The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-26
BOSSEU BY A WOMAN
Mrs. Scott Runs the Fourteenth
Ward of Denver
Hires Women Workers Only and Gets
ReSults-Hcr Methods Lik Those
of the Typical Party Manager, but
There's No Corruption-Manages a
Ranch, Too.

OF the Typical Party Manager, but
There's No Corruption-Manages a
Ranch. Too.
The slate makers Of the Republican
party in Denver sat one night with
their heads close together framing up
the city ticket, writes Alfred ID.
Runyon, in Harper's Weekly. The big
boss was reclining in a chair Just out
side the group, smoking innumerable
cigarettes and occasionally replying
gruffly to Us for suggestions.
The Fourteenth Ward was reached.
Pill Skeezicks for alderman there,
swell Republican ward for you. If
all the others in town were like
Wait a minute" interrupted tn"
big boss. Who's that dub you've got
for alderman"
teeman. He's Anna SCOTS man"
Anna Scott be dished." roared the
big boss. impoliteIy. w want Sam
Smiler up there. Who's this Bill
Skeezicks, anyNVay?'
w don't know" replied every
body in alarmed chorus. He's. Anna
SCOTS man"
well, we won't have him." vas the
boss's ultimatum. Put down Sam
Smiler and have him nominated for
alderman from the Fourteenth"
They put down Sam Smiler. Then
some one telephoned York 2911.
The big fellow says you can't have
that Skeezicks party, Mrs. Scott"
breathed the same n into the
phone. II says he wants Smiler
nominated up there"
oh. he does, does he?" came a
soft voice from the other end OF the
wire. well, you tell him I'm going
to nominate Bill Skeezicks for alder
man from the Fourteenth, just the
same"
They carried the news to the big
boss.
"Of course you can talk her into
having Smiler," they suggested sooth-
ingly.
The boss snorted in derision and
anger.
I'll not try to talk any woman into
anything" he beloved. Give her "a
been hearing about that Scott woman
for quite a while now. and he's been
getting away with things up there be-
cause she never run afoul of us, and
| didn't pay much attention to her
Now, she's getting high and mighty
n Well just take her down. Go
after hat ward he ordered, impcri-
OuSly.
\ NOman's Work.
They tiptOed into the headquarters
when they bore the primary returns to
the big boss, and they stood back in
fear and trembling while he looked
them over. Pill SkeeZicks had been
nominated, and Sam Smiler was iost
in the ruck. The big man eyed the
result without a wore and then
glanced ~scornIully at his shaking
satellites.
Mrs Scott did this he finally de
manded. They nodded dismally. Send
her to me-" h3 ordered. and the next
day the stout-set woman with the
placid, motherly face, appeared be
fore the boss II they looked each
other over. eye to eye.
Il want you to take charge of the
fight IN the Fourteenth said the boss
noting the square cut chin and tn
wide open, fearless eyes. "AnybodA
who can whip me that way in a pri-
primary must go into the main even
We need YOU"
The woman demurred. 4 don,
want to do that" she said. Il WOULDN'T
have fought you if you hadn't fought
me first. I've won. Now you ear
go ahead and elect my man. I'm no
capable of carrying on the fight il
the field"
Anybody who can trim me tn
way you did is capable of anything
You must take charge of the elec
ton declared the boss.
We'll, I'll do it if | can do it M
way" she finally agreed.
d anything you want-iust cleo
your man." the boss replied.
Bill Skeezicks was elected by 81
large a majority that they haven't fin
ished counting it yet. TO this ia,
they recite the election IN the Four
teenth as a striking example in Colo
RADIO politics of the difference in tn,
use of money with men and m
Il hired only women workers. re
mont nl NJrt Scott in hnt n O., ..
count. u believe them to be moro cf
fective than men. 1t cost me Jus
$500 to carry my ward"
The big boss heard the report il
amazement. What do you think @
that" he shouted. Here's tn
cheapest ward in Denver. Every on
of the others cost us from $4,000 t
$4,000. I'm for Anna Scott and he
women workers"
That wasn't the OF tie ANN
~vTdsse by any means. 1t was
an assertion of her authority,
in the political career
only woman in Colorado who,V
ing politics as a result Of woman
rage, has played politics exactly as
man plays it and developed into
MINOR boss and a powerful factor
the political affairs of Denver.
Likes the Job.
Mrs. Scott frankly owns that she
" e'C Soiiit bttdlSc IL dmlSeS he
she has a comfortable home and is
good circumstances, but deyotes he,
self to politics Just as other wome
devote themselves to society or TN
church.
ihe strength OF the woman yot
IS largely determined by the characte
OF the struggle" says she. There ar
occasions when women will vote muC
more heavily than on others especial
~ III local affairs. The only mctho
used by practical politicians in ut
temptlhg to control the woman yOt
is to hIre them as political worke,
ihad TINS system does not work on
III controlling the female vote to an.
sreater extent than it does in han
dllnG the men. They Calnot ~
hahdled as a class-and let me sd
that we object to being classcd as
class that is, considered in III
same llSht as the negro vote or tn
/ oiack vote The women we have
rad IN office made good records and
speaking of the use of money, | cal
Your attention to the fact that no man
ever dared approach Il woman legis-
Iator with d bride offer,
we nave been instrumental II
/ keeping the n0Etin11 - rfiNC Glenn. [