New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Mrs. PincI'ot Campaigned as
Politician, Not Wife, She Says
Women Worked ON Parity
With Mem i'm Battle to
Name New Pennsylvania
Governor, Says His Wife

SAAlSyAVaulA
Governor. Says His Wife
Not as a wife, but as Republican,
Mrs' Clifford Pinchot assisted In the
political campaign which elected hor
husband Governor of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Pinchot protested against being
questioned yesterday on the emotions
OF Governors wife and insisted on
talking politics as a politician. She
is at the Hotel Ambassador taking a
few days. vacation after election.
"of course, am very glad that we
rolled up such a splendid majority for
the reform candidate" she said. "The
extent of the victory was the only
thing that we were uncertain about.
for the election was determined last
spring when Mr.. pinchot received the
nomination of the Republican party.
All the excitement of the campaign was
over when we won out against the ma
chine in the primaries"
Mrs. Pinchot explained that she had
made campaign speeches for Mr.. Pin
chot, but not as Wife" After all.
she intimated wife's reasons for
wishing her husband elected were of
no concern to the voters She must
appeal to them as Republican il she
wished to command their interest.
Women Helped Elect Pinchot
Women played great part in the
! primary campaign which nominated
Mr.. Pinchot, she said, and they con-
| tinued their good work right through
| to Election Day. but there again the
| women had to work not as women but
as Republicans.
"We had no separate women's COM
| mitttees," said Mrs. Pinchot, "but there
were. women on every committee, side
by side with the men. l don't believe
in separate activities for women.
Every committee had its woman vice
chairman, but personally / am opposed
even to the position of vice-chairman.
| think each committee should be
headed by man or a woman, but not
by both. However, that change will
have to come later. At present we are
working under the rules of the Repub-
lican party, which creates both offices.
There is no state legislation on the
subject in Pennsylvania corresponding
to your Livermore bill here in New
York.
'Mr. Pinchot has announced that he
will appoint woman to his cabinet.
Don't you have q Governors cabinet
in New York. Well, that's what we call
the state officials appointed by the Gov
ernor in Pennsylvania, including the
Attorney General, various commission
ers and SO forth. don't know which
position will be offered to a woman,
nor do know who the woman will
hco
holding public office, provided they are
fitted for the work. The standards
should be the same as for men office
holders, but l do not agree with those
who say women cannot hold office be-
cause they are too inexperienced in
politics. How is woman to be ex-
perienced unless she experiences?
Women More ON Job
Gas for the political activities of
women in general, I believe they are
of the utmost Importance. Not that |
believe in all this talk about the wom-
ans point of view and womans pecu-
liar gifts. / don't believe you can block
women. Some have more Imagination
than men, and some have less. The one
great contribution to politics, the one
matter wherein they differ from men,
IS that they are more on the job be-
tween elections. Their interest is more
consistent throughout the year. Men
| have habit of getting excited about
politics a few weeks before election,
while after the election they shut up
shop and don't think about it unfit
the next campaign. Women have more
time than men to maintain their political
activities, and they are more in the
habit of sustained interest anyway. 1t
is my hope to see the women of Penn
| sylvania in politics every month of the
year"
| Three women at least were elected
to the Pennsylvania Legislature, Mrs.
Pinchot said, and possibly four She
had not heard the latest returns before
she left Pennsylvania.
At that moment the telephone rang
and the Womens National Republican
Club was ON the wire asking if it
might give reception for her some
day next week. Mrs. Pinchot accepted,
and the date will be arranged later.