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MRS. MABEL BAER, NIECE OF PRESIDENT. MKINLEY,
IS OUT TO SMASH BOSS RULE IN NEfF YORK COUNTY
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Adopting the Famous
Beloved Uncle, "If We Win We
Adust Be Humble and If We Lese
We Must Be Courageous," She Is
Running en Independent Ticket for
Assembly Frem Westchester Against
William L. Ward
FAIR PLAY AND SOU ARE DEAL
TO ALL IS THEPRINCIPLE
FOR WHICH SHE IS FIGHTING
Although Crippled Since Three Years
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Ua, Mrs. naer
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dianc in jveraiic ieics ana ntu
O -J.
Become Composer
San? at White Pleuse During Uncle's
c e
Presidential Rule
TF WE win we must be humble nnd if we lese we must be courageous."
Thcre is only one person in the world today who treasures these
words of a President of the United States, spoken en the eveef his
election. v
She is one of the two who heard him.
It was his riether who went te William McKinley that nijrht e
full of uncertainty and suspense and, putting her hands en his shoulders,
said, "William, William, de you think we will win?"
And te her it was he made his answer. j
But the weids took root in the heart of the little girl who steed un- ,
noticed, listening se eagerly, with worshipful eyes upon her beloved uncle.
Today that little girl is Mrs. Mabel McKinley Baer, famous soprano;
talented composer of many popular songs and ballads; a politician backed '
by the Independent Republicans of Westchester County, New- Yerk, ns a
candidate for the Assembly. Opposing her is William L. Ward, of Pert i
Chester, for twenty-seven years undisputed ruler of the Republican J
organization and nu- in the threes of the hardest political battle of his
'life.
And into the political tight which she is making for the same party
for whiih her uncle fought and died, Mrs. Baer, who lives in Mount Ver Ver
eon, bungs a spirit tempo cd and m a way fashioned by the words she
heard en that memorable night: "If we win we must be humble nnd if
we lese we must be courageous.''
It was long age that she sat
quietly with her uncle in a big room
in that famous old hostelry in Wash
ington the T.bbitt Heuse. The Con
gressman, for that was hi rank
then, sat at a table, absorbed in
drafting the famous McKinley Tariff
Bill. His little niece, preper'v curled,
ru filed and starched, wth a big
pink bow perched en top of her
brown hair, was frowning eer her
own problems probably eer the
problem of legislation fir a bette
grade of mucilage se that Isabelle
Jesephine Ida Marie's who was her
favorite dell hair would remain
mere firmly attached te her head.
Een then the determined expres
sion en Ui? face of the man was in
flected en the ihueby face of the
child, and from the blue eyes of both
shone the same exptessien of stead
fast loyalty.
Learned Twe Operas, Later
Became Famous Singer
And it was this determination and
firmness of purpose which enabled
the fifteen-year-old gnl te learn two
operas in both French and Italian,
nnd later te become a famous singer.
It was thus spirit which brought her
renown as a composer and nation
wide praise for her patriotic compo
sition, "March On, Ameiicans."
Added te this chaiactenstic was n
sincerity nnd charm which endeared
her te audiences all ever America.
And wheneer eppnrtunit" per
mitted, she sang at the White Heuse,
where she se, endeared herelf te her
President uncle that when he la
dying from an nsasir'st bullet she
was the only person ether than his
mother nnd brother Abnei for whom
he called.
It was early association with her
uncle which insppcd m Mrs. Raer
the sense of parly lt.ult; just ns
mere, recent dpelopments in the
political wet Id hae caused her te
become net an onlooker but a par
ticipant te upheld her theory that
women should assume their respon
sibility in the task of governing the
Natien.
"Fair play nnd a square deal te
all," is the principle for which .she is
fighting.
"I am out for ellice, net for any
personal reason, hut for the hake of
nil women," .she Miid.
