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Show Feminine Political Leaders Pouting First Quarrel Arises When Women Are Allowed to Do Routine Tasks and Kept Out of "Holy of Holies" Secrets of Campaigns By OAHOl1 V A M 1 Rpcrtnl Corrrwpond'-nt of The Mand-nnl-lvxiunlner. "-(Copyright. 1923. by The Standard-Examlnorj Standard-Examlnorj WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 Women political leaders are pouting today. The- 'honeymoons" In both fix Dem- Cratlo and Republican h".i - 'ir rwanlng. In the atmosphero of both (Aacea there l that Intangible nmo hlng which Indicates the f.rsr ij..r-el. ij..r-el. Neither (ho Democratic nor Repub-tllcan Repub-tllcan women are Indulging In a prom-, nadc with the "family skeleton," hut an-ro Is about them un air of sulky-drsaMs'.i sulky-drsaMs'.i . ' i i. I '1 To be specific concerning tho sub- f Jrftaa atrlt.it Ion. the I emu r.it n .un'-.i ar' Just plain "mad" at tho men of 1ho,r party because they have ko far dltplayed no real desire to aid Mr. 7Cter ieaen In her campaign for the' nntorship In Minnesota. The rrump-j Jncsa of tho l'.epuh' !.i n wo n. n . rop-' rop-' Jttil out. In PhlladoIpMu when tin vo-jtifn vo-jtifn undor :he leadership of Mrs I BLrclay Warburton, refused flutly to llftve any more meetings all to them-elvej them-elvej nnd demanded thai tha men admit them to their meetings REDUNDANT PRAISE More generally speaking however, the reasons for the women1 le duo to tho fact that their It 4Sevc balked In their do ires to enter ho "holy of hoiios," tho secret Inner ounclla of either party. The men' have boon raucous In their praises ofj rWbmen'a ability In adopting th "detail" "de-tail" work for tho campaign, such as ringing doorbell-, distributing lltern-turo lltern-turo and klsalna the bn.d l'ur twlion It comes to the delicate work f shaping the Important plans for the party, they very carefully exclude the ftmtn. The women all over the country' coun-try' aro M:r over nuoh slights. In the words of Carrie ( haptnan I'ntt "ye have been merely admitted to the antechp.rnlwr The real work of political parties Is done In n small fr-ooni behind the rinsed deer -md then you must find the secret passageway." passage-way." REAL POWai LACKING. Tho Democratic party has claimed to admit women on u DO-CO basis. There la a committee woman from rai'h it&te on the national committee Just as there Is a comlttocmun. But they havw practically no more real power than the Republican women simply because they do not grasp the opportunity they have and back up their women leaders with their votea, It is asserted The Republican women have seon repi esentatlves on the Republican Re-publican executive- committee but these women have no ote and their function func-tion la supposed to be an advisory Ont Rut the advice that Is not backed back-ed up Ly power suffers the humiliating humiliat-ing fatu of ail free advice. The two women at the headquarters Of both parties. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton and Mrn. Emily Newell Ululr. have often i ..nstrated their qualities for leadership lead-ership but the truth Is well known that they aro considered merely as orpanlzors of the women and are seldom sel-dom If ever consulted on matters of great moment to the parties. HAT I- PASSED, The Democratic women complnln that their men have been too willing to be convinced that Mrs. Peter Ole-pen Ole-pen hasn't got a chance to win. When Bhe was nominated tho Democrats announced an-nounced that they ITOUld "end their moat effective spellbinders to her aid he la making a valiant Ion" fight and her expenses have been met by the Elmple method of pawing tho hat at her meeting!. Separate political meeting" for men and women will he a thing of the past If the loaders of the Republican women wom-en In Pennsylvania have their way. "Wuman hns need of man's broader experience' la the tactful way Mrs Barclay Warburton voiced her demand thnt women be admitted to the men's meetl&ft. "Roth mum yield, like good partner! on non-esaentlali and fight in unity for tho common good. The re-salt re-salt will be that the politics of to-morrow to-morrow wll be a o:id fusion of the r, inn's angle and the woman's angle, . :ti ii .Mnti Ihutlon and share equal." |