The Washington herald., 1914-02-05
WOMEN VOTERS
DO It Right
Nearly $4,000 Register IN
Preparation for Coming
Elections.
MISS adams Is PLEASED
Points to Incident, at Hull House Reg.
istration Pace =, Indicating In
terest Of Fair Sex in Politics.
sp,e4.l To m wsshinstou Head.

su,ci,l 70 rhs washineton Heah.
Chicago, Feb. L-Complete returns to-
day show that 163.sT women registered
In Chicago yesterday and qualified as
voters under TIA new Illinois suffrage
law. Their first opportunity to exercise
the ballot win be on February "a at the
Aldermanic elections
Women suffrage leaders were elated
today. They estimated that fully ONE
third Of the eligible women voters In the
city had registered. Their figures show
that approximately $4,000 women have
the right OF the ballot. This number
EQUALS the total registration of men.
Miss Jane Adams In particular was
pleased with the showing made by the
women. She pointed to many episodes
during the registration as indicating
the interest of women in politics.
Miss Addams served as Judge in the
Fifth precinct of the Nineteenth ward.
81 saw six Italian women, three OF
whom carried babies. registered" she
said.
A "Prsctical Dneoastration."
THAT was a practical demonstration
that women will vote-babies or no
babies. 1t proves that mothers can
vote and care for their young ones at
the same time"
Ine DCillnS place was oisooece A4s ~N~~@
House. Six women had registered be-
fore the first man appeared. Mayor Har-
rison escorted his wife, cook. ana House
maid to the polls and also registered him
self. "a the Harrisons recently changed
their place Of residence. Mrs Harrison
was the first OF the party to be regis.
tered.
Edith Ogden Harrison" she replied
calmly to the question What Is your
la1 1xr"
she lived at No. 3150 Sheridan read, that
she was born In Louisiana, that she had
resided in Cook County since her mar
rage twenty-six years ago. and con-
cluded by giving her age as ffty-two
years.
Come on. Carter" she called to the
mayor. You're next"
"Oh, no." said the mayor. Ladies'
first, always"
but" protested his wife. they're
at H now and you might as well while
they are at that letter In the book"
Very well.'' said the mayor. My
name is Carter Fl. Harrison; born in Chi
cago: lived In the city fifty-three years:
I'm the State fifty-three years: am hfty-
three years old" After this Dena De
vries. the Harrison cook: Mary Conrad,
the Harrison housemaid. and Oscar
Lundberg, the Harrison chauffeur. all
IeSScu Willie thc ihosoA hiS1sy
withdrew in order that he might not
have to listen to a recital Of their ages.
woman Eighty-feur Registers.
Mrs. Louise Heath then entered the
polling place.
I'm eishty-four years old" said she.
''and I've waited sixty years for this
You women Of the present day hardly
realize the benefit that is yours"
Mrs. Heath stopped suddenly and
shifted the air. Then she looked at two
men who were puffing away at their
cigars.
you men ought to know enough to |
stop that smoking" she said. 1T is
and l cannot stand 1t. I don't
believe the other ladies here can. either"
The men looked rather sheepish and
dropped their cigars out Of an open win
dow.
What is you age?' asked Mrs. Anna |
Putnam, Progressive clerk in the Twenty
fifth precinct of the Twenty-fifth ward Of
q well dressed woman who appeared in
the polling place at No. 1155 Wilson ave-
nue.. The prospective voter leaned over
the table and whispered an inaudible re-
ply in Mrs. Putnam's ear. When asked
her name she refused to give 1t and Mrs.
Putnam also kept silence, saying that
she could not give out the name from the
records.
Miss Marion H. Drake. candidate for
he Progressive nomination for alderman
n the First Ward. after registering, got /
nto an automobile and visited the vari-
,us precincts in the ward to learn how
he registration of women was getting
long.
Alderman John Bath House" Cough
In also appeared at the various polling
'laces and asked his ieutenants how It
vas going
DR.. Julia Holmes Smith. the Oldest
Democratic woman worker in Illinois
nd who says she has been a suffragist
or seventy-five years, was among the
rst to register.