Life — March 14, 1912 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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-LIFE- 531 TA had a woolly lamb, Whose fleece was worth its millions, And every law for Tariff made, Would raise its price by billions. She rode it into Congress once, Which went against the wool, It made the Demo's cry alou “ Get off the lamb, Old Fool What makes the lamb love Tariff so?” The Democrats all ery. “Why Tariff made the lamb you know,” Republicans reply. W. H.W. The Beauty of It | DON’T see how you can afford it.” “Heavens! If I could, I wouldn’ Presidential Booms Materializing Candidates for the Greatest Office in the Land Are Gathering Their Forces Together— Intense Excitement Everywhere. 6 Ree aes this country has reached a crisis in its political career must be evident to the most superficial ob- server. That a woman will be the next President of the United States now admits of no doubt. This is conceded even at Republican headquarters. “We had thought of running Mr, Taft again,” said a prominent Republican official yesterday, “but we have practically given up the idea of putting up any man. We wouldn’t poll fifty thousand votes.” Governor Wilson of New Jersey, who has been men- tioned as a Democratic candidate, has formally withdrawn. “Tt’s no use,” he said when approached. “The women are too strong for us.” The contemplated decorations for the Capitol and White House will now be postponed, it being generally felt that no matter how good they would be, the new candidate would insist upon something else. A delegation of woman suffragists from Kansas arrived in town yesterday. They were invited to the Martha Washington Hotel, but unanimously agreed that it was too slow for them. Stocks continue to boom. The business interests are jubilant. “The trade in dress goods alone,” said a business man who controls three millions of imports, “ will insure our prosperity. We shall sell at least four millions’ worth of costumes for the Inauguration ceremony, to say nothing of the ball.” Educational interests are divided in their allegiance be- tween Mrs, Ella Flagg Young, at the head of the Chicago schools ; Virginia Gildersleeve, President of Barnard College, and Mary E. Wooley, President of Mt. Holyoke. The college vote will come out to a woman. Nobody has a walkover. In all probability national conventions will be held in every important city. Up to the hour of going to press, the following candi- dates have been mentioned: Mrs. Hetty Green. Indorsed by the Chemical National Bank and the citizens of Hoboken. Miss Lillian Russell. Indorsed by the Lambs’ Club and Klaw & Erlanger. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, now president of the Political Equality Association. Indorsed by the Shirt Makers’ Union and the Newport Golf Club. Mrs. Montgomery Schuyler, now president of the Daughters of the Revolution. Indorsed by the G. A. R. and the N, Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Carrie Chapman Catt, now president of the Inter- national Woman Suffrage Alliance. Indorsed by the Hair- dressers’ Amalgamated Association, the Long Island Cre- matory, and Sargent’s School of Acting. Carolyn Wells. Indorsed by the Newspaper Humorists’ comicbooks.com