The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-03-06
HOW IT WORKED
IN CHICAGO
Women Candidates Hustle
For Votes in Primary.
Only Thirty Per Cent Of Those
Registered Caredto
Vote.

No Chicago newspaper described the
scenes at the polls Tuesday. when the
women voted for the first time. To
get a story that truthfully describes
the occurrences at the polls, and the
influence OF the women vote. the
Evening Post takes the following spe-
cial from the New York World:
Chicago Feb. PA crushing de
feat was administered the Hearst
Harrison forces in today's Alderman
lie primaries. The Municipal Voters
League won a sweeping victory, los
ing but two men in the entire city.
Only 80 per cent of the registered
women vote OF the city was polled
The total in the thirty wards
was 1857 as against registration
OF l5S.524.
Both women candidates for nomi-
nation who had opposition were defeat
ed by a landslide vote. They were
third ward. and Miss Sara hopkins
in the Second. Miss Marion Drake
In the First, and Mrs. Julia Agnew
In the Thirty-first, were nominated
as Progressive candidates. having no
opposition. Miss Drake will oppose
"Bathhouse John" Coughlin.
oil hA Of n
result in her ward, Mrs. Gerhardt to-
night declared her conversion TO the
eanti-suffrase cause. saying that wo-
men suffrage was a bad thing for
the country.
Various explanations were Offered
tonight AZ to the comparatively small
pal one being that they do not pro-
pose 10 align themselves with any
OF the political parties at this time.
wishing TO reserve their fire Till
the election and vote independently,
The woman candidates were all hard
at work getting out the vote. Every
at that" was the comment heard in
the Twenty-third ward as Mrs. Marie
Gerhardt, Democratic nominee for
Alderman, made her rounds, distrib-
uting cigars and smiles to the men
and "jollying" the women.
Miss Sara NJ Hopkins. earnest as
a do
snappy canvass of the Second ward.
She toured the fifty odd precincts in
a big limousine. on the back of which
Tapped banner OF considerable
size. II bore the inscription in the
familiar red lettters of election day:
vote for me, Democratic candidate
for Alderman
On each side of the candidate sat
her campaign managers" Mrs. Mar
garet Oulette and Miss Grace Far
don. Now and then one OF them
would issue a hot statement. charg-
ing trickery, disloyalty mad few 9th
er things that the other side call
tltNtnIu muir SUM.
Mrs. Hopkins, a tall, gray haired
woman with a firm mouth and jaw,
concluded her trip with the custom
AIRY prophecy of victory.
There was a clash In the Twentieth
ward, where "Morrie" Abrahams is
running for the seat OF his brother,
the late NANNY Abrahams. Mrs.
NANNY" Abrahams is also can
didate. Gottlieb SLlttery and his wife.
who have been separated, met over
the ballot box. Slattery is an ardent
supporter OF Morris Abrahains and
the Hearst -llarrison-S SABBATH clan. Mrs.
Slattery is close friend OF the
widow Nanny"
"Hooray for Morrie!" said Slattery |
jauntly to his wife.
"He's as Good as you are, and |
you're no good" was Mrs. Slatterys !
reply.
rs that SOP" said Slattery. reach /
ing across the ballot box aud plant
ing his fist in his wiie's face. Mrs. !
Slattery fell with a scream, and the |
place was In an uproar.
The woman got To her feet and
made a rush for Slaitery. They were |
pushed into the street. still fight
ing. Then a free-for-all fight started |
In the crowd. The one policeman al
the polling place was powerless In
the fighting mob OF 500 mon an.l wo-