The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1920-10-21
MRS. Wedge IS
LEAGUE CHAIRMAN
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS
OFFICIALLY FORMED IN
SAUK CENTRE
TOLD METHODS OF VOTING
VIRTUES OF BOTH PARTIES ARE
LAID BEFORE LADIES AT
MASS MEETING


chairman of the Sank Centre branch
of the League of Women Voters at a
mass meeting Monday evening at
which the Sank Centre branch of the
League was officially organized.
Mrs. j. F. Coyle was elected vice
chairman and Miss Alice Mosford,
secretary and treasurer.
The meeting was held in the as
sembly room of the Senior high
school, where about $50 women had
gathered to take part in the organi-
cation and listen to the purposes of
the League.
Mrs. Fannie French Morse, super
intendent of the Minnesota Home
School for Girls, who was presents at
the national gathering of the League
at Chicago, opened the meeting i'm a
talk in which she set forth the object
of the organization. Mrs. Morse ex-
planned that it was the purpose OF the
League to. instruct the new women
voters of the nation in the methods
of veting, and to familarize them
selves with the principles OF the
great parties of the nation. :
Principal John Guinlivan OF the
Sank <Centre high school, addressed
the ladies on the matter of casting a
ballot. Mr.. Quinlivan went into de-
tail in explaining the methods OF Vot-
ing and the qualifications of voter
He displayed and explained the bal
lot, showing the system to be follow
ed in casting either straight ballot
or how to vote for candidates on the
different party tickets.
He requested the women of Sank
Centre to register this year, the pur-
pose being to avoid congestion at the
polls on election day. 49,,
Atty. V. T. Conklin, Republican,
speaking on the subject of ,"Why l
Am a Republican," declared the
Democratic party to be "Theoretlcal
in it's ideals, whereas the Republican
party principles are more practical.
Mr.. Conklin cited the fact that
most college men were Democrats be-
cause of their belief in theory but
that after they had become connect
ed with the business world, they nee
essarily became practical and turned
to the Republican party for solu-
ton of national problems.
The speaker referred to the Wilson
League of Nations as a sample OF tne
theoretical principles of the Demo
cratic party, stating that the Repub-
licans favored League, but only
with the adoption of the Lodge reser'
.yations, making the league safe 1ol
American dignity. The Wilson plan
he said was an idealistic scheme
and detrimental to American inter-
ests.
DR.. J. A. Dubois told the ladies
"Why He was Democrat" explain
ing at the same time that he had OF
ten asked himself that question. he
said he did not intend to vote the
Democratic ticket this fall.
DR.. Dubois spoke of Thomas JET
ferson, the founder of the Democrat
tic paa4y, and declared that there was
q Siiilsrsnce between an slnteiiectaal
.penessat and Dsasoerss q
Heart"
:. In his opening remarks, DR.. Du
Bois took occasion to welcome the
ladies of the League to the polls, and
in discussing the administration OF
President Wilson, said that wilson
,was "Democrat Intellectually, but
not Democrat at Heart" The ad'
ninistration, he said, had not oeen
democratic since the war.
Musical numbers were rendered
during the meeting by Miss Norqulst
and Miss Stafford. Mrs. Geo. Berg.
green lead the community singing
which consisted of patriotic and wal
songs. ~ -
The mass meeting was called and
held under the auspices of the Grad
atm Club, and the officers OF that
body invited all ladies to attend all
open meetings in the future at which
national issues will be discussed.
- TO LONG PRAIRIE u
The Sank Centre high school foo
hall team will journey to Long Prai.
RE Saturday afternoon where the!
will meet the Long Prairie team IN
a return game. The boys have beer
getting a lot of practice since then
defeat last Saturday. 1t is under
stood that large delegation o.
school rooters will accompany the
team on the trip.
Mrs. A. Fowler arrived iuesda!
from st. Cloud for visit with MISS