The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-22
LOCAL DEMOCRAT RACE RIOT MAY
WOMEN To SENDFOLL0W EFFORT
AZ DELEGATES T0TO ARREST THE
STATE MEET ING NEGRO CHARGED
Several thing. 5o,,n. tn. week and kIITLI CTrAIIM IMr

ScVera. things during the week ana
since the organization of the Garter
County Woman's Democratic Organi
cation, Saturday. Jan. H. have con
spired to arouse the interest of wo.
men, locally in politics and judging
from the increased attendance We'd.
/ ncsday, the women democrats of Art
more and Carter county have entered
the political arena to stay. The wo-
men who gathered at Convention Han
/ Wednesday afternoon have fully made
| up their minds that in the future
no election in the state Of Oltlaho n
will pass off without the women
! folks taking some sore OF a part
! therein.
The purpose Of the meeting. which
was called by Mrs. Arthur Walcot,,
| chairman Of the Carter County Wo.
, mans Democratic Organization, was
/ to elect delegates to the Womans
democratic state Convention. which
/ viii De held At Oklahoma city, Tues.
day January -.
/ The meeting was called to order
and Judge West, who was present ny
invitation, ana who expressed his
/ pleasure at the privilege Of address.
ing such a large gathering Of women
democrats
Judge West stated in part. that
whatever field the women had enter
ed their efforts for organization had
always been for the bettcrment Of
the project in view. Go to the graGs
roots said the Judge "and get q
strong organization from the bottom
up" He urged upon the women the
Importance of their obligation to their
own community (hrsD, ITO see that
the right men or women are placed
in office; (second). above all to have
n strong organization"
A. y. Riddle of the Ardmore bar,
was also present and aided the women
by answering the avalanche of ques-
tions. OF which there seemingly is no
end, to what they want TO know.
And by the way, the men who are
not fully posted on local political ar.
fairs and election laws had better
procure copies of the Oklahoma stat
utes and brush themselves up on mat.
ters pertaining TO local and state pol.
itics.
j. VI. Hoard another gentleman pres.
. ent, when called on for few words,
declared that his ability in the line
Of speech-making before women vas
confined to only ono Of the species.
but that he would use his influence TO
, bring about u mixed convention ot
democrats Of the county.
/ Ardmorc and Garter county, now
has a live womah's organization and
it is stated by several of the women
r that they We're uniformed as to
now many delegates they We're allow.
ed to send 10 the convention Of Okla.
homa City, Jan. -. and the men pres.
ent seemed unable to onlighten tho
: meeting 50 tncy elected delegates ia
the number OF 40, asf ollows:
Mcsdamcs Bob Scivally, Ida Grubhs
Bivens, George Cofiman, A. Eddie
man, Clarence Harris. Addington, T.
a. Simpson, Lee Wilkenson. Ruther.
ford Brett, West. Lucen Hoard, A. j.,
Riddle, George Henley, Maude Tan
H'lt - - iOulpSOI, Joln l.. fsaSpY,
j. Il. Wall. Allen. Arthur Wacott
Newcomb, W. c. Baker, VIII Potter
Clint Bum, Seay, Sylvester Nlullin
George Dyer, Pate, Fonnie Wolvertor
John Carlock. Downard. Joseph
IIuckaby, Joe Echos, John Whiteman
5. VI. Davis. Henry Davis, Ed Sa aad
lin, Sidney Suggs, Tom Graham Mag,
gle Foster; Misses Daisy Nichols and
Dr. Pauline Paine. Ii was later as
certalned by the women the county
: delegates are based on one delegate for
each 100 votes in the county, but ur
to the time of adjournment the con
vention had been unable to learn the
number Of votes polled at the las,
l election.
The object of the state meeting is
to Instruct the women on state poll
tics, and Mrs. Bass Of the National
Organization OF Women will lead tho
4 convention.
The ladies' whose names appear or
j. the above list are requested to col
Mrs. W. c. Baker phone No. 1851, no,
i later than Friday night and advise a'
D TO their Intention of attending The
T. meeting in Oklahoma City.