In the afternoon she would read half of her one and only speech and try to form a society, but there was scarcely a woman to be found who would accept the presidency.

In the evening she would read the other half, sell as many tracts as possible and secure names to the petitions.

In almost every instance she found the sheriff had put up her posters, inserted notices in the papers, had them read in the churches and prepared the courthouse for her.

From only one of the sixty counties did she receive an insulting reply to her letters, and this was from Schoharie.

The postmasters also pasted her hand-bills in a conspicuous place, and they were a source of much amusement and comment.