Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-13
Prominent Women From All
Parts of State Selected
as Officers.
TO MAKE STRONG FIGHT
Most Women Do Not Want
Ballot; Socialistic Re-
suits, They Believe.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 12-
Announcement was made here today
of the organization OF the oklahoma
Association Opposed to Woman SUI
frage, which is affiliated with the
national association, and is the
twenty seventh state anti suffrage
association. The officers OF the OK
lahoma state association are women
widely known in Oklahoma and rep
resentative of both the great pollt-
ical parties, and II is understood that
the personnel has the approval of
leaders Of the Democratic and Re
publican parties, including many
prominent state officials
Mrs. Thomas II. Sturgeon Of Ok
lahoma City, is the president MISS
Alice Robinson. Of MuskoEec, Is Vice
president; Mrs Eugene lOrton, or
Tulsa, is secretary, Mrs T., COnsian-
tin, Of Tulsa, is treasurer. and Miss
Maybclle Stuard, Of oklahoma
city. Is executive secretary and cam
paign manager
Who the Leaders Are.
Mrs. Sturgeon is the wife of
Thomas II Sturgeon, prominent
Democrat, who was clerk Of the su-
preme court during the Cruce ad-
mlnistration, and is particularly well
known herself TO Democrats all
over Oklahoma as "a newspaper
woman Mrs. Sturgeon published
the Sketch Book of the fourth leg
islature; was the founder of the first
woman's magazine In Oklahoma;
has been executive secretary OF the
Insurance Mems Association OF
Oklahoma, as well as holding many
other positions OF prominence in a
business and political way. she has
a son In the army.
Miss Alice Robinson, of Muskogee,
Is perhaps the best known woman on
the east side OF the state, havlng
been postmistress OF Muskogee
under three administrations,
Mrs, Il. Constantin, the treqSNrer,
OF Tulsa. is the wife Of the pfesi
dent OF the Constantin refinery. and
is a mother with a son in the army.
Miss Stuard, the executive secre-
tary, has been for six years in the
newspaper field and in Oklahoma.
having been for the past four years
confidential secretary of the Repub-
lican state committee. She has been
Republican committee clerk in both
the fifth and sixth legislatures. and
is said 10 have the widest acquaint
ance among Oklahoma politicians
OF any woman in the state.
Supplementing the state organiZa
ton ID state executive committee,
composed OF IL women from that
many sections of the state, each
heading a district auxiliary.
Many Men to Aid.
The 25 names OF our mems ad-
visory committee will not be made
public at this time" said Miss
Stuard, "as some of the men are
holding official positions. but / may
say that the most prominent men in
both parties have promised us aid
and announcement. The only men
of consequence in the state who are
not openly for our organization are
those men who are candidates for
office"
The officers Of the association, in
consultation with Miss Charlotte
Rowe. of Washington, y. c., who
has been in the state for a month
representing the national association,
said Wednesday that while the
women of Oklahoma would not he
asked to neglect their homes and
families and their war work to par
ttcipate in this campaign. that a
very active campaign would be made
against the proposed suffrage
amendment to be voted upon this
fall, and that such prominent men
as ex-senator Bailey of Texas,
would come into the state to speak
| against 1t.
After six weeks spent in various
parts of the state" saTs Miss Stuard.
II am convinced that a vast major
| ity OF the women of Oklahoma do
not want suffrage. and that tho men
| OF Oklahoma are too Clear-thinkinE,
too far-seeing to force women suf-
| frage with its afflliation with social
| ism upon the people Of this state. "