The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-13
Ballot for Women IN Iowa
Coming Soon Says Writer

with him. So 1t would be some hours
later that wiley. having done the
morning housework, would don her
glad rags and with last look in the
mirror and q nnal touch of powder to
the nose, she'd sail forth to save her
country
The Business Girl.
The busienss girl would perhap. be
an early voter. There are thousands
of girls in the factories, Offices and
shops CT this city who must get down
TO work by s a. m. The polls open at
z. and the chances are she would get
I'D little earlier and be among the
first at the polls. 1t would be hardly
possible for her to take the time to
vote at the noon hour. She has one
hour for lunch and the time required
going to the restaurant, eating and
back again would hardly permit going
to the poles to vote. The girls who
quit work at would have ample time
to vote while a great many who re-
main on the job until s would have an
hour before the polls close Even
with SO little time at her disposal the
chances are that the biggest vote
from the fairer sex would be among
the business girls.
Women Eager to Vote.
I asked score or more of women
in all walks OF life. this morning, IL
they would vote if given chance.
To my surprise. every one said she
would vote and was eager to try it.
One leading suff said, Don't quote
me. but If / had chance / would
have been one of the early voters this
democratic ticket Do you know,
think Wilson has made an ideal presi-
dent and that we ought to send demo-
cratic congressman to support him.
You know we are supposed to be non
partisan, but here's one that would
have voted for the democrats"
Polling Place Looked Inviting.
don't know anything about other
polling places in this city. but drop
ped into the headquarters for pre-
einct No. and il was clean, orderly
place where any woman could go in
her Sunday clothes Men were darling
in and out CT the little white booths
skirring the wall and as | fingered the
ballot I had a wild desire to start in
marking, scratched ticket for mine.
! knew lust how / would vote and be-
lieve me il was a bitter pill to leave
the place Without doing q thing but
kidding" the men about the gay they
Voted
Headquarters are Deserted.
In striking contrast 20 Monday was
the Headquarters Of the two big par
tieg The elevator men in the two
buildings wherein the democrats and
were dead tired last evening. carrying
mer up and down, bat today ali was
silent II these Offices n the repubii-
can headquarters sat z lone stenog-
rapaer having Ht1ie else 20 10 but an
swsr the telephone vhEe Monday the
men who fIocEs6 int5 the Office near
IL drove ker fraa-fc and AZ last she
had 20 thro~ then al cot d the Of
fee and c5cse -s7s dor * order 30
get out the oossrsezl Iedters- Tonight
her worE ends and the rooms viii be
cleared At democratic Headquarters
II vas greeted b. office furniture
where Noadsy sz1s furniture vas dec
GRATED WITH very Ea1ca alive human
ity. There mere figures On the wall
telling u former elections and save
from t1ese statistics there Eas moth
I ing else 10 make oas xfsh 20 loz;
! Cheer Ep Gladys. tsst ron wait.
| yoa'H get z chance 70 vote before
many mcoas ro2l Dy,