The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-10

Ing the only Rocky Mountain yta,e 10 TO
vote. Mrs, Presidential Elecihr Mnlloy
IA very much esteemed by all who know,
her, n woman OF exceptional ability, and
equally refined.
Tho Largest Club.
'The membership o: our clubs rnnged
from sIxty.ilvc TO eco, The largest club
was organized IN Pctnskey, Mich. With
EGO members, Mrs, W, y. Spencer being
president, aud Mls5 Il. j. Asqullle secre-
tary. And the second largest was IN
Clorlnda, Town. with bs7 members,
Certainly We had regular campaign
meotingn, but where Ia .waR practicable
We worked with the mems organizations,
AZ our own meetings there were not 80
many speeches made as there wcrr adj
dresses read, especially those OF natl0n-
nj mote, like the speeches or writings on
the great subjects IN lntsscst by Blaine,
Reed. Sherman and Cochran We made
much Of music In our meetings, and also
devoted the paraphcrnalia feature,
forming regular marching clubs In many
places, Tho uniforms were sometimes
black skirts with white waists, and gold
hats, Again, the yellow cape was very
popular. and even torches were not un-
known In enthusiastic localities"
Your correspondence was OF course
heavy?"
Very. We were In communication
with 25.0l5 women In the central west
erR states alone. The average number
OF letters when began work was nfty-
three day that received from me per-
sOnal replies, and never answered few
er that that many throughout the ASty-
six dnys OF the campaign, Then we had
3iS women In the various counties act
Ing as county chllrwumcn. Ny work
here was day and night. with only two
days on from the time commenced.
woniens Plank In the Platform.
"In all our work we never lost sight OF
that wonnln's plank In the platform
udoptsd by the Republican national
convention at 81. Louis 1t rcads, you
remember. like this:
1.-THE Republican party 10 mindful OF
the rights and interests OF women. Pro-
lection OF American industries includes
equal opportunities, equal pay for equal
work, and protection to the home. We
favor the admission OF women to wider
spheres uf usefulness, and welcome their
cooperation IN resculng the country
from Democratic and PopulIStlc mis-
management and mlsrIle,'
Not the least cSactlng part OF my oc.
cupntion ut headquarters was suggest
Ing to the women NJ The clubs how to
work. md for this service had compe-
tent assistants. We sent out literature
rs to how the women Ind best hold their
meetings, advising to decorate head
quarters, furnish attractive and catchy
music. with good giec clubs, to make
collections 10 buy banners. to put up the
illustrated matter sent out by the ma
tIonai committee, 10 put sound money
and Sid literature into the wagons Of
the farmers who attended Democratic
rallies in the towns, to collect money for
the purpose of sending delegates TO
Canton, and especially to never forget
FIRST voters, of whom we found 100000,
and whom. OF course, we could natural
~ influence more readily than their SEN
Iors in time-hnrdened partisan prepos-
sessions.
Wrote Newspaper Articles.
~ also wrote newspaper articles for
the papers OF the northwest. Yes, l be-
lIevc the Inter Ocean readers have seen
my signature more than once. The par
tIcular aim was to enforce The way that
free silver coinage would affect the or
binary income. ms viewed from the
household side Of the question. Also.
we sent out not fewer ihan Il2.OO0 copies
OF the article on the domestic life OF our
candidates, the foremost space on the
first page being occupied by the dear
old countenanca OF Grandma Mckinley,
with other views made real the beautiful
domesticlty OF those exalted yet ever
accessible homes And then. too, VT
sent out a lot az music. besides badges
and buttons and draperies.
IN our communications with all those
thousands OF people. and with most OF
the state central committees, congress
sIonal and county central committees.
we received only three scoldins letters
two from men and one from woman,
an old-tIme Republican. but who lost
her head in this silver Juror. and had
not only come out on the other side, but
Issued a leafIet, which she inflicted upon
her friends at large: but we are In hopes
THAI she will come In.