The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-02

I that Judge Morgan could carry the
city and county by . good major.
ity.
Before noon 127 votes hRd sbgen
cast at Norwood, 81 OF which tere
cast by women; 1855 votes we're
cast at the Central schoolss 47b 1t
tho fire station on the East side;
1854 at the White school; 41bs az
the old mayors office in the Eighth
ward; 344 at the court h0rsas 46b
at Hamilton warehouse and 61& sat
the Butcher school. .ss-e
The first count OF the ballots at
the fire station on the East Side
showed: Harding 10, Cox "a; Ro-
/ senbloom &C, Neely 30; Charlton
72, Davis rs; Amos q /, Kuapp-2 26j
Satterheld II, Martin 20.
Three young girls were talking
at Norwood this morning none of
them old enough to. vote but Rs .
ono OF them said, "old enou sh 10
know to campaign for the Repub
lican cause" They were talking
about a certain member OF their
set who had a vote today and had
stated she would vote the Demo-
cratic ticket.
"she is asleep now" said one Of
Let her sleep" said another.
land here's hoping she sleeps Until
after the polls close" added en-
other member of the party.
Everywhere you go today y -
politics, politics, politics, In drug
stores, in street cars, in rthe Btp-
tions, in the office buildingsS ct
home-if the churches were open
they would be talking poll tics.
there. 80
1t is a strange sight, but an etIl-
spring one, that greets the peEson
who goes to the voting places to-
day. Where once men held out eE-
cluslvely and chewed tobacco nd
jabbered, one finds the rc1utn In
duence Of women. The potehea
near the polls are filed With Ro-
men, who greet their sisters as
they ocme to vote and glyesnARst ms
structions they may needs- DE
women go about their worlaq quiet
ly, earnestly, and all the time keep
an eye open for anything dg
not according to Hoyle. &5GsTs5f
What strange sound ts TIM that
breaks in on the masculine hrsi a
man has Just cast his vote the
clerk yells INT. So and SuevUtes,
Then up steps the next perBpn,
turns In the ballot and the clerk
cries miss So and So votes,
1t is departure, indeed, from
the old days, but a departure that
means much for the good of the
nation, and the establlahment OF
justice and equality. NJ 4
Women workers OF both paE
were particularly active In getting
the women out to the polls today.
Automobiles by the hundreas took
women from their home6 70 the
polls, while willing workers II
many places stayed at home tn
small children while mot heFg cnsst
their first ballot.
At one home a party naueos 70
take a mother to the voting acei
just as baby was getting his nadtTl7
ing bath.
''I can't go now" said kli1
er, "but I want to cast Yota 5toE'
Harding, Morgan and the other
Republicans" =.
"We'lI be back in hall otlF, 4
said the recruiting partY.
And As minutes later hene 4aa
one more straight Republ Heat vote
In the ballot box.
Taking their first dip ia
iItical ocean, the women find ttie
water just the right temperattreS
and are enjoying the afair itnS
mensely.
AS early as six this morntpE
tain women In the first pla lle og
Fairmont who were sRppol e
serve on patrol duty at khe E4E
house, arrived In fine men COS
dition, They were lfesniy Ne "a
fha respons sibility reBttnr pom