The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-14
WOMEN CLAIM TWO STATES,
They Say That They Carried NyominE and
Washington.
From Tie 81. Louis GloJe. Democrat.

From he -. Louis G!obe. Democrat.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. e.-The women OF
Wyoming exercised their right OF suffrage
20 a greater extent In the recent election than
ever before, and II ia estimated that thev cast
AZ le,st 1000 OF "a. ooO votes polled on Nov, o.
u Ia believed their vote was responsible -
a great extent for the state going Republican,
Il is all. .ed tina John Charles Thompson.
Democratic candidate for mgr ss, made the
statement In a letter T. the hnti-SuTragst
Association OF Nsv York that the women vote
va, the easiest thing TO grt. the easiest thing
10 keep and tina enslest thing to manipulate
Of any element In politics. This statement,
which appeared in n circular issued by tho
Now York association. caused intense !ndlgha-
bitter was this 'cO.lns against Thorn oson that
the women turned out la large numbers On
%election day. with the result that Mondell.
rhor1psou's oppOusut, received the largest
plurality evor given a candidate IN Wyoming.
and ran ahead " the electoral ticket oySr $40
vote. The feeling issinst thoml;."n ssd;
for Mckinley and Mondeu.
From he IT. Pa,l Pioneer-Iress.
TACOMA, Wash, Nov. s.-ons Of the most
novel features Of the political campaign In
lhis State vas a contest ~ ,Whiunan county
a. TO which should have deputyshiys and clerk
ehir@ IL the AUDITORS Office. Auditor Corner. n
Rcl lpucan. h1s had III. once nIled With -younH
ladies' as depuIcs and CLERKS, Some az thtse
are tho daughters OF wealthy PARENTS Mr.
Corner introduced a novel method OF getting
votes In 1875. when ne was elected 70 his posi-
uon. fe promised a number OF young women
that II each OF them would get him twenty
vJtes they should have Ioslucus IN his ofl"c.
The young women went TO work with a viii,
q ia church fair, and induced urr.r bcauN and
friends TO vote for Corner his yeHr the sane
campaign was pushed VIII O %iclrinIne tCila,Itv
that promised 10 carry everything before IL
Neat envelopes were used. aid u. u4ese were
placed the cards Of Ar. Corner and " ). Juiiis,
republicans. These were mailed 20 the VoU'rS
far and wide throughout the county.
ono OF those cards reached a Soung man who
hapIeuei 10 be in the Demodauo ueuohcr.
On Coruor't car were the words: "A word -
the wise is sGciteut.- This WAS signed by ono
OF the wom1n deputies IN the auditors Office.
A tender attachment happened " exist between
the young inau and the young lady and for a
time he Losit1ted bet ween I1v atty n his party
and love for tho fair dams who sspt him the
Gard, but eventually part sanship and the pub
40 veal trtumUhet, aud the young man handed
Il u the Democratic %noIniaee for Aucitor. and
together they concerted a Plan 70 checkmate
Corners bod manru vres. Then the Demo
critic campaign committee took the matter up
and made one OF the local lssios or IL, declaring
that deputies AMI clerks should be the heal OF
families, part Of their declaration reading. The
Offices shall not be filed Win young women
who ought 10 lie at home learning To make
broad Promises were male to married mcn
with families that II they would Obtain n oertaii
number OF votss for the Democratic nominee
lucrative Jobs would be awaiting them. rrov!d-
ing they won out. But In tho fnai outcome
vomaG's wit was victorious and hr. Corner.
Supported by bis far clerks. won out by IL
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