The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
WOMEN FOR SOUND MONEY.
THIR1r-FIV THOUSAND HARD AT
HORK ~ THIS T1T

MANI lkcRuhlicmu AepOcthtton- Miss lton.
Wells Cnnvass-The MeadqunrterS nr a,
Womcn in This City-Methods OF Work.
Chairman Hackett Of the Republican state
Committee said tho other day that no organi2a-
tion had done more effective campaign work
this year than the Woman's Republican Asso-
citation of the State of New York. He can't get
up a quarrel with anybody who knows anything
about the matter along this line. Thirty.hva
thousand women can control n lot OF votes, to
say nothing OF the cohxing and persuading and
wheedlinR and converting that they can do,
and that 10 about the number Of women now
members Of the State association. Thousands
of them have come in during this campaign.
Auxiliary clubs have sprung uplike mushrooms
In the most unexpected towns throughout the
State. and their growth In numbers from week
to week has been phenomenal. Two years ago
there was not one association OF Republican
women In New York, and the present aggregate
has been brought about by the persistent, never
tagging. yet ~tactful, effort of one woman, Miss
Helen Varick Boswell. She 10 an officer in the
National Woman's Republican Association as
well as organizer for New York State. She be-
lieved from the lrst that the State could be
thoroughly organized. and has proved the sound
mesa OF her belief.
Those who have watched the efforts OF the
Republican women in this city are convinced
thhh pihlso siNGu tnetn Dy inhlTuhnE hCk-
EFT is merited. Thoi. campaign has been con-
Quoted with a thoroughness and earnestness of
purpose that might well be emulated by organ
~izations long in the business. These women
began work as far back as July. and In
the hottest weather. when even the
truest, bluost Republicans and sound
money Democrats sweltered so that they
didn't care the Zip of q penny how the
campaign was going. the women worked on.
Every day Miss Boswell, the Chairman. and
Mrs. Clarence Burns. President of the West
Side Club, could be seen In the worst districts
of the city planning their battle ground. There
was an immense amount OF preliminary detail.
BY the time the campaign regularly opened
Miss Boswell had her forces In excellent work
ing order.
For the first time In political history New
York women have = campaign headquarters
This was furnished by the State ommitt In
recognition Of the excellent work done by tho
women In the previous two years. Then. too,
perhaps the State Committee wanted some place
TO send all the cranks who apply at headQuar-
tiers. But this Is only a surmise. based on the
fact that q great many very queer women and
queer men daily visit the women's hendqunr-
ters. and they all say that they were
sent up from the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Tho
headquarters are at 1879 Broadway. This is
advertised By a banner as big as tho biggest in
the city. which swings to the breeze. on tho
seventh avenue side OF the building. bearing
s sIsft the T Hs : mwensn's Republican sIs Asso-
their gay assorasioas: /; yy5s no.
and Hobart that entirely cover one
end OF the main room and the smaller ones in
that he WAS in a boudoir. The Stars and Stripes
are draped here and caught M there In q way
that make. ono feel that a woman has been
around. and flow eES are alWnys blooming In tho
vases. and the sun can't seem to get anywhere
without shining into one OF those four windows.
OF the sound-moneyd doctrine has fallen on Mrs.
Burns. who. with o dozen or more aids, has
TO house and store to store CANVASS. eI plaininR
in n simple and convincing way the issue and
at the beginning Of the campaign that
he state o,nm,tts must furnish the
a. 0" mes f her views, "'' and iu0a 90 ''' ins.sa5
OF pamphlets and exhaustive masses of stats
s s.Gs; in ,ma p10T ss sis$ Ssm BY ID .61 IN ~ ,hs mo bad ad re-
else manner and translated into seven Lam
guavcs. so thnt none need be left in the dark as
ers were 30 delighted to receive something to
read IN their own language that they cried with
Cherry nill In and out these d!.,ricts-and
others, day by day haye the women gone until
been distributed anil more than one hundred
thousand Leaflets given out by hand.
The Hutk OF he speaking has fallen on Miss
Florence kirkwood has helped them out a great
deaf ~ aaaFr.s!nE women,1 m ~ Miss
Ike In style, but are both attractive platform
Sneakers. Mrs. Pierce !mrresses one rather
that one Followed the offer at a crowded
Eai:hedf male orator. Who had been listening
with amazed interest To the excellent points
,Ss4. n by hut ,as o wo shtns i FL t tod him 1ag to s .sy! : .Ss
that was to quote them a line from "OLhello:"
My occupations gone" Few men have been
Ms Roswells orRt"ry has not been confined 10
the city. She has spoken throughout the state
She is a small! bundle OF adaptah!l!ty. and is
halls Hall audience. She was fookeI to speak
she says she was mighty brave about 1t unll
she got TO the hall; There were between three
rived on the scene, and the tobacco smoke was
so thick that she could scarcely, see
began to tremble. and she had 10 beat her chest
to keep the tears ont Of her voice After she
Grst word would ever come. q big. brawny
fellow jumped up in the back OF the audience
Tick dem hats off. Sect
lmmed,ateLy every man doned his hat IN
An drop dem Gig gnrs."
shufllng Of feet; and hundreds Of two.oent
cigars were .acrifced ont Of respect for her;
When a SIN reporter saw Miss Boswell at
headquarters and asked her how she felt, now
that tho election WAS at hand, she said;
In every limo OF our work we have met with
the most respectful treatment, even In tho
worst nrlghborhoods. | am a great believer
that in this life you will receive Just the treat.
ment that you accord. and we have found that
to be true. The patriotic men, both Democrats
and Republicans, have been loud In their COM
OF our work. and ! am altogether
quite pulled up with pride. We firmly be-
lievo that the national honor VIII be sus-
tanned by the outcome OF the election.
matter which way 1t goes, however. our as
will keep on working all the year
round as IL has always done during the past
two seasons. la an educational way. SO that all
may be learning much that Is need full concern
ing national, state. and municipal legislation.
The clubs in the larger cities. such ny Buffalo
and Syracuse. follow the same line OF work as
the New York city clubs at all times. Those In
towns pursue methods suited to tho
By which they are surrounded"