The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-03-27
bHANCE Plan
II REQUEST
bFC0vERNOR
eparate Ballot and Count
Ordered to Forestan
Contest.

County Clerk II. r. Hubbard
today received official nOtifica-
: tIen from Secretary Of State
Enperscn to prepare ballots
ler women to be voted In the
PRESIDENTIAL primaries April IL.
Chicago. March 27.-Illinois
women will be permitted to vote
n the presidential preference pri-
nary April l3, regardless of wheth-
n national suffrage has been rati-
lied BY &c states prior to that time.
Attorney General Brundage today
n the suggestion of Governor
IIrank o. Lowden reversed a pre-
nous ruling denying the women
he vote.
Governor Lowden. in a letter to
III. Brundage, pointed out that the
look county and Chicago election
Mcials had announced their inten-
ion Of supplying separate ballots
10 women and asked IL the same
4 Yplan could not be followed through
out the state without invalidating
he primary. Mr.. Brundage agreed
\nd withdrew his previous ruling.
Wires County Clerks.
Secretary of State Emmerson i'm
nediately notified all county clerks
by telegraph to take the necessary
rsps to provide for the women
yoters.
The governors letter to the at
bmey general says that unless
As women in the 101 counties out
ide Of the city Of Chicago and the
county Of Cook are permitted to
vote at these primaries it will be a
direct discrimination against them
md thousands of women who may
wish to express their preferences
b the presidential primaries will
k deprived of that right. -
Legal ii Kept Separate.
Mr. Brundage in his reply says
he plan suggested by the governor
vouli not he Illegal. providing the
vomen's ballots are counted separ-
tely, so that. in case Of any con-
test later. the primary would not
k rendered invalid.
Wood VS.. LOwden.
No Democrats have filed as can
tdates in the presidential prefer
tnce primary but on the Repub-
izn side Governor Frank o. Low
den and Major General Leonard
Wood, the two contestants, are
PREPARING for a vigorous campaign
phor TO the April 13 primaries.
Both candidates will enter the
> stale following the Michigan pri-
naries April and, assisted by a
lumber OF other speakers, will
nake an active fight for delegates.
Claims All Congressman.
Lowden managers have an
aounced that the governor will be
assisted by Senators Lawrence Y.
Norman and Medill Mccormick
md all the Republican congress
men from Illinois.
General Wood will open his llli-
lois campaign with a speech here
next Wednesday night.
Notices Sent Out.
Springfield, ILL.,, March 27.-Let-
ess were sent out from the office
Secretary of State Louis L.
immersion today to all county
Clerks in the state of Illinois in
Mming them of the latest opinion
Attorney General Brundage
aoiding that women may vote at
ne presidential preference pri-
nary Tuesday, April IL. does not
Nquire any further certificate from
Mte officials.
Up TO Clerks.
The names of the candidates
ave been certified to the county
Jerks and according to the see-
uarys letter the matter Of print
. and distributing ballots for
nmen lies entirely within and
'lher the jurisdiction of the various
Senty clerks of the state
Al the attorney generals Office
we, 1t was explained that the
.plnlon of Attorney General Brund-
Se does not reverse his previous
yaion, but simply holds that
.uuen lnay express their prefer
,ase Tor president without invali-
s~ang the primary provided that
ssh ballots are counted and seal
q separately.
me previous opinion held that
S women may not vote for dele
sFs sFs TO the national convention
- ior precinct committee who are
% elected at the primaries in
aii, aud it is said here that the
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