The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-10
WOMEN WORK FOR TRACY,
n BoUsE-TO-HoUsE 0ANTAsS ron
TIE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Lively Times at the Republican wouen's Head
quarters - Husbands Convinced Through
Thrir Wives Campaigning Among tho
Bohsmians-satisractory Results Gained.
There are lively times about tho Republican
Women's headquarters at 1473 Broadway
when the district workers start out In the
morning. As time passes and the workers sec
that they arc accomplishing tho results aimed
at, they grow moro and moro enthusiastic and
earnest. When q sun reporter called yestor-
day morning before o o'clock, Mrs. Clarence
Burns was on hand to receive reports OF the
previous days work and to; map ont tho dis
tricts to be covered during tho day. Pretty
soon tho workers themselves began to come
In. and In a short time they woro twenty
strong.
well, how goes tho work. asked Mrs.
Burns.
"Grandly," tho answer came back in ton
languages.
81 found n great many Republican women
with Low and George husbands yesterday"
said one woman. "These women said that II
they know how to argue u little better with
their husbands they could influence thom to
vote for Tracy, SO j gave them a lot Of simple
arguments to bring to bear. Around luncheon
time l ran upon a great many of these hus-
bands, and used our arguments very effective
ly. Many of them said outright that they had
not seen things in the correct light"
Il managed to catch a great many mon,
coal men and grocery men, and SO on, In the
halls put in Mrs. May Banks Stacy, who has
gone into the work heart and body, land l find
30 many Indifferent about voting. They tell
you that they aren't going to vote at all. for
they think 1t makes no difference who is
Mayor. Aftor you tell them that it makes a
difference in national issues. they fall to think
tr- a-l \ t-n 5000. --. - n
have olinchcd many of them for the Republican
party"
Several Bohemian women started work on
Friday. Tho Bohemians will not lot any stran-
ger into their homes unless 1t is some one who
speaks their language, and the workers report
ed that they had made great progress.
You know l am working in tho strongest
Irish district in New York" reported Miss
Jones, land | don't find the Irish such Tam
manyites as l expected. They are all against
Croker and won't let his name DO mentioned.
Every time we attempt. It men and women
shake their fists in our faces. They say he
went completely back on the Irish and that he
ought to have stayed in England. We SEQ n
great many men in our district, and they are
not being pulled by party as they have been in
times past. They say that they are thinking
the matter over and shall vote AS they think
claimed by the Republican party. Strong Tam.
many mon say that. and one OF their leaders
NoluhtecEcu thIb Opinlou Ill u tOnNerbdtiOn
with me. They are very much pleased with
the way the streets have been kept clean and
guments, particularly those pertaining to schools
and kindergnrtens. These people seem to live
moro ready. to listen than they wero at first, and
we do not find nearly 80 many in favor Of Low
as we did a! first. .o.o. u
funny argument in favor Of George. they
say that If he is elected they will have every
thing free from house rent down to stree, car
| rides. Dlt none or tDtln can tell what Is going
to support the street car lines and so on. One
,lonSshoreman gave me a surprise. He sand
was going to vote the Republican ticket this
time because he saw that while the tariff
best thing for the country. That uneduca;ed
l9ngshoreman regard as a statesman. and
there are Il lot more just like him"
Mrs. Burns. so many of the women and the
men in the tencmCnt5 ask us why we are in
woman. They say We ought to be at home
Tel them" answered Mrs. Burns cmphat-
ically, that women arc taking m interest IN
politics bccnuse men 90 not trke a proper in.
!crest: tel them that We women are Interested
thai II is al just housekeeping on a larger
In an incredibly short time every district
worker had made II report in detail and some
genera! idea OF how Things are going and the
T pairs, o mere sak SIea'S one s aaS OF T0, y, SaII F 1n q e1 ,en in
nent and the other the opposite side. Some
couples visited a. many as ISIS families on
b ~ " cAAN'Al hNA' Nth wv a L Cllt ".
Italian, Spanish. and other foreign languages
are in the ;seld and 20 supplied with literature
in the tongue that fits their particular needs.
w have things perfectly systcmatiZei. as
you see.' said Mrs. Burns after the last work
er had disappeared, and the district work
utterly impossible Cor the yellow Journals to
get n correct poll of votes. knew 1t all along,
for | have had three months experience in the
national campaign and six weeks in this.
Voters will not tell how they are going to vote.
We can only ind out by the way they take our
arguments. and even then some are uncertain"
tiad quite an amusing, experience myself
yesterday, she went on. laughinSly. II had some
time to spare, and thought | would look in AT a
1amInany stronghold tenement. ] fell to
talking with an Irish woman. All the men in
her family were great Democrats. After ca
planning the local issues, ] said. IF you vote
for Tracy you working people will have pro-
know how much cheaper labor is theresa
much cheaper that articles can be made there
and sold cheaper here, even after the duty
has been paid. than we can sell our home prod
ucts. Don't YOU sec THAR | asked, after talk
ing q lot more, and making tho thing just as
simple and clear as | possibly could.
" 'Shure, and any fool could SEQ that. she
answered.
Then why are you and your husband and
the boys DemocratsT i asked.
" 'Shure,' she answered. we are Democrats
because | amt never had It explained like that
what | saws meselt in this family goes
That's the way we win votes" concluded
Mrs. Turns. Mover in the history OF our
women's Republican clubs have we ever
done such effective work as We are doing now.
and never have We been so satisfied with the
results. Every detail of our work is perfectly