The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-05
First General Political Meeting for
Women Here Proves Great
Success Speakers Discuss
Campaign Issues
ORGANIZATION NEEDED
BY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN
Registration Urged Between October
12 and %; To Form Commit
tees in Every Precinct is
Plan Announced.

Featured by rousng addresses by
-four of the most active women
democrats in Oklahoma the first
political rally ever held by Grady
county women was staged last nigh.
in the district court room of the
county court house.
That the most effective manner o.
conducting the democratic campaign
in Grady county is to appoint a
committee in every voting precinct
OF the county, was brought out at
the rally last night, The duty of the
precinct committees shall be to in
duce all members OF the democratic
party in their respective precincts
to register during the registration
period from October 12 to October
% and to vote on November 2. Pre-.
cinct committees will be appointed
this week, B. b. Barefoot, chairman
of the county democratic central
committee, announced after the
meeting.
Prominent Speakers Present.
Mrs. Frank N. Korn of FL Reno,
member OF the sixth congressional
campaign committee; Mrs. r. l.
Fte of Tahlequah, state chairman Of
the Women's Educational Bureau;
Mrs. Kathryn Van Leuven, assistant
attorney-gener OF Oklahoma; ana
Mrs. r. j, Ray, Of Lawton, member
Of the sixth congressional campaig
committee, all prominent speakers,
delivered addresses to the demo
cratic women last night
Mrs. korn, first speaker OH the
program, touched on the record an
achievements of the democratic
party, citing the federal reserve act
which prevented a money panic dur
ing the world war, the postal laws
certain acts benefiting the farmer
She urged that every precaution be
taken to keep the nation dry" and
expressed opposition to light wines
or any beverage with an alcoholic
content. She pointed to the neces.
sity of more serious consideration
of the political question on the part
of the women of the state and nation
and declared that the women vote
would be the deciding factor OF
November ,.
Mrs Fits Arouse Audience.
In her individual manner and elo-
quence, Mrs Fite, of Tahlequah,
reused the audience to applause and
laughter with an appropriate address
in which she praised the achieve.
ments OF the democratic party and
the manner in which Woodrow vii
son conducted the office of the ma
tons chief executive during the
past seven years.
Woodrow Wilson is a victim o.
the great world war; Mrs. Fite said
"He is a victim and a hero of the
war, even though he did not fall on
the field of battle
Mrs. Fite denounced certain meth
DDS being used by the republican
campaign managers in an attempt to
enlist the women vote in support OF
the party's cause.
That the Oklahoma delegation was
in a way, responsible for Governor
Coxs nomination, was the statement
made last night by Mrs. Fite. She
declared that had the Oklahoma
delegation have been given an
earlier release from the support Of
Senator Robt. l. Owen for the
presidency. William G. McAdoo pro
bably would have been elected.
The Ohio governor will make a
much stronger bid for the presidency
than could have been made by the
former secrtary of the treasury,
Mrs. Fite believes The late release
of the Oklahoma delegation was one
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