The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-20
PONERIN
COLORADO P.OIITIeS
THEY NOW WANT A CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR, AND THE
MEN ARE WORRIED.

other poTlucal contest WHICH pTunlSsS
to be far more bitter one than the
new parties are in the field. One Is
the woman's party and the other Is
the Mems party There are some men
in the Women's party, and some wo-
men In the Mems party. but not many.
The issue Is the woman candidate.
Upon the outcome of the struggle de-
ponds whether Colorado shall have a
woman governor
Chairman John Vivian, for the Re
publicans, and Milton Smith, for the
Democrats, admitted they were wor'
ried worse than they had been during
the Buchtel-Adams election. Since
the announcement of several days ago
that no more women candidates ex.
cept for superintendent of schools
would be nominated, the chairmen
have been buried under perfect avail
anche of letters and kilograms.
Chairman Smith has one stack Of
messages labeled masculine" and the
other feminine" He says that men
an unanimity Of sentiment favor the
suppression, and that women demand
one of the fair sex shall sit in the gov
errors chair and that they threaten
ed to boycott the party If no more wO'
men be nominated.
Chairman Vivian is more reticent
but he admits bis communications are
pretty evenly divided according to the
sex of the SENDER Heretofore woman
has aspired to every Office within the
gift of the people Of Colorado. There
have been woman candidates for sher-
III, women have been elected consta-
bles and have made arrests. They
, have held many other offices which
would be deemed incongruous In any
! but a suffrage State. Managers OF
both parties admit they have been
under actual intimidation by the wo.
man candidate for years, and they are
determined she shall be suppressed.
Party leaders have been consulted
and sentiment Is unanimous, but be-
cause they have sometimes cast A per
cent. of the total vote of Colorado all
these politicians are afraid to say
things over their own names.
One of the most prominent leaders
said:
an Colorado the comic supplement
joke about the husband staying at
home to mind the baby, while the wife
attends to civic duty, is an actual
reality. 1t is no joke here. Time and
again as have been at rallies
throughout the State have inquired
from the wife where her husband was.
Occasionally she had the grace to
apologize by saying he was not in
good health. but the majority OF them
admitted they had left him at home
so that they themselves might come
to the political meeting. It really hap
pens in this State, you know. Two
years ago received communication
signed by no less than 20 men on the
Western slope asking one to call off a
campaign because the wives OF the
netghborhood had become so excited
over politics that they could think Of
nothing else and we're all the time IN
volved in partisan quarrels.
The woman vote" continued this
same political leader, who is 4 Demo
Gratis, "is responsible for Alva Adams
success in Colorado politics. Adams is
flaterer par excellence. At women S
club meetings he always makes i
speech. One Of his favorite phrases
is: Man is a brute, and woman alone
fits him for civilization Sometimes
have seen a few men get up and
walk out, but the most Of them grow
red in the face and sit still. while the
women applaud vigorously. They
seemed to enjoy what seemed to me
an insult to their husbands and broth
err"
A Republican leader, one of the
shrewdest politicians in the State.
when asked for an Interview threw up
both hands.
why" said he my party useful
ness would be ended If were to say
one word against women. 1t is the
unforgivable crime in Colorado poll.
tics, you know. | can show you scores
Of men who have been compelled 70
get out Of politics merely because
they said women should not run for
Office.
ut is a fact" he continued, when
assured his name would not be used,
that no woman in Colorado or else
where ever ran for Office without prof
iting by the natural gallantry which
man extends to her
ITO be a candidate opposing wo-
MN. aon5E5oNn 10 In Ynxy mind tho OIf