The Cairo bulletin., 1911-06-03

renned IaMllleS OF tnat ATTRACTIVE
Ohio town. IL is said that the people
of Canton have great faith In the fu-
ture Of Mr.. Pomerene and believe that
he viii go far politically. Since the
passing of the McKinleys the town is
no longer the Mecca Of famous per-
sons. The people Of Canton believe
that in Mr.. Pomerene they have a
presidential possibility.
The new senator from Ohio was dis
covered by the late Mayor Tom l..
Johnson OF Cleveland when he was
attending a political meeting at which
Mr. Pomerene presided Mr.. johnson
discovered that the young chairman
had many ideas in common with him
self. and SO grent friendship sprang
up between them.
Mr.. johnson was instrumental In
having Mr.. Pomerene candidate for
the nomination OF governor when Gov
ernor Harmon first was nominated
The defeated aspiraht turned lii 10
work so cordially for his successful
rival that MIR. Harmon was immense.
~ gratitied and has ever since been
Mr. Pomerene's friend
To be senator MIR pomerene resign
ed the Office of lieutenant governor. to
which he was elected only last no.
yember. when Governor Harmon was
elected for Il second term In alp her
husbands career Mrs pumerene has
been his lnost enthusiastic helper. She
has never appeared in The public lime
light. but her adv,cp and assistance
have been none the less potent Ii in re-
markable, since SO many public men
owe their success TO their wives. that
they do not more generally champion
those movements in which progressive
women are interested nowadays Mrs
Bryan, Mrs. Foraker, Mrs Lola La
Toilette. Mrs, Champ Clark, Mrs
Roosevelt, Mrs. Taft and scores OF 9th
er Washington women have beeii. their
husbands best helpers in climbing the
stony path that leads TO glory Yet
few Of these womens husbands are
arrayed on the woman's side OF public
questions
Speaking Of women's progress. il y0n
are at all up to date you must be q
woman suffragist. You nlsiy not
have the courage to march down Fifth
avenue. as did the 1900 New York
women recently, yet yon must have a
distinct leaning the suffrage way If
you do not expect to be put down by
smart women as an old fogy. some
| one remarked recently that il is only
the old maids and frumps who are
anti-suffragists now" The suffrage
| parade was enough to give color TO this
assertion, for finer looking lot of
women it would be hard to gather to.
| gether in any other movement, Not
only were they comedy. but there was
distinct air Of good breeding about
| most Of them. Even the little east
side shirt waist makers were an intel
| ligent looking set, and many OF the
college women in their caps and gowns
were veritable young goddesses There
were handsome actresses. too, but the
parade settled Que mistake which the
public has been making. and that is
that the stage monopoliZes all the
pretty women, There were just as
many pretty women artists, doctors.
writer's. trained nurses and stenogra-
pliers as there were stage women. One
morose critic on the sidewalk who had
to acknowledge that few Of the won.
en- were old or homely tempered his
grudging admission by the comment.
But of course, they picked out all
the good lockers to march today"
Celebrity after celebrity in the world
of art and letters and society ran the
gantlet of the staring lines on the
sidewalks without being recognized by
any but intimate friends.
MABEL.
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