The Washington times., 1920-04-30
PETT|COAT POWER
IN POLITICS seen
Veteran Lobbyists Amazed At
Genius Of Damsels Who Put
Over" Suffrage.
According TO the stars .ad Mishssl

According to the stars and Miehsel
O'Lesry, chairman OF the state
Democratic comm ttes OF MsssAehus-
etts. this "a the dawn OF the new era
OF petticost political power.
Lord help the men." says OLeSpy.
What chsnce, he asks, has the mere
male with all his political training
and knowledge against the sixth sense
possessed by the female or the
species?
IAN girl babies are born with the
sixth sense" ne says.
To support hts prophecy that the
politicsl battles OF the future VII! be
won. not by political experience but
by the sixth sense. he calls attention
TO threo BounE women whom Wash
inston politicians declare the clever
est iobbyl in the country.
Girls s..w Cieverssss.
Mere xirls-chsrminG feminins per-
sons and "po!i,icsuy innocent" as
some one has phrased it-Betty Gram.
of Portland. ore; Mary pubrow, or
Passaic, y j., and Anita Poilitzer' OF
Charleston, $. g., have matched Wis
.iuh the shrewdest politicians or the
isCion and have amazed those ssiileo
.enlisnen BY their political eeuD en-.
Workers in the National Women's
Party, they have played a big part IN
putting over" suffrage.
Anita Poilltzar, g wlnssnie, dark
haired little pepson. Is the partys
chief lobbyist at the Capitol. Der
lob has been TO obtain pressure from
Consressmen or TO move stubborn
islatures back home" Even the
.cading sntis in Congress have been
brought round" by the diplomacy OIL
this young woman. DlstinEuished
United states Senators confer graveiy
With her and listen respectfully TO-
acT opinions -r+
Fat New Jcrsey over.
BETTY Gram put over New Jersey.
She outpeneraied "Jim' Nugent, boss
,f the democratic, party IN his home
state and OF more than local fame Rs
a politician. some job" say those
taiailiar with politics in New Jersey.
With May Dublow she led the
forces that Won one OF the most
drastic battles In the history OF sur
crage--that in West Virginia.
Dark-eyed Miss Dubrow. from Pas
safe, and the ylvseious Miss Gram,
rom the West. could cola oorate on q
spicy book labeled '"rhs Legislatures
,te Have Net
Wonders. those grils." says Nr.
J'Leary. OF Massachusetts,, a man who
SHOWS the pcl!ticsl game from 4 to
1 "and not one OF them with whit
Of political experience. How do they
10 il? The sixth sense.
According TO Nrs. Abby scott
Eaker, political chairman OF the
stional Wom,n's Party, man himsc
responsible for the dcN eicpncnt or
he sixth sense in women.
NarniRE By Mrs. Baker.
And woe 10 him now that she IS
tree to assert her -elf!' says hrs.
Jakcr.
I'm the centuries woman has been
sept suhserr !ent to man she has de-
, eloped ingenuity to get what r!sltS
.he could from her lord and M s or
without his knowing that he was sur
rend,ring any OF the males sa~rcd
Jrcrosstiv.s.
With each succeeding generation
=, oman has become more skilled i'll
he art of dealing " uh the Superior
ca, and today wa find her able TO
outv-.t the rl4Vtrest or men in mat
.crs that require adro.tne.s. She has
acquired the sixth sense and bll III"
brains and experience OF the male are
40 match for il.
"BeCausn OF it she Will be. more
auroit in politics than sim olc-n rded
man, who has learned to use only one
metz od--the stronS-srmed one