Evening journal., 1912-11-12
iiGi WOMEN MEN in
POLITICS? JUST
LISTEN TO THIS

NEW YORK Nov Women had n
finger in the pie Of every political
party this year 1t was only a finger
and didn't loom very large compared
with the fists Of the men. Bu, the
feminine digit stirred good and hard
wherever and whenever il got a
chance.
AZ tho Bull Moose Headquarters
Senator Dixon was asked whether he
Thought the work of the womon. had
cone amy real good in the Roosevelt
campaign.
Nhy declared the Senator with
solemn conviction. "the women onpht
10 Get medal from the Bull Moose
party Got your pencil? Because I
want You 10 get this straight Yon
may say this from me, That for fbe
hrsl time in the history of politlcai
campeieus ia this country women
nave been a positive. definite factor
cur women ! mean. the women OF
the But Moose party. The work Of
most OF tho others Was a Joke.
tt"h Nifilt iuUuouCo.
But tho women who have been
working for Roosevelt--women Ike
dane Addams. Frances Keller and
others like them--had as much infu-
ence and won as many votes as anv
man could. The principles OF the
progressive party appeal to the finest
type Of women i'm the lind. They
have focked to its standard. They
did not only good work but effective
work. And they are going TO he one
of the biggest factors in winning sue
cess next time. And that's the hon
est truth"
Or. Anna Howard Shaw, who as.
serts that she doesn't care for the
present which party wins, bore testi.
mony which corrobOrated Senator
Dixons statement She has been
campaigning for suffrage in the West
and found herself following in the
wake Of James Addams' speech-maxinR
trip.
Whenever I went" said Or. shaw,
- heard nothing but talk Of Jane
Addams. suppose other political
Speakers had been out there. but you
never would have guessed 1t from
what people had to say. AS nearly
as J can Judge, Miss Addams was the
most effective speaker that was out
I'm this campaign Personally | was
sorry she did count for 40 much. for /
want absolutely non-partisanship
among women who haven't the vote
while we are lighting to get Il. But
no one can question now that women
can be Of immense importance in a
political campaign"
Mrs. Hartman III.
Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman. who LED
tho work of the Wilson Marshall
women's organization even after she
was laid up by an operation. is still
on the sick list. She went down to
national headquarters to get the re.
turns election night, but yesterday
was rather the worse for II, and heI
physician's orders were that she was
not to be disturbed. But the opinion
OF her faithful lieutenants, Miss Emily
Robbins and Miss DoddB. seemed Z,
be that the next President has gooC
deal 70 thank the women for.
They exhibited sheaves OF telegrami
from branch organizations all owe
the country telling OF thousands oi
dollars raised by women, Of thousandi
fed by women at suppers on Wilson
rally day. OF hundreds of speeches
made They totaled up dizzying col.
umns of figures and found they had
sent out about $4,000 pieces of "litera,
ture They had caused to he circu.
lated a million Wilson-Marshall seals
Had the women really helped elecl
a Democratic President? Well, the,
rather guessed they had
~Pleluresqne Touch.r
One Of the men around Democrat,
headquarters, whose name for Obvioui
reasons IS suppressed. remarked tha
in his opinion women's work In thl
political campaign had done just on
thing Only .one. II had added
picturesque touch He was so ahan
doned In post-election honesty that h
bluntly remarked thai the number o
fool women he had run across hat
lheen appalling. But even he climbed
down when he was asked this simpl
question
"Tho womons work for the part
doesn't seem 10 you to have boe
worth much. But would you think !
would hurt the party II they vorke
against itg'
Lord. yes,' he exclaimed. "Ohl
admit that we need them on our sid,
And as for the fool women-wel
there's n fool man 20 offset every on
of them