The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-11-12

him what he thinks and it's likely he'll talk ABOUT
like this
Il would not be surprised to see woman
candidate for the presidency before long. And
four years from now they're quite likely to be
demanding-and getting-the vice presidency on
or both of the two leading party tickets. by
the time the next presidential election gets around
the will have found themselves as poll
ticians and will be in shape to make their power
felt They'll certainly put In claim for a cabi-
net position two and for some Of the important
elective appointive offices. We might do worse
There plenty of mighty capable women in this
country, and a broom sweeps Clean you
know
Figures compiled by the census bureau and 9TH
err government departments, indicate that the num-
Der Of women In the United States over twenty
one years Of age Is 28,035 900, of whom approx
mately 285O0,00O are eligible to vote In the No
vember election. Estimates of the number of
eligible male voters. based on a population OF
1O5OOO.OO0 give approximately 315O0.O0O. The
vote In the last presidential election was 1888,
743 1t is therefore, that the voting power
of women does not suffer much, compared with
that of the men,.
And there is no constitutional handicap to their
administrative progress, says Martha Conan in
the New York Herald II the women themselves
really want to see one of their number occupying
the highest position 1t is within the power OF
this nation to bestow. Women eligible to the
office Of Chief Executive Of the United States
we'll as to all cabinet positions and any Of the
minor yet important Offices which are either cleo
tive appointive.
Tennessees ratification OF the federal suffrage
amendment has opened up an unlimited field of
power and activity to the voter. The gates
Of the White House and the capitol swing wide
to women II they care to enter. Do they?
Suppose now that American are the
political equals Of men. they wanted to try their
hand at ruling the nation. They've rocked the
cradle a good many years and been politely
ferred to as rulers Of the world Picture them
aspiring to the actual direction OF national affairs
Is there woman who would make any sort of
showing by the side Of Senator Harding or Gov
ernor Cox or Franklin Roosevelt Governor Cal
vim Coolidge?
Consider the feminine presidential timber Who
would be the logical selection Of the 27,O00.O00
women who may vote at the next eection7 Their
first opportunity to put forward woman cand
date would be four years hence BY 1924 a lot
of things may have happened. Many changes
will have taken place. And II the feminist move
ment rushes onward with increasing mo-
mentum as 1t has since 1915 there Is no telling
whether 1t will stop short OF the White House.
What II it did send to the
senate and the house OF representatives, to the
cabinet and to gubernatoral Offices? Are there
women educated and trained sufficiently to fill
these important national and state ofices7 Time
will have to answer these questions Meanwhile
why not canvass the possbilities1
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, says the Herald
writer. might he the logical first woman president
She Is probably right In saying that. Anyway.
Mrs Cats name Is probably the first that would
occur to the average well-informed American man
Nd woman. This + because Mrs Gait he's zen