The morning times., 1896-06-15
WOMEN IN THE CAMPAIGN
Miss Boswell Preparing to Help
Elect the Republican Ticket. /
She Has Gone to the st. Louis Conven-
tion und Is an Active Factor
Already

The women's end OF the Presidential
campaign, so far as New York is con
cerned, opened wien Miss Helen Varict
Boswell put tile last shirt waist into hel
trunk before starting for the st. Louis con-
vcDtion. Miss Boswell VIII have the
direction OF the New York branch OF the
/ National Woman's Republican Associate, !,
8 lie will attend the convention in her ca
pacity as an officer OF that body and as
the representative of Mrs. Emily Chase
OF Rhode Island, who is the secretary OF
the association.
In every crease of the grass linen gowns
in which she will disburse smiles and gold
sentiments from the convention platform she
folded away a plan for the more serious
warfare of the fall. The plans are broad
enough to cover the political views of
any possible nominee. They can be made
to fit the narrow, conservative way along
which a gold-standard candidate may be
expected to lead his party to the polls.
They may, on the other hanl, be stretched
to carpet the wide platform of silver
Republican, with its sixteen planks tn
one joint" as one of the members OF tile
association said.
I'll be in time for the convention"
she said to a New York Sun reporter.
.'Our State convention tof Republican we
mem Will be held here in October Some OF
the most earnest workers from all over
the State will be chosen to form n State
central committee. ] expect to gain a
good many ideas which this committee
may be able to put to use during my
visit TO the convention
s''She expects to see for the first time
there" jocularly remarked her father.
as he put his head In at the door to
announce the arrival of the expressman
for her trunk, THAT storied individual. the
walking delegate. That is If the hotels
still insist on their present Interpretation
or hospitality toward the colored repre-
sentatives."
The expressman WIS called back. while
Miss Boswell unlocked the trunk TO put in
the skirt of a dress which she discovered
lying on chair.
II wouldn't have left THAT out for any
thing" she commented. That WAS my
,chiefest JOY. II was to me what his favorite
chicken was to "a man down in our parts.
Miss Boswell is a native of Maryland. He
was always complaining of having his
chickens stolen. He told us the tale of the
latest of these bereavemeDts late one night
and then went home. We were aroused
shortly afterward by his excited appearance
as he gasped.
'' I want to tell you that I've Just found
out that 1t was my mostpartic'1 chicken
what was Just tellin' you aboutwas stole
That was my most particiarcst skirt.
need it. am to sit on the platfOrm where
few women are privileged to sit. There will
be many other women there. / need that
skirt.
"Iexpect to meet Republican women rep
resenting every section OF the country. From
them shall doubtless get many available
ideas, particularly from the silver States
women. They are likely to be well rep
resented, since they are the women who
take not only an interested but an active
part in politics. OF course we are not work
ing for McKinley's nomination since We
have our own favorite son, but we will sup
port any candidate who may benomiDated
withthe samestrength, the sumo en- thusiasm,
and the same glee club