Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-09
SUFFS AT THE POLO GROUNDS
May IS Will Be Suffrsgette Day,
When Giants and Cubs Play
in New York.
BUY ALL UPPER GRANDsTAND

Billy Sunday touches a match to the
hell fire and shunts people over on the
glory trail by the hundreds. but the suf-
fragettes are going to make Billy look
like a second rate converter when they
invade the Polo Grounds on May is to
win thousands to the cause of votes for
women" Mere man associates the Polo
Grounds with base ball. but for that day
1t is going to be the suffragettes' tenn
pie OF course there is TO be a ball game
-one between the Giants and the Cubs
but dangling yellow streamers shouting
Votes for women" and persuasive. ora
tors will impress on the carefree base
ball fan that he should be occupied with
the thought Of that important question
which he will have to vote FOR at the
next election. What attraction could sur
pass 1t with side shows. lectures and ball
game for the price of an ordinary ticket
The suffragettes have turned many
angles in their campaign, and now they
are ready to punch the question right
home when man is enjoying his favorite
diversion. The stage is all set 20 make
thousands of scoffers go home meek
minded converts.
When the women decided that ball
game would be the scene of their next
political coup they went to Harry Hemp
stead and John Foster and told them
OF their wishes. AS result OF the cap
turing of the Giants, president and sec
Rotary, the suffragettes now own the
entire upper stand at the Polo Grounds,
and that means about 1900 seats The
/ next thing was to sell the purchase to
men, and some women, and already that
campaign is under way with the pros
! pect that the entire block will be taken
/ before the ball park is opened on the
day of the game. Nine women. the suf-
frage ball team, have taken out ped
dlers' licenses and now they are wander
ing all over the city decked with the
saffron-colored badges, offering their
wares wherever they can bring together
/ a group Of men.
! At the same time that they are dis
posing Of the tickets they scatter circu-
lars which read; buy your tickets
NOW. The suffragettes will get 'om II
you don't watch out" And not to lose
sight of the male issue, some read: Vote
for the Womens Suffrage Amendment
November q" Another wrinkle is the
peddling out of autographed base balls.
The ones that bear Matty's name ga
great, but some lag. 1t would be unkind
tC mention names. The real object of II
all is to boost the suffrage stock far
above par. There will be very little
money made. the tickets, with the excep-
ton of the boxes. being sold at the regu'
lar rate. The profit viii be used to pur.
lei ase prizes for the captains anu lieu
tenants OF the new political Organization
who sell the most tickets. In ordinar!
political parlance they might be calle'
the piums.
The arrangements for the day % tn
game are already quite complete. Tn
suffragettes are we'll supplied with ora
tors who can give more arguments 70
the cause than a minister for salvation
They will have stands erected outsid
the grounds. and. as the hurrying has
hall fans come to the gates, they will b
greeted by women's suffrage on ever
! hand, The women are a little worried
3 however. owing to the opposition fror
= the elevated trains. They can't ask tina
e they be stopped or the people won't &c
70 the grounds. and they are not at a
sure that their voices will sound ou
above the din. However. the printe
1 word may prove stronger than tn
: spoken, and there will be plenty Of eli
: culars
= There will be streamers and flags in
side the grounds, and perched away u
On top for all the world to see will oe
n big ribbon OF yellow across the TOP
S the grandstand on which will be wri
"a ten Votes for Women" New York s.
( clety is going to turn out for the occ'
sion. that Is, the society that favors Il
suffragettes. The wives OF the base ia
= players of the two teams will be invite
- TO attend and an effort will be made
" have number Of the city officials sho
their approval by being present