The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-25
mNEN RUN THIS TOWN.
,coAT GOVERNMENT A Sue
CESS IN BEATFIE, KAN.

osiciaIs in Skirts.
.,s city Letter to the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
,.ornen we trust seems to be the
to of Beattie, Kan, and if the city
,.cides upon a coat of arms, it viii
All likelihood be engraved upon it.
~. have 'petticoat government" in that
..-,. and thriving town, and seem to like
rbs Mayor. five councilmen and city
.r, are women. and, though they never
u, oeice before and only took I'D the
ans of government one mouth ago TO-
~, they have shown such a capacity to
..,nrehend the publc's needs and ability
sn-0u them as to insure them a long
rgn.
ps,t-je. previous to the last election,
IA alvavs been ruled by men, ana IN
orsacuence had been cursed by many of
ba evils of greater communities. 1t had
,, rulc which permitted the streets TO
main dirty, and saloons and gambling
.... to run in defiance of the law: side
n.au.s that were only an apology for The
,ane and a general laxness in the matter
If announcements, although the yearly ap-
r,nriafions were ample. The respectable
clement among the men OF the town,
,hua deploring these conditions, lacked
4 w., norll courage and resolution to stop
4 Nam and they might have been yet run
!,, under the same disadvantages had
,t +ba bright idea of a Womans ticket
a baen suggested. 1t was at first looked
,,,n as a joke, and occasioned much
r1srrtment among the male population,
IA mich exercised It's wit upon the Broom
n prg,de" THE Mamma Ticket" THE
a 60 water Bottles and other such de-
N risve names.
a women Work Like Veterans.
q This id not scare the women. Once
"A having enlisted in the strife of politics
n tbev went ahead like veterans. They
n a5opted a platform which promised
IA COMMISSION of saloons and gambling
n dives clean streets, good sidewalks, and
n the commencement of general improve
n ment." In Kansas all women are entitled
n 10 vote at municipal elections, and, while
Fl tbe women were confident of victory they
n did not neglect any means to secure it.
The ticket nominated by the women was
as follows: 44A
" NIayOr-Elizabeth Totten.
III Observation-Disclosures A. Sheldon, Lulu
n Smith Elvira Watkins, Lettie Kirlin and
Mary F. Schleigh.
City Clerk-Katie O'Neill.
From the time of nomination until cleo
ton day the women never relaxed in their
endeavors. Husbands, brothers, sons and
N sweethearts were coaxed and pleaded with
by the fair sex. w. c. T. U. church sew
II ing circles and private needle-work clubs
were busy sewing up and knitting the
fate of the huriy-burly politicians. eau
cuses were held by day and caucuses by
night all under the guise of amusement.
FL Election day arrived. The polls were on
the main business street. Hardly was
the sun up before the opposition crowd be-
NJ gan TO see women. They came from every
direction, leading family professions, in
which the husband and children brought
n up the rear. The saloon did a big back
door business. The men visited it regu-
larly TO get up courage, but with the only
result that when they returned to the polls
the women they saw were multiplied The
soberest Of Them said they never dreamed
RI mat there were as many women in the
"a Whole Of Marshall county.
Cowed the ChaIIengers.
Ed About noon Council hilP began to send
carriages full of women in afternoon tot
let one or two attempts were made to
chdlenge, but the resolute face and fash
ing eyes Of Mrs. Totten cowed them She
81 was on the field early and late. So were
ner running mates. During the afternoon
there was an abatement of the female
vote. The vets plucked up heart and
s9urried about to rake up reinforce
mehts. An hour before the close of the
PoLs everything had quoted when down
III 'he direction of the depot a black patch
oL men was observed moving toward the
Town. The vets" cheered at the coming
Of their supposed achievements.
Il was gang of section. men, all fixed"
solid for the woman ticket. ScowIs and
uafk looks greeted them when it was
TaiHed they were for the women, but
u'ey were too formidable a force for any
o'"er expression of animosity to be at
np'ed' and they pumped their votes
""Hout molestation. When the polls clos
lead. y al '"e
Inc hrst thing Mayor Totten and the
N'S ud on assuming the reins of govern
I a was to tell the saloons to close They
n uelluIIed' but obeyed The men, when in
p1"ei' mad always declared it was impos-
,''e 10 suppress the saloons. The women
, IaYe SHOWN them how to do il. The same
mug was done with the gambling dives.
anu now the male resident of Beattie who
"anlS 70 drink hard liquor or sit in a little
9"'iie Oh draw has to go to some other
unity to crafty his incllnations The
,5Ie's nave been cleaned, also. and are
ecu 1u's Kept in that condition. The women
Gl that they are on trial, and are deter
D'Neu TO Justify their selection.
Pretty City Clerk O'NeiII.
oQ ulte the most attractive thing in Be-
Ir, ~ CITY Clerk X. O'Neill. typical
on beauty, who polled the biggest vote
a. 'ne Woman's ticket, as if fate rebuked
Cas. members of her family, all of whom
G, ~ tneIf ballots against her. Miss
NI Is also assistant postmaster.
c-,, heatue such terms as mayoress
M women, and postmistress are Ia
49,. Inc women ran on the ticket ana
a. e!ected as Mayor and Councilmen.
IN OTIS as We hold office, we are men
t len, sense of the word is Mayor Tot
WI Oh the defeated men candidates.
o,a eli asked what feature of their whole
., .."IoW CALLED the worst. said:
Nh. s1' me majority of these women in
a,r,- oV0ncII We're school teachers. It was
m.l l''''1lI ING enough 70 he beaten by wo
ers ', qua to be dictated TO by school teach
80 rubbing il in You .kno1., what a