Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
M|SSBUTLER BORN
| POLITICAL LEADER
Daughter of Presidential Candi-
date District Captain in
mo Mans Land"
PERSONALLY SEES VOTERS
Believes New Era Is Dawning
for Women in Professions
and Business.
PERSONALLY SEES VOTERS
my Universal scrvIcc.I

NEW YORK. June 5.-Thc daugh-
.er of presidential candidate Is "A
:aptain In a NO Mans Land" district
lcrc.
She Is Miss Sarah Schuyler Butler.
laughter OF Nicholas Murray Butler,
president Of Columbia University.
Miss Butler Is an ardent sponsor
'f tbc modern business woman. mean
ny the business or professional wom-
IN, the school teacher and the artist
WORK. good. hard work. and plenty
pr Il, as long as it's iHtcrcsting She
links. is the panacea for most Ills
Il have always been Interested in
'oiitics." said Miss Butler. "as ! come
II an old political family. Ny father
iays am doing now jus, what hc did
Il my agc--that Is. beginning in the
district. He always said: We don't
'cgin with national. but wlth district
,olltlcs.'
Il am captain In this district. tho
chlrd Election District OF the Thir-
zenith Assembly. am also "a mcn-
,er of the Republican County Cum
nittec."
Miss Rn'lcr admitted that hcr in
crest in politics WAS chiefly on her
athcr's account. but added:
$40 MINIS Land Cnptnin.
'IIc has always brought me up to
70 Interested In politics. In our fam
We never regarded politics in tho
ight OF anything ex;rancnus. outside
rur ordinary lives. as some people
'ecm TO do. We have always talked
nd thought about II. AZ though II
we're the most ordinary ana natural
hing 70 he Interested in politics.
politicians call this district NO
ian's Land because Ne vote three
women 10 one man. The reason IL
hat these apartment houses are
mainly filled with school teachers and
business and professional women.
80 MANI business women now
axe an apartment ard lct out nor
ion of It or rooms. They arc intclII-
:ent and mighty interesting TO work
sIth, They arc all responsible pco-
"In this last primary election. out
( 1888 enrolled Republicans In the dis
riot, l2t came to vote without being
ent for on primary day.
She Snu Them First.
"Of course. called on them before
and" admitted Miss Butler, smil-
ng,y.
"The way feel about I; liz this;
vi or iniiuential in larger politics
Mess you haze the whole hearted
ackinG OF your district. II you
s ss, in, in your distriet and get to
nth In your immediate district and
4 your party organization YOU can
q on and build uD wider Held or
,Gu,nce. But II you don't have that
iuiuiomos ~ 1oii}slp V 'inj fL"A l"H
Ike a big family. II your family do
OF back you you are certainly han
icappcd.
he dic,rict by sight and many OF
hem by name. ! know some OF the
DEMOCRATS. 90. In fact, there's "A
title joke-tn the district about that.
hey wanted TO find an extra Demo
rat to count votes-the one they de !.
ended on not having arrived had
0 tell the Democratic captain who
lie does not live in the district. so.
DOR man. he was no, 60 much TO
lame. after all. for not Knowing"
New Era for Women.
In answer to the reporters Ques-
ion as TO the degree Of interest She
,anifest!nG in politics. Miss Butler
II think they are exceedingly ac-
i've. OF course. IN this particular
hey should be so keen. But else
there II Is the same. 4 great many
yomcn whom I know downtown are
tremendously Interested: some of
hat many people said would not be
Interested IL they had the vote.
knowing that women have the
otc, I think men now take the trou-
10 to discuss things with them in a
ray that they never did before. II
ote, your opinion is worth some
hing-one vote. II nothing more
snt II? l think that is one good
esull already obtained by women
II have found professional and
usiness women exceedingly easy TO
cal with as rule. Possibly il is be-
ause they have trained minds They
.nlf hi in 70 RI
rom the mans view.
They have been taught to reason
iore than the ordinary woman. In a
iscussion they don't get so tangled
,omen who have had no business
raining. And they grasp the salient
oints OF an argument much more
uickly."
Miss Butler believes in giving wo-
len business or professional train
ne and she was quite willing TO put
erself on record in the matter:
II think all women should be
hey should have n profession, an art.
r busincsS-somcthing to do. y
oman never can tell when she may
ecd such equipment. This is not
he age of the inefficient woman:
II was talking to a noted New
DIRK doctor the other day and he told
re that II the average woman, un--
,aried or married-un.ess' OF
uuiStr tHc IdtteT nau Il lOl ol llllic
hildren-had something to do. there
'ould be noticcably fewer eases or
ervous prostration.
Tho fascinating thing about poli-
les is that it is so awfully human"
ontinued Miss Butler. Politics is
Mst people-people like you and me.
here Is a feeling that the people
re something different from just
eople-but they've not.
81 myself do aAstated number of
ours regular work daily and am
cry busy besides, Asald Miss Butler.