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Show f rl b n I iBI' HUNNBWELL. Kane., Aug. 7. 82 t "Politics Is not a woman's game." ff$a ' This Is the decision of Mrs, Ella Wll- (vJW -5 con, mayor of this town, who since lUfl J ner mauUI"atlon haB had a contlnu- Jlf ous fight with the maler city council. ggw f They have not confirmed her ap- Hw pointees for city marshal or city loH : clerk and she has not signed any or- Bfi !' dmance. This has been the status HSB'f of matters since her election on last S$2k April. K$h Mrs. Wilson tonight for tho first Ill time admitted that she would quit fed if she could, paying that politics is 9 f not the place for a woman but at the j!i' same time she turned on tho mem- tJij bers of the council and forced them (J33pj3 to listen to her. She will not quit - 'WbTOT until forced to do so, she says. 'Jj&jW? ' During the last week, Mrs. Wilson mSr conferred with Governor Stubbs and TfcfciVTTFi J. i-.U Vinr chn r-o i-c- Vin I in 'S'ijl night's meeting of the city council Hilf, were not satisfactory he would aid -ftjfjvj her in having the members of the tyjml council ousted, which proceedings win TjSJf be begun at once. jf?' Talks Plain to Council. ifc "You fellows evidently are not here lifzl for business, you do not know your fch F time has come, but I do," Mrs. Wilson H ? told ithe councllraen tonight when the 31 S meeting opened, nr i "You must get out or help me run jff ,'. the town," she asserted, and when y( ' v one of the councilmen attempted to Me-J ' ridicule her, made him quit and sit down. h "I suppose that you represent tho will of the people of this city?" asked smd J --. Richardson, when the mayor vetoed an ordinance. "Sit down," ordered Mrs, Wilson, "I am mayor here." Richardson sat down and did not interrupt the proceedings again !The meeting tonight accomplished nothing except to pay for the repairs re-pairs on the town pump as the mayor would sign no ordinances passed pass-ed by the council and the council would do nothing the mayor wisned. No Game for Woman. In speaking of her own position and her willingness to quit the mayor-ViL mayor-ViL alty under different conditions, Mrs. ijH Wilson said: ijftir "I would be satisfied if ousted from f of fice but I can't quit the battle un-ill un-ill ? dor the present conditions. I am tired ! of the fighting politics; It is not a 1; woman's place, but " Mrs. Wilson f choked as she ended "the men will m- find that a woman will fight as long jj; , as anybody when she once gets Into cel r- pontics." a At the close of the meeting Mrs. Wilson telegraphed Governor Stubbs 2 to begin ouster proceedings against ? the members of the council. .1 X - rwn |