Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
WOMEN OF c. 0. P.
READY TO CARRY
BANNER TO POLLS
Ward Chalnnen Are Appointed
And Headquarters Opened;
Organizer Is Coming to
Nebraska.

Tas Ioeal republican woman's
committee is getting into the cam
paign with both feet" as Mrs.
Draper Smith and Ethel Barker,
chairman and secretary, expressed
the situation yesterday. This organ
ization was started only a week ago
yesterday and its machinery already
is functioning.
Headquarters will be opened Mon
day morning at $40 South Nine
teeth street, with Miss Barker in
charge as executive secretary. This
will be the campaign headquarters
for republican women, although all
women voters are cordially invited
to call and take advantage of the
information bureau and receive lit
erature which will be distributed.
The telephone number will be Doug
last 58o5.
Ward chairmen Named.
Mrs. Smith has enlisted the sup
port 81 the following ward chair
men: First ward, Mrs. A. l..
Schantz; Second, Mrs. o. A. Scott;
Third, not yet assigned: Fourth,
Mrs. H. c. Sumney; Fifth, Mrs.
David Shanahan; Sixth, not yet as
signed: Seventh, Mrs. William Ber-,
ry; Eighth, Mrs. Clara Mercer
Eowler; Ninth, Mrs. James Rich
Jdson; Tenth. Mrs. E. G. McGil-
ton; Eleventh, Mrs. Alex McKie
and Mrs. Charles E. Lang; Twelfth,
Z Mrs. Grant Parsons.
The precinct representation by re-
publican women in their county com
vention and county central commit
tee is progressing satisfactorily.
Filings were started yesterday in,
the election commissioners office.
Miss Barker yesterday afternoon
addressed a meeting of colored re-
publican women in Columbia hall,
2420 Lake street. This meeting was
called by Mrs. Cecilia Jewell, who
has been appointed by Mrs. Smith
as organizer among the colored
women. The colored women will
be represented in the county central
committee and the county conven-
ton.
Organizer Is. Coming.
Mrs. M. D. Cameron, represent
ing the republican national commit
tee in this congressional district, has
received information from Mrs. L.
t, Andrews of the state headquar-
tefs at Lincoln, that woman or
ganizer has been assigned, to Ne
braska by the national committee
and that she is expected here this
week and will remain in this state
so days. Mrs. Cameron stated that
the republican women of Washing
ton county have all of their pre-
cincts organized and will have each
precinct of their county represented
by woman in their county conven-
tion and their county central COM
mittee.
Instructions Issued.
The republican women's commit
tee has issued the following state
inent to republican women:
One woman at least from each precinct
should file for committeeman for the
county central COMMITTEES.
sASuld iiie fot delegate to the county con-
XII would bs preferable to have the same
woman file for both places.)
At the primary election on April goth.
one man and one woman Is elected from
each precinct to serve as members Of the
ccunty central committee, and as there
are 16S precincts the total membership
will be $50.
At the same time delegates are selected
to the county convention
At the county convention delegates are
selected by that body from among their
own members to attend the state conven-
tion,. 90 to 100 being elected.
An applications must be on file March
election commissioners office, therefore
have your applications in the hands Of
Mrs Draper Smith. chairman, $40 South
street. on or before Friday
morning, March 18th. sooner II possible.
Precinct primaries. April goth, 1920.
County convention. May 11th, 1920.
State convention, May 18th, 1920.
A voter shall be citizen OF the United
states, 81 years Of age or upwards. shall
have resided in the state six months. In
the county. 40 days. and in the precinct
10 days, and shall have been registered.