Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-25

tlonal Republican association This
had its origin Ia the work done by the
women Of New York city IN the CAM
palgn Of 1894 that resulted IN the cleo
ton OF Mayor william l.. Strong AT
en- this womens clubs for the study OF
politics were organized without regard
10 party. The most famous Of these
was the Women's West End Republic
an club, that included the majority Of
the women who had assisted In the
Strong campaign. Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster
saw I'm the success of this work n hint
Tor the organization Of similar clubs all
over the country OF these she was
elected president. She argued that ey-
cry woman can influence from one to
five votes. and at election times the
members Of the clubs were pledged to
see that the men Of their families reg
lstercd and voted FOR the proper candi-
date according to their political en-
llghtenment
Mrs Clarence Burns, who had been
one Of the leaders In the Strong CAM
paign In New York and who had been
elected TO the presidency Of the West
End Republican club, during the Nc
Kinloy-Bryan campaign Of 1895 orig
mated a new feature in political work
when she organized her famous tene-
meut house committee This conducted
n house to house canvass In the more
densely settled part Of the city In an
effort to directly reach the voters.
Mrs. Grace Espy Patton Cowden IS
one Of the women leaders Of the De-
mocracy Of her state. She has been
superintendent Of instruction Of Colo
RADIO for several years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cohen, also OF Salt
Lake City and president Of the Wom-
ems Democratic club Of that city, was
one Of the alternates at the Kansas city
convention. Neither Mrs. Jones nor
Mrs. Cohen is a Mormon. Both women
take an active part IN local politics.
investigating the qualifications Of vot-
ers, insisting on compliance with the
registration laws and on election days
using every legitimate effort to get the
women 10 the polls
Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell, presl-
dent Of the Women's Municipal league
Of New York widely known through
her writing on philanthrOplc subjects,
is a wealthy woman. widow and niece
by marriage Of the poet James Russell
Lowell Her hobby Is political reform
and, although she was one Of the work.
ers for the election Of Mr.. Seth Low for
mayor and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
for governor Of New York, she is only
an occasional factor IN politics.
Miss Jane Adams Of Hull House,
Chicago, showed the power Of woman
in politics through her famous can
vass IN the Chicago ward IN which
Hull House Is located. "Bathhouse
John" Coughlin was, through her cam
paign. at least temporarily retired from
politics.
In the west greater liberality pre-
walls than In the east. In most OF the
states Of the extreme west women vote
for school officers and have q greater
influence In political affairs than IN the
east. II all looks very much as n the
OF the women suftragists
would come true-that women's indl-
rect activity in politics win lead to
their demanding votes, for even II poll.
tics Is as bad as Mr. Mark Hanna said
In his famous interview, politics Qike
vice., 10 paraphrase Is a monster OF
such frightful mien perhapsO that TO
be hated needs but TO be seen. but seen
too Oft, familiar with It's face, is pitied
FIRST, endured, and then embraced.