The New York herald., 1922-11-08
WOMEN REPUBLICANS
PLAN NEXT CAMP Align
Workers Are Undismayed
by Unexpected Defeat
4 of Their Party.
/ SMITHS ARE JOYFUL
/ Wife of GOyernor-Elect Felt
Husbands Victory in
Her Bones
VERY FOND OF ALBANY
Says She and Children Look on
States Capital as Their
Home Now.
VERY FOND OF ALBANY

Women in the opposing political
camps took the result of yesterdays
election just as they would that OF
ANY game. The Democratic leaders
burst into screams of Joy as the bull
lctins telling of the landslide for Alfred
Il Smith were read TO them in their
joint headquarters with the men in
the Hotel Bitmore. They popped big
silver and red balloons in their ex-
uberance and swung into a dance
when the first good tidings were an
nounced.
They showed pluck at the Republi-
can headquarters in West Thirty
ninth street, where Mrs. Charles II.
sabin. Miss Helen Varick Boswell
Miss Laura Skinner and hosts of 9TH
ers who had campaigned for the re-
election of Gov. Miller. admitted that
they couldn't understand the defeat
of their party. But they were ready
j TO start out bright and early to-day
and work for the next election.
Mrs. Smith, wife OF the Democratic
favorite heard the first news of how the
men and women had voted overwheln1-
dngly for al" when she arrived at the
Biltmore after dinner. With her were
the Smith children, filled with JOY. and
not too proud to show it. except young
Arthur, who is 10 and who took his
fathers victory seriously
Later i'm the evening the boys SER
iousness wore off. He grabbed his sister,
katherine. II, by the waist and they
Lanced around the room. Emily, who Is
is, fell into step with Mr.. Lawrence
Lewis.
Move back, move back" shouted DR..
Henry Moskowita to the crowd. I-et
the young folks Gance.
ooh give the old folks some rights
demonstrated Mis-. Nnnie Mathews. Reg
lister of New York county. I'VE cast the
vote. didn't weY'
"It's perfectly wonderful. Mrs. Smith
told reporters, but OF course. kne"
1t would happen. wanted NJ to have
whatever he wanted. And we all IKE
Albany. The children feel that IT'S home
now and every body is so nice TO them.
1t's delightful to think that we can hear
the results early, instead of having 10
stay up till midnight We're still liv-
ing at Sea Gate and are going back
there tonight.
"Did vou think he'd be elected?' in
terrupted an enthusiastic friend
.I felt Il in my bones from the first.
replied the wife of the victorious cahdi-
date.
When "Ar' arrived he was lifted by
score of friends to the top of q table
where he made "A short speech Mrs.
smith standing nearby and holding
huge bunch of roses, WAS next lifted UP
beside him and the new Governor SAID
he'd make a speech for her but before
doing 1t he gave her hug and kiss
Among those noticed at the head
quarters of the womens committee were
Mrs. Norman dc Il. Whitehouse. Mrs.
John Blair. Mrs. j. Borden Hartman,
Mrs. Frederick Greene. Mrs. Raymond
Brown. Mrs. John Gchrist, Miss Fran
ces Perkins and Magistrate Norris.
Miss Laura Skinner (Republican).
captain of the Thirty-fifth Election dis
trict OF the Tenth Assembly district,
said that she had carried her district
200 per cent. or the 311 voters regist-
cred there were 1876 who voted n straight
Republican ticket and 9S who voted
straight Democratic ticket. Ogden l..
Mills had 1872 against the Democratic
candidates 50.
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin. one OF the ac-
tive workers IN the campaign and presl-
dent of the Women's National Republl-
can club said, II don't know how
TO explain the party's defeat. though
think the light wines and beer platform
of the Democratic party had q great deal
TO do with Il. However. we women are
going to start right out tomorrow morn
ing working on the next campaign.
carried my own district I am proud TO
say
Miss Helen Narick Boswell. associate
chairman OF the Republican County
Committee. said: II can only account
for our defeat by the fact that a great
many Republicans must have voted the
Democratic ticket. We are not discour-
aged. but will 60 right ahead with our