The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
A WOMAN IN POLITICS.
EXPERIENCES Nv A CANVASS o
CO UNITY OFFICE.

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still sounds az reasonable and MS nice when l
come nome ~ III sp,,ns Imns ih., xo,o nm
| III was one mornins III '.ne 'hN ~
| with the full CONVICTION tnhb IL V L "ho kolnk
to he .nnerln,endent. something must be done.
y. ,na. ~. Sr.or,.st ,ahls and mad.
i waikeh doWh 10 ING reeA'"s aoo ""u """o
my announcement, but l had no idea Just what
| WINS to do AS vet. [ did not rush Off to some
university in order to take a postgraduate
course in political economy pohtic'ans are NOT
" - - un,hor and T
buggy horse shod anew. and my mother and l
drove to q neighboring town to consult with an
oid family friend wbose head had turned gray
10y .a,,,..I .x,o,ionc.
VII" WIN p 'n,nH =, will bs easv for YOU, he said with
misleading confidence. Mr.. Long is n friend of
mine and / Know he wont care much about run;
ming for a second term Let me say right hero
that Long does as well for a superintendents
name as any other, especially when 1t isn't
Long. IL wont, anyhow when he hears "
inu. Won L.
and the times are too hard to encourage gal.
lantrv tn such An extent
but my political adviser was of the opinion
still that Mr.. Long would not run.
You will have to travel all over the county
to get acquainted with all the prominent people,
SO that they will work for you. You will have
nanus ~ e''' o"' "'N N' ~ '"'
oaoie had ne eI aaaeei that it would be necessary to
study local geography when the morse was
the babies that might. have, to be kissed was
something appaiiihk. he .o,a me ABOUT .ne PR
mares ana now important IL wa that men "a
yorable 10 my interests shonid De sent 10 the
County Convention. After that every man l
met politically tod me about the primaries.
Before the political ball haa rolled very
much further | determined TO find out from Mr..
Long himse II nc really INTENDED running
second time. A common 1riehu went with me
to his Office and talked OF pleasant itnpersonal
things until | mustered courage to ask the ap-
Mr.. Long. VIII you be u candidate for re-
e]lection2 have heard that you, would not
~ have decided to run again: ne replied;
1t came over me then how very Interesting
tins game OF politics was, ana ! emem oerea
any way. before | knew II was SAVING; $3.50.
have no OBJECTIONS. From that moment MT:
Long, although he was noted inr his kindness o.
heart became the most formidable OF person.
THERE'S no better way in the world to study
human nature tnan 70 GO INTO politics, nor Is
ones county. 1t is both interesting and curious
to hear q man VINO Is canvassinG ioI some
they will pledge him their support. There is
Just SO much form and ceremony to be per
ties must not be FASTENED In igdegree:
Re II saia TO my iastinR alscredlt that ! never
a snbieGs when ! saw a short cut: Al first ! was
sure 10 reel myself ether aGgressively feminine
or ridirHlousiy youthful when asking for a
publlc Office: II Al depended on the person with
whom ! WAS 'aiking; IN Time grew 10 feel that
al, and l found them as easy a subject for dis
cusS!on ~ the weather. =
OF the family always being ready to accompany
me. sometimes a party OF friends would take
ine oppoTtuhlty 70 20 alGne LOT a picnic drlre.
] learned to know all who had political hopes
ana nearly every one OF political prominence in
l was passing a candy store. when l thought
l reS9shi+ed IN a group OF men some ore who
LIZ h !" a. ser nv one wnom l nag known
when he was q ooy. l stepped INTO the candy
siore ana asked the proprietor II that was not
c.iiisd III, po'h'inE wi.nout; hesa'9 ~ was ana
caiiea nun IN. ! was not mistaken. The gentle
man INA, wns OF my party taitn ana would help me.
irad : n "a u ennay sours anu ne thonght OF me
t"e soubH WIN TX 0dy NdN SullES.
c D,n ! Ear i1r some soda water! In politics the
I ,nn always treats, reminded MIN. and
tnat was the ohlS time treating vas meptioneI
L had been very anxious To meet a gentleman
OF some note in county affairs. when l met him
one aay on INC road He began to instruct me
-. LINK,
.h,, haSe nau u Roou ueal OF experience, ana l
Gn nun ! can give you some advice, DO not be too
p.M!Nan; pc gooa 10 ooIh pariies.,