The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-15
0 NJ WERE FOR GOLD.
THEY CAST HdLF THE M'KINLEF
POTE ~ COLORADO.
Efforts to Convert Them 20 silver Theories
Failed But There was No Great Polit,cah
Activity Among Them During the Cane
ST Women In the LerlHinture.

Efforts to Convert Them TO silver Theories
Failed But There was No Great Poiit,cah
Activity Among Them During the Cane
st Women In the Leririnture.
DENVER, Nov. lo.-Of the $4,000 votes cast
for Mckinley and Hobart in Colorado It ia safe
to say that fully one-half were cast by women.
At a downtown club on the day preceding cleo
ton n group of men were talking OF the efece
OF tho woman vote and of the value OF the equal
suffrage. II developed that the wives OF the
clubmen either intended to vote for Mckinley
or did not intend to vote at all.
My wife does not care to vote" said one,
land I do not intend TO urge her, either. 1
don't want her tn "s""
whats tho matter with You ~ inquired
another. Arc you still opposed to equal
suffrage ~
NO, but my wife insists that IL she votes 10
will he for Mckinley"
My wife wouldn't register" remarked an-
other. she has been receiving letters from
her folks in tho East, all crying against Poru-
listlc notions, and. rather than mako trouble,
she refused to renew her registration"
In this city 1t is probable that the vote Of the
women defeated the county ticket of the silver
Republican and Democratic fusion and elected
tho Populist-Silv party fusion ticket. This
was due to several peculiar conditions entirely
local in nature. Throughout the Sta'c, how
ever, these conditions did not prevail, and the
women voters were free to vote ns they chose.
1t may be safely stated. therefore. That the wom-
en- voters here are n conservative element
and form n great and material addition to tho
independent vote.
The women were not pushed to the front dur
ing this campaign as they were In tho state
campaign two years ago. They were in the pre-
liminary conventions. but they took no active
part. and during tho campaign there were no
political afternoon teas, no parlor recei-
tions to candidates. no public mass meetings
managed by women. The candidates for tho
Office of State Superintendent OF public schools
on all tie tickets were women, but they made
no campaigning tours for votes. In this city
there were three women on the Populist county
ticket as candidates for the lower House OF the
State Assembly. and they appeared at a few Of
the public meetings. In one or two other coun-
ties there were women candidates. but they did
not become prominent. nor were they elected.
AS a general thing the women voters of Col.
orado were silent witnesses OF the political
struggle. They were subject to about the same
influences as the ordinary run OF male voters.
that the free coinage OF silver was SO important
that the entire Chicago platform should be
readers Of current magazines. and with oil tho
standard publications. coming out weekly and
monthly in a united stand against the Chicago
platform they were not 30 ready to accept the
doctrines OF the silverttes rs business men in
tb'lCD WIN ne INNING OPERATORS OF Int SLhIt.
In thus State the law permits a permanent
registration of voters. but when n voter fails to
vote at any election his name is stricken from
the rolls and he must register again, In this
ciIy many women failed TO attend To this duty.
,im nsR wh taeI io fn9q Ines OF Of 1 rsosIe were " wa Tas a. 10 q
register, and the necessity OF having 10 stand
and wait their turn deferred many women from
the effort. Election day in this city was one OF
those beautiful days so frequent in Colorado
during the autumn months. Early in the fore
noon the women went TO the polling places in
groups OF two or three, but most of them were
accompanied by husband. brother. or some male
friend. Under the present system Of h~alloting
electioneering at the polls has practically ceased.
This year III" women had not been previously
Instructed how to vote. There were no expert
mental booths, no sample ballots, 10 coaching
committee women. The ballot this year was an
each with an appropriate emblem and a compli-
Gated list OF names of candidates grouped I'M
order to Vote a mixed ticket one had to be well
Instructed. To vote a straight ticket was a SIM
II cross opposite the name OF the party and its
selected emblem. and that would Indicate a de-
S MANY an 9oR was is,a a portrait . bryaT9:
cross mark opposite the portraits, thinkirg ther
were voting right. Adopble cross meant aduh-
Gus vote. and all such had TO be thrown GU.
The Teller emblem stood not for the Bryan an,
sewall electory, but for the Popu!a.t State
candidates without knowinGit. 1t was the YER
dict OF MANY election judges that this fact alone
iNTH -. vas SAhts IA ZIG C4tCNIOl Va VIM
Iopulistic leg 'slative ticket over the fusion OF
Democrats and Republicans. One judge stated
as to the Specification of the Teller emblem, amt
IL nearly every instance the women admitted
it because they knew that Senator Teller was al
right aud they wanted to follow his lead.
There wero three women on the legislative
ticket elected in this county. so the experiment
OF women Legislators viii be made again In this
state. In tie makeup OF the fusion Silver
considerable trouble. After repeated efforts.
The names OF three women were placed upon
not believed TINT the ticket had any chance to
WIN. anyway. The new woman Legislators are
Mrs. Martha A. y: Conine. Mrs, olive c. But!er.
ana Mrs. EranGeline ueart2. all OF this city.
Mrs. Conine is tho wife OF u lumber dealer.
For TWO. years she has been President Of tho
having over 200 members. She has also been
chairman OF the Legislative Committee of the
Denver. This club has nSorly 100 members
and discusses a wide range OF topics. Tho var!-
OF work done, problems solved. and reforms ac-
For two years the Legislative
Committee has discussed topics such as the
hntIot laws, u REVISED charter for the city OF
Denver. and laws for the benefit OF women and
children. In this work Mrs. Conine has taken
we'll informed upon the topics Of legislation
Rely to attract attention during the coming
Mrs. Olive {, Builder comes Of good old Massa-
eh,isetts si2c' having been born under the
the family moved TO COLORADO in 1850. Sno
bold a prominent, position in the Woman's Re-
oY the fusion ticket. Mrs, Hearlz is a daughter
nt Charles Clay OF bundas, Prince Edward
aver Union aud an active worker in the Trades
AsNempiy, She has never been very prominent
n ln9ilc IRE IN THIS city. though she did take
"a active part last sprinc in an AGITATION 10 de.
'rat a scheme to purchase suburban tracts Of
ana Tor city park purposes.
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