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‘‘women　are　politically　an　uncertain　factor。　　We

can　go　among　men　and　learn　beforehand　how　they

are　going　to　vote；　but　we　can't　do　that　with　women；

they　keep　us　guessing。　　In　the　old　days；　when　we

went　into　the　caucus　we　knew　what　resolutions　put

into　our　platforms　would　win　the　votes　of　the　ranch…

men；　what　would　win　the　miners；　what　would　win

the　men　of　different　nationalities；　but　we　did　not

know　how　to　win　the　votes　of　the　women　until　we

began　to　nominate　our　candidates。　　Then　we　im…

mediately　discovered　that　if　the　Democrats　nomi…

nated　a　man　of　immoral　character　for　office；　the

women　voted　for　his　Republican　opponent；　and　we

learned　our　first　big　lessonthat　whatever　a　candi…

date's　other　qualifications　for　office　may　be；　he　must

first　of　all　have　a　clean　record。　　In　the　old　days；

when　we　nominated　a　candidate　we　asked；　‘Can　he

hold　the　saloon　vote？'　　Now　we　ask；　‘Can　he　hold

the　women's　vote？'　　Instead　of　bidding　down　to

the　saloon；　we　bid　up　to　the　home。''



Following　the　dinner　there　was　a　large　public

meeting；　at　which　Miss　Anthony　and　I　were　to　speak。　

Mrs。　Jenkins；　who　was　president　of　the　Suffrage

Association　of　the　state；　presided　and　introduced　us

to　the　assemblage。　　Then　she　added：　　‘‘I　have　intro…

duced　you　ladies　to　your　audience。　　Now　I　would

like　to　introduce　your　audience　to　you。''　　She　be…

gan　with　the　two　Senators　and　the　member　of　Con…

gress；　then　introduced　the　Governor；　the　Lieutenant…

Governor；　the　state　Superintendent　of　Education；

and　numerous　city　and　state　officials。　　As　she　went

on　Miss　Anthony　grew　more　and　more　excited；　and

when　the　introductions　were　over；　she　said：　　‘‘This　is

the　first　time　I　have　ever　seen　an　audience　assembled

for　woman　suffrage　made　up　of　the　public　officials

of　a　state。　　No　one　can　ever　persuade　me　now　that

men　respect　women　without　political　power　as　much

as　they　respect　women　who　have　it；　for　certainly

in　no　other　state　in　the　Union　would　it　be　possible

to　gather　so　many　public　officials　under　one　roof　to

listen　to　the　addresses　of　women。''



The　following　spring　we　again　went　West；　with

Mrs。　Catt；　Lucy　Anthony；　Miss　Hay　and　Miss

Sweet；　her　secretary；　to　carry　on　the　Pacific　coast

campaign　of　'96；　arranged　by　Mrs。　Cooper　and　her

daughter　Harriet；　of　Oaklandboth　women　of　re…

markable　executive　ability。　　Headquarters　were　se…

cured　in　San　Francisco；　and　Miss　Hay　was　put　in

charge；　associated　with　a　large　group　of　California

women。　　It　was　the　second　time　in　the　history　of

campaignsthe　first　being　in　New　Yorkthat　all

the　money　to　carry　on　the　work　was　raised　by　the

people　of　the　state。



The　last　days　of　the　campaign　were　extremely

interesting；　and　one　of　their　important　events　was

that　the　Hon。　Thomas　Reed；　then　Speaker　of　the

House　of　Representatives；　for　the　first　time　came

out　publicly　for　suffrage。　　Mr。　Reed　had　often　ex…

pressed　himself　privately　as　in　favor　of　the　Cause

but　he　had　never　made　a　public　statement　for　us。　

At　Oakland；　one　day；　the　indefatigable　and　irresisti…

ble　‘‘Aunt　Susan''　caught　him　off　his　guard　by　per…

suading　his　daughter；　Kitty　Reed；　who　was　his　idol；

to　ask　him　to　say　just　one　word　in　favor　of　our

amendment。　　When　he　arose　we　did　not　know

whether　he　had　promised　what　she　asked；　and　as

his　speech　progressed　our　hearts　sank　lower　and

lower；　for　all　he　said　was　remote　from　our　Cause。　

But　he　ended　with　these　words：



‘‘There　is　an　amendment　of　the　constitution

pending；　granting　suffrage　to　women。　　The　women

of　California　ought　to　have　suffrage。　　The　men　of

California　ought　to　give　it　to　themand　the　next

speaker；　Dr。　Shaw；　will　tell　you　why。''



