Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
HM|N|NE CANDIDATES
UNDAUNTED BY DEFEAT
sWpMen of Great Britain Expect
More Success at Next
Election.
OSLY SHORT TINE TO PREPARE,
sLoaders Secured Good Vote, but
Hone to Havc Seventy Names on
4sckcts--Will Wage Fight With
Accomplishment as Basis.
HI Il, ENNIS.


LONDON. March l5.-"The share OF
3 The new women voters in the verde,
s on rthe immense issues OF the election
i has been. il not decisive, at least very
4 powerful. They need no, be d!scour-
aged By tho defea, of all the women
candidates except the S!nn Fe!ner
Their time will come
This kindly pa; on the back ad-
& NtNlstered by the London Times in
leading article was hardly needed by
the women candidate who failed TO be
returned 1T the recent election. On
seating of IS Liberal and Labor mem
bers II would indeed have been mat
tor for surprise If women members
mad been returned in the same inter-
stood for Labor, four for the Liberal
cause--onc only in the unionist inter-
eSt-whiic tho others, with tho cXccp-
ton Of the two Sim Eein candidates.
stood as Independents. This procedure
of standing rs Independent candidates.
though AZ present mourning practically
certain failure, is welcomed by many
women voters who feel that party in
tcrests arc Inconsistent with the con-
s scientious carrying through of poli,ica!
! principles.
candidatcs attribute their defeat 10
the short time between the bill quail
= tying them 20 become members of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Island tbs
oasS " I'll. Vo.i Si bcCcmpcV "a.
NO TIME TO ORGANIZE
ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
An that short period ;hcrc was no
time 10 organize adequate election
campaigns. Individual canvassing
might, have done much TO remove the
preJud:ces which were found TO be still
existent. and which, IN some eases.
found expression in echoes of toe Ole
anti, suffrase cry TO Go home anu
+ mind the baby"
C,uriously enough n,anv or 80 ~,o
: men voters transferred 10 the women
& candidate the mistruSi they q: one
time cvinced in the woman voter. In
other cases the electors, while frank
~ admitting to the canvssscr their
3 approval OF tho woman candidates
program, and even sometimes being
entirely without enthusiasm for her cr-
panent, thought it a matter OF princi.
pic to vote Tor the friend Of Lloyd
GeorSe-"Tho man who won the war"
It was UNDOUBTEDLY this hero wor-
justice. that swayed tho electorate. 80
much SO, that, in the words OF Mrs.
Pethick Lawrence, defeated Labor can.
they could have had Il clear choice
4 between them OF hanging the Kaiser
AS regards the one successful candi-
sdatc -Countcss Markicvics. who SC.
GuTed SOS per cent of the total poll for
dublin, her return also may be said 10
ne the result OF passion for justice
sin another direction. Her success was
we re iis sn ep s'n U OF 3hg
EISish on the subject OF their fellow
apsisoners in English taiis. In pursu-
-however, no, take her Seat seal in parli ta'
spent 50 that the distinction of being
.the first woman TO sit is still open 10
the ambitious.
T. COALITION CANDIDATE
g.. me. next highest poll representing
Tsi;;s OF the total vas that secured by
Bees 1nTts1sne anihhSFs She has
Sotic.", independent" and ''Woman's
1ar;y' candidate. For any Of these
IN: Major Thompson, who had been
T..t first nominated b" thai party hav-
siaS eee1 prevailed upon % retire III
were such as 10 have Ensured her re.
ss.a.n ~ any co7S:i,uency where The
Tie h!E1e>. Hcpes both Q. !. Dor and
ss-e %o1st- v'e.t ce7te-cd ~ M-s.
.0 2, - ea&-:es sAs had been PFC
"a L:2Scl cc-ft:..e5c* 20 keep the
rsez. Es.- 90 i.co-.' F.@- could have
t---S ;1e:e Er::ao!e to- .ucn ar
sso.kt: ~ s-=c-oas 7e-sone!i'* ana
rs-te- !zc= -z-...tz a-t !-a;. 81: N.
-E:-t -sae co-.i.e :: :. -s-r:a
IfItif- -s-- .-= E.::-'ot Lo-l
-ss.szcA .T=-e - = ~ ;; nave been
sG1pseis1 = -g;=< :: nc ei.c-o.=
4aBa-. from re- -=crrc u mining zo-.
ss2.oaS -. 2-A! e.zs:es TIE Eesn-
81 as. 3?9.1;-.s-; was 81, &: re.
failure 70 secure -ro-s irz-. % pr cen:
OF Eatte.Ssz 'o'-s - E5itc 9: TIC fact
That INC i-.=a 'o:c ~e-: q ras:c
with her
:. Miss Mary NacA-;Hu- "a the one
eckceptiol among those mo 4ti-!buted
stpeir defeat % 'Ae Sao-,aess % INC
stine Al !he;r dis7osal. Il did no, viz
AT Stourbridse, sne says. because 70
zone gould have wone ssa'us: such
odds.' yet she proceeds 70 ao6:
: ~ women are % get into Pa-l!a-
.J1ent they mus: stand not or their
+5ey, but OF ,nei- character. .hei-
'stfhityemeni and the program they
-.st9pcr;."
{ Given normal conditions ,rere is
Ilta.d!y room 10 Goup. that Instead OF
winning only So PC: cen. o. vo.es
fs-1iss Macarthur would have TONED the
&Sp!i. Her character c stauach cham
~oion Of the sWcatcd WORKER q, C-4dicy
5eath and elsewhere had made ne-
known in the industrial! world. even
+Anlrn IN rnlr ron