The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-02
SUFFRAGISTS
IN COUNCILS
Women Take Places in 1920 Politics
and are Active in Illinois
and kentucky
Campaign.

NEW 1Uilh, FEB. 2.-That the pO-
litical campaigns OF 1920 will see a
larger array of American women tax
ing part in national affairs than ever
before is proved by the number of
women already active in the councils
of the two major parties as well as
the now victorious suffrage associa.
ton.
In list OF women party leaders who
viii attend the celebration and con-
vention Of the National American
Woman Suffrage association in Chi.
cago next month, Illinois and Ken
tEcky take first rank, with New York
and Missouri pressing them hard for
leadership.
The Kentucky Equal Rights assoc
citation has done double duty in furn-
fishing women to both the national POI
litical parties. AIRS. John G.. South Of
Frankfort, who for three years was
President of the association, is chair
man of the national republican wonl-
ems committees. Mrs Samuel T.
-Castleman of Louisville, vice presi-
dent Of the association, is the Ken
lucky member of the women's COM
nlittee, national democratic commit
tee.
present two state chairmen for the
two major parties. but has to its
credit two others Iii the national COM
mittees. Mrs. George Bass of CHI
eago Of the women's committee, ma
tional democratic committee, and Mrs.
Medill Mccormick, wife of the Illinois
senator, retiring chairman of the ma
tional republican women's committee,
are both leaders in the Illinois Equal
Suffrage association.
Mrs. Fletcher Dobyns of Chicago
and Mrs. Howard f. Wilson OF yir-
den are the state chairmen of the
women's committees OF the republican
and democratic committees, respect
lively.
Although Illinois and Kentucky hold
the first places III women's party
leadership owing TO the fact they
have furnished the only national
chairmen, New York and Missouri are
hard by with candidates for honors.
The New York City League OF
Women Voters has furnished Miss
Mary Garrett Hay, chairman of the
executive committee of the women's
division of the national republican
committee, while the state league has
given Mrs. Arthur Liyermore as state
chairman of the republican women's
committee. Both these women are
prominent in the affairs Of the nation
al women's suffrage movement
Another suffragist, Mrs. David
O'Neil of st. Louis and Mrs. Alfred
Bruggeman of st. Louis are ,Missouris
members OF the democratic and re-
publican national committees, re.
spectively. Miss Alma B. Sasse OF
Brunswick, state chairman of the
Missouri republican women's commit
tee, has the distinction of being the
youngest state chairman in the Unit
ed States.
Other women who have doomed UP
as party leaders in their states are:
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. presi.
dent of the Ohio Women's Suffrage
is member of the ma
tional republican committees advis-
DRY committee.
Mrs. Percy " Penn ybacker Is chair
man of the Texas democratic women's
committee.
Mrs. Patti Ruffner Jacobs of Birm-
ingham Is state chairman Of the Ala
bama democratic committee. Mrs.
John K. ottley of Atlanta is state
chairman of the Georgia democratic
Mrs. w. C. Cathcart is
state chairman Of the South Carolina
womens democratic committee.
Miss Mary Foy of Los Angeles Is
one of the democratic women leaders
Of the country. She is an attorney
and is state chairman Of the women's
She was presidential
alector at the democratic national
in ST. Louis in 1916.
Other women leaders are: Miss
Mary Owen Graham, democrat, North
Carolina Miss Carolina Ruutz-Rees OF
Greenwich, Conn; Mrs. w. r. Pattar
gall of Maine; Mrs. Suzan Fitzgerald.
democrat, and Mrs Charles Sumner
Bird, republican, Massachusetts,; Mrs.
Henry NJ. Yonmans republican, WAL
5esha, Wis; Mrs. z. r. Bowler, demo. +
srat. of Sheboygan, wis: Mrs. Alex 1
ander Thompson, Portland. democrat /
G member of the Oregon house of /
and Mrs. Frank bod |
son, republican, Iowa.