The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-16
COMMITTEE ANGERED
All but Mrs. Owen of Women's
Organization of 1920 Re-
taliate With Statement
}NTER.PARTY ROW WARMER
Owen Tries to Weaken Wilson
by Certificate Scandal, but
Bob" Is Still Going
BY CLARK c. HUDSON
worlds capital Correspondent.

OKLAHOMA CITY. July l5.-Be 10
c3use he "scolded" them in the
ganpalvn two years ago. and told
them they did not have sense enough
10 work In politice, Oklahoma county
democratic women have gone out
after the scalp of Thomas II. owen,
and are appealing TO the democratic
women of the state to turn thumbs
down on the banker candidate.
Four Of the eight members of the
womens democratic committee OF
1920 have signed a statement OF
facts TO the women. OF the other
four. one did not sign but is assisting
in sending out the statement, one Is
the wife of owen, and one Is the
wife OF Governor Robertson. IL Is
quite probable that the governors 5
wife did not discourage sending out
the manifesto. to say the least, al
though for obvious reasons she did
not sign II. The facts started are all
agreed TO by six of the seven sur
viving members OF the women's $
committee; the seventh being Mrs
owen.
Always Woman's Enemy.
Among other things, the women
statement asserts tnat-
owen has never been friend
ly toward women having a voice IN
the affairs OF government and has
always opposed the endorsement Oh
women's suffrage
The statement further discloses
that owen, who was vice chairman
Of the democratic state campaign
committee in 1890, got up early one
morning and before nine o'clock had
called this women's committee 20 a
meeting in the parlors of the Bristol
notel' AT tnat mevtius, says tHe
statement, Judge owen, still being
Of the opinion that women did not
have Judgment enough to participate
in the affairs Of the government,
Shamefully insulted the women or
Oklahoma county" A complete
record OF all that took place at the
chastisement is not forthcoming; but
the statement reveals that
behind closed doors he vehe-
mently scolded this group OF women,
who were working Loyalty and un-
triugly for the success OF the demo-
cratic ticket. He told them their
Nchool of instruction had been
Nllure; that in the first place they
did not know how 10 arrange a meet
ing in cooperation with the regular
democratic organization, causing
more confusion that they were doing
good. and unless they ceased their
activities the oklahoma county
chairman, Ed NJ. Semans, present
state chairman. had threatened 70
reslan. Acting upon this statement
ot owen, the women quit IN a
hody Later on, when the Oklahoma
county chairman (Semans) was in
terv!cwed by the women, he most
emphatically denied having made
such a statement, and that he had
never discussed the women's Work
With owen
That Ugly Word.
In plain parlance, leaving Off the
usual diplomatic frills. the women
not only charge owen with opposing
suffrage and with trying 10 prevent
them from taking part in the cam
vSlgn, but that he deliberately lied
Nluctantlv, but in the interest OF
keep'ng the record straight, they
been brought out the short and ugly
word
The four members Of the wofnen's
Committe who sign the statement are
Mrs Frank Fishwick, Mrs. A. j
kiSshv Mrs. Michael Conlan and
Mrs Chas. II. Ruth Mrs. FishwicR
j democratic vice chairman for
oklahoma county, and Mrs Conlar
- personal representative OF Mrs. r
i. Fite, state vice chairman.
For some time the women have
oeen chatting under the party dis
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