The San Francisco call., 1910-09-18
WOMAN'S CAMP AIGN
FREE FROM HOPE
New Hampshire Republican Is
Convinced That She Has
No Chance
But Her Devotion to Suffrage
Cause Will Keep Her in
State Race
By MARY AsHE MILLER

OF New England state in my day,
nor Yet OF yours" said Mrs Mariua
Kicker, whose latest claim to fame lies
IN her candidacy for the governorship
OF New Hampshire on the "stalwart"
republican ticket. Ardent advocate of
Womsn's rights that Mrs. Kicker is. she
Is clear sighted and far seeing enough
20 acknowledge that the dav is far
olstant-I hope so anyway. since it
may not be in our brief spans-when
woman viii come into her own up in
2nals"
Feeble politician and nonseeker Of
tne franchise that 7 am, I would like
70 see Mrs. Kicker elected She is so
cieVer, so original so incisive in her
thoughts and speech, so humorous in
her outspoken frankness, that it would
&. by her.
Mrs. Kicker has been in California
9or the last year and she has been
mere twice before, but she is leaving
1or the east in about a fortnight and
sne VIII then see what her friends
nave done in her political behalf.
CANDIDACY AMUSING
The story Of her candidacy is an
Smuslng one. She is not advanced when
II comes 10 the insurgeRt movement in
pouucs-in fact she calls that division
OF the party in her state "rnercerized
republicans' and she was hardly COM
plimentary when she spoke Of Colonel
Roosevelt Indeed, she showed i'm
patlence when his illustrious name was
mentioned
To return TO New Hampshire politics.
now eFer-there was some slight dis
sension among the republicans. Mrs.
Kicker was discussing the matter with
a friend and she said: IF the party
can't stop its foOlishness and agree on
any one think I'd better run. Every
one viii acknowledge that I've got more
sense than q lot OF these men that
Ihey put up for governor nowadays"
The idea was seized upon with alsc-
- ity by her friends and she was induced
10 take the proper steps to declare her
self candidate. There were various
complications, but she overcame these.
The "mercerized candidate" as she per-
sists in styling him, was nominated
however, and she dropped the matter.
Not so with her friends. They have
already secured more than zoo OF the
1000 names necessary for an inde-
pendent candidacy and there will
doubtless be many votes cast for her.
Mrs. Kicker is 20 years old but
never would II be guessed. Tall, up
right, stslwart physically and men
tally as well as politically. she has a
perennial youthfulness which is not the
least Of her magnetic charm. There
Is. TOO. DRY. delicious humor which
crops out even IN the midst Of her most
scerious moments and adorns her most
heated invective.
Suffrage was born in her. She said:
why. when I was just a little girl
my father used TO go TO town meetings
and take my brother. who was years
older than I. and 7 used to lie down
cause I wasn't allowed to go.
I never expected 10 be elected or
nominated for the governorship." she
confessed. but just did it to get them
accustomed to the idea. Every now and
then ] ask for something. Mckinley
] knew well, and ] asked him to make
me minister to the United States Of
Colombia OF course. he didn't, but he
said If ] had asked him for a consul
ship to an English speaking port, he
thought he would have departed from
precedent and done it. 1 don't suppose
he would. though-talk is cheap, you
know. But ] just keep on applying for
Ahings every now and then. It's a
good thing. 1t advertises the cause and
won't be such a shock when some
one really wants it.
FREE THOUGHT WRITER
.'It il not as suffragist that my
name viii go down. though" said Mrs.
Kicker. 1T is as a free thought writer.
All Of my best efforts have been di-
rected along those lines and there is
one thing I want TO say. Theodore
Roosevelt called Thomas Paine filthy
little atheist and while he is so busy
talking about square deal for
every one let him retract that state
menL"
Appreciations of Thomas Paine, his
works and the works OF Colonel
Robert @. InEersoll, whose associate
she was in certain legal matters, and
an article of John Calvin, which it is
safe to say is along different lines Of
appreciation. are among her writings.
Mrs. Kicker was admitted to the bar
in 1882 in the District Of Columbia and
practiced there for a number of years.
.-My. practice was large" she said drolly,
but not the lucrative one that you read
bout. Most OF my work was in be-
halr Of unfortunate women and chill
dren-and you don't have much rivalry
in that field. I used TO do what I could
for them. defend them, persuade the
Judges 70 let them of, see that the bad
ones didn't get any more punishment
than they had to, especially when the
bad men were putting up their col
lateral and making their escape. oh,
I have had a great many very funny
experiences and some very sad and
-,athetic ones. Ebert Hubbard wrote
Lot me and my law practice re-
~. he and ] are great friends"
Altogether unique and entertaining
is Mrs. Kicker and il is a matter OF
surprise that the people OF New Hapm-
shire don't make her governor SO that
she will have TO stay in her native
state. rouse them and divert them. She
IS sad wanderer, according to her own
account. and never stays where it is
cold II she can help IL. She came 10
this coast intending TO go TO Japan,
but she has had such serious trouble
with her eyes that she gave up the
. Journey. The. light is less bright IN
Boston than 1t is here, she says, so
she is going 10 take her weary eye
sieht there and later to Washington,
j. c.. where she has made her home