New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-02

xor A POLITICIAN. BUT A CLUB WOMAN
pryRvsENrEp HER CITY AT THE CON-
yrNTToN IN WASHINGTON.
>,.-.,e a Coo,ne. Of the Colorado Legisiat-
r-s rs now In Brooklyn. and spoke at the meeting
a, ,o,or q. Arty years Of womans progress held
., IN. Polvtechn!c Institute Chapel Mrs CONNIE
va, one o, the leading speakers at the woman
suffrage convention. lately held In Washington
an. .h. attended Il with her official credentials
from Governor Adams Of Colorado This Is the
FIRST time that delegate haS coHie '''-s '"PP
By her State seal.
IN sn interview yesterday with irlouno TO
porter Mrs CONNIE spoke as follows:
81 was elected 10 the Legislature IN the fall or
,sa AZ An INDEPENDENT candidate. and since that
ums have been most urgently trying to incuica'e
IN the mind. OF ell women that am not a poll
ccan but a club woman. When the Suffrage was
r.vsn 70 u. three years ago. tho large body OF
woman realizing their ignorance political topics
~. 20 work al once IN their clubs 10 inform them
te,vcs on all social and economic subjects Inc
result IL that we have in Denver fifteen hundred or
two thousand women thoroughly posted on al mat
tiers Of reform
The financial question Of 1898 made many d.
Visions and unusual rls!ons IN our ranks. but an
realized the importance OF eectins some one TO the
Legislature who should represent club women The
choice fell upon me. being president OF the North
Side wornans Club of Denver.
limited casting my vote at the polls had never
been inside Of a convention hall until six months
after my legislative work was closed had never
taken active part in politics or political caInpaigns
no, for want Of interest but because my social and
domestic affairs demanded all my time. My legis-
latve experience pleasant throughout, and
never found anything more disagreeable than
women meet IN getting up a church affair. On one
occasion presided at meeting in the Opera
House but ,de from that. my canvass was con-
Quoted largely parlor meetings. The Issues az
We women looked upon them. were the alienation
Of poverty the prevention Of crime the reformation
OF criminals and better election laws.
"Ir nv connection with the Great Club Of Denver
-sght hundred women-I had had In charge the
urging % a bill for new primary law, which
sought 10 bring about direct election Of candidates
by the people The principles OF this law were the
same as those IN the w-Englan6 town meeting
although Of course suited TO the larger community.
That measure really my pet BILL and gave
ne my nomination. Other laws for which we
especially strove were for indeterminate SEN
tence and for Civil Service reform measures In all
Of these our efforts failed but felt We had
struck blow IN the right direction.
The three women IN the Legislature met upon
terms OF absolute equality with the men. At the
same time there was the feeling OF gaantry nat
ural 10 men and they never forgot e. There never
seemed 10 be any thought that the women would
no, understand the measures. One woman was
placed upon the judiciary Committee. and each
was given the chairma nship OF committee These
committees were Printing, Towns ana Cities ana
Penitentiary and the bill for printing was smaller
than It had ever been In the history OF the state
When asked II the claim made by anti suffragists
was tue that III. political interest Of women in
Colorado has subsidized Mrs. Con'ne az once re-
Piled
1T 1. absolutely untrue We DO not deny that
there are women who shrink from the responsible
sy thrust upon them and some have expressed
themseve. not wholly satisfied with tho work Of
the three years. They think everything can De &C
compl.shed in a moment. But we believe It would
be Dangerous experiment 70 take the ballot even
from this class since consciously or unconsciousy'
hey have advanced and are now on a heher
pane. A. the first election some women look UP
politics FOR what there was in Il but they were
women ns by those of the men, You can see that
the women Of the demi-monde would hold nooi
persecu,on Indeed they absolutely declined TO
register and when they were fairly dragged Out py
WoTane Republican Club and slso TO the Woman''
'ntnstisn Temperance Union ,., T., 49,.
I've Federation OF Denver II Is two years i Ic.
sna entirely non-partsan Al the last cry eieu
Ticket There were no women on the ticket. one
o. our achievements. of which we are most PROUD
ceeded further in having the offenders inclcted by
the Grand jury. Womans sphere hes where ne.
which comes 10 her In such 4 way that she can
!o mistake hat e is her work n tormef 'ii III
the mass o, women were not as well educated. The
colleges opened 10 them as they are nov t
THANKS 70 suffrsgists When women arrived AZ tHe
age OF fifty and the children were married arc
gone from home. grandmamma was relocated re
me chimney corner. and expected to spend tne
next twenty years OF her allotted term Knituhs
stocidngs FOR the grandchildren In these osys IL
Goes not pay 20 knit stockings, and the nioGei
grandmother by education and experience r.
cnerent woman
Having performed her duty in her own home
70 her children, she feels she mas leisure
10 20 out into the world 10 perform service 70
ballot In her hand her opportunities In TINS o,eS-
Ton multiplied tenfold. Besides the Srana
mothers there are those VINO have no chiioren'
And can they not spend their time more prom or