The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
A SIEGE OF LOW LADIES.
FAILURE OF AN ATTEMPT TO STORM
THEIR PRESS BUREAU.

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Political Questions which women Wore Asked
to Answcr-Rrpubiican womrn'u Views OF
the Present CnmpniFn-Thr Press BurrAu
OF tho Lady cts aud ITS NOVEL Methods.
A certain newspaper which Is addicted I the
symposium habit Inns sent a list Of questions 70
various New York women. ono of these lists
was received ny tho women at the Republican
headquarters. 1t was accompanied by q request,
which amounted 10 n demand, that the Quens
lions be answered. II tho Republican women
failed to answer them. 30 the communication
stated, tho newspaper would print some answers
OF It's own invention.
Tho threat was unnecessary. Tho Republican
women were decidedly pleased to have an OPP
portunity of getting into that particular jour
nal something which they had actually said.
They sent a note back with tho answered ucs.
tons, saying that tho paper had so often mis-.
quoted them, had published so many Inter.
Vows" which Ind mover taken place, and had
aBcribcd TO them so many sentiments which
they did not entertain that they welcomed an
opportunity OF being correctly quoted in that
particular quarter.
Tho questions wcro four In numbers:
l. Do the methods employed In tho conduct of the
present campaign meet with your approval?
3. What improvem nts would you suRgest7
Q. What particular feature OF the political situation
do you consider most important?
4. Had women bsen given equal representation In
the campaign with men, do you think they would
have advised a fight on legitimate issues and not por
sonalities2
These wore the searching Questions which the
journal in question. after presumably mature
deliberation. propounded. Several Of tho women
who have received tho list have limited that 10
was a new instance OF the mountain labored
and brought forth n mouse However. a few
Of them further remarked that even the result
ing " mouse" was Of SO insignificant proportions
that not even the most timid woman could bo
much impressed by it. This Is the manner In
which the Republican women dealt with 1t.
!. % the methods employed in the conduct OF the
Gnswer"4nc METHODS cmpio,cd BY the Republican
party IN this campalsn m ct w.,n our arpr"ysl.
Answ er-H0vIns approved Republican methods In
scstions to make TO Republican Managers. We are
not interested In suggesting improvements to mana
gers Of other parties.
o. What particular feature of the political situation
do you consider most Important?
Answ er-The obtaining OF votes for practical good
government as represented In the platform OF the
Republican party anu the personality OF Benjamin +.
:. lad women been en- given e equal al, TsR5Ss ,nt M9u 4
have advised a light on legitimate issues and not per.
representation IN this campaign, and Republicans al.
way. hght on Legitimate issucs. our platform IL made
r up of thcml
At that wonderful institution of the Low
( ladies' The oo.c@!,cd " press bureau Ct the " ON.
$ about the questions The press agent was TAX
Ing m afternoon nap when THE Sun reporter
"A tic great Prophet. she hadn't heard OF any
5 questions. Now. in order to preserve the sacred
pcrsonaSGs or Inc meinocrs or me league IRON
y to intrude upon them AT headquarters. Every
8 boiy is referred to the wonderful press bureau.
= notice all by itself. a Stu reporter has several
= times called upon tho press agent to ask he.
c which had appeared in the morning papers: 40
II We'll really, she has always, replied. =
" don't know anything about it. don't see the
This novel conception of the duties of a press
bureau has thoroughly cndcared The Low ladies
70 to all the reporters who have had anything 10
IS a Low paper called at The press bureau and
wanted to obtain permission to approach some
4 Of the mysterionsiy r secluded LADY Gus over a,
solemnly warned against attempting such 6
a But" she explained. the ladies' ought to bt
want ali the news on his side!
I know that / Wei. that's nice: but don't thinl
10 tho ladies. will want you to come and see them
IN The same warning was offered to THE Sun re-
tpers to ask The Low ladies il they had been in
vited to the journalistic symposium:
agent. "and they didn't say anything about i
SO / guess they haven't received the questions.
ev Thf h PTsss "f iaaer sf shaS i 1S a. AM, r., , so there nGsn vi"
nothing more to he said. The reporter tried tn.
questions on the press agent herself however
Well. don't KNOW was tho reply to oucs
at well. / don't know. was the reply to qucs
81 We'll. / don't know" was the reply to quea
&c Question No. 3 drew the following penetrat
Of ing and wise answer:
= feature Of. the political situation" This was al
u the press agent had TO say.