The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-19
TAMMANY "LIDIES. $
They ENTER Politics" ObedientIy az
the Order of the Men.

New York Evening Sun.
There are two Harburgers i'm the city
directory-one in Harlem, the other at "a
Third street-but the reporter on the hunt
for the originals OF the following newspaper
item that appeared few days ago-''Mrs.
Julius Hamburger and pretty Miss Marcela
Hamburger will address Tammany meet
ing on Friday night"-decided that her
quarry lay in Third street. IL would be
interesting to discover what kind of women
were TO figure In Tammany's campaign A
young girl with her black eyes and blacker
hair, her hands, ears and wrists loaded
down with turquoises. came TO the door.
Yes, she was Miss Marcella Hamburger.
Address Tammany meeting Friday night
Well, really, she wasn't sure whether she
was TO or not. Pop would know. or
ma might. Ma" and at the summons
a fattened, faded edition OF pretty Miss
MarceIla appeared. Wen, now, had that
thing come out in the papers? Which pa
pers? Well, yes. Pop had said something
of the sort, but 'Marcella and me" didn't
know much about it, A w--ladies' auxiliary
to Tammany? Why, what was that? Like
the West End Woman's Republican Club?
Never heard of If. Ask Pop. He'd know.
Yes but you're going to do something
at this meeting Friday night. aren't your
queried the reporter. Both the Marbur-
gers stared. why. yes they said. but
know. Well do whatever they tell US You
go TO Pop IL you want TO know about H."
The reporter went 10 Pop. His ONCE
palatial as compared with his home, true
Tammany style-was well downtown. and
the man who occupied IL was somewhat
younger than the reporter had expected
Pop to be- Yes, Tammany's ladies were
throwing themselves heart and soul into
the campaign this year, he declared; never
had there been such a spontaneous out
burst of enthusiasm among the wives.
mothers and daughters I'm every district az
this autumn. Its time. too added the
man oracularly, ladies are goin into
everything moren they used 10. and nobody
shall say that Tammany ladies are behind
the rest" He didn't add that Squire Cr0-
ker and his admiration for everything Eng
lish is responsible for Tammany women
taking up with politics, but undoubtedly
the idea is a tip from the squire. What
are the Tammany Women .., E1blns , 20
meet" said the man; hold meetings
and-and-why. hold meetings you know
Pop can tell you more about II than i can.
Pop calling to some one in the inner Of
meetings." asked the reporter. 'Oh. why.
JUS meet. you know. and-POp! raising
told the reporter that the Tammany ladies
at their meetings would talk. he supposed
yes he ssre Of IL Sit round and talk.
and-oh. lots OF things. What do you
think they ought TO do?" he asked the re-
porter He wasn't sure about the name Of
it What would you call it, he asked
the reporter, ana theh Sdlu the name ne
thought OF was The Association OF Ladies
OF the Tenth Assembly Tammany District"
"You-yOu'n want some pictures. OK
course" observed Pop. as the reporter rose
to go pictures of the ladies, you know.
Nv wife and daughter, you know. IL
they're going 10 run this thing they ought
to have their pictures in the paper" Yes.
and my wife, spoke up the younger man.
shes going TO be very prominent I'm II:
YOU ought TO have her pictures for the
papers ] tell We what az the reporters
uNfp 10 TgmmanN
dies are going 10 do a heap this campaign.
and don't you forget IL.