The　word　was　spoken。　　And　though　it　was　not　a

very　strong　word；　it　came　from　a　strong　man；　and

therefore　helped　us。



Election　day；　as　usual；　brought　its　surprises　and

revelations。　　Mrs。　Cooper　asked　her　Chinese　cook

how　the　Chinese　were　votingi。　e。；　the　native…born

Chinamen　who　were　entitled　to　voteand　he　re…

plied；　blithely；　‘‘All　Chinamen　vote　for　Billy　McKee

and　‘NO'　to　women！''　　It　is　an　interesting　fact　that

every　Chinese　vote　was　cast　against　us。



All　day　we　went　from　one　to　another　of　the　polling…

places；　and　I　shall　always　remember　the　picture　of

Miss　Anthony　and　the　wife　of　Senator　Sargent　wan…

dering　around　the　polls　arm　in　arm　at　eleven　o'clock

at　night；　their　tired　faces　taking　on　lines　of　deeper

depression　with　every　minute；　for　the　count　was

against　us。　　However；　we　made　a　fairly　good　show…

ing。　　When　the　final　counts　came　in　we　found　that

we　had　won　the　state　from　the　north　down　to　Oak…

land；　and　from　the　south　up　to　San　Francisco；　but

there　was　not　a　sufficient　majority　to　overcome　the

adverse　votes　of　San　Francisco　and　Oakland。　　With

more　than　230；000　votes　cast；　we　were　defeated　by

only　10；000　majority。　　In　San　Francisco　the　saloon

element　and　the　most　aristocratic　section　of　the

city　made　an　equal　showing　against　us；　while　the

section　occupied　by　the　middle　working…class　was

largely　in　favor　of　our　amendment。　　I　dwell　es…

pecially　on　this　campaign；　partly　because　such　splen…

did　work　was　done　by　the　women　of　California；　and

also　because；　during　the　same　election；　Utah　and

Idaho　granted　full　suffrage　to　women。　　This　gave

us　four　suffrage　statesWyoming；　Colorado；　Utah；

and　Idahoand　we　prepared　for　future　struggles

with　very　hopeful　hearts。



It　was　during　this　California　campaign；　by　the

way；　that　I　unwittingly　caused　much　embarrass…

ment　to　a　worthy　young　man。　　At　a　mass…meeting

held　in　San　Francisco；　Rabbi　Vorsanger；　who　was　not

in　favor　of　suffrage　for　women；　advanced　the　heart…

ening　theory　that　in　a　thousand　years　more　they

might　possibly　be　ready　for　it。　　After　a　thousand

years　of　education　for　women；　of　physically　de…

veloped　women；　of　uncorseted　women；　he　said；　we

might　have　the　ideal　woman；　and　could　then　begin

to　talk　about　freedom　for　her。



When　the　rabbi　sat　down　there　was　a　shout　from

the　audience　for　me　to　answer　him；　but　all　I　said

was　that　the　ideal　woman　would　be　rather　lonely；　as

it　would　certainly　take　another　thousand　years　to

develop　an　ideal　man　capable　of　being　a　mate　for

her。　　On　the　following　night　Prof。　Howard　Griggs；

of　Stanford　University；　made　a　speech　on　the　modern

womana　speech　so　admirably　thought　out　and

delivered　that　we　were　all　delighted　with　it。　　When

he　had　finished　the　audience　again　called　on　me；　and

I　rose　and　proceeded　to　make　what　my　friends　frank…

ly　called　‘‘the　worst　break''　of　my　experience。

Rabbi　Vorsanger's　ideal　woman　was　still　in　my

mind；　and　I　had　been　rather　hard　on　the　men　in

my　reply　to　the　rabbi　the　night　before；　so　now　I

hastened　to　give　this　clever　young　man　his　full　due。　

I　said　that　though　the　rabbi　thought　it　would　take

