The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-23
SO. P. WOMEN
HOLD MEETING
j. ON SATURDAY
Nm. Alice CuYran Of Naomi Dis
cusses Work Of Women During
Coming judicial Election.
(spec.al to The Argus.)

the Republican t1cket met ldsl oao-
urday afternoon at the courthouse
70 plan for their work during the
coming judicial election on June ..
The meeting was called at 2 O'Clock
in the circuit court room. MRS.
Charles Clark Of Sherrard, chair
man OF the Woman's Republican
committee Of Mercer county, pre-
sided. Mrs. Alice Curxan. chairman
OF the district committee, and Mrs.
Iva Bell Stewart, chairman Of the
Henderson county women's commit
tee. were present. Two men sched-
uled to talk were unable to be pres
ent
Mrs. Clark opened the meeting by
endorsing Chiperfield for justice OF
the supreme court. In her opening
speech Mrs. Clark declared that the
Rspubhcan women should stand by
their party and that a vote for
Thompson was direct vote against
Harding and bis administration.
Mrs. Clark was followed by James
A. Allen of Aledo, who explained to
the women some of the reasons why
they should work to get the Repub-
lican vote out. He asked why. when
the Republicans had a candidate
Who was SO 1T to fill the place, that
they need give one single vote to the
Democrats. He told something OF
Chipeffield as q man. and said that
among lawyers he was recognized
- one of the most brilliant and able
men Of the bar, and called attention
to the fact that Chiperfied was
spending his Cwn funds to finance
the campaign. 1.-THE only question
Of electng the Republican candi-
date" said Mr.. Allen. lies lip
whether we can get the Republican
vote out. Few people think there
is much importance attached to this
election. A great deal Of the work
to be done will be handled by the
women and it is true that this cleo
ton will probably be determined
by the women" Mr.. Allen appealed
to the women to do all they could
on June to get every Republican
woman to the polls. Once there
they need not worry, he said.
M. A. Anderson, chairman of the
meE's central Republican commit
tee, addressed the women. He asked
them to remember that there was
no such thing as a non-partisar
election. He also asked that the
women make a special effort to &c,
the voters out.
Mrs. Curran of McDonough coun.
ty, prominent in political cam
paigns, next addressed the women
Mrs. Curran is personally directing
the campaign among the women in
this district and is busy every day
visiting committees in different
counties and sending literature to as
many women as she can reach.
Women Organized.
Mrs- Curran told of the work thai
w1s being done in her county anG
1nsOther counties that she had visit
I'd. She appealed to the women t.
start work at once for no time wa.
\ TO DO lost. She called attention t.
tho fact that few people regardet
this coming election as an impor
tantS one, whilo the office to be fillet
was in fact more important thai
that of the governor. Governor,
como and Euvernors Co." said Mrs
Curran, but the laws made by tn
supreme court stand forever" Mrs
CurrAn told o( some of the thing
necessary for the women to do OF
election day. She closed her ad
dress BY appealing to the wome.
were Republicans to be Republican
and not let talk Of a non-partfsa,
vote delude them. She appealed {,
them toDome out strong in this cleo
don. that the men Of the party nigh
know they could depend on them il
the futlra
Ma 9tsWrt ofHndfeon count,
1DAseomafhing of tho work beini
Idon0.1n hH comfy.
Following tho meeting Mrs.. Cur
tfxn collected tbs names Of all help
ers In the peUyious elections thai
she might ma1f literature 10 them