The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13

apolis to talk politics. There was many
a quiet consultation and informal eau
Gus on the specials, which came in yes
terday and today, for few Of the depart
ments indorsed the claim Of any candi-
date officially and the delegates came
uninstructed.
BY tomorrow the political campaigns
will be opened in earnest. Today the
women were too busy looking up the
strength Of the different candidates to
do much active work, but there will be
few departments which are not in the
field tomorrow, and with the presence
Of all the delegates, candidates will bud,
blossom and wither.
No new names have been presented
fortunate, for the delegates seem puz-
zled to choose between the qualifca-
tions Of the present candidates. There
| is real embarrassment of riches. Mrs.
Kate E. Jones Of lion, N. Y; Mrs.
Mary Gilman, Boston, and Mrs. Carrie
Sparklin of st. Louis, Mo-, are in the
lead, and behind them comes Mrs. Ger
aldine Frisbie Of Pa1o Alto, CAL, and at
the tail Of the presidential procession is
| Mrs. Amanda Brown of Illinois.
| New York has had but one national
president and that was long ago, 80 that
the empire state feels that she is en-
titled to recognition, especially as she has
such a woman as Mrs. Jones to present.
| Tho w. r. G. was practically organized
at the home Of Mrs. Jones and she has
been an active worker for twenty-three
years. ,..
"She Is one of the oldest women in
the work today and the younger women
can afford to stand aside and give her
national recognition this year, said
one Of her supporters this morning.
Three Other States for Her.
Vermont and Pennsylvania have
promised their votes to Mrs. Jones and
she has a strong support in almost
every department.. Her patriotic work
has made her known thru the country
and her friends declare that she has
done more for the order than any other
woman.
Nebraska is expected to vote for Mrs.
Jones, as last year New York threw her
votes to the Nebraska candidate and
secured the election Of Mrs. Adams, and
the Nebraska delegates are, not going
about is fair play0
At the last convention, Mrs. Carrie
Sparklin Of Missouri came within six
votes of being elected national presi-
dent, and her friends are convinced
that she is even stronger this year than
last. Mrs. Sparklin s friends expect
to receive the support of Minnesota for
gotten that Mrs. sparklin very grace
fully withdrew her name from the list
Of candidates when Mrs. Lodusky j.
Taylor of LIE Sueur, MINI, was elected
several years ago, in Mrs. Taylor's ia.
vor. Minnesota as the hostess state is
remaining strictly neutral, but Missouri
hopes for her support on the day that
votes count .#T.-z..1 ~ rE @z
| The California and Nevada delegates
pie pledged e to Mrs. W sparklin, % even tho tho the1 h1
have candidate from their own de
partment, Mrs. Geraldine Frisbie, o.
Palo Alto, Cal, who is running inde
spendently,:, Colorado, as a western
state will support western candi
: rious sly and will not. say whether Mis-
, souri, or California is the state to b.
| favored. ,.s".-ss .
II Bay State Delegates Active.
: "We are for Mrs. Mary Gilman, to
g = Of the Massachusetts women. Massa
! . chusetts is the Oldest, most infuentia
y and wealthiest Of all the departments
Il and the woman it supports is bound t.
e stand far up in the list Of candidates
T., Mrs. Gilman has been candidate be
- fore and has always received stron.
= Endorsement from her department.. Sh
IL is not so old woman as Mrs. Jones
but she has been identified with the "
P, R.. G. since 1t was first organized.
VI Mrs. Gilman has strong backing
g and she can count votes in many of tn
q departments. Oregon has expressed
strong preference for the Massachusett
10 woman, altho they feel that they shoul
I support western woman. IT.
The California candidate, Mrs. Gen
aldine Frisbie, has not been indorse'
by her department.. This is the thir
wear that her name has been presente
to the national body, and she has al
ways run Independently. She expect
to receive the support Of the .wester:
i women. Mrs. Frisbie will arrive thi
|evening, and with her coming her cam
paign will be formally opened.
4 The Illinois delegation will not a,
rive until evening also, and Mr.
| Amanda Brown, the Illinois candidate
| will come on the official train. Jus
| what her strength is nobody knows, bu
| she has not the Endorsement Of any dt
/ partment but her own. .u
| It is not impossible that there wi
/ be other candidates in the field tt
l morrow. Ohio has never had q nations
president. and she would like one yer
much, and if she receives any encou,
1 agement at all there will be an Obi
| woman in the race.
| There is little interest in the cand
| dates for the other Offices yet. The,