"Heie in Wc-.ti hosier County uc
have the only umiI boss in die I miid
States. Tin' pelitinil ruler bus been
abandoned in iiluui't all ether mm
iminiUi'3, but hue i lie boss h tt'in shll
jirevniln. Air. W.ml occupies tin1 mine
position witli tlie pelilii mns nnd ofliee.
holders of the leunu lis I d villi in.v
fcmillls, Mie Mild
"111 tlie minify i einniitfees, for in-
stuiice un vacancies, whoever Mr. Ward
t wants te be put In. Is named. U-
virtually decides en the candidates vim
are te run and te he elected. If the
Ii nnything contrary te his wishes, out
they go Just an I would dlsclmrge m.i
iwvants if they iIIU heiimtiiinR i uui
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,it$ J& bwe tbfuU cmlUncglanc
fc(ye
Expression of Her
T r m i i
rlas Appeared en
itt I
of Nete She Often
t! e ever-faitbful and adoring Myrtle,
wlie whs hovering in the background
nnd whose shining black face wrinkled
Inte a breed grin as she caught her
mitre-is' eye
Myrtle in Family 10 Years;
Couldn't De Without Her
'MvrHe nn 1 her family have been
w tli us ter tear, ' said Mrs. Baer,
' nnzing from the political te the de-
mesne ('iestien. "nnd I simply couldn't , Haer. when she wnt te Mount Yer-
Z' r a Ien.: wirwut her." ucn
Ne in, I guess thnr' ngh." med- The little yellex heue Is set back
et' aeq'iieeel Mvrtle i among the tres at l.'O Park avenue, and
'lhree car age Mrs. Haer wa ap- 'ih absolute quiet which wirreunds the
pointed lender of the Fifth W.ird of the pin, ,, broken suddenly by a low mm
'lh nl Disfrii't and In 101 -lie was a Me or n. growl, n sharp yelp, or an
ile.in- te the convention at Saratoga, quisle shower of notes, high and sweet.
New t'ni she s n candidate for the r perbaps all three
Aeiiihv he is taking a mere active If the first, It Is "Drew," the Eng-.ii-ui-t
in public affairs than eer. Uslr hulldes which Mrs. Baer's son,
' I hiie nothing striking in mv pe- ' flmrles, insists will some dav be ft
I'l'iil platform." she snid with n "i-ec'lnr champion " If the seceud, it
sm le "All I ran pr"m. 1 that I is "Pan." the Mack Pemeraninn, who
-hill ib what I think is rial t. I shall
r In no mandate bit that of my own
niw 'em e.
"Prohibitien'' f'nrtninlv I de net
want the saloon te return. The fine
mind of the day, however, nre of the
opinion tint light wine and beer should
come back, and thW Is also my opinion.
We are no longer children from whom
is ner.es-ar te take toys.
' M wnc e' memory U most sacred
te me. ssul I seMnrn mention nn of his
siiiitii!' for fn- thev will b mlsqueterl
r mis'.rdersteed But I well rcrnem
ler erre'hing he once pnbl te mv father,
who ws firm biieier in prehlb tien
The McKinley bnvs hart been taif-ed
n an atmosphere of teetotalism, bur my
nnde ahvays served wine at hi- table
snd believed in conforming with general
ii,tem, When m father would start
ti talk of prohibition mv unrle would
ban mcraid f-milingh sa. 'Don't be
se ln'ense r.n the suhiect Hen t be e
mtent-e
Should iet Be Toe Intense
en Prohiibtien, lcr Belief
I helieve as he 'lid t hi r we f-hnu'd
net In tee intene en 'he snhiet of
ptohiliitlen, or anv mhje t, f.r that
nnitur
Speaking of women in polities, Mrs.
Hair snid: "Men hate net jet realized
that women stand shoulder te shoulder
le them." But I think that every fair,
breiid-inlnded man reallr.es that women
should hate ii place equal with his, and
in tune it will i nmc.
"Tint, friirni'fh of m.nd and geed
ludment tire the most essential things
In ii ii v woman who is going tn be iil
tin' in pelitii "."
