The Portland daily press., 1895-11-23

pr even TO secure the attendance OF
Sufficient number to deserve the name
Many ladies at first We're disinclined to
lnter upon the project at all, while many
Ithers fatty refused in the beginning.
They all attended. The novelty of the
dea and the universal desire to make
themselves felt in the campaign, though
lebarred from the exercise of the fran
hise this year, won the undecided and
iifHdent one by one, until all finally
lecane enthusiastic workers. The par
de, moro than a mile and half in
ength, was viewed by thousands as it
proceeded along the line of march. Many
i its features were beautiful in design
md exquisitely executed. The unique
haracter of some of the displays awak-
ned sympathetic cheers. Men, as a rule,
we're absent, except in a few instances
There they bashfully officiated as drivers,
nut while men were lacking, babies were
lot, for many Of them with their moth
rs hal their firts experience as compon-
mt parts of political parade. And the
labies cooed and crowed in their enjoy
nent of the outing.
Women in nearly every precinct had
heir regular political organizations.
they held meetings and made speeches,
hat is. the less diffident did so, while the
thers listened. They aligned themselves
9ith the different parties, usually rang
ing themselv> S with the party supported
1y their husbands, but occasionally find
ng their preference in the opposition;
iney talked politics tentatively with their
ords and masters, but their tone became
more confident in discussion with their
ess informed sisters; they attended con-
rentions; they begged their male, fran
chise-endowed friends to support their
Iavorite ticket; in fine, they went
through all the motions Of being IN
politics, though Yoteless.
During the last weeks of the campaign
many ladies prominent in society circles
cancelled all their social engagements ex-
sept such as were imperative, and plunged
headlong into the maelstrom of politics.
Ehe example of the taoitly acknowled ged
leaders was promptly followed, and the
result was an interregnum of the gay
Jocial season, in which society was lead
erless, as it was without deYotees.
The enfranchiselnent of women in Utah
their observation-disclosures, they term it
has had an effect different from any al
ready mentioned. Young women who
have ambitions beyond ending the
triumphs of school. and seminary life
with endless sewing and fancy work,
picture painting, or piano playing, placed
On an equality with their brothers before
5he law, feel that the same avenues
should lead to similar success, and to
shat end they are entering upon the study
Of the professions with an eagerness and
avidity of knowledge unknown to their
less fortunate sisters.
The question of women's voting has
produced crop of good stories, in the
main related by opponents of the idea A
young man, recently removed to this city
from Wyoming, where for quarter of a
century woman has welded the fran
chise, says that his inexperienced young
wife had D hard trial when casting her
first and only vote. They had just come
TO Wyoming from Illinois, and his wife,
relying absolutely on him, had for sew
eral Gays before the election been care
fully imbibing information as to correct
department at the polls. According to
Instructions, she wal ked into the booth
and up TO the judges, then announced
81 am Democrat The
people in the room restrained their
laughter, and the new voter was handed
a ballot. After marking laboriously and
With many comparisons with a list of
Democratic candidates, she returned the
ballot, neatly folded, to the judges. She
remained watching while it was being
inserted into the box; then fixed her gaze
upon one of the judges whom she knew.
What can I do for you?' he felt i'm
PEELED to ask. why, want the receipt
for my VOTE" was the response. The
laughter was explained to her
apologetically. and she set out with .1laz-
ing eyes and Redeemed checks to find her
husband, whose directions she had fol-
lowed too infinitely. That an irremedi.
able break did not result speaks volumes
Tor his powers of explanation and persua-
sion. The lady, it may be added, has
abandoned all desire of dabbling IN poll
les, even to the extent Of casting bal
ot. One experience sufffced her.