The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-10-15
WOMEN RALLY FOR
DEMOCRAT VICTORY
Evidence of Activity Develops As
Registration Office is Kept
Busy Three Days.

Democratic women here, in the
home stretch prior to the November
End election are mkaing an effective
and special effort for victory under
the leadership of Mrs. Travis Nor
ris, chairman of the woman's organi-
zation of the steering committee.
Committees of interested women
have been canvassing the city this
week urging sister Democrats to reg
lister and vote, and the prospective
democratic women voters have lined
up at the registration o-1ce the three
registration days, Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday, in large numbers.
Members of the county democratic
executive committee are now conf
IDENTIFY enthusiastic that the district
will go Democratic by large major
ity, thanks to the ladies' latter-day
interest in politics.
There is now no obvious doubt that
the women of Paris are going to vote
in the presidential election. They
have shown their willingness to aid
the cause of democracy by the wal
they have registered. The can
vassera met with little indifference or
discouragement in their rounds of
the residential districts.
The only question now confronting
the democratic steering committee,
composed of d. f. Bomar, Bob Ben
nett, and Mrs Travis Morris, is to
interest the county women in going
to the polls on November End and
casting a favorable democratic ba!
lot. Women in the rural districts,
that is, in the county outside the
first civil district did not have to
register, but may vote anyway, in
the approaching election. From
now on, the effort will be expended
in calling these women to the polls,
as no woman in Paris who has not
registered will be allowed to vote.
Letters are being sent to each pros
pective democratic woman voter in
the rural districts. Names were
sent by request to the committee by
school teachers in each civil district.
An answer to this inquiry came from
| Whitlock on the very next train.
The women at Puryear, Whitlock.
and other communities are organiz-
ing, and are planning to take up
their RESPONSIBILITIES of citizenship
at the polls in November.
The Democratic majority in this
district has only been one thousand,
hence the spurred action ef the dis
trict democrat! upon realizing that
the Republicans of the district are
well organized. The Republican
women have been organized for sew
eral weeks and have had number
of meetings.
Both parties made an extra effort
on the final registration day to en-
roll their full strength. Esq. S. ].
J Cross and ESQ. D. M. Mobiles were
kept busy until late Wednesday ev-
ening signing voters, passing out
registration slips, etc. Party lead
ers and officials do not yet venture
to predict results on the size or to-
tai of votes to be east in November.
but the Democrats are certain that
the hearty response from their sister
ballot weilders at registration will
be heavily felt in this election.
The first encouraging meeting of
democratic women voters was held
in the court house last Friday after
noon, when a permanent organiza-
tion was formed of which Mrs Travis
Morris was made chairman, Mrs d
E Bomar, secretary. A financial
| and a 4pof
appointed to further the cause of the
organization. The room full of
women present contributed literally
to democratic campaign fund, re-
adily subscribing over $4,000 in
very few minutes. Speeches were
made by Fred D Bryant, Frank E
Bryant, and Gen w Lewis. Each
urged the Importance of the women
casting a democratic ballot, and up
| held tho paI1sa nf dop,oopoo,r