Arizona republican., 1917-01-09
LAWS TOUCHING WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL BE SUPPORTED
 BY THREE WOMEN LEGISLATORS

There are three women members of the legislature
 All three are members of the House of Representatives-an all three call themselves democrats.
 Hon. Pauline O'Neill, member from Maricopa says she is regular demo- crat"
 lion. Viola Marsh, representative from santa Cruz declares she is just a democrat
 Hon. Rosa Mckay of the Cochise county delegation admits that the Hunt faction has her support.
 The trio from the different counties are totally different types.
 Public life is not a new thing for Mrs. O'Neill, who as leader in the suf- frage campaign, as prohibition worker, as campaigner for President Wilson Senator Ashurst and Congressman Carl Hayden has become known throughout the state. She has been equally active in the womans club movement and it Is understood that she will introduce the bills that have received the en- dorsement of the state federation Of women's clubs, after being presented by the legislative department of the feder- alton. She has the executive ability that comes with acting as chairman for long term of years over various or ganizations coupled with rare tact
 On the other hand is Mrs. Marsh O. |! Nogales, quiet and retiring in her man her. but whose ability is unprecedented when 1t is recalledIthat the gentle charming and altogether delightful woman is the president and general manager of a large business establish nlent and president of a woman's club of 1l0 members.
 i Mrs. Mckay is a bit more aggressive lhan either ot the members. She is not 1 a club woman but is keenly alive to | what is being accomplished through this source. She is flst and foremost a politician
 While the women may not vote the same way on all the measures that 'ome before them, they all declare they share one interest and that is-that i good laws pertaining to women and children.
 4 minimum wage for women will be advocated by Mrs. O'Neill. who will also favor prohibition measures and anti picketing
 Mrs. O'Neill begins her first term in the legislature without having made a | promise. T am not tied to anyone, she said yesterday. No one can dic- ate to me for am not pledged 10 the corporations nor the labor unions and eeognize that both have right i mean to be guided solely by my own consc!ence.'' Mrs. O'Neill recognizes of course. the split in the democrati party, but she says she is not in the touse Co represent a faction. but the | itate
 When II comes to a show down. sh, will stand by her principles. she asserss She has that same independence tna marked her father. Captain ". F. k | Schindler d big man The captain lef | Europe during the Students Rebellion sle was young man at the time anG | coming at once to the western countr, grew greatly attached to his adopted l land. Ills daughter was born at thf fresidio and was always a great chum Of her father who was an enthusiastic American. II was he who first taueht his little girl the political equalit, l doctrine which she spread in Arizona She came 10 Arizona as early as 1885 and for year taught school in Will iamson's Valley, and the following year became the bride of gallant HuckS ONeill e hero of the Spanish Amer! can war. who met his death on Sar iuan hill Mrs. O'Neill lived for mans years in favapai county. the stronghold of the woman's suffrage movement She met with Mrs. T. w Otis, "tht i Mother of suffrage" once q week and other women soon became intcreste, and joined their gatherings Mrs Otit Iid not lac to see equal rights in Ar ] izona granted largely through the of forts Of her worker. Mrs. O'Neil helped introduce the bin before every legislature until its final adoption. Sho was here in 1903 with Mrs Ca1ri. Chapman Catt, when their lobbyina carried the bill through both houses sYflsr fr.t exander O'Brodie. Mrs. O'Neill was one Of the women who helped circulate the first initiative petition ever put ir circulation in the state which had to dc with granting women their franchise II was adopted overwhelmingly by tho voters. In order to teach the new cit izens the responsibility of the ballot su Civic League was organized in Phoe- nix and Mrs. O'Neill was unanimousl, chosen president She has held thai foffice continuously until last autumn when she refused to accept the chair manship. She is still an active member Of the League and of the Womans cluf and was until recently an officer ir the Central Arizona District Federation Of clubs. Two years ago Mrs. O'Nell stumped for Marcus A. Smith for the senate and this year sine made her owr campaign of secondary importance te campaign in Graham and Cochise counties for the reelection of Presideni Wilson and the democratic senator and congressman of Arizona.
 In 1901 she married Eugene Brad, Q Neill. who has a splendid politica record in both this county and state MT ONeill takes great interest fl his wife's activities and recognizes hel as his political equal but his superior in every other way.
 Mrs. Marsh. like Mrs o'Neill is g club woman. Like her, too she ha. executive ability, brains. yet Is lever,
 nch q woman" She is immensely pop ular in the Nogales Woman's clul which she heads and will no doubt b, q staunch supporter of the bills Mrs ONeill will introduce at the request O. the club women of the state Mrs Marsh is also a suffragist and womeI whose claims have any merit can read fly count on a hearing from her Mrs Marsh IS said to be one of those mem bers who had the position of "legis lator' forced upon her and in this cas. differs from those others who wer, forced into politics by being true. Tn, woman member from Santa Cruz i. rated the wealthlest member of the leg islature. She has acquired quite a bi of her wealth through her own efforts at the death of her husband havinf taken over his business interests witt success. She is president of the George E. Marsh Hardware and Furnitur, Company and is at her desk every morning at nine o'clock and often re mains until long after the last clerk ha, gone. She does not devote her entir, time, however, to business and club ac tivities. but enjoys social function ll4