The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-09
WOMEN ON The STUMP.
Young Kansas Women Who
Took Part In the Campaign,
And Made Speeches For Free
SiIver's Cause.
Some New Forensic Ability Among
Women Coming to the Front in
This State.

A writer at Abilene, Kan, contributes
an interesting article on the women
who have taken part in the campaign
in Kansas on the free silver side. The
writer says:
One OF the most interesting Of the
collection of woman orators engaged by
the PopulIsts was Miss Eugene Cook,
the pride and idol of the Maryland
PopuHsts. She is but IL years old, and
for a year she has been giving the
farming districts of her state some OF
her radical views on the questions OF
the day. Her voice is sweet but pow
erful, and she has the free silver ideas
all in form for most attractive present
aIlOn to the public. she mas a broader
knowledge of the matter than most
stump speakers. Last year she issued
70 Senator German a challenge to meet
her in joint debate, but ne refused to
talk against a woman. She said that
he was afraid to meet her, but 1t was
not that. Her father always accom-
panieS her on her trips, and he regards
her as another Joan of Arc She has
been on the stump IN Kansas almost
all the season, and her voice has been
lifted in many picnic and opera
house.
Miss Murray is popular, too. She is
the young lady that tried to stampede
the Chicago convention for BOieS, when
she waved the banners, and was the
cyn0sure of the great crowd that filled
OF a little paper at Nashua, Ia, and
was unwilling to leave her work at first
to come to this state. She has been
all through the work Of the print
ing office and knows what it is TO be
the drudge of the establishment. She
was the reporter for a time, and when
she had saved money enough she
bought the paper, which she and
friend now own, and she is making it
a success Since her advent into the
notice of the public she has had many
offers to SO on the stage and to become
connected with various schemes, but
she has refused them all to take the
stump here and in her own state.
Miss Frankie Lane OF Minnesota is
a young lady of advanced views who
has been in the state for six weeks. She
has the diploma of a law school in her
pocket, and yet is only y years old,
though she talks like a veteran. Her
language is so vivid that she has been
called the Senator Tillman of the WO-
man orators of the west She has
the ability that has made Mrs Lease
so famOus-that OF talking for hours on
a stretch without WEAKNESS Her spe-
cialty is the corporations and the do
ings Of Wall street These are her
themes on all occasions, and she warns
up the farmers hearts as no other
speaker can, or, at least, does.
Mrs A L. Haskell, mayor Of the
town of Gaylord. kan, the only town
On earth ruled by women, is another
applicant for the favor of the people.
She is wealthy, and has SO well man
aged the place that she and her sister
officers govern that it is out Of debt
which is more than can be said ofmany
places ruled by men. At the last cleo
ton Mrs. Haskell received two votes
for every one that was cast for the
male opponent that ran against her.
Her husband is a banker and stock
owner. and she has the most freedom
a woman could ask. She is Demo
crat and makes her talks very practical
and to the point. She is the embodi-
ment of good health and is a very at
tractive woman. She dresses well and
knows the advantage OF a good gown
to catch the people.
"A-novelty among the workers of the
state is q. young woman from the cen
trail part of the Fifth district who is
colOred Her name is Minnie Jackson
and she is the daughter OF q poor col
ored man and his wife, who have
little farm. She has been to the neigh
boring town high school and her tai
ents for the rOstrum were always of
more than usual interest She was
discovered by the Alliance and has bean
making speeches since that time. She
is q very rapid speaker and has made
many addresses in the Fifth district
OF course she draws large audiences
because of her color, and because she
is really above the average of the stump
speakers of she year"