The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
QUESTIONS DEBATED BY THE WEST
SIDE AUXILIARY VERY
INTERESTING.
COMING VANDERBILT WEDDING
Most ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THE GREAT SOCIETY EVENT
OF THE YEAR.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct 19.-The men,
bers of the Republican National Commit
tee are slowly coming into the city, and
within few days Chairman Thomas H.
Carter OF Montana will Issue call for the
committee to meet in Washington. A
number of the members are already in the
city, among them Clarkson, w. Murray
Crane OF Massachusetts, Richard G. Krons
Of Missouri and w. NJ. Hahn of Ohio.
Joseph ManIey, chairman of the executive
committee, is expected in the city either
to-day or tomorrow. Senator Quay, so it
is said, will arrive Tomorrow as well as G.
A. Hobert of New Jersey. The object of
calling the committee together is to con-
slider the selection of place and date for
holding the Republican National Conven-
ton, and the more immediate question of
Republicans organizing the next Senate
viii be discussed.
This question of organizing the Senate
will doubtless lead to a warm discussion,
as there Is a difference of opinion among
the Republican leaders as to the advisable
ity of organizing the Senate. Senator
Redfeld Proctor has declared himself in
favor of the Republicans organizing the
Senate with the aid of the Populists. On
the other hand, recently Senator Sherman
Of Ohio expressed himself as against any
attempt on the part of the Republicans to
organize the Senate, unless it is with
clear Republican majority. When Chair
man Carter, who is also Senator from Mon
tana, was asked for an opinion concerning
the organization of the Senate he ex-
pressed himself in favor of the view taken
by Senator Sherman.
Upon the question of late convention
and short but aggressive campaign an
other field for argument is presented and
marked difference of opinion is manifest
Clarkson is in favor of long campaign,
and Manley is also credited with wishing
for such a course to be followed. On the
other hand, Krons, Senator Elkins and
others have declared themselves emphati-
cally against long campaign. Clarkson's
reasons for wanting an early convention
and a long campaign are based upon the
theory that an educational canvass prom
ises best for the Republican party. He
thinks that a literary campaign is always
best, and that a widespread scattering of
campaign literature is essential to Republi-
can success. He does not care where or
when the National committee meets, but
does want an early convention and long
campaign.
Krons says that a long canvass acts like q
drag on business; that it keeps the country
in state of feverish unrest and business
interests in such an uncertain condition
that 1t affects the prosperity OF the country.
Then, too, it is strain upon the people,
the campaign managers and everybody
else. 1t keeps public sentiment change
able. One dayit flares up, then dies down,
and so gets hot and cold by turns.
With the difference Of opinion rife upon
these two points, the coming conference of
the National Committeeman will be OF es-
pecial interest.
us Woman Force in Politics?" was the
question which an unusually large gather
ing of the West Side Woman's Auxiliary
debated yesterday. Mrs. DR.. Gum carried
off the honors as far as sensation went, for
after the paper on the prescribed subject
she rose and said:
II don't think women are going to do
so much good as they think in politics if
they allow themselves to get into the old
ruts and stick TO the old methods of man
politics. Woman's clubs are entirely too
much inclined to degenerate into mutual
admiration societies AS rule I don't
find that women are much better than
men, and they do not make half as good
politicians. They are much more partisan
than men and more Influenced by their
sentiments do not think women will
make good active politicians. Influence
is good thing where it can be used, but
from being an ardent suffragist 1 have
come to believe that the suffrage for
woman would be q great mistake. l seem
to have the faculty Of always exploding a
bomb here, and don't know but I had
better resign" DIR. Gum ended, ruefully,
as she saw the dissenting expression on
many faces.
The forthcoming engagement of Henry
Irving, Miss Ellen Terry and the London
Lyceum Theater Company at Abbey's
Theater is looked forward to with pleasure
by the theater-goers of this city. Irving
Will begin his season at Abbey's Theater a
week from next Tuesday evening, October
IT, Macbeth" will be given, with all the
elaborate and careful attention to detail
which marked its revival at the London
Lyceum Theater December 30, 1888. The
following Is a list of the principal members
OF the organization: Henry Irving, Miss
Ellen Terry, Miss Julia Arthur, Miss Mary
Rorke, Miss Maud Milton, Miss Brenda
Gibson. Miss Alice Denvll, Miss May
Witty, Miss Mary Foster, Miss E. de
Silva, Miss Alisa Craig, Frank Cooper, H.
ii. Howe, F. H. Macklin, Benjamin Web
ster, S. Johnson and Fuller Mellish.
1.-THE Newest Woman" theatrical combi-
nation, which depended on the notoriety
OF Miss Dorothy Chestic for success, went
to niecaS of Por& Iar,ris Wed uesdau