The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-17
NAY VOTE FOR A NAN.
Women Refuse to Indorse Mrs.
Thomas for School Board.
DOUBT AS TO HER CITIZENSHIP
Century Club After Revenge for Mrs
sheafe's Defeat-Populists to
Make Nominations.

The prospect that there might be two
women candidates for school directors AZ
the coming election was disposed OF yes
terc4y. and Mrs. Winifred Thomas, the
one woman in the field IS not 10 have the
united support OF her sex for which she
hoped, On the contrary, IL is even posi-
n4e that the Century Club the represent
tatlve OF advanced woman, may suppaz~
a male candidate. The Popu.isss are al
so preparing 10 nominate a ticket, and the
outlook Is that there will be no lack OF
candidates for the three Offices, though
they do not pay salaries.
The women dashed Mrs. Thomas hopes
at d meeting IN the Holyoke block yester-
day afternoon, where the members Of the
century Club and others who agree with
them met in star chamber session. OF
course, the facts leaked out as they al
ways do from star chamber sessions for
people VIII talk in spite OF all that any
man or woman can do. Among the wo-
men there proved 10 be some adroit poll
Slclans, whose ingenuity would 90 credit
20 some OF the best political workers in
the city.
Within a few moments after the meet
ing was called 70 order an elderly lady
with peaceful smile arose and remarked
that she had heard IL asserted that Mrs
Thomas was not citizen, and she for
one wanted 10 know the truth before an
Endorsement or nomination. This as the
beginning of a lengthy discussion. in
which quite general opposition TO Mrs
Thomas became apparent. Her citizen
snip IL doubted on the ground that she
individually was never naturalized A
few years since her then husband Rev
David Thomas. took out his papers prop
eriy enough, but the couple has since been
divorced. This involves a question OF
citizenship on the woman's part. Cor the
courts TO decide, and the meeting thought
he AZ ~ @.IA
such uncertainty lowering about her.
The opposition to Mrs. Thomas dates
back two years. when Mrs. G. NJ Sheafe
was a candidate for school director, but
was defeated. Mrs. Thomas worked hard
against her, and was probably the cause
of her defeat Several members OF the
Wonran's Christian Temperance Union
are also working against Mrs. Thomas for
the same reason. and the action of the
Century Club will probably be followed
by that organization.
The meeting adopted set of resolutions
giving the reasons for not naming can
didate and giving the present school law
ats as one remarked. All were invited
20 sign the resolutions, but not more than
six did so.
The Populist primaries viii he held in
the various wards of the city next Mon
day evening rom 100 to o'clock, and the
convention To nominate three candidates
evening. October .. at the PopuHst head
quarters, corner of Madison and Third
streets.
AT the election voters will have from
IL noon until 7 p. m. in which 10 cast their
ballots. The hours were fixed by the
board of education at its last meeting.
when the time was made Il to O'Clock
instead OF ] TO S o'clock. thus setting the
time back one hour. Under the law the
lowest limit for holding the election Is
six hours, and the board has followed the
precedent OF giving one hour more than
the legal minimum. Owing TO the change
in time an erroneous report has been
spread abroad that the polls would close
at s o'clock. thus putting a large number
of laboring men 10 inconvenience, and this
report has been commented on in way
not complimentary to the board by pa
pers that did not take the trouble 10 look
into the legal notices of the election print
ed by the daily papers.