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MRS. PEATTIE'S CANVASS.

Women Are Making a Thorough
Campaign for Their Candidate.

The campaign committee having in
charge the candidacy of Mrs. Elia W.
Peattie for the school board has
recently completed its organization in
every precinct in the city, and the
work is being done in a thorough and
systematic manner, under that indefatigable
toiler, Mrs. G. W. Clark
Mrs. Clark is daily receiving encouragement
from all sources in the shape of
pledges and endorsement of her candidate.
Besides the fact that Mrs. Peattie
is upon both the democratic and independent
tickets, it is encouraging
to the women to know that
she has also received the
official endorsement of the Municipal
league, which carries with it considerable
weight, and the endorsement of
the Womens Christian Temperance
union, most of the members of which
are working hard for her election Circulars
are being distributed explaining
to women voters just what qualifies
them to vote, instructing them that
registration is not necessary, and informing
them how, when and where to
cast their ballot. The committee has
received many offers of help from
ladies, but can still use women
in each ward, for a house-to-house
canvass is being made to
bring out the entire woman vote. Any
who wish to volunteer in this work
should communicate by telephone with
Mrs Clark or call on Miss Fairbrother
at the office of the Woman's Weekly,
Nineteenth and Farnam streets. Although
the committee has received the
assurance of support from many republican
men and women, it is a well-known
fact that the bulk of the republican
voters are preparing to take
their wives to the polls to vote the
straight republican ticket. This vote
will be especially directed against Mrs.
Peattie. The committee is therefore
turning its efforts toward bringing out
all the woman's vote which is connected
with the other parties or with no party
at all, and it is intended to personally
visit each of these women before election
day.