Thciiisuigciits are thoroughly organ ergan
ised bv feiiner Sliprifi Wieseiuliinger,
nf linkers, nml me nut eiiK di ler
iiiiiiimI te defeat Ward ns county lender
ami smash ln miii bine, but tluv nre
nut te bent Ins whole s,itc nf personally
ji lei led eaiMlldnlcs,
Among the sues thev have ralseil y
flu1 fmt, it is mid, that Ward hns
i hesen candidates for the judlcinri and
DiNtriit Attorney through whom he In
tenils le have the indictment for mur
der iigninst Walter S. Ward quashed.
Tlie murder suspect is from a family
' of the liess' adherents although net re-
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latcd te him.
A.. Iss.m is tb AVVs...el.uru,".. "1""' x "" uAl l"J HlUSlC
, iv.ieiuL "-' """"""-' leasenB." Anrt upstairs the room re
a. .City plan .Warda -cioteL trled.Tie Ja flected-.aaether-phaaa of, her ptrseasJ
augurate new city form of govern-1
ment for the county last spring, but I
due te public antagonism the plan wns I
i abandoned.
I And a third Rsue raled by the In- I
.dependents Is a demand for an "un-lBacr
Itaisscd bldlclnrr"
Mrs. liner herself objects te the term
"Instngent." She said In n speech be
fore the VesMier Women's Club:
"I wish te have It clearly understood
Hint I am net an Insurgent. I nm a
Itepuhllenn exercising my rights and
privileges tinder the election law.
Bends Her Efferts Toward
Better Party Management
"I will nlwas lend my efforts te
hi lng about a better management of our
party affairs In the Interest of all the
voters and net for tlie benefit of a few
If ll Is proper te call me an Insurgent
because I prefer te be clawed as n
free. thinking Hepiiblicnn wemnn rather
than ns m who is subservient te lvs
dotnlnntieti, then I suppose I will hav,c
te stand for such a characterization.
I.,. T l.tl...- .1... .L-- -f -t hi
"mi i iri-iirr (iinj iuem' 01 un wnn Will
nne.i m b, decidedly m ti,e
'nnjerlty en September ID"
nn m mmen. e . nt the old me
fvlnlltf hnmneln.il .'lJrtU .. I.. .11. I. I
v,i piiii'-i rim , . in- ii ,.!, UIJJll 111
1110, Mnnle McKinley was brought tn i
N'ew Yerk when she was two years old. !
lier
eie he lived until a few years after ,
marriage In 1!'il te Dr. Hermanns '
Mrs. Baer a she looked when
she sang at White Heuse
wags h s tail mpercllleuply ns h wan
ders about t'ie perch. And if the lat,
it is prebaCy the canary trying te out
do Mrs Haer ns she sings her favorite
"Fauit
The perch, gny with cretonne, wicker
chairs and yellow flowers in deep-blue
bowls, lea,, into the large living room
And there Mrs. Haer sits at Iit desk.
And "Mether Was Such
a Perfect Housekeeper"
Piled with papers, pamphlets, pens.
pencils notebooks, n glass paperweight
and a iw books, it caued a regretful
clinee and n half apologetic "Mether
wns en., h n perfert housekeeper "
In spite of the sire of the room and
!' charm. It was dominated bv the lit
tle mahogany desk which wns placed
In nn above nt the left prebnblv be
en ise of the personality of th wen.an
who t.-it behind it giving rapid direc
tions te her secretary.
In front of her en the wall bung a
picture of her fether, Abner MefCinlei .
two group pictures of her husband's
fnrnih ; n gay little sketch; en her desk
by the side of the hattered tvpewrlter
wns a plcture of n sweet-faced girl
looking out from under a huge swirl of
dnrk hair Mabel McKinley liner's
mother, the musician who stnrfd her
daughter en her career.
