New-York tribune., 1901-10-30
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
INCIDENTS ENCOUNTERED IN THE EAST
SIDE ANTI-TAAIAIANY CRUSADE
OF REPUBLICANS.

The Italians on the East Side are FOR Low 20
man. He gooda boss. He not letta boys stone US.
and COP he no stop him. is what they say when
tel them have papers about Low
The speaker was at the Republican Wornen's
Bowery headquarters yesterday. She was one OF
the tenement house women who have volunteered
their services because they are eager 10 see an I'm
pFovenent in the district in which they i've and she
is ful OF enthusiasm for Seth Low Part OF the
enthusiasm IS for him personally and part for the
son OF his father"
y tel you the son ot such a man must be a good
mani she exclaimed Il know them root and
branch Ny mother was an honest. industrious
woman, and she worked for years in old Mr.. Lows
house. doing days work whenever extra help was
wanted Ny father had left her a little house and
she had managed 10 hold her head pretty high. but
hard times came and taxes were so high that she
got behind with them.
We'll one day she went 10 work. and Mr Low
he says, How you getting along% For he al
ways had pleasant word Ny mother she saws;
Not 50 well as could wish. SIR. In afraid III
have 10 lose my little home
Why what's the troubler asks Mr. Low ana
NY mother tells him So he wanted 20 know how
much money il would take. and she said Il was
$40
DO YOU want 10 know what he did?" continued
the speaker. He just wrote a check for $50 then
and there and gave II her. She hadn't cried be-
Tore, but she cried bit then. and she says: But
on Mr. Low, how can I ever pay you back so much
money! And Mr. Low he just laughed ana SAID:
III tell you how, Mary. II you die first you can
pray for ne and u die first I'll pray for you. SO
that's al right And ] tell you every one OF Us
prayed for him"
This ardent worker has had many incidents OF
Ismmany wrongs related 10 her IL her visits 70 the
tenement houses. one woman. the wife OF hsh
pecler told how her husband and the other fish
fehoers were ordered Cy 'one OF the district
ooss men 10 engage a certain man 10 bring their
usn ron market. soon the agent began TO neglect
sleA delivering the nsh late and in bad condition.
tnsy employed another man, and Immediately the
ponce began 70 annoy the VenCers
The other morning" she said. my husband
went down The street with his pushcart OF fsh. and
~ q minute the policeman arrested him ! could
80 nm from the window. for he mad gone such
.tue way, and ran down 10 take care OF the fish.
As quick as / touched the cart another policeman
arrested ne, and We had 10 go 10 the station house
snN leave our and fish De stolen. They
Ahec Us each 8 because the policeman said
SANDING on the street against the law. our hus-
lands VII vote Tor Low and Jerome 70 See II We
- get justice Tammany police want all our
H1.ley. even y we have 10 starTe'
ne republican women have visited all the dis
tlcis assigned 70 them and have distributed three
alncrec thousand Leaflets in the East and West
eloes More have been ordered. and every Will
Aork harder than ever this week Some OF the
ueinbers ere suffering with severe colds caught
sale on duty" but DO not allow that fact 70 in
usflere W1-l their labor OF love. The atmosphere
= ne headquarters IS full of confidence IN the sue
.Ss OF the fusion tlcket and Colonel Gear. who is
energe ot the rooms, is enthusiastic IN predicting
Talkoyer for Low
ne proposition 70 issue campaign poster Depict
Ag woman in the clutch OF q tiger Was voted