South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-31
WOMEN BECOMING
ACTIVE IN STATE
POLITICAL WORK
Approach of National Cam
paign Brings About Or
ganized Effort.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

- As'ti ~ D-ff II. A.t Adfcn 80.
With universal suffrage for wo-
men now certainty under the fed
eral amendment. women active In
national democratic circles are pre-
pairing 10 ask for sweeping re-
organization OF the democratic marty
machinery IN Indiana so that women
may De given representation on an
Of the political committees from the
precinct committees up to the state
committee.
The chairman Of the democratic
state committee. A. e. Sallee. Is ex-
pected 20 take the lead IN inviting
women iu as workers in the organi-
zatiOn. In "A number OF states n Will
be necessary 10 amend the statutes
before the committee women can be
elected Ia conformity with the law.
Dut In the meantime the mems com
mittees viii be asked 10 let the wo-
men come In with them and serve
just the same as n they had been
regularly elected under the statute
We find" SAYS the women's
headquarters Of the democratic ma
tional committee. that these new
suffrage states are quite as willing.
II not more so. TO organize on this
fifty-fifty basis than these in which
women have been voters for a long
time. They seem 20 think that II
women are 20 be part Of the body
polite they might as well come In
on even terms"
Republican States.
The WOmen's auxiliary OF the re-
publican national committee has not
yet announced any plans for the or
ganizatiOn OF political committees
out in the states. but il Is expected
that the republican women also viii
ask FOR equal representation with
the men on all committees. from
the precinct committees up 20 the
state committee.
The woman's auxiliary OF the
democratic national committee has
prepared n list OF instructions which
are 10 guide the women committee
man I'm the performance Of her du-
ties. Those instructions say:
she should work in cooperation
with the committeeman. but confine
her labor TO the women OF the pre-
cinct
I'm states where there Is no
printed enrolment Of the voters. il
IS well for the COmmitteewOman 20
nakN canvass Of her precinct. en-
rolling their names and pOlitiCa!
affiliations insofar as she can learn
them. From this list she should
make mailing list OF those who
would be likely % read literature
n IL were sent 10 them. If literature
IN any other than the English Ian
gaage Is desired. this should be
stated. also the amount required. II
IS "A good thing for the committee
woman to distribute literature her
self. when she can do so. because I'm
his way she often learns the senti-
ment Of the community and is able
20 overcome prejudices or objections.
70 is always a good plan 10 state the
kind Of information desired In or
der that the headquarters of the
party may supply IL.
Vote Getting.
she should see to- IL that all wo-
men belonging 20 her party or who
may be expected To support its can
didates are registered
she should do all in her power
10 see that the full vote is gotten out
on election day in support OF her
party candidates and Of initiated
measures or constitutional amend
meuts for which 10 may be standing.
"She should not act as Judge or
clerk at elections. but keep herself
free 10 do active work I'm the pre-
cinct election day.
The precinct cOmmitteewoman OF
the county should elect a chairman,
I'm the same manner IN which the
committeeman elect their county
chairman. and she should cooperate
with the county chairman in every
LAY for the good or the party. To
Hlat end we recommend that she
be made county vice-Chairman and
that the precinct committeeman and
women hold joint meetings
The ideal that we should set be-
fore us I'm good team work for the
whole ticket and the measures adj
vOcated by the party"