The New York herald., 1922-02-20
Publisher, Backed by $21.75,
Sweeps Brooklyn Mock Elec--
ton for U. S. Senator.
CALDER ROLL ONLY s12
Senator's Fair Supporters,
Swamped at a Cent a Vote,
Hold on to S10.75.

over in Brooklyn. where they take
than in Manhattan, especially the wom-
Ell, the women members OF the Twelfth
Assembly District Republican Club are
wrought up over what they say was
handed to them by their sisters OF
The Tenth Assembly District League of
Women Voters. Judging from indica-
tions yesterday, It may be some time
before certain of the more ardent of
them are again on arguing terms.
The treasury OF the League OF Women
Voters of the Tenth was getting low.
It needed to be replenished. So what
more admirsb BILE method than that sug-
gt tsted by some one to stage mock
election with votes at l cent each? TO
be PERFECTLY fair about it, and inasmuch
as the women's idea was to "elect"
Senator to succeed Senator William NJ.
Calder. they invited the recently en-
franchised voters OF the Twelfth. Sena-
tor Calder's own district, to do some of
the voting.
Loud Calls for Hearst.
The Republican women Of the Twelfth.
headed by Mrs. Emma l.. Egolf, hied
Saturday to Pouch Mansion armed with
a $12 bank roll and determination TO
plump 1900 votes for Senator Calder
right off the bat Then the trouble be-
gan. IT must not be understood that
the Si2 was all the money in the crowd.
Mrs Rosalie I.oew Whitney came with
goodness knows how much to back Gov.
Miller, but didn't get 1t all down. How
ever. that's another part of the story.
Anyway, the Calder money footed s12.
About the first thing Mrs. Egolc
sighted when she piloted her cohorts
into Pouch Mansion was Edward r.
O'Loughlin, political manager for Will
lam Randolph Hearst in Brooklyn. Mr..
O'Loughlin was In supreme command of
seven stalwart war veterans, unquali-
fiedly in favor Of the bonus, who were
deployed at advantageous points
throughout the hall. When the bidding,
or rather the voting, began there were
loud calls for Hearst.
Seven hundred for Hearst" shouted
veteran, ostentatiously peeling some
bills off a bulky looking roll. 1.-TWO
hundred for Hearst, Five hundred
mere for Hearst' And so it went. To
say that Mrs. Egolf and her flock were
tlabbergas sted would be TO put it mildly.
They We're momentarily stunned. When
the votes were totalled up Hearst had
2,175 and the League was SELLS richer.
Then the grievance committee was
heard from. One can't lick an opponent
who has s21.75 with any $12 bankroll.
AMI it didn't take the women long to
determine that. They would stand on
their dignity ard bolt.
Gathers Cohorts and Bolts.
"This meeting is packed" shouted
AT,g tC ao1-n -n1 yaa ar-et
meeting" And with that she gathered
her cohorts and bolted in the most ap-
proved political fashion and took her
1900 Votes that were to be cast for
Senator Calder, that is. all but 125 of
trem that got into the ballot box. by
mis- sts ke-along with her.
From somewhere Senator Calder got
IS more votes: Gov. Miller had 100. Al
Smith got LOO, Franklin d. Roosevelt
225 and Mrs. Ella a. Boyle 75
Mrs. Elizabeth Belts, who belongs to
both the Tenth and Eleventh A. D.
Republican clubs, and is a rooter for
Senator Calder, just about expressed
the opinion of the boiling women.
"I am Indignant" she said. that We
should have been dragged into anything
like this. We certainly did not expect
to run into Hearst packed meeting"
Mrs. Whitney, who was one OF the
speakers, Clun agree lVV per cent. Witi
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait and her ad-
vooacy of a non-partisan organization.
with a snappy look at Mrs. Gait she
said:
IT don't know whether I am one OF
the rs per cent. of women voters who
are partisan without knowing why, or
whether I am partisan knowing why.
but I'm partisan and I'm for Gov.
Miller and am ready to tell anybody
why"
Former Assembiyman George E.
Brennan spoke for Senator Calder Mrs.
Nav Lavelle McDer1nott for former Gov.
Smith. Miss May Patterson for Roose-
eel. and Mrs w. w. Wicl<es, president
OF the national w. c. Il. L., for Mrs.
Boyle