The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-24
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Since the Republican primary cleo
ton things political have been rather
quiet in these parts but as the Presi-
Dental campaign is now getting well
under way matters political are again
becoming very noticeable in the talk
about the norner and wherever hen
folks gather. Probably the political
play in the General Assembly of Ten
nessee last week has attracted more
attention than the big fight. This has
not only attracted the attention of the
mass of voters but the politicians have
also been scratching their heads and
wondering how they are going to work
the matter in November. In the past
the matter of organizing the county,
district and state has been very sim
pie matter among the political leaders
themselves but this year 1.-The Missus"
must be considered and it's pretty
hard matter to put your finger on
them.
1t was only a few weeks ago when a
local woman, who has taken consider
able interest in procuring for her sex
the ballot and who bids fair to have
something to say in her party in the
future, advised us that it was a hard
problem to tell just where these wom-
en- were going to place themselves
This leader had ben asked by the DEM
ocratic state organization to send the
names of certain Mason county women
who would be interested in Demo-
cratic affairs and it was in casting
about for the names of these women to
forward to the state headquarters that
the local woman leader found she and
all other leaders would be up against
it to pick out the women. She at once
picked out certain local Democratic
leaders and decided upon sending the
names of their wives but feeling that
she had better be sole before sending
the names, she began an investigation
and soon found that many of these
wives of Democratic leaders were
themselves leaning to the Republican
side of things political and so revi-
sion of her list was necessary.
How much interest Maysville and
Mason county women are going to take
in the presidential race this fall is
hard to tell. One local shoe repairer,
who himself has always been deply
interested in politics, has started
poll of the women visiting his shop to
learn, as near as possible, how the
women are going to avail themselves
Of the privilege of voting. Although
this poll was started only a few days
ago, some t '"ty odd women have been
asked whether or not they expected to
vote and about 80 per cent. of them
have declared that they do not intend
to exercise their privilege of fran
chise.
Arrangements have already been
made to care for the women voters in
the county and several of the voting
precincts have been divided so that
they will not have more than the num-
Der Of voters fixed by statute as the
maximum in a single precincts.
What will be done in the matter of
selecting women as election officers in
Mason county this year is not known
This will not likely become known I'M
til 1t becomes known who will be the
election officers this fall The state
board Of Election Commissioners will
meet in Frankfort this week and will
at that time select the county election
commissioners. 1t has ben pointed out
that women would make splendid cleo
tion clerks and 1t is more than likely
that some women will be appointed as
election officers when the board meet
ing for thi purpose during early Sep
tember.
Aside from the interest In Woman
suffrage created this week by the ac-
ton of the Tennessee General Assem-
bly,, there has ben little of interest in
politics Thinking folks are still Won
dering what Governed Cox means