New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-25
GLAD SHE'S MRS. M'CA[[;;
NO INTEREST IN POLITICS
Wife of Tammany Candidate
for Mayor Prefers Home to
Husbands HonOrS.
SHE'S NOT A SUFFRAGIST
Without Bei.:g an Anti She
Believes Public Life Belongs
to Man-"Ed" Will Fight
Hard, She Says.

From a stan Correspondent OF The Tribune. J
Easthampton. y. Y. Aug 4.-Nhat-
ever may be tho result OF the coming
municipal campaign. there is one "lfe OF
candidate who is not fired with amor
ton at the prospect OF being the WIFE OF
New York's Mayor. She is Mrs. Edward
f. Mccall. whose husband has received
the Tammanv nomination for Mayor.
whether or not / am TO be the wife
OF the Mayor" she says, i shall al
ways be more proud OF being the wife OF
Ed Mccall"
on the beach below East Hampton Mrs
Mccall has established summer home,
which she makes a refuge for her hus-
band after his day or week OF struggling
with Public Service Commission con
tracts.
Ed can sleep here" she says. THE
sound OF the surf quiets him. confess
do not like il much. but II doesn't mat
ter II he il satisfied"
II the possible Mccall municipal house
keeping is To be modelled in any way
after the housekeeping OF Ed McCalls
wife there win not he the disturbances
and turmoil Of the last four years. There
is an atmosphere Of repose and desire 10
make things comfortable. Even while
the photographers to-day were besieging
the Tammany candidate. Mrs Mccall and
her two daughters for pictures. Mrs. NJ
call was busy preparing luncheon ior
the newspaper men VINO had come 10 IN
teryiew her husband.
Expected Return to Bench.
IN tell YOU" she said. that Ed ana
hoped that he would return 10 the Su-
preme Court bench again. instead OF the
more public NE when / put his gown
away in camphor after he had taken the
chairmanship OF the Public Service Com
mission l said TO him. Ed I'll get
this out for YOU again In the fall
IL was suggested that mention had been
made OF her husbands possible candidacy
FOR Governor May be he'll be In Al
bany two years from now" II was said.
II hope So" she answered. "or back on
the bench
you see" she continued. II don't know
much about politics. Fusion and Tam
many and those things are not much NOR"
than names 10 me for while of course.
/ am deeply interested in EDS work.
don't believe he should 60 over In his
/ home his victories and defeats that he has
/ fought during the day. So We don't talk
much about u.
Il know this. though NOW that he has
/ been chosen and has said he Will run I'm
daring enough 10 predict that he'll win
/ lie will make a hard fight He always
puts his whole soul into everything ne
undertakes.
DO / believe .n woman suffrage Well,
/ / believe iu home lifc more than I'm out
side work FOR women. | cannot say the
! idea of women voting ever appealed 10 me
Il have always taken strong interest
if dav nurseries. and guess my club ac-
tiyity stops there. ] admit I'm not IN
| sympathy with women going out and MAX
| ing speeches Tor suffrage when they are
! needed IN their homes | don't believe In
their COINS to clubs when their home suf-
fcrs for a.
Prefers Home 20 Suffrage.
can this may sound disloyal TO the
cause OF women's advancement. but !
cannot help thinking that woman Is better
of In the long run to let man take up the
political fight II sh" makes her home
! happy she has made success Of life
! For the home 10 be one where love and
contentment are found 1t must be one
where the highest ideals prevail. That is
the character 81 home ! have tried TO
make for Mr. Mccall and our children
and I know they are happy.
I'm not going to take an active part in
my husbands campaign. II wouldn't do
aim the slightest bit Of good FOR me TO
take tho stump. as they call IL. | would
not know how To make speech II tried.
and I'm not going to try. Whatever ! can
do In any other way ! will. but | cannot
think 81 the slightest effort on my part
To- help him. No. guess Mr.. Mccall Will
have TO do the campaigning for this fam
| lily"
There was one fad to which Mrs. Me
| Call confessed
IL think / have a wonderful collection
OF worries" she said. 1T Is not very
large. but / think very good That IN my
only weakness in the hobby line"