Evening journal., 1904-03-16
W0MEN'S AID
ALWAYS WANTED
Preachers and Politicians
Alike Anxious for Support
Of Fair Sex
DOVER is GREATLY STIRRED


stan Correspondents Evening Journal.
Dover. March 16.--Between preachers
and politicians things are quite inter-
esting here and there is as much wirel
pulling evident among the members
of the Wilmington NJ. H. Conference as
there Is in the delegates who are here
10 endorse" Theodore Roosevelt and
name the representatives who will at
tend this summers Republican Ma
tional Convention in the fond hope OF
seeing the Regulars shut ouh
The machine is as well oiled ia one
case as in the other but the methods
Of those Of the ministerial garb are
infinitely more interesting to the
casual observer. There is less monot-
ony; the preachers have TO "fix' things
but once year while the politicians
never stop.
There was a sort of triumphant pro-
icession on the trains reaching here yes
terday. Candidates for the honor OF
representing this conference at the
national gathering were especially
solicltous as to the health and welfare
of their churchly brethren and the
llatters' wives. and sisters. and sweet
hearts. and mothers. and children.--the
favorite dodge of the candidate for
office.
AS they wandered from one end OF
the train to the other these pastors
seemed, IN a way. like brothers who'd
not met for many long years The un-
affected greetings were wholesome In
the extreme-the annual conference Is
a
than bring the pastors together ever SO
often.
,Anxious About Women.
Il was queer, though. to notice how
politics and religion--theyre vastly
strangers i'm most Instances. unfortun-
ately-were mixed. In one seat Of an
incoming train sat two reverend gentle
men gravely discussing the merits OF
their respective plans for enlarglnR the
usefulness OF their ladies' aid societies
while just ahead OF them were two
men bound to Dover TO assist In d
grand ratification of cut -and-drieo
lAddioks scheme. The last were won
ldering whether they could not evolv,
lsome scheme for so involving and en-
llisting the sympathies OF the women OF
their respective bailiwick that All the
men would vote straight
This merely goes to show, OF course
lhow important are the women-whg
are in fact the real support Of thii
lwhole conference. If the women back.
ed down It would be mighty disagree.
able for the ministers; they'd get n,
cheerfuI home surroundings during
their week here. The politicians wer,
figuring the thing out on the sam'
lines.
IT we can only get the women OF
lour side" said one, wen carry every
thing. It's dead easy to pull the mel
around but those women. they do Ger
tainly keep one awake guessing. ]
they turn, against us were up tree al
right"
A whole lot Of interest Is noatin
about here as to the way the news
, papers are going to get the news OF tn
conference. Everybody-s talking abou
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sending Ellen orr down to cover tn
meeting. It's queer, maybe. but tn
ministers always want 70 know what
woman really thinks Of their doing
land they are. looking forward TO find
ling out this year. They know they'rl
ItNAAAc ~ SCI tAAA AHN iAtffNf' wv AH WEI
Jas some bright comment on promlnen
features Of the meetings.
Last night Dover had everything e
talk about--conference. convention
murder. Strange TO say the latte
didn't overshadow the others. although
III was a close third. There's belle
here that things always happen b,
threes and naturally this idea Il
strengthened by yesterdays occur
fences,
II breaks all records, too, this having
so many big things going at once-al
Twill the conference break the rocor,
by having the liveliess meeting in re-
cent years. One Of the things thatl
awaited with the greatest interest Il
just how conference win tackle thi
amusement. problem that is causinr
such brain-fag to the members Of othe
conferences now in session.
Although the conference is now wei
started and thanks to the energeti,
people of Dover, the members are find
ling that they are in line to have th'
distinction Of being at one of the mos
absorbingly interesting ever held.
will be away ahead OF any other con,
lference-in numbers and accomplish
lments cold facts count and the re-
ports submitted this morning show tn
facts in stronger, better light than eve
before. ]. f. p.