The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-26
WOMEN WOULD
RULE IN THIS
KANSAS TOWN
HuaneWeIl kan., Faces a Moral
Issue In the Coming MunlCI-
pal Election
(By Leased WIre.)

coming city election in Hunnewell is.
For mayor-Mrs p e. Wilson
For police iudge-Mrs. G.. A. Os-
born
For CONFERENCE.-The. c. f. Hi
ton, Mrs. d. Ellis ard Mrs. E, A
Clark.
Hunnewell is a small place, but its
smallness has not prevented it be-
ing wicked, yes, very wicked AT
least that is what the women who
aspire to city offices say. And they
believe that the only way to cure
this evil Is to place women, mothers
at the head of the towns affairs.
they say that man is good enough
in his way, but he is lacking the
mothers feelings and has no concep-
tion of her aptitude in looking out
for the moral welfare of the boys.
Yes, even though he be father. Mrs.
Wilson is a large woman. She has
large blue eyes that seem to be
laughing all the time, even when she
is discussing affairs OF state in the
most serious manner. She has posi-
tive manner made all the more in
tense by the direct way in which her
azure eyes look into yours.
Men Have Tried and Failed.
why shoullF't the women run
this town." she asked. THE men
have been at it long time, and their
falling. so far as law enforcement is
concerned, is acknowledged by near
ly every womall in town and some OF
the men It's high time that some-
thing is done, ard as the men have
been tried and found wanting, don't
you think the women shoulG be given
a chance?'
This was direct question and
there came a positive encouraging
Yes from the stranger. Mrs. VIII
son adjusted her back combs, smooth
ed the hair at her temples, which so
far as the interviewer could see,
needed no smoothing.
vim mother" continued Mrs.
Wilson Two boys, one 20 and the
other younger. They are the meat
in the cocoanutg OF this towns elec.
ton / dCtt mean my boys especial
/ ly, but all the boys. The town should
d. something for the boys. We
should take temptation away from
A them Bootleggers have been selling
the demon rum around here for years
and so far as we can see nothing has
been done by our men (there was
an emphatic emphasis upon men J
authorities to put a stop to the ne
farious prac.ice. With women in
power that would be changed. With
woman mayor and police Judge
these bootlegging rascals would be
run out of town or compelled to 90 to
work. something they never have
dole yet We would put the lid on
tight.
Then there are the pool halls. Ev-
cry one should pay license. They
don't now But that is a minor de-
/ tail so far as they are concerned.
Our city ordinance does not permit
minors to go to pool halls. But
what does a city ordinance amount
to with there men? Boys go there
and mix in with rough men. It's
bad very bad, and thaG's all there IS
to it. Now the playing of pool and
billiards in itself is not wicked for
men, but everyone knows that a
rough elemeat gathers there, and that
is where the harm comes TO our
boys They should be kept away
The blue eyes snapped and there
was every evidence that should the
speaker be made mayor of Hunnewell
the pool hall proprietor would shoe
boys away from his place as he
would we'll developed case of black
plague.
Nov, let's get away from moral
issues, continued Mrs Wilson. That
town needs better sanitary colditions
sewers and the like, and our unused
wells should be put into use. Oh,
yes; just another word about an
other moral issue They have gam
bling devices here that are contrary
to the state law They should be sup
pressed The boys use these, TOO"
The candidate for police Judge Is
much larger woman than Mrs. VIII
son She is IN hearty accord with
the probable candidate for mayor in
all her moral and civic planks, AMI
\ she gives the appearance that she
Will enforce any and all laws. Woe
betide the bootlegger or recreant pool
hall ,prolrietor that domes before
4 her If she assumes the be}ach
Mrs Hilton for whom there is a
demand that she become member
of the council IL also large won
an. She is the mother Of four boys
and her antipathy against pool halls
is even greater than that OF Mrs
Wilson and Mrs, Osborn, If that is
possible
NOre of my boys is years old, =
She said The other night | missed
him AZ dark don't allow him oa
the streets after nightfal | sent his
sister to look for him, She came
back and said she was unable to
find the little Fellow. started out
and don't you know found him ano
one of those awful pool halls That.
sort OF thing must stop, Whether !
am a candidate or not, | am going
TO do my part in giving my assistance
hi stopping it. Then there is The
liquor traffic. But Mrs. Wilson has
told you about that and we are al
iwth her
Hunnewell is Stirred Up.
Hunnewell is 9all stirred up." as
the young woman proprietor of the
only hotel in town expressed H. Il
Is probable that never hu its history
has the town known as many comiSg
election thrills as now Typewriter
notices Of the election April / are