a　thousand　years　to　make　an　ideal　woman；　I　believed

that；　after　all；　it　might　not　take　as　long　to　make　the

ideal　man。　　We　had　something　very　near　it　in　a

speaker　who　could　reveal　such　ability；　such　chivalry；

and　such　breadth　of　view　as　Professor　Griggs　had

just　shown　that　he　possessed。



That　night　I　slept　the　sleep　of　the　just　and　the

well…meaning；　and　it　was　fortunate　I　did；　for　the

morning　newspapers　had　a　surprise　for　me　that

called　for　steady　nerves　and　a　sense　of　humor。　　Across

the　front　page　of　every　one　of　them　ran　startling

head…lines　to　this　effect：

DR。　SHAW　HAS　FOUND　HER　IDEAL　MAN

The　Prospects　Are　That　She　Will

Remain　in　California





Professor　Griggs　was　young　enough　to　be　my　son；

and　he　was　already　married　and　the　father　of　two

beautiful　children；　but　these　facts　were　not　per…

mitted　to　interfere　with　the　free　play　of　fancy　in

journalistic　minds。　　For　a　week　the　newspapers

were　filled　with　all　sorts　of　articles；　caricatures；　and

editorials　on　my　ideal　man；　which　caused　me　much

annoyance　and　some　amusement；　while　they　plunged

Professor　Griggs　into　an　abysmal　gloom。　　In　the

end；　however；　the　experience　proved　an　excellent

one　for　him；　for　the　publicity　attending　his　speech

made　him　decide　to　take　up　lecturing　as　a　profession；

which　he　eventually　did　with　great　success。　　But

neither　of　us　has　yet　heard　the　last　of　the　Ideal　Man

episode。　　Only　a　few　years　ago；　on　his　return　to

California　after　a　long　absence；　one　of　the　leading

Sunday　newspapers　of　the　state　heralded　Professor

Griggs's　arrival　by　publishing　a　full…page　article

bearing　his　photograph　and　mine　and　this　flam…

boyant　heading：



SHE　MADE　HIM

And　Dr。　Shaw's　Ideal　Man　Became　the

Idol　of　American　Women　and

Earns　30；000　a　Year





We　had　other　unusual　experiences　in　California；

and　the　display　of　affluence　on　every　side　was　not

the　least　impressive　of　them。　　In　one　town；　after

a　heavy　rain；　I　remember　seeing　a　number　of　little

boys　scraping　the　dirt　from　the　gutters；　washing　it；

and　finding　tiny　nuggets　of　gold。　　We　learned　that

these　boys　sometimes　made　two　or　three　dollars　a

day　in　this　way；　and　that　the　streets　of　the　town

I　think　it　was　Marysvillecontained　so　much　gold

that　a　syndicate　offered　to　level　the　whole　town　and

repave　the　streets　in　return　for　the　right　to　wash　out

the　gold。　　This　sounds　like　the　kind　of　thing　Ameri…

cans　tell　to　trustful　visitors　from　foreign　lands；　but

it　is　quite　true。

Nuggets；　indeed；　were　so　numerous　that　at　one

of　our　meetings；　when　we　were　taking　up　a　collec…

tion；　I　cheerfully　suggested　that　our　audience　drop

a　few　into　the　box；　as　we　had　not　had　a　nugget　since

we　reached　the　state。　　There　were　no　nuggets　in　the

subsequent　collection；　but　there　was　a　note　which

read：　　‘‘If　Dr。　Shaw　will　accept　a　gold　nugget；　I　will

see　that　she　does　not　leave　town　without　one。''　　I

read　this　aloud；　and　added；　‘‘I　have　never　refused

a　gold　nugget　in　my　life。''



The　following　day　brought　me　a　pin　made　of　a

very　beautiful　gold　nugget；　and　a　few　days　later

another　Californian　produced　a　cluster　of　smaller

n