The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-03
IDAHO WOMEN
ON MORMONISN
Two Prominent Leaders Dis.
cuss the Political Situa-
ton at Hotel Port
land.

politics met in the lobby of Hotel
Portland yesterday, one going to Sc
attic, the other coming from that re-
sort and both on the coast to attend
the mining congress. The arrival
was Mrs. Arkwright Hutton, leader of
the feminine democratic contingent
and Woman Suffrage forces of north
ern Idaho, and the departing guest
was Mrs. f. F. Ridenbaugh of Boise,
who is the leader of Democratic
women in the southern part of the
state. Mrs. Hutton had newspaper
in her hand and Mrs. RIDDEN baugh
was looking for one. They shifted
travelling bags and shook hands, says
the Portland Journal.
''Well what do you think of the
work of the Lewiston convention?"
exclaimed Mrs. Hutton.
dear me, / haven It seen paper.
l don't know what they have done, -
said Mrs. RIDDEN baugh.
Mrs. Hutton dropped one of her
bags
''Here it is, she said, gleefully,
holding up the newspaper; "Dubois
in the saddle, Heitfeld for governor
and the Mormon question main is
sue in the campaign
"You don't tell me? Well, that's
too good to be true,'' and they de-
voted a moment to feminine congrat-
ulations and parted, Mrs. RIDDEN baugh
to spend few days at the seaside
and return to Portland when the min
ing convention opens, and Mrs. Hut
ton remaining here until that time.
Her husband, AL Hutton, is dele
gate and will arrive Saturday.
Mrs. Hutton is the only woman
ever honored with a nomination for
the state legislature in Idaho. She
made the race a year ago, and excuses
her defeat on the ground that sit
was republican year. -
"Did the men take kindly to your
candidacy" she was asked today.
"Well, | can't say that they did, :"
she replied, and then added emphsts
ically, 'but / got the vote of the
women, that's one thing 1 would have
understood. -
Mrs. Hutton has tgone inn for
politics. She has not written a book
: since her story on the Wardner bull
pen, which she says is now ancient
history and "never had claimed for it
any literary merit, anyhow Her
experience as campaigner has con-
WINGED her that women are natural
politicians, and that in perceptive
powers they are far ahead of men.
\ She says they are deeper .schemers
and can think farther ahead on the
subject they are talking about.
eff / could talk as fast as
think, " she declared, 81 would be
great power on the stump. But
have not natural adaptability for
public speaking. l become embar-.
raised and do not say always what L
wish to say
Mrs. Hutton takes an intense in
terest in Idaho politics. She is i'm
mensely pleased with the recent vic
tory of Dubois and the ticket nom
mated, and she is certain that the
Democrats are going to win with this
ticket and platform.
1T must win. We will see to it
that it does win, she said, with the
positiveness of a member of the COM
mittee on ways and means. The
ruling motive in Mrs. Hutton poll
tical activity is the Mormon ques-
tion. She wanted Mormonism rooted
out of Idaho. She says that the last
election in that state was conducted
from Salt Lake and that Idaho Nor
mons simply do as they are told by
the Utah church.
1--WE want our Idaho politics to be
from Idaho people," she said.
IL is her opinion that there are
more poiygamOus families in Idaho
than there are la Utah In comparison
with the population. She says the
practice IL extending 10 the Indians
on the reservation.