The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-02
NOW FOR A WIN ONE" CLUB.
Women May Organize in the In
terest of Pure Politics.
Mrs. Parkhurst, Mrs. Sage and Mrs.
Rockefeller Mentioned as Leaders.

The idea OF a win One" campaign, on
the part of the women of New York,
suggested by Mrs. Florence Brown, of
30 West Twenty-third street, meets
with general approval from other
women who have made a study of NUM-
cipal politics, and who are determined
to take a hand In the efforts of our citi-
zens to secure purer administration
Of municipal affairs.
Mrs. Brown said to-day
81 favor an energetic canvass on the
part of the women. l would have every
woman form a Win One club. Every
woman should be pledged to win at
least one vote for good government She
should canvass among the men she
knows and never stop until she had at
least one man pledged to vote as she
desired. Then there would be one vote
cast for every woman In the movement.
the same as II they had the ballot"
Mrs Elizabeth b. Grannis said:
"a good deal OF Mrs. Browns idea 1
approve of heartily, but l represent a
rather different set of methods. Mrs;
Brown advocates a womans cart-tail
campaign-women speakers to women
auditors. If we might have the cart
tail managed by honest, earnest women
would approve. But II bright am
bilious. smart women did It the very
evil one would be in 1t.
Eyes, ] want all these church women
to organize, get together In the lecture
room for consultation, and have the
pastor or some man wise In statesman
corning the best methods to induce men
to vote for rure candidates and poll
cies. We want the organized women
to appoint committees to labor In our
families and among their neighbors.
Then each woman might win one vote
or many"
the Women's Political Studies Club,
said:
II agree with Mrs Brown I would
suggest Mrs. Josephine Lowell to head
why does he appeal to the women? He
opposes equal suffrage He hasn't
done as he should. If he wants the
won n to help him why doesn't he
Mrs. Grannis and Miss Barcalow each
proposed Elbridge T Gerry for Mayor.
Mrs. Brown suggested Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller or Mrs. Russell Sage as the
leader of the women's movement Mrs.
Grannis thought neither of these wo-
men would accept. and proposed Mrs.
Parkhurst to lead great central or
ganization of women of the. church.
Miss Barcalow thought Mrs. Josephine
Lowell the woman of women for leader
against corruption.
y.
Parkhurst were absent from home
when, an Evening World" reporter
called.
Mrs. Isabella Davis, Secretary of the
ktng, $ Daughters, said:
II hope to see the women taking ad-
vantage of the present opportunity.
Every woman can win one vote"
Mary Phillips, of the New York City
Woman Suffrage League said she liked
the idea.
Miss Jeanette L. Glider said:
Il should think every woman who
wishes for better municipal government
would be anxious to use every possible
influence to help drive out the present
corrupt ring"
The women of the Twenty-third As
sembly District are the first in the field
against Tammany Hall and for pure
government. There has been a deal of
hard work by the enthusiastic women
of the district as individuals, and next
Thursday evening they will get to-
gether."
Mrs; Mark NJ Pomeroy. the wifi of
Brick Pomeroy. has called a meeting
for that evening at 734 Amsterdam ave-
nue. when the earnest wives and moth
ers, and maidens of the Twenty third
There will be speeches by Brick" Pom
eroy, Mrs. Pomeroy, DR.. A. J. Shriver
and others.
our movement is confined to this dis.
we admire DR.. Parkhurst, / do not think
we shall unite with him in this Falls
work. But I'll tell you we will not
patronize Tammany tradesmen."
Mrs. Pomeroy has made a banner
painted by herself, and will give 1t and
5000 for charitable purposes to hat asso.
citation which polls the largest proper.
| tionate vote against Tammany Hall this
| Fall. She will repeat this every year
| for ten years.