El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-01-29

New York, N Y. Jan. 2y.-There is
| a woman in New York city who has
twice voted for president of the United
States-McKiniey and Roosevelt-bui
! who has a hearty dislike Of suffragets
and their fireworks" methods in thefT
| fight to gain the ballot
She is Mrs May Preston Slosson. OF
$50 West 123d street. In an interview
with reporter she told of her expert
ence in a voting booth in Wyoming,
where women have voted for IL years
That state was the first place in the
world where women got the ballot
Women talk less in Wyoming than
they do in New York." Mrs Slosson de-
clared. They don't have to argue out
their points with the men-they just
vote And despite this seeming advan-
tage of the feminine sex over their sis
tiers in most of the other state of the
union, there are no happier homes In
the world than in that western state.
Husbands and wives out there go
TO the polls together, but they don't
always vote alike. 1 know a number
of women who are Republicans, while
their husbands are Democrats, and vice
versa. Political differences, however,
rarely seem to bring about domestic
quarrels.
Election day in Wyoming is like
Sunday here There is absolutely no
disorder Practically all of the booths
are in churches or schools, and no cleo
pioneering is permitted. The women out
there don't march up and put their
cross under the party emblem like most
of the men voters
Like to Scratch Ballots.
I'm fact that's one of the chief COM
plants the politicians there have againts
us. They say We scratch our ballots too
much. But we are after the best man.
and we usually get him. Decidedly the
woman voter is not amenable TO the
party whip. They are not officeseekers,
however. and it is rarely that woman
can be induced to run for a public post.
That feature might please the men, who
usually are not so bashful when II
comes to feeding at the public crib
II was asked to run for congress,
and both Democrats and Republicans
offered to put me on their tickets. which
would have insured my election, but l
declined the honor. There are a number
of women in various state offices. most
Iv educational. Without exception, they
are efficient and honest. 1 never heard
of a woman CRATER In off1ce-
Although women have the reputation
of being careful financiers in Wyom-
ing. they are always generous in voting
bonds for new schools. AS result the
educational facilities are first class. This
win make the coming race one of su-
perior intelligence
Gambling has been done away with
in wyoming by the women's votes. Sa-
looms are rigidly controlled by high IL
oense. When we want anything out
there we will go out and fight for 1t,
IA king the stump If necessary during
campaigns AS a rule however, the
elections are exceedingly quiet
II think, after Is years OF observation
of women voting that the strongest ar
sument in its favor is the development
of the women themselves They get In
closer touch with public affairs, and
they don't neglect their home to do IL.
either. AS an e sidence Of that. I may
say that the divorce rate in Wyoming
is one of the low sst, If not the lowest,
in the United States.
when it comes TO matrimony be-
Iieve the voting woman really makes
more Intelligent choice than the avtrage
woman.
''She can be a better companion for
her husband when she has an equal
knowledge of the things that interest
him. She is less apt to be frivolous