Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-30
Former, Marsha11t01u71 Girl is
First Woman County Treasurer
taught second primary in Dodge City.
Becomes a County Deputy.

taught second primary in Dodge City
Becomes a County Deputy.
In 1901 Miss Jordan went farther
west, to Valentine, Cherry county, Ne
braska, where she was appointed
deputy to the clerk of courts. She con-
| tinued in this work for year, and was
made deputy county treasurer, more
responsible position. The young wo-
| man made good In every sense OF
the word as is evidenced by the fact
that she continued as deputy treasurer
almost eight years, under the admin
istration of two monuments. Friends
were pleased with her work, and when
the next primary rolled around these
friends encouraged the young woman
to become a candidate. Miss JORDAN
was elected, over the opposition OF two
men, and after very interesting CAM
paign in which several hundred miles
of travel were necessary by rail- ana
buggy The election was won by
majority OF PAP votes.
Election Does Not End Fight.
But the election did not end Miss
Jordan's fight for the office, and this
part Of the story is told nicely IN
Hampton's as follows:
early in January, having furnished
the legal bond and qualified for the
office, she went TO the courthouse 10
enter upon her duties. The incumbent
refused possession on the grounds that,
being a woman and therefore not an
elector, she was not legally quahhed
for the Office. She Immediately filed
a petition in the supreme court Tor
writ of I1andamus to compel the IN
culnbent to give her possession. On
March % the court handed down a
decision establishing her eligibility, six
of the seven judges concurring in the
opinion.
Judge Rose, in writing the opinion,
SAYS that no constitutional or statu-
tory provision inconsistent with the
right of a woman TO hold this offlce mas
been found He also refers TO
familiar legislative enactment that
adopts so much of the common law
of England as is applicable and not
inconsistent with the federal and state
constitutions and the statutes OF TINS
state This law permitted women to
hold office administrative in character.
the duties of which they were compe-
tent 10 discharge.
Judge Fawcett, IN dissenting. said
that if a woman can be county treas
urer she can also hold the Office OF
governor of the state
Is Not Suffrasette.
Miss Jordan is republican, and was
nominated by that party after a dem
ocrat had been appointed to succeed
to the vacancy created by the resigna-
ton of the treasurer. In commenting
upon Miss Jordan's personality the
ma gazine says: She owes her cleo
ton largely to her splendid work as
deputy, her constant kindness in Of
fetal business, and her faculty of MAX
ing friends. She is gentle, slender,
soft-voiced woman who has apparently
no thought or idea Of politics. but she
is a woman Of great energy and de-
termination and on occasion has mani
tested great aggressiveness. She has
the politicians faculty of remember
ing names and faces, and her friends
in Cherry county are legion. Miss Jor-
dan is not a militant suffragette, altho
she is a believer IN universal suffrage.
She is convinced that the right TO vote
will come to women Inevitably and
in the logical course Of events"