The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-17
MADE THEMSELVES FELT FoA
GOOD GOVERNMENT AT RE.
CENT ELECTIONS.
GENERALLY INDEPENDENT
Many Victories to Their Credit
New York, New Jersey and in
States Of the West
Not FanatcaI.

MED women suffrage, the women WIN
/ already have it have been unusual,
active the last few weeks in seekins
to demonstrate their capacity and H.
ness for political equality by tak,nl
I active part in primaries, conventions
and campaign work and as CAN'T
dates. Where they have been unaDis
to nominate one of their own sex THEY
/ have usually combined on male can
didate favorable to their views, an
have almost Invariably been success
full a. the polls.
The results show that they hay.
made effective use of the ballot in op
posing partisanship, Socialism AMI
sumptuary laws.
In Wichita. Kan. they overthFev
| Socialism completely, and in Milwal
kee gave 1t decided check by elect
| ing a non-plartisan school and jnd.
cial ticket.
Voted For Liquor Selling.
In Colorado Springs, Colo, whicf
| for a quarter of century has bee.
a no-license city, although it is !
summer resort with large transient
population, they voted to allow liqnol
cling in hotels and recognized clubs
and made a majority for this propos
| ion.
In every case where public improve,
ments were an issue the wonlct
voted in favor of them, as in Tarrs.
own, N. Y, In March, when they
roted an issue of $4,000 in bonds
or water works and better fire ORC
ecdon.
Where local issues were deemed ot
greater Importance than the candi
dates the returns show that the won
ms votes were cast almost solidly
or or against the proposition.
Their activity as political workers
On election day is shown by one In y
dent in West Orange, N. j., where
they got out 1900 votes out of a total
registration of $500. In addition
they brought the veteran inventor
Thomas A. Edison to the polls tt
cast his vote for their ticket.
Perhaps the greatest surprise that
recent city and town elections waSTn
women voters gave the public in re
cent city and town elections was in
voting almost solidly against the anti
treating ordinance In Tacoma, WasL
Mayor Fawcett, who drew the ordi-
nance, expected the unanimous SUP
port of the women. The ordinance
was carried, but by the votes of the
men,
Women's Success at Polls.
The following summarizes the part
'ayed by women in the late cleo
ions, the results achieved and the
successful women candidates:
In Colorado fourteen women were
elected last Tuesday, two Of them in
he second and third largest cities
IN the state, and the others for the
;reater part in towns Of prominence.
In Pueblo, city of $4,000, Miss
Carrie Trumer was elected auditor.
In the most fashionable and cultured
population in the state, Mrs, May
Ammo was elected city clerk.
Recalled a Seattle Mayor.
The newly enfranchised women of
Seattle had an opportunity to show.
heir power and their tendency to-
ward the uplift last, February at an
!ec,ion for the recall Of Mayor
iiram G. Gill. Although Gill carried
he down town wards, the women in
: he residence districts accomplished
lis recall by a thousand majority
I'LL was charged with misconduct in
office. and it is conceded that he
would have retained his office, except
or the woman vote.
Women of Tacoma also took an
active part in the election to recall
Mayor A, Y. Fawcett last Tuesday.
although none of the three candidates
received a necessary majority and an
other election has been ordered
Women OF Milwaukee voted for the
first time in primary election March
u last, and on Tuesday elected two
IT their sex members of the schoca
board. Most Of the women who voted
we're of the wealthy and well-to Ia
class, very few working women an
Fearing at the polls.
New York and New Jersey women
voted March Fl under new aw
which permits women of property to
vote on questions Or finance in Their
As result Mrs. Mary
4 Hinrichs Of Glen Ridge has the 1
distinction Of being the first women
p be elected to any Office In that