The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-23
MANY WOMEN IN
ELECTIVE JOBS
She Not Only Used Ballot
But Received Many
Votes.

CHICAGO, Jan, 22.---Oklahoma
with congresswoman In the 57th
congress-. Kansas and Texas with
women as state aupcrintendcnts OF
public instruction, Missouri with
nine county trcasurers out OF 10
women sheriffs, take tho leading
places of distinction on the suffrage
question In the central west as the
result Of tho recent nationwide
election.
Women have entered nearly every
fold of public service, from Juror
and school trustee To member or the
house OF Representatives and follow
ing tho November election, Miss Alice
Robertson OF Muskogoc. Okla, a
successful restaurant proprietor, and
incidentally, an opponent OF women
suffrage. will take hor scat as the
second woman ever s,nt to the ma
tlonal congress.
Missouri showed the greatest Tx
ing for women officoholders al
though they are not eligible for state
offices. Nine counties elected wom-
on treasurcrs. three selected women
as public administrators and one
recorder of deeds.
Ten women were elected to office
In Michigan, including one state
senator. bat perhaps the most
unique selections were those OF Mrs.
Estolla II Gates and Mrs. Jane
Johnson. both OF whom succeed
their husbands as sheriff Mrs.
Gates takes an active part In church
and club work ot Honor county seat
ot rcn2ie county and has three
children and ak grandchildren, Mrs,
Johnson. who is 60 years old, says
"a 10
Dad man" who violates the law IN
Rosoommon county. She will ap-
point her husband "a deputy ana
aside from caring for tho prison
crs of the county jail, viii also look
after the three children,
Miss Alice sampson, for ten years
clerk In tho county drain COM
missioncrs office NJ liillsdalo,
Mich, barely defeated her employer
for the position a. the November
election,
Mrs. Eva NJ Hamilton the first
woman to sit In the Michigan state
senate. IL 40 years old and "A former
school teacher. She is from Grand
Rapids whcys she Is known as THE
Mother of city Markets having
conceived. and persuaded the city
council to adopt a plan by when
farmers sell their produce direct to
consumers
Three county treCsurors, two
registrars uf deeds and me county
clerk elected in Michigan IN Novem %
hpr are also women
Oklahoma gave three som)n dis
uucuy prominent POSITIONS while
she was about IL. Aside from send
Ing Misa Robertson to congress, a
state senator Mis- Lamar LoOney,
and state representative, Mrs.
B,sslc :. McColgin, were selected by
the oklahoma voters Mrs. LooncY,
a widow and mother Of five children
held the county Clorhship OF Greer
county for four years and In addl-
zion managed l6O-acre farm, edu-
catcd her children and succeeded
ip defeating her male opponent I'm
me senatorial race by more than a
iNu to one majority Greer county
also decided to have women as
county clerk, county assessor, court
D.prk aud county treasurer,
Mrs, McCoigiu who comes from
HuLcr Mills county has gained q
reputation as capable business
woman AS result Of association
with her husband in telephone lih'
operation.
Miss Annie Webb Rlantcn was re
elected state superintendent OF pun
l,c instruction in Texas
Kansas also reelected woman
as state superintendent OF puoh
iustruction, Miss Lorraine Elizabeth
Wooster Of Salina. She has seNera
degrees and was admitted To IN
Kansas bar. Miss Wooster Is IN
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