Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08
CMORDg 4 ND
Id I S c O r ID S
HER FIR ST VOTE

. Ike i tIt yesterday ana went 90 aAE
polls and voted the first time 10 your
life Amt it erauda / never would
have cast my ballot only daddy asked
me 10 do H. lie told me If ever eG-
pecled 10 be q woman / ought not over
look my first chance TO help elect a
president He said ahere were four
men who wanted TO sit iu the chair 70
the White house and direct the affairs
Of 0ur government. ] told him il was
funny Z there were no more men than
shat who wanted Do 6U such high
place in fact i could ind more men
taau that 1t.uber right 1n OUR own
block
Father said Z was MO different ir0l
other women because cd not under.
stand that what he meant was that
aH4re were only tour men whose names
were an the ticket who were running
fer faa presidency. that emily hat mum
soy led been nominated hE their re-
stcclahIe parties at the primaries AMI
therefore no more could get places on
taa ticket Then I gan 20 see the
Hlhr ] told father I would have the
right ~ pick the man ] was 30 cast
r.v vote for or else I would not go 20
r.a polls with L8m He asked me III i
hadn't seen their pictures and ] SAID
had seen the pictures Of only two Of
them He said that the other two
didn't amount 10 nothing because they
didn't have no chance of winning and
what was the use OF noe wasting my
first vote ON man that would finish
SO far down below the victor that I
would be- ashamed TO admit that 7 had
contributed one ballot tn his cause
Father said the only way 20 take
seH = 90 H.a fellow
that looks strongest I'm the field Ia
other words he advised me lo slip a
vote TO the one that ! was surest was
going to- ba the next president.
asked him 10 tel. me for q certainty
who vas 20 be the lucky man. and. be-
Heve me. Mildred. he couldn't do it
Father rs republican. YOU know. and
whiie he didn't say very much tu favor
of Hughes al home because he knew
that mother and me just naturally
floaEhf tot of IF. and Mrs Wilson. #
had a suspicion that he would vote
for the republican nominee. He did
not come right out and tell me who to
vote for until we got near the polling
place and then he said 10 me chat
ne didn't want 10 dictate to nae. HHt he
believed I would be better satisfied
later OH e followed his lead.
Father had 30 catch aH O'Clock
train and be urged me 70 go 90 bed
early tHe night before election lid
lh4 best I COULD but SON know that
sweet story chat T 7m reading WELL
+ just Couldn't FOR my life ger away
from r. unit. after ~ O'Clock. And he
SOU know. father called me al g o'clock
.u the morning IL looked like mid
night Ha4 afraid Ee would lose
our way r9 rae polls. and thought that
father should ea# policeman 70 20
along with us 90 protect Hs from foot
pads but he said there wound nor ne
any E8otpadz oh the street uecau
Hher all had regular jobs Sow Well
i said rHev didn't aaEe regular jobs
when AIR. Ea.r was president. and Taft
was d -aaua..Har That sort al ruff
fed father. aut Id.8 mot mean 70 cast
amy reflections en- his parity only
lawuaG on me zHat the democrats aI-
WAYS got blamed for hard Zines and III
even she Eaalnaas were uau working il
showed not uuiE Eaar there was plenty
oil work for everybody bat that MR.
Wilson had converted bad men into
GOOD men
At 1880 dad was ready 20 leave .#e
house. bat 1earie was NOT hair
dressed. Ha warned me he was an his
pa- begged for another few min
gres. a.r na said mo ana when did
not come ~ once he safs II was fu-t
as wen tina. zta- At home. ANYWAY.
that ms vote wouldn't make ans dir
ference either srav W0uldu'f H. said
T. Yes. If Woula and j rushed out 81
the aoor. and father was waiting for
me- Then discovered / had feft mv
powder puff on the dresser. and hadn't
even touched up my red nose. for mas
nose always gets red during the night
because leave my window wav up
dearfa went Hsrl-. and qaf INV rTrfr
and farther was r1,a+ moan +faf Fa
started away bat = ,.arrfl+. 81, e-ftt7 MIN
al the end al Inc bIarL
v-har ~. gof ia tho 1f.fr o. r.,.4.. ..... ...-
some mon ar4 y.,r.-,-. 49,. .f+.4.,.,
around tables fatEar ..r,r.l---,,.5 he
name and Address and ggas Hsn6ef
some sheets of aaner one bfg one And
tuo fHrla rnas and .5a-g-as,t babird !
l.r,r+afr and raft me s+,vfir,g s1r hr