The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-03-05
CUR WILLIAM A LADIES MAN.

UP HERE at home everyone
know that Captain William 0 Neil,
who represents this district in
the state Senate, has always had
q strong graft with the women
folks. Back in the early days
when women were first per-
mitted to vote upon school mat
tiers the Captain had things all
his own way because he could al
ways work in sympathy with the
ladies, and they controlled the
school elections. There is con-
siderable fear here among the fe-
male portion of the community
that the genial Captain is prov
ing too much of an expansionist
upon the question of extending
the franchise to women, and
some OF the ladies' particularly
theyounger ones among whom his
suitas a patronizing protector and
''fatherly" advisor, has aiw avs
been remarkably strong, wonder
what all this talk about so many
women at Madison championing
his measures in the legislature,
means. When the Captain re-
turns IN the spring he will be
kept busy making his eXplana
tions mberso Of the fair sex as
to the why's and the wherefores
of the statement of the Milwau-
kee papers that the ladies Of the
state Of Wisconsin has assembled
at the Capitol, recognized him as
their champion and leader, and
during the intermissions when
they were not advocating his bill
for passage, devoting their time
altogether towards him. In re-
cent letter to The TIMES the
Senator wished US to assure his
lady friends that he was saving
all his affections for the ladies
here at home, and we went good
for the statement. However it
looks very much as though the
sold man" was trifing, and for
the benift of our lady readers
we reproduce an article from the
Milwaukee Journal of a few DAYS
ago. We might add that the
article was accompanied by a
handsome picture of a man wear
ing a high collar, a beautiful
smile, and several other adorn-
ments, But here is the proof,
William O'Neil, the urbane. elo-
quent and popular senator who re-
presents large part of the earth's
surface IL the northern part of Wis
consin, has been called BILLY" in
the past by those who were most
familiar with his virtues and his good
nature. But a new era is dawning
for him. After tomorrow he will be
known as Sweet William. = He
has introduced bill to enfranchise
woman, and heis going to fight for
it, gallant Celt that he is He is no
carpet knight either. He smelled
powder in the civil war, and as cap
tain of Company K, Fourth Wiscon-
sin Volunteers he was again on duty
10 the recent disturbance with Spain.
Tomorrow afternoon the commit
tee will hear the women who are
coming from all parts of the state
to help plead for Senator ONeips
bill, and he will be the center of adj
miration.
Senator O'Neil is a native of Wis
cousin, having been born in Colum-
bia county in 184S, but, though his
brow has frosted little, he is only
the more interesting, and any wo-
man who meets him will agree that
he is pattern of sincerity. and
every man who knows what crowd
of ladies he has invited to be here,
will testify to his courage. as well as
ID his galantry. He represents
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,, Iron,
Sawyer and Washburn counties, and
his home is at Washburn.
SERIOUS and unwarranted
of the renovation of the