The Washington times., 1914-03-30

address her respectfully as Madam
Governor. And at the United
States Capitol non she holds {
POSITION less unique, but scarcel,
less important. She is private sec.
retary to Senator George E
Chamberlain.
To repeat, Mrs. Carolyn B
Shelton, former, ETC., today thren
considerable light on the minimum
wage and eight-hour LAW reforms
she discussed the initiative, the ref.
erendum, and the recall, and she
talked to The Times reporter on
vocational training and the segre-
CATION of the feeble-minded. On
al these topics she speaks from
actual e1perience.
But, after all, perhaps, the
chief interest in the interview may
be in Mrs. Shelton, personally.
By ]. R. HILDEBRAND.
What sort of a woman would you
Pick for a former governor?
laI eI,
sl-irted. heavy booted, masculine sort
Of person?
Instead, if you entered the office
OF Senator Chamberlain at the Ser
ste office building, yol would find
dark-haired, quilt, tastefully
dressed. extremely fem r.ile, young
lcoking woman. endowed with that
Mysterious quality of charm which
oWn and to Maud Adams pecuniary
advantage.
That is well enough and wholly de-
IIsttfui. but If you had expected to
l;!k about the eight-hour law or
the minimum wage you might de-
ice, at first glance, tnat this
oman's comments on fashions. or
IN the calling problems of the Of
f.c.al set, would larry greater
But not after you had asked her
L few questions. MIS-. Shelton not
Crly can tell you facts about Intri-
Catc political psoblems in Oregon in
clear and succint phrases Iand in
C'dentdlly in a rnodulated voice that
sUeEests the South rather than the
W.sO, but she will decline to make
my assertions Of which she is not
>ure. She has the reference book
abit as badly as on- might have
Npected her to have the mirror
i-ahit or the powder puff Eabit.
She's No Militant.
Yes, acted as governor Gre-
quenuy during the absence OF Gov
ernor Chamberlain" she said. There
vas no lieutenant governor in Ore
Eon during Governor ChamD."laIn )
.ocupancy OF office. between I:a-
q nd 1905, and the secretary OF state
only became the State executive
after the death or disability cf the
governor.
Other private secretaries had acted
n the same capacity, bu- the tact
that / was a woman. of course. at
tTacted attention. But II did not
cause as much comment in oregon,
where We are used to wom,.a's PAR
ticipation III affairs. as ii has since
came to Washington"
II might be guessed that Mrs
Chamberlain is suffraSist. bHt shc
Strongly objects to the cite usU-
ma, or any militant qualification.
Oregon has proved the wisdom OF
giving women the vote. sne saic.
They have taken an intelligent in
crest in affairs. They are now agi-
tai'!>. Statewide prohibition. Tha:
women do not .ficck' like POLITICAL
sheep Is shown by the fact tha;
there are women On both sides of
the question.
Neither has il been Or=gon's ox-
perience that women lose interest II
politics when they get the vote.
The registrations now in progress
show a larger proportion OF women
registered than men. in proportion
70 the numbers OF their sex.
Suffrage a State Question.
when I said that women did not
'hock' together, / did not mean that
they do not preserve their political
unity. in their united fight on cer-
tain questions. For example, the
women az all parties hope to unite
In the campaign to obtain the vote
FOR women in States where suffrage
amendments have not been Tassed.
' might add that think suffrage IS
question that should he dealt
With by the States II is not a
proper matter for national leeIsla-
ton" |
Mrs. Shelton was a reform gov
ernor' of the saner sort. She is
kaAh to talk OF her own activities.