The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-22
BOTH PARTIES ARE
T2EAI ING WOMEN
UNI QUALLY, CLAIM
Feminine Politicians Claim
They Are Excluded From
Inner CounCils-CaSe OF
Mrs. Olson Cited
ny CAROLYN VANCE
Special Wireless Dispatch TO The Age
Herald
IL, EEnRGE n RRIGG&

Special Wireless Dispatch to The Ago
Herald
Fly GEORGE n. BRIGGS
Washington, October 21.-Women
political leaders are pouting today.
The "honeymoons" in both the demo-
cratic and republican households are
waning. In the atmosphere of both
places there is that intangible some
thing which indicates the first
quarrel,
Neither the democratic nor repub-
lican women are indulging in a
promenade with the family skele-
ton" but there is about them an air
of sull1y dissatisfaction.
70 be specific concerning this sub
rosa agitation the democratic wom-
en- are just plain mad" at the men
Of their party because they have SO
far displayed no real desire to aid
Mrs. Peter Olson in her campaign OF
the senatorship in Minnesota. The
Hrumpiness of the republican women
cropped out in Philadelphia when the
women, under the leadership Of Mrs
ID a6fdGidN WhTDuFlOni T5luhco ildthJ ~
have any more meetings at all to
themselves and demanded that the
men admit them TO their meetings.
More generally speaking however,
the reasons for the women's spleen
is due To the fact that their leaders
have been baked in their desires to
enter the Holy of HOLES" the secret
inner -counsels of either party The
men have been raucous In their
praises of the women's ability at
doing the detail work of the cam
paign, such as ringing door bells. dis
tributing literature and kissing the
babies. But when 1t comes to the
delicate work of shaping the import
ant plans for the party, they very
carefully exclude the women. The
women all over the country are bitter
over such sights. In the words or
Carrie Chapman Gait:
I'VE have been merely admitted TO
the antc-ohamber. The real work OF
political parties Is done in small
room behind the closed door, and then
you must find the secret passage
way"
Democratic Claim
The democratic party has ciaineo
to admit women on a flfty-HIty
basis; there 10 a committaewoman Tor
each state on Iue HdliOtltl
lust as there is a committee man. But
thew have practically no more real
power than the republican woman
simply because they do not grasp the
opportunity they have and back up
their women leaders by their votes
II is asserted The republican wom-
en- have seven representatives on the
republican executive committee pue
these women have no vote ana their
function is supposed to be an advis-
orv one. But the advice that Is NOT
backed up by power surfers the
bumiliating fate of all free advice.
The two women at the heaoquar
ters Of both parties, Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton and Mrs, Emily Neweh
Blair have often demonstrated their
qualities for leadership but the truth
Is we'll known that they are CONSIDER
ed merely as organizers of the wom-
an and are seldom IL ever consult
ed ON matters of great moment TO the
parties.
The democratic women compaHn
that their men have been too Will
ing TO be convinced that Mrs Petel
oleson (correct) hasn't got a cnahco
to win. When she was nominated tne
democrats announced that they wouio
ia her aid SO far not Senator nor
a party leader has shown up. she
making a valiant lone fight ana ner
expenses have been met by the simple
method of passing the hat at nei
meetings..
ssparate political meetings for men
aud women will be thing OF the
past II the leaders of the republican
( women in Pennsylvania have their
Z way. .a.r
s woman has need Of mans oroaa r.
experiences is The tactful way Mrs
,areisv Marburton voiced her de-
mand thar women be admitted to ehe
mems meetings. Both must yieiu
like good partners on non-essentlai
E. and fight in unity for the eoihn 40
(. good The result will be that tns
9a1itics of tomorrow will be SOHO
?. lfnsion of the mans angle ana the
+ woman's angle, each contribution an
Neaual share"