The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-07

victory not 40 much as a republican
'ictory as one fOr clean government
tharacteri7ing the election of the
Niger and better Tulsa tIckot as a
reserve cd setback to those who would
operate the machine controlling citN
government. =. T. HOPKINS. candi
date at the priiu Try for mayor, on
b,slnL Mayor -. VI lhL!ard, and
running on cleanup ticket. last
night issued Il stat,<nent conrrotu.
latins those who brought about the
eICctloh Of the republican ticket
Tho statement follows:
Needless To say, ! am very much
pleased at the result of the election
today 1t is another great step for.
ward for Tulsa. the city We. love so
much. And II Is "A deserved setback
TO that machine so efficiently opcr-
ated by those would he democrats.
Mcssrs. Lee Daniel. Patrick Malloy.
Flint Moss. Bob Allison and Boss
Kinney.
These gentlemen now understand
that this citizenship will not stand
for their style Of doing business and
II my friends will permit me to
claim the leadership Of the demo-
cratic forces that fought the issue
straight through with the above
magnificent results. 7 gladly assume
full responsibility for It,
The good class Of people In Tulsa
have spoken and now that the re.
suit has been determined hope
everybody will Join together In help.
Ing Tulsa continue TO grow and make
1t the best town in this part Of the
word to live In.
"(SigncdJ c. y. HOPKINS"
The total vote cast yesterday was
by far tho greatest in history. Poll
ticians and others who were OF the
opinion that the women of this city
are not exercising their right of
franchise were rudcly awakened 10y
the result yesterday over 5000
votes were cast, as against approxi-
mately 1000 in the recent primary.
NJ" Ruth Blister. S3 years old
CLAIMS TO be the oldest woman who
voted yesterday. Mrs. Blister said
that yesterday was her first time to
vote. and that she learned how to
vote through the editorial columns
of The world, which she has been
reading for the past II years 81
N~ted for the bigger and better Tulsa
ticket as advocated by The World,
and my first vote was successful"
she said last night Mrs. Blister said
that she was of old republican stock.
but that this was her first time to
help 1t. a its fight for a cleaner and
better country.
Mrs. j. A. Hull, who lives at ll2S
South Main. and who was one of the
principal republican workers among
women, was handled rather uncere-
moniously when she demanded the
same rights as a man in the vot-
ing place for preeinct No. Is. which
was located at Tenth, and Main
streets.
Mrs Hull was sworn in as clerk
Later in the morning the regularly
appointed clerk made an appear
ance. Mrs. Hull was then appointed
counter. She was told that she
would not be allowed in the voting
precinct. Shortly afterward r. j.
Quinn. democrat. the other counter,
arrived. He walked into the voting
place and figuratively made himself
at home.
Mrs. Hull demanded that she be
given the same privilege as that ac-
corded to Quinn--that she he al
lowed to remain in the voting place,
asserting that she had as much
right to be there as Quinn.
short argument ensuod. follow
ing which Quinn is reported to have
called a policeman who was asked
to take Mrs. Hull to the pslice sta
ton. She first refused to submit.
but changed her mind. After ar
riving. she found no charges had