Large Portrait of Mrs. Baer
Painted by Chaa. Whipple
The large portrait of Mrs. Baer In ,i
II ick velvet gown with a white npple
of lace at her threat was pointed ,j
I'harles Whipple at the request of her
father. This and one ether large picture
of Mine. La Brun nnd her daughter held
the attention for a moment before It
passes te the inngullicent Chinese lac
quer t-creen, delicately demrntcd with
pale yellow and white water lilies, nnd
te the tall, rich blue vae around which
diagens w lithe and twist,
' These were father's," said Mrs,
Baer. "I treasure them se because thej
weie his "
The giand piano, en which were some
of Mrs. Baer's own compositions, steed
i In the corner In tha hnlf shadow from
which gleamed the Mlver vases ever
whose tops nodded crimson roses.
'I seldom play down here, though,"
' said
Mrs. IJaer, "My muele room Is
: iinHtntrfl whom T uivn nil
" :. - - - nv w ij funeit; i
nllty the ena which she revealed when
sha spoke of the old homestead and
the happy days sha spent there. There
was an air of quiet and peace
"Mv music has been my life," Mrs.
said. "Frem the time when I
dang my first sole at church en Chil
ren's Day In Somerset, L'a., I was
hardly -interested in anything else. And
It Is one of my awectest memories te
think that whenever I (te back there
they always ask me tef sing In the
churches, jut as I did when T was
eleven years old and when my mother
played the organ.
"Mv mother was a splendid pianist
and It was she who encouraged mc te
study and practice. My father did net
approve of It and he bitterly opposed
mv going en the stage "
"Yeu Just Ought te.
Hear Aunt Mabel Sing"
"Yeu just might te hear Aunt Mabel
sing." interrupted Charles, cnthuMas-
ticullv, bis brown eyes dancing ns he
.lulled happily at Mrs. Baer mid rubbed
"Drew's ' ferocious-looking jaw.
Charles is the thirteen-year-old boy '
whom Mr'. Haer has adopted. Per
lliree years he and Charles have sung
tecetber In the choir at the I'plscepal
1 1. T . Snn lu. A 1mamma '
cnuivn. II wii I iii-i it rue iil"v liridiuu
interested in the boy, and when bis!
mother died ind his father was taken
te the hospital with a serious Illness
he took linn Inte her own home.
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Mrs. Haer as she leeks today
Mrs. Baer's home in Mount Vernea
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j Clearly, "Aunt Mnbet" Is a mighty
fine person te Charles, and the cn
Ithuslasm which he and Dr. Baer ex
hlblt about Mrs. Uaer's candidacy nre
merely the reflection of what "every
body In town thinks, tee," Charles de
clares. "My first vocal lessens began when f
was ten years old, and I studied with
Lilly Bergs In New Yerk. When I
wan fifteen I began studying with Iwitler
Mickstene, and I lmve been studying
with him ever since. I-ast winter wns
the firt year that I did net take three
lessens a week from him,
"I knew 'Faust,' which has always
been my favorite In both French and
Italian, nnd 'Remee and Juliet in
French, and a number of oratories.
"It was In 3003 that I went. en the
stage, much against the wishes of my
husband and my father. But it seemed
the psychological moment te me, te I
did It. I went te San 1 raneice nnu
made my first appearanrc en the Or
pheiim stage there. Then I toured tb"
country singing many of my own songs,
grand opera arias and ballads:"
She glanced nt her crutches.
"T could net sing In grand opera he
cause of these," she said simply. Mrs.
Baer has been n cripple since she wns
two years age, a result of infantile
paralysis.
Sema of the songs Mrs. Raer 1ms
written are: "Anena," "My Little
' .,., i . , . . iutfyei
Sweet Sunbeam, " "I Can But Think of
Thee," "Pearls," "Karama," "Gelden
Red," "My Itnnche Maid," "Dnr
Heart of Mine," "Remembrance u)
Leve."
''Remembrance of Leve"
Dedicated te Uncle
"Remembrance of Leve" was clcdt
catcd te her uncle, President McKinley
and "My Little Sweet Sunbeam" wu
dedicated te his wife.
"I remember hew pleased Aunt IJ
was with It," said Mrs. Baer. "Sun.
day evenings at the White Heuse," sh
continued, "when my mint and unci
would receive In the Red Roem, the;
would bring some of their friends into
the Blue Roem, nnd uncle would ask
me te sing.
