New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-05
MAY WIN FINE STATES
Suffrage Sure to Gain Three,
Says Or. Anna Shaw.
RETURNS FROM LONG TRIP
Expects Politicians to Do
Women's Job-Cowboys More
Courteous than Wall st.

"We expect TO win FIVE states for suf'
frage, but even II we win only three this
time we can sit down and fan ourselves
for the rest Of our lives. girls. The poll
ticians will DO our Job for us after this"
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw had hardly
hung up her hat and busted her desl
after three months absence. spent In con-
vertins the West TO woman suffrage,
when she began telling the girls at head
quarters yesterday all about how impor-
tant women were.
Why" she said. III we get three states
that will give women voters the sbalance
buzzing around US? We suftragists
needn't work another day-not that we
would enjoy stopping. though. 1 never
had such a good time In my life as out
there with those cowboys. They're the
brave and bonnie lads.
Forty thousand OF them gathered in
one town where / spoke, and at night,
when they were Just painting the town
red. letting things loose. had street
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full might happen, but those cowboys
acted a great deal better than Wall street
crowds. Give me the cowboys every
TINT! One Of Thorn came up and shook
hands with me. We fellows are for you,
he said.
Next to the cowboys had the best
time in California Anybody who wants
to SEQ how suffrage really works need
only see California now and compare II
to California as 10 was 9 year ago. Why.
now the mon actually talk 10 the women
as II they were rational human beings
with intelligence. have never seen such
good comrade.hip between men and
women as I saw at a suffrage banquet
there.
The men didn't feel II necessary to talk
down to the women: they plunged right
into public questions. There was an air
OF self-respect about the women. too. that
I never say anywhere else. They seemed
20 recognize the wisdom OF their own
opinions and 10 be able to weigh mems
opinions on the same scales.
They are intensely interested in the
election. Of course. Not so much in
IoOoCNtlt 40 III SOLhbOHs II Ni4Vlc 10 q
Progressive victory In California, Il will
be a Johnson landslide. not a Roosevelt
one. The women are so grateful to Gov
ernor johnson for helping them 70 win
the suffrage that they can't DO enough for
him
we feel sure of winning Oregon. be-
cause every one there seems to be for US.
All the leading papers support US. The
most encouraging thing. however. IL not
that the people support US. but that they
support us so hard. A few years thsy
were for US theoretically. Now they feel
the ysimply must work for US.
I'm Kansas every candidate for election
in every party is pledged TO us and speaks
for us-Republican, Democratic, Progress
sive alike, candidates for Senators. for
Congress, for Governor OF the state and
the State Legislature. all are for US. We
feel sure Of Kansas.
I'm Michigan the grange and the labor
men are working hard for us, and every
candidate for Governor is on our side.
Il had wonderful meetings in Arizona,
with Indians wrapped in blankets sitting
stolidly on the front seats. There Is an
educational qualification in the franchise
law there which is helping the women.
We have little doubt OF the success OF
our amendment there"
DR.. Shaw timed her journey Of fourteen
thousand miles on purpose 10 be In New
York on Election Day. The returns from
the suffrage states Will be sent TO her
direct from the presidents OF the state
suffrage associations. DR.. Shaw will be
at the New York State Association head
quarters this evening. where the sufrra
glsts Of the city Will keep open house and
get the election returns from The Tribune.