Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-27
mrs. CHAMP CLARK DEAN
OF. WOMEN IN POLITICS
Pioneer and Ono OF National Suf-
frago Leaders Confident of
Amendments Adoption.
BOTH OLD PARTIES ATTENTIVE
Wife of Former Speaker of House
Foresccs Day When Men AMI
Women Will Cooperate in Work
~ for Better Country.
DY ANNAn,.I.LI. LEE.

BE !tNNtBELLE LEE.
'sNYAsHINGToN. June 26.-D.sap:
Z pointed yet elated. This is the
rather unusual state of mind OF Mrs.
Il Champ Clark with reference 10 the
Swcman suffrage situation.
81 The wife OF the veteran Demo
sscratic leader and former Speaker Of
Sthe House. and herself :; pioneer sut-
! fragist, gave her views to an inter
viewer on things IN general and Suf-
frage in particular. She admitted
~ she was disappointed that the
amendment giving the vote TO her
Sex has failed as yet of ratification
Tin the thirty-sixth state. and added:
,.'But / feel immensely Gra;ihcd to
Itnink we came so near the achieve
/ DleDt OF what i considered at best
s. u remote possibility. When l think
of the progress made by the cause
: since 1912. IT seems more wonderful!
than tale out OF the Arabian
/ Nights
Mrs. Cinrk n Fighter.
Mrs. Clarl; is fighter That is
made plain by the work she has done
the advise she has given its leaders
+ related in her own words:
In 1912 was one off the few WON
z en- in the Democratic ranks who
dared TO stand up and be counted
for suffrage. At this time Mrs Lydia
z Wicklfe Holmes, now a leader in
the night for ratification in Louisiana
was the wife Of a member of Con-
Z. gress from that State. which WAS
sonsidered the most conservative
tell her. what argument she should
use 10 induce the southern men to
be favorable TO suffrage. My reply
..SufIrlcc Il GAMING"
Tell them suffrage is coming
whether they want ii or not and
they may get up and denounce SUI
fraEe ri the demand of their dis
trictS, but no man who is running for
n ,rs on either ticket. will
s rise up in Congress and slap l.UOG,-
900 voters in the face, and every
man Of them twhon the women OF
Gus for suffrage"
Mrs. Clark may be called tho dean
or women in politics at the national
period of twenty-five years or more
and her remarkable sense OF humor
mas eunipped her for keen enjoy
TeferrinG to the rapidity with which
the suffrage cause has advanced in
popularity, she said
Politicians Keep Pace.
~ has been going by leaps and
bounds i, can look sideways and see
the two, faithful old parties leapinE
and boiNdlng too.
IT was certainly sight for the
EodS 10 see not long ago in u Sun
gay supplement- picture OF q dar-
ING republican member of the West
Virginia Legislature. who posed for
q photograph. flying TO vote for rat
ihcat!on of suffrage"
Mrs. Clark refuses TO appropriate
to herself any Of the. credit for the
years.
III ] were asked TO name one wo-
man who has done the most to ad-
Mrs. Clark. Il wonid have to choose s
between Mrs Wadsworth, the wife
or Senator Wadsworth, and Miss
In peculiar way along contrary
methods to attract attention. That
was al! that was necessary. for when
one stops; looks and listens IL ar
Bumcnts Tor or against suffrage the
audience usually decides for the
amendment and where the van
Guard In,nnl hats today the rear viii halt
rol Toe prac,ieal, to, expect immediate
n MEYER, snI;; that ult:mate!y the co.
lead 10 better things. She said:
Expects Hctt-r Things
We hccd not expect the millcn- {
nun nj l-n ~ re reEalt o. either the Chi I.
=.
20 lar as women's participation in ]
these conflicts is concerned The /
world was not built in :. day. ana
women as well as men have their I
Limitations; but even q loOk-in by a
rev women delegates, assisted on tho Z
outside b. the detere. med Gsickc:s.
VII have an infue.-2e. an the righ.
What very much desire. 10 SEQ"
MIS-, Mrs. Clark continued. is unity %
Work bGtwec;! msn and women. who (
after all are human beings and must
work together for the .coanmIc
civil and religious welfare OF tho
race; want !" see women IN Doliti-
cal life. want 20 see them actively
eneaEeu IN protecting Legislation
which VIII provide better rnuuicIrsI
housekeeninE An organized and
lorna! effort on the part Of women
would add hut one more witn.ss ~
NOSE VINO have urged moro vital
ernments
No Virtue Mouopo,v.
II think that the lesSou ;Hurl. h.,
Inc war is written so large INA, he
VINO runs may read. That is. no IA
loh mas monopoly OF All tho viz
tues and III Of the patriotism. and
never In history has there been So
cFeHce toward those who may differ
from US IN opinion
no, / am not expecting tho mil
leunium 20 he ushcr.d in no r,,s..o,
winch party = victorious In Novnr,
per. But 90 believe In tho uItira.n
agency Of Things. ana nave faith
thal the women and men WORKING
doEsthcT VIII evolve q better way ~
sstiiinG disputes than the cx,crrjr.,'
ton of Clrh q. ''''''''-