The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-07

dRalU explained lDelr VIEWS, anu again
! the next and the next. In the course o.
| their progress they gathered up vast
amount OF fotsam and jetsam in the shape
! of cand idaies' cards, for on the prin cipie
that one good turn deserves another
| whenever a candidate or his disciples
| would promise and vow to stand firm fUl
! suffrage the ladies would promise TO helI
them on their way by taking their cards
and distributing them, without any regard
! to party.
Indeed they were willing TO advocate
| every party at once with beaulifn, imparti.
atty, but they stood firm for Charles Sum
ner Young for SUPERINTENDENT Of Common
Schools, and for the Republican municipal
ticket for ward Supervisors.
Look here, ladies'" said an honest,
earnesi-loOking workingman. near one OF
the polls. as be glanced through one OF
their yellow slips, do you know that you
are indorsi0g the liquor dealers? 1t does
not seem right to see ladies driving round
and asking US rough fellows 10 vote for
such men as Charles Sumner Young and
Joseph King. They are not the sort that
we should have expected ladies to- help
along"
I'VE don'i know anything about that"
retorted the well-dressed occupants of the
carriages. airily. 1--WE are not reformers
nor phianthr0pists; we are simply suf-
fraglSts. and all those men on our slip are
there Is about it"
and that was all there was about It,
The Equal Rights League wanted
suffrage and it was not going to let GO the
men VINO would give it, even If they were
liquor dealers.
After long and arduous mornings can
wasting the ladies halted at the California
Hotel and partook of lunch to which DR..
burns Gehrcke had invited them. Forti-
hed by this repast they started out on their
afternoons labors with renewed ardOr.
The business part of town had been can
vassed IN the morning. After lunch the
Western Addition was carried by storm.
People rushed to their doors and windows
to look at the procession and the small
boys shouted and cheered themselves
hoarse. Some of the male voters were
gracious and condescended to smile upon
the suffragists and promised 10 vote for
every one they advocated, but most were
made OF sterner stuff.
why are not you at home in the
kitchen ?" asked one man of Mrs. Vida
yer. cycling that energetic young woman
sternly.
Il guess | can leave the kitchen once in
two years. .She retorted, adding to the
crowd in general. ave don't want COffry."
What's the matter with your taking
tea, then % inquired jocOse youth, who
had just come out of corner grocery, and
the DystaDders enjoyed laugh at tile sally.
Now, Mrs. Bradstreet is not gifted with
Mrs Nidaver q Company's gift of the
CAB, and while they had been parrying the
thrusts of the gentleman who had talked
about the kitchen and the other who had
introduced the foolish tea joke Mrs. Brad
street was found to be waging a'fierce and
wordy war with crowd of cold knocking
men. 1t appeared that they had tainted
her on the A. z. a. question, aud instead
OF calmly stating that the only scalp she was
after was that of Judge COffey Mrs. Brad
street had, Independently speaking, put
on her war paint and Sharpened her ar
rows for the fray. There was not a hand
to-hand combat it is true, but the argu-
ment was waxing fierce and the battle was
TO the strong when Mrs. Bradstreet's
friends, perceiving her distress. rushed
into the breach and took her in triumph to
her carriage. After that she did not de-
scend into the arena again, but watched
her friends efforts from her seat al0ft
"And now" said DR.. Gehrcke, with an
undaunted front, after the Western Ad-
dtiOn had been pretty well gone over,
now we will beard the lion in his den."
Judge Coffey was the lion, and the south
of Market-street district, where he was
strong, was his den. The suffragists were
all pretty bold. but still there was an un-
particular domain they were taking their
lives in their hands.
Il do not really think though that any
one will go so far as to throw bricks or
rocks at u.s." said Mrs. Stevens encourage
ingly as the procession drove down the
street.
moment after there was a halt, and
the suffragiSts looked round with bated
breath. The crowd that thronged the
and surged onto the street looked
even more overcome than they did, how
ever. Indeed, if balloon from Mars had
suddenly planked down some of the in
habiiants OF that planet the people could
hardly have looked more dumfounded.
At last few men limidIy approached
the carriages. and others. emboldened by
their example, coon followed suit.
We'll. sure and you say Judge Coffey's
not the wOman's friend" exclaimed the
foremost in the throng. as he heard the
suffracists' eXhoTtatons. do yer hear
that, boys? Have yer any use for man
that's not the friend of the ladies?"
The hearty gallantry and touch Of good
humorpd barney in this speech caused
the suffragisls to beam with pleasure and
when the crowd heartily Endorsed their
spokesmah's sentiments, the ladies with
one accord cried:
you south of Market gentlemen are the
incest peOple we have met yet--and IN
Judge COffey's stronghold, too" was
added with smiles of delight.
Most of the south DIN rket- street gen.
;lemen said nice things IN answer to the
suffraglsts' soothing remarks, but there
was one Oh Mission street, near Fifth.
who did not. He was a little stout man.
as round as barrel, with fierce black
that would have looked big on a
man twice his size.
The carriages had halted and he marched
up to them, and with folded arms gazed
scOrnfully at the occupants. Are not you
ladies ashamed of yourselves 2" he Kissed
out scathingly. Are you not ashamed ?".
But the suffragists did not blush for them
selves; they blushed for him, and said
Poor thing, he Is the first TO-
day. you know, absolutely the first who
has been really rude.'
Encouraged by this remembrance, the
water front was next visited. There was
a tendency outside some of the saloons
there to be facetions Oh the part of a few
of the lOuDgers, but these were the ones
whO had INDUCED in potatiops. The
others half seriously and half jeeripgly re-
GREETED that the ladies had not come be-
fore thew had voted. You are too late,"
they said.
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