The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-02
WOMEN ARE URGED TO
REGISTER FOR PRIMARY
Mrs. c. w. correry and Other Pron-
mont Texans Are Keeniy interest
cd m the Reelection Of Hobby

An appeal 10 the womanhood OF
IeNas that they register FOR the mi.
mary and that they ON July n cast
their votes for the reelection OF Cow
crnof Hobby "a mnde hy Mrs. e. w.
Conncry. president OF the Texas Fed
fsfssion of Women's Clghs. AIRS Nam
nic webb Curtis president of the
Woncn's Christian Temperance rnlon.
Mrs. T.. a. Walters. president Toxas
Congress- OF Mothers. Mrs. Minnie
ttshcr Cunningham. president Texas
EpuHl suffrage Association. Mrs. No
ME Mahoney. director National Wom-
ans suffrage Association and Mrs.
Horfense Ward. Vice President of the
Woman's Lawyers National Associa-
ton. Their statement addressed 10 the
women Of Texas follows.
I'VE women love peace. I'm fact bc-
nE patriotic Americans we love peace
80 much That We are willing to light
for world peace, ami while We are
fighting for the world peace Of the fu-
ture. les as give our support 10 WI
liam T. Hobby for Governor. and ,hns
insure immediate state peace. and
further insure that no attempt will be
made 90 repeal or prevent the enforce
incnt ui ilie WAT measures passed by
tie special session OF the Legislature,
the submission and enactment OF
which earned for Governor Hobby the
praise, mol only OF loyal Texans. but OF
Washington officials and tho special
commentator Of Secretary McAdoo,
who on his recent visit 20 Texas said,
let mo congratulafe Won on the great
Governor of Your state"
"Ihe mothers OF the nation have
sent tacir sons 10 Texas Tor military
training add since the passage Of the
recent primary suffrage BIN. the moth
cie " Texas share an equal reApor-
sibility With the fathers OF Toxas in
maintaining clean moral conditions
around our army training camps. The
Hobby Zone Law has temporarily
eliminated our greatest menace-li.-
uor. TO prevent the return OF this ANA
othe evils should be the dennitc aim
OF patriotic women, and az all that
has been achieved would be greatly
iconardi1ed % no, entirely lost. through
q change OF administration. we appeal
10 the women Of Texas ~ 10 TO Tho
polls and vote Ton William r. Hobby
Tor Governor ON juls 27th.
Md farther. with Governor Hobby
nv the chnir, the privilege OF paas.ng
on constitutional prohibition viii I'D
givtn the people next year, while
should there he n change in admin
istraiion the right Of the people to
p1ss on this question will again be
denied them in utter dislegafd OF their
Viii expressed az the POLLS. 'rexnn.
women VIII Welcome the earliest on
poflunitN 20 forever Danish iluttor
iiom The Lone star state.
ne wcsld war has greatly increase
ga our responsibilities hut thankg To
primary suffrage we may register our
opinions at the ballot box ana have
those opinions counted. thus greatly
Increasing our means OF meeting and
disehar@lns those responsibilities. yNorid
peace is worth fighting Tor until Vie
tory Lei MS fight Tor state peace
also hv eiectlng hy an over,yheinin.
majority our splendid voting Governor
Who speaks Though dccds rather than
! w"ri~ r7 Who has made possible
great things" s.iniAl8