Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-25
WOMEN WILL VOTE
IN NOVEMBER
Full Suffrage Granted and They
Will Vote for Presidential
Electors on Down to State
and County Officials
FULL FRANCHISE COMES
BY ACTION TENNESSEE
There are Over 100000 Iowa Wom-
en- of Voting Age, Who viii
Have Privilege of Voting
This Fall
Madam Voter of Iowa!

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approximately $4,000 women in
Iowa are of voting age, and with
the ratification of the national suf-
frage amendment last Wednesday
by Tennessee, stand as voters this
fall provided of course they possess
other qualifications as to citizenship
as required by law.
The attorney generals office said
that the women of voting age and
qualifications in Iowa are now the
political equals of the men, and may
vote this fall for presidential elec-
tors, governor. senator, and on
down to constable and county OFF,
GERS.
| The right to vote for presidential
electors had been granted already
by legislative enactment and the
rest comes with ratification of the
amendment. ..
The women will register this fall,
just as the men voters will register.
according to the attorney generals
Office. The same authority says that
no further legislation or process of
law is required in Iowa to give
women the same ballot rights now
held by men voters.
Election Laws Govern.
Election laws will apply to the
women Just as they apply to the
men from now on in Iowa. Except
where the constitution so provides
otherwise, women are now eligible
for office. This does not hold true
as to the legilature, however, as
the law provides that only male
| citizens of voting age and qualif-
cation may hold Office in the general
assembly. ..f ..a .....r
otherwise, however. there are
approximately $4,000 women of
voting age in Iowa who will affil-
late with whichever political party
that may please them. Aliens, of
course, being excluded. and this
will cut down the number who will
vote this fall.
Both Mrs. Frank Dodson, re-
publican woman chairman for Iowa
and Miss Anna B. Lawther. demo.
cratic national committeewoman for
Iowa. will begin at once the task
OF enrolling the women voters OF
Iowa.
More Work for Candidates.
Herring and Kendall will now
have to appeal to the women as well
as the men for votes this fall. In
the Porter-Cummins fight the wo
men will cast their votes, and the
league of nations covenant will
figure with them in their vote 70,
either Harding or Cox.
! The women, by coming into full
suffrage rights in Iowa. will force
the men Of both parties to do Their
utmost to win over this balance o.
power. Did the woman align will
the democrats, as a whole, tha
Party would stand a chance to be
come the majority party in Iowa
Should they align in greater mum
bers with the republicans, then the
present party in power in stats
politics will increase its hold, or
state government in Iowa.
The women voters will force a
change in the political campaisr
plans for both major parties il
Iowa. The usual line of platitude:
and glistening generalities so vel
worn and often used heretofore in
previous campaigns, will have TO bt
replaced by argument fact, ant
definite promise OF legislative ac
ton in affairs relative TO women
The records o; T,wa poiirics do not
show that citha. r"puhlicans OF
democrats have given much consid
Grafton to legislature affecting wo
mon.
TINE For New Deal.
In the past, polit'ca, history
shows that corporate interests, po
litical factions and men in genera
considered their time too valuable
to devote to making laws desired
by women's clubs or federations
The women had little, If any, hanC
IN running state institutions wher,
women were employees or inmates
Women employed at such institu
tions were in subordinate positions
and did not figure on the stat
beard of control or as ipstitutio,
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