For Mayor, Bess Smith
Mrs. Bess Smith was a widow, and a suffragette. When election time drew near the "Votes for Women" advocates nominated her for mayor against Joe Jones, the machine candidate. After one encou... Read allMrs. Bess Smith was a widow, and a suffragette. When election time drew near the "Votes for Women" advocates nominated her for mayor against Joe Jones, the machine candidate. After one encounter with the suffragists, Jones was treated so roughly that he decided to pay Mrs. Smith ... Read allMrs. Bess Smith was a widow, and a suffragette. When election time drew near the "Votes for Women" advocates nominated her for mayor against Joe Jones, the machine candidate. After one encounter with the suffragists, Jones was treated so roughly that he decided to pay Mrs. Smith to withdraw. When he called, the ladies fixed up a scheme on him by which he made his prop... Read all