Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-16
LADY ASTOR IS
EARLY VOTERIN
HER own RACE

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voted for herself early today. She
was one of the first women at the
polls. x3
Lady Astor, who closed her cam
paign yesterday, is perfectly
amazed at the lengths to which some
have gone in the slanderous campaign
aaginst re-"
Politics > rough came, the first
woman candidate for the English leg
islature is learning.
This week Nancy" as she is
familiarly known among the people
of Plymouth, heard that some women
"have sneeringly said Lady Astor
will kiss your babies today. Splash
them with mud good"
"Do you women of Plymouth real
ly feel that way?" she asked an au-
dience of women.
"No," shrilled the crowd of femin-
Unity.
"Cleanse your hearts of hatred
and spite" pleaded Nancy Astor.
"Hatred is the most horrible of COM
plants. I've had it myself and I
know"
Until recently Lady Astor's op-
ponets have carefully refrained from
mentioning her name Now they are
digging at her slyly, frequently the
Labor party uses as weapon the
charge that the Astor titles were
bought with American money for
Americans.
]. H. Thomas, organizer of the
railway unions, telegraphed the la
borites urging the election of Gay,
their candidate. He asked every
workman to "throw himself into the
fight against the forces of privilege"
Opponent Says He'll Win.
Gay, in his speeches, said he hoped
voters would not be influenced by
Lady Astor because she is a peeress.
Cav says he will win the election by
1000 plurality. Lady Astor's friends
believe she will lead the field by that
number and predict vote of $4,000
for her.
Charges and counter charges have
been hurled regarding military serv-
ice of the candidates Laborites first
assailed Lord Astor on the grounds
that he had not served in the army.
Nancy Astor stoutly defended her
husband, asserting he volunteeded
FIVE times and had been rejecte for
physical reasons.
The Astorites accused Gay OF
boasting that he had evaded military
service. Gays comeback was:
"I was medically rejected. I've
got my certificate. l never heard
anything more. Naturally l did not
go up and say wanted my skin tax
en- off or my head blown off. Nor
did any other man over the age OF
those volunteering in the first twelve
months, who were war enthusiasts.
If I'd been young man l might
have done the same"
Lady Astor at the close of her cam
paign had no time for hecklers, ana
she had a new way of disposlng OF
them.
"If there are any professional
uuestioners here they can shut up.
I don't want to hear them" she told
her audiences.
Crowds Out in Snowstorm.
A Plymouth politician said that IN
thirty-two years experience he had
never seen anything like this cleo
ton for spirit. Despite snowstorm'
Lady Astor drew huge meetings
Wednesday.
She visited the poorest quarters IN
town. entering a broken down house.
which she, in an undertone, SAID re-
minded her of "wipers.'
"Wipers" is the English Tommy S
name for battered Ypres, Flanders
Lady Astor held her own against
a hostile audience of questioners IN
the gas works district. r
At one meeting she was asked II
she believed the lottery loan plan en-
couraged gambling. She rePileu a
wbimsically that she did not believe
so. Judging from the amount OF peo-
pie who bet on her husbands horSeS
and derby winners -.
Replying to crowd of railway g
workers who tried to overwhelm her
with storm of questions, Nancy AS
tor shouted hotly 1e
T want no insulting questions. II
you people are trying to break my
spirit you won't do it. | come IRON IRON
Virginia and am of good old Eng
lish fighting stock.