" 'But, uncle.' I would pretest, 'I
have sung everything I knew.'
" 'Doesn't ninkc any difference,' h
would reply. 'Begin at the beglnnlnf
nnd sing llicm all ever again.'
"And I would sing his favorite hyna,
which was 'Come. Ye Disconsolate
nnd everything elce I knew from 'Good 'Goed 'Geed
by' te 'Cemln Through the Rye.'
"I shnll never forget these Stindif
evenings." Mrs. Baer snld as she rt
called the loving kindness md
simplicity of her uncle.
"Many times I have gene back te till
old home In Canten, which Is sold new,
and no longer in the family. Once undt
came back te- his mother's birthday,
and I had a surprise for him. Tha
house nlwnjs seemed like a gloomy oil
place te me, though I loved It (!
vetedly. se I decided te brlghtn tldnia
up, and I remember sticking Uttlt
ninches of pink carnations and fleweri
all around the f.iinlly portraits."
Mrs. Raer laughed merrily at tha
i pirfiire nf the little girl standing OB
tiptoes te reach the heavy old geld
frames anil fasten there her llttl
bunches of flowers.
Mrs. Bner, with her husband, metnai
i and father was In Colerado when tha
news the President had been shot reached
them. Their private (each was put ea
a special train and rushed Knst The;
arrived a week before he died, and fef
a time, Mrs. Haer said, they had cvr
hope for his recovery.
"The beautiful memory I hare el
him Is one of my greatest treasures,"
said Mrs. Haer. and It Is In her attempt
te "tarry en" that Mrs. Bner baa
entered politics in nn effort te banlala
the boss and bring political falrpla
Inte Westibester County.
Little Benny's
Nete Boek
I was down town villi ma yeslldtl!
and (.nine lndy stepped in frtint of HI
i saying. Will veil Pnvleen Potts, i
' haven't seen jeu for nges, Ibis ib a sit
i for sure ejes.
Heine a I0112 lndv wilb things en Ml
lint, mid ma sed( ihnlll.v Sparks, well
this is a iliv.7niit serpri.e, Id hardly w
Known j mi, net that jumc i hanged
till) t I'll of cerse.
I don't see hew I ever reckon!"
inn. either. 111011211 I must snN Mill 1
about the same, en) I mien .oiieKet'
ten se treniemllsNl stout, wd Hie my
Who, mc, net at all, liu Jest iNaekl
'1ia u vn I iitntii tit ln (.it flints U V
n'lmiin thin .v. but flout ion 'd "
n. I in K.i hkl ..!.... ,. V.,. ... lit It ' HI
'ij inn411 ((leaiii iu uu pu limit
aed. -
Who, me, wy wnt nn Ideer, It,
wasent slender Id be perfectly inij
ernble, tberes n ccrten weuderfill freJ
dem of motion in lieing Mender that
slppese jeu fat peeiiln dent knew en
thing about, the laiiv sed. .,
O, I dent knew, ' plump people
ways beem te have te many inure freadj
than thin peeple, iiuthlng perbinal e
cerse, and Id hale te have the fee""!
wen I went fe call en sniiielxidy t '
I wnsent lnje.ing their hospital!!) ''?'
muse 1 took' up se little, loom e'1 tM
fernituie wen I sat down, inn muL v
O well. IU nil in the way .eii ""J
at it. perhaps thats better limn nklJ
IdvuiiteKii of their hespitnllitj by "'eeH'
enlng tfie legs of the chairs that were
only intended te slppert normal pcepij
if you knew wat 1 nieen, well Jm ?
flad te of seen jeu, Pawleen, wy ae
you call me up soma time? tha lW
aeI. and ma ned, I will, thanks, I
And me and ma kepp en wawk"
ma aaying, If she- wnita for me te cm
unr uii ana 11 ue erven wiinuici , "'Tilt m
ining is peaslble. bow 1 uetesi .s-bi
woman, and I aed, Majbe ana ,L.l
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