Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-14

Hanna Mccormick, congresswoman-
at-large, the pride and joy Of IIli-
nois, and daughter Of none other
than the late Mark Hanna, political
leader Of the mauve decade and gay
nineties.
In her own right, so they say, Mrs.
Mccormick is wealthy and then
some, and it might have been lese-
majesty, which is a two-bit French
word meaning chow come and what
a nerve" considering her import
ance in the state political court, for
Mrs. o'Neill to have accused Mrs.
Mccormick, as she did accuse her,
Of thwarting her in her ambitions to
secure the Craftsmanship of the Illi-
nois legislature committe on educa-
ton.
As an echo to that charge which
Mrs. OfNeil carried to Governor
Louis L. %Emmerson, giving his ex-
eellency an earful to the effect that
Mrs. Mccormick had used her influ-
ence with Speaker David T.. Shana-
han of the house to prevent Mrs.
0'Neilis pet aspiration TO head the
committee, Mrs. Mccormick who
represents the state in Washington
as Mrs. 0'Neill represents her own
little fief estate in the state legisla-
ture, picked up her telephone long
distance in the capital and said "tut,
tut" or something like that, which
served only to stir the dish more
than ever into a mad vortex of diz-
illness and started a run OF jumpy
nerves all down the state political
spine from the Wisconsin border to
the Mississippi.
Speaker Denies Charge
Speaker ~Shanahan, who, incident
ally is the mere male anyhow who is
to have the last word in the squabble
because Of his position, when caught
between the two wifely fires, Just
rolled his head in q politically-speak-
ing way, closed his eyes and tried to
put up a stop sign at the entrance to
Of his ears SO that nothing
might pass nor enter therein Of the
din and scuffle embroiling him. And
he straightway and forthrightly said
he didn't do any such thing as Mrs.
O'Neill had charged.
"Yes. you did," said Mrs. O'NeilI.
you listened 10 Mrs. Mccormick,
and kept me off that committee"
Il am very busy with the execu-
tive end Of the government" apollo
giZed Governor Emmerson, in dodg-
ing 20 cover.
Everything Mrs. O'Neill says j.
wrong, said Mrs. Mccormick, in ef-
feet, and then verbatim: 81 find
that Mrs. 0'Neil was m~isinformed
on all points raised in her interview
except the accusation that | am
Mark Hanna's daughter" she said.
Claim Conflict ImpcrsonaI
But it's not So" says Mrs. O'Neiil,
pointing out that the controversy Is
entirely impersonal. Mrs. McCor-
mick represents the old-time boss
ism in politics. She is a product Of
a political hercdity and environment
from the old days Of the patronage
system, when her father was in sway.
"On the other hand. I represent
the newest type of politics for women
with benefits for all instead Of the
few. wanted that educational chair
manship because it is a real and not
q consolation appointment to some
minor post which they offered me as
a SOD TO my pride"
Bat / didn't listen TO anybody
abNdA lIt dNFoiAt4nEHN TtiLeTdttu
Speaker Shanahan, getting in the
last word again.
"lt's the foreshadowing Of a split
in the women vote of the state on
the issues Of feminism and bossism."
say political observers, who nave
been watching the situation and view
X gravely.
That this prediction may have
ground is backed by a connection
in certsin feminine political
circles where Mrs. O'Neill is said to
have considerable Of n following.
Mrs. O'NeiIl May Retaliate
"A new threat has been added to the
situation which is expected TO result
in n retailatory measure commanded
by Mrs. O'Neill to organize. as a sex,
all the women she can 20 buck Mrs.
Mccormick in the l~atter's fight in
1880 to take the toga from U. S. SEN
ator Deneen. which is the way the
senator's name figures in the I'm
broElio.
Mrs. o'NeilI goes on charging. Gov
Emmerson keeps on lodging.
Mrs. Mccormick rattles the long dis
wires ana Speaker ShanahsH.
exercising what for a man IL a most
unusual p~-erogative, says the last
word.