The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-31

and Idaho women are engaged in a
struggle for party supremacy that.
tor the time being. has dwaffed al
other interests. burning questions
Of the hour arc being descauted
upon by housewives turned spell
binders: national issues aud party
principles are dlarupting the NO
mems clubs and societies. feminine
friends. who have worn each others
clothes and snapped secrets for the
past two years. are nov. In the heat
of the campaign sworn foes. out for
each others political Hcalpa
Getting out the woman vote IL
not phrase merriy-lt means
work. nerve deatrOying. wrinkle
producing toll. loss uf sleep lrfeg
ular meais-and the women attend
t. this thsmaelveH Men politicians
are allowed 10 furnish the money
There their assistance ends. The
women Of Colorado are amply auffi-
rient unto themselves when Il comes
10 voting. and on professional poll
tician has yet been able 70 whip
them into line
Party lines are closely drawn
among the se@en Of the suffrage
states. Women democrats and re-
publlcana stick 90 tho ticket through
thick aud thin. even when they ia
vor candidates on the opposing side.
and a scratched" ticket IL rare
among the women.
Here. outsiders urge. il the first
sign 81 the bad effect ~ the ballot
on woman They say that when a
woman deliberately votes against
her best instincts. lowers her high
womanly principles. and becomes
a political partisan. her vote iH a
distinct loss 10 the community. In
stead % a gain
WOMEN ARE ORGANIZED
The organization ~ the women Of
both parties in Colorado this year
f. stronger than ever before Since
the ballot was Eivein Colorado no
men. 10 years ago. they have formed
new organizations every two years.
70 carry on the work Of the cam
paign. This year a permanent or
ganization OF the democratic women
Of the state has been formed. with
Mrs. Ellis Meredith. q former news
paper woman. a brilliant writer. the
author OF two successful books. "a
chairman.
Mrs. Thalia A. Rhoades. one ~
the most distinguished women poll
ticiana OF the west. IL vice chairman
Of the republican state central COM
mittee. - ~ Farley. chairman Of
the state central committee. con-
suits Mrs. Rhoades on all impor-
tant questions. and Mrs Rhoades
presides In his absence over the
state central commlttee--compoaed
entirely Of men.
There are numerous politieat
clubs throughout the state 10 which
both men and women belong. and
women's political clubs outnumber
the mems ? to ].
Separate headquarters for repub-
Ilean men and women have been
opened az the palitial Brown Pal
ace hotel. In this city. at opposite
ends Of the hotel Every luxury that
money can buy has been provided
for the women by the republicans
but they have peraistently kept
them of the ticket.
The democratic women have es-
tabllshed headquarters for the cam
paiEn AT the democratic club. Of
Denver. IN connection with the reg
ular state central committee The
utmost harmony prevails between
the men and women workers. Two
women candidates decorate the tick
et-Anna y. Barry. for the tegiala-
ture. and Mira Helen l.. Grenfell,
for state superintendent Of public
instruction
NOTHING BUT STATE ISSUES
Interest In national Issues laRH In
Colorado. Roosevelt and Parker
are forgotten. Shall Gov. Jas II
Peabody or ex- Gov Alva Adams be
elected governor Of Colorado is the
paramount issue among both wo-
men and men.
Broadly speaking. all Colorado
women OF wealth are for the re-
election Of Gof Jas II Peabody
WHY Well. one woman, with white
face and shaking hands whose for
tune is invested In Cripple Greek
mining property and who lives at
the palatial Brown Palace hotel i'm
pIored me 10 write nothing that
would reflect on the republican Is
sues In Colorado
we must elect Peabody" she q
a-=asN -
Save the ten.