The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

the, proprietor nas- : zen on the iooizout
for me- that a feW minutes after | ar
rive thcre tbe lapes OF the tewn te'e-
pkonp me; that when ! catl on the prin-.
eiDa merchants they know Who N
=Eefore nY name iS. mentioned. Scnle-
times :t's Iiar,i~to veiiize that Em The
same We .ntp who ueeG To ailsh lgiiep
the children ~ her l9,sie tDNt-~-tiiat,s
S8pa. .sou knrw--pii. cd their iaothers'
skirts andain stage whispers exciaimed.
'Aommer naon.Res, there goes Miss
Agncsr y Hecd 10 make ne feel Ike
scinn strGFges tlriouF amin H.
s'Snattec funny experience ! lF1d tfat
same Hea2 almost sceref rpe ha9ii into
private &c. went WITH rlv brothers
and some friepd5 10 q sNnlfnsr tesnrt.
one suElass, arriving there just II time
for the usual dinner in tise niGgie of'
the day. As we sat NJ table, ] noticed
a hole. decided peckhoie etweens the
dining-roan and the kite -er. and a eon-
stant nitting across il that finally h5p-
Noticed my eve tc the spot. IL deycl-
opcd that the cook and her assi1tants
wore taking turns at looking at the
woman candidate for a public oS!ce.
Mistaken for a Drummer.
but one lapghabie- situation IN wh.ch
found myself recently was the result
Of my Identity being unknown. II was
in q Small. country town. REACHED
the hotel in the middle or the day.
went to my room. fresEened up, and
then sailed forth into the town to ina
terview the merchants there, quite after
the fashion of Q travelling salesmln
returned in the afternoon. went to my
room and was busy studying the map
of California and a timetable when n're
host Knocked at the doer. He noticed
the map and tho timetable Drum
ming for mining stoek?' he asked. no.
I replied. oh. I'm not curious he re-
torted. and left me. A few minutes
later he came upstairs again. Not
drumming forsmiring stock? 80.
said for the second time, and again he.
went downstairs. The third time ho
mounted upward Say he incurred.
I'm not inquisitive. bat ain you lone
some up here by Yourself? Why don't
you come downstairs with the rest OF
the drummersg
There is one feature in your cam
paign. Mss Ames. that is as unique as
any situation you're likely TO encoun-
ter"
And that is?''
You can't vote for yourself. Being
woman politician. OF course YOU be-
lieye in woman suffrage"
Why do you say of course'?"
But don't your
i don't touch upon that subject at
al in my campaign" was the evasive
reply.
You don't believe in it, them"
Woman suffrage is an evolution"
she was goaded TO reply, and that
isn't my present field. I can't talk two
things and do one of them At pres
ent my one idea and Sim is to secure
if possible my eiectionfor State Super
iBtendent Of Schools. TO attain this
I'm concentrating all my energies and
force. Yes. know I'm not going about
ii as q man would. but why should
women initiate mems methods Why
shouldn't they have their own way OF
doing things? Since my county politi-
cal ventures have been successful, why
not go about a State election in the
same way?"
You have yet to know defeat?"
"Oh. no. I've tasted it once lost
the election for County, School Super
intendent in Napa County one year.
No. 1 didn't go home and cry my eyes
out Mine isn't the beauty that looks
we'll dissolved in tears. The infectious
little laugh rippled forth again. In
stead of dampening my handkerchiefs
packed them in my trunk with the
rest of my clothing and checked them
to Stanford, where ] took an educa-
tOnal course. / DeAeNe IN teachers be-
ing progressive; in broadening out. /
tell them at our institute that IL
they're not careful they'll get into ruts
so deep they can't see over the top.
why should the public be able to tell
a teacher any place she goes?" She
Strengthened out her fashionably cut
skirt and smoothed out a wrinkle on
the well-gloved hand. Il warn my
teachers against unconsciously acquir-
ing the dictatorial manner--one that is
so liable 10 come from being associ-
sted day after day with immature
minds-not to have stamped all over
them their profession. that of teaching
the young idea to shoot.
why are you running on the Re-
publican ticket?" she was asked.
The same answers as Hers would
have been given by many men. MY
family have always been Republicans
and politicians. The political germ
existed in the family as far sack as
the old Colonial days. Yes, there have
been cases of atavism. but the germ
was still there. although ouiescent."
DO you think you'll be nominated
and elected?"
Il certainly do"
I'm spite of your conducting your
campaign without an argument: of
having no special programme planned;
no secret meetings to attend; no So
Letting OF votes: being a woman and
you can't even depend upon cigaI
bill or a bill for the usual accompany