II years old. and. when ehal-
ieaged. the judge asked them;
Are you Il years old"
Both shook their heads In n puxrled
way and then they were asked;
"Hos old are youg'
oae of the girls would not answer. and
the other. thinking tue question was the
acme Of imrsrtinenee. said saueily:
cts none Of yeur business how old We
are 80 and she tore up her ballot and that
az her friend. and both walked away with
their heads high in the air and an injured
lock upon thelf faces
The next voter Was q tall inderandsnt
looking young woman. who carried her
head in a manner that left no doubt bat
that she as sble To take care of herself
anyw here and everywhere. Her vote Vas
challenged, aad when the Judge asked her
age she saia she wss plenty old enough.
"Are yea over n p persisted the Judge.
who Vas not satisfied With tho answer,
and she unhsslsa3ngly replied;
YES. sir. | an; I'm = past. and her
vote Was SLOWED 10 SO IA TIE box without
further protest
Another woman. who said she vas mar.
r,ed and had children Of school age. came
up 20 yols. She declared she Was over u
wears old. and no one doubted her word.
bat when asked 10 give her name she re-
piled:
II weat give my name; is's nobody,
business. I'm not solng 10 lss everybody
know who an"
She as finally convinced that IL Vas
NECESSARY that Der name be given 70 IA.
clerk AMI she reluctantly told Who she
was. Then new objection came ~. she
demanded the privilege Of putting her BAL
los la tas box. sat VAS not permitted to
DO 50 she demanded 60 know ~hv SIZE
eoulans dispose OF TIE eAl los asrse.g. and
sskeds
..UnIsss pat il in hew wilI kuos it
roes in the hcxF
..Yoa sssy right here, madam. Asa
watch me put II e." replied TIE tuaee.
and this ~as dene. the woman nos tab az
her eve OF the ballot q moment evt3sRuy
~xpeesing some slssght-of hand perfogm-
snce would Re soae taroHEh With.
Ia the morning. about al hour after The
roll, openea. discussion arose as 10
vhssher the iss repaired wo8ea 20 os
over II Of simply over u in voting as
.ehool elections, ard . wsE created cen
sia.rasls sonsIssaAsien by declaring sAas
a.. women wcala have 20 swear they sers
over 81. This wss soon found TO 70 mis-
abatement. and II wss noticed thas coed
manv Of the yoeng ladies Immediately
Locked relieved sna eseashsd easter.
osar rxw yorEs raKowS ovr
v.yx few halloss. con- psraiively. we're
,hvoxn out because iEnrrorerly east. eH;
- A.. voting place At TSelfsA and JACK
-. .,-.~s. two acre net coansed because
- ~n%s-x wawN written ca