Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
BIZ jobs cLAGETT PRocroR.

TINE nearest washington City ever
care ~ furnishing President
for the United states was way
back IN 1884 and again IN 1888.
Upon both Of these occasions
the same persons bona fide resident
of the District Of Columbia actual
iy nominated and ran IS presidential
candidate and any one who knew Mrs.
Bsiva Ann Lockwood has not the slight
est doubt that had she been elected she
would have filed the highest ONCE in
the land with dignity honor and with
credit to herself and TO her country.
Women we're not considered in ma
tionaI politics then as they are today.
and have been since they were enfran-
chised fey years back. and naturally
hrs. Lockwood's candidacy was looked
upon as ridiculous, but it had its ef-
feet. just SIS earlier struggles and SUBJ
seuuent efforts on the part Of women
finally resulted In the victory for equal
rights, including. Of course, the ballot.
Though We Of the District Of Column
bia have little influence as TO who shall
BE- the Chief Magistrate. yet more than
q possibility does exist that some day a
woman will occupy the White House
and furthermore that the President VIII
come right from the Capital City itself.
Unfortunately. at present, We Wash
ingtcnians. II We would mix IN pollacs,
must leave home and become residents
af sone one Of the States, but just as
the women ultimately triumphed, so
viii the people Of Washington eventually
be given equal rights and privileges with
the citizens Of the States right now
denied them without any justification.
At least three members Of Congress, rep
sesenfing three different States, are ma
stive-born Wastirlgtorians, 50 one can
readily SEE Ee have the material ano all
We want is the opportunity.
About the time o. Mrs. Lockwood's
first nomination in 1884. she Was putting
in some heavy ticks for woman SUI
frage. Il was q year when various can
didates were iD the field. James q.
Blaine and John A. Logan had been Se-
Iected by the Republican party, which
held its convention Ia Chlcago. The
Democrats chose Grover Gle leland Of
New York and Thomas A. Hendricks Of
Indiana. john p st. John reHeSented
the Prohibition party end thA Labor
party put in nomination Gen. Be-. 3amiE
r. Butler. wilo, BY the way. was e4Jt in
nomination by woman orator selected
for the purpose.
Al the conventions Of the two big
parties strenuous efforts had been made
by the women for inclusion in the plat
forms then under consideration a plank
recommending az least some c0ngidera-
ton 70 the women Of the country, but II
fell upon deaf ears.
xxs.aaxsns9f4sa ~ fHfE 1sGwsgu@r ard
strange 10 say. some Of the brightest
minds then working for gomen's rights,
urged their sisters To use their infiu-
ence toward the election Of Blaine and
Logan and the continuation In power Of
the Republican party. Some even went
SO far ag 20 issue circular urging the
support Of the Republican candidates.
e.
MRS. LOCKWOOD vas never quit
4FA ter, and after reading an ARTICLE
ia the Woman'S Herald Of Industry
WHICH seems " have pleased her greatly
wrote 10 the editor Of that journal OF
follows:
washington. d. C.. Aug 10. 1884
editor Wouaang Herald of Industry:
The August number Of your yalua.
HE paper Is before me. II has so much
fl1e true ring Of justice and right in IT.
.h0aff fear o. favor. that ! am surf
II rs,ts. 10 good wherever II goes.
why not nominate women for i'm
porfa4af piaIos2 Is not Victoria Empress
ii Indsa7 Have We not among oiil
coumrywomen persons Of as much tai
ent and ability? is not history fun .
treceGents Of woman rulersY The sp
IointHaent Of Phoebe Cousins a. a1sSlst
fnt marshal Of st Louis Is q step 10
tlc right direction. II Is IN keepiil
With her education and profession. i