Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-19
WOMEN GIVEN
BOUQUETS As
POLITICIANS
Men Speakers at League of
Voters Meeting Last Night
Tell Women How Well
They Can Use Franchise.

Women are peculiarly qualified
as students Of the science Of gov
eminent and belong by rights in
the very center of politics in its
broader meaning, Milton j. Hell
mick told members of the local
group of the National League of
Women voters, at their meeting
at the chamber of commerce last
night.
Get in. the game" said Mr..
Helmick. Master the science of
politics.; stand together for what
is right and with your seven mil
lion members of this league you
can control the balance of power
in the United States in a short
time.
"You women will make better
politicians than men" said the
speaker. you are more studious.
more analytical. more open mind
ed, less compromising and less
partisan. You will take more
time to investigate a political sit
uation than a man and are less
likely to follow the crowd. If
you'll study the game and lose
sight of the personal element in
your politics you'll change the
political complexion of the couI"
try in a few years"
In stating that he did not fear
the -partisanship of women
and that he admired the indepen-
dence of their voting, Mr.. Hell
mick gave an opportunity for re-
futation on this moot matter TO
former Congressman B. C. Her
randeZ, who was the second
speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Hernandez stated emphat-
ically that every enfranchised
woman should Immediately line
up with one great political party
or the other. A woman can not
accomplish much with her vote
as a free lance, he said. He in
timated that either party would
serve in New Mexico, since there
are no great issues at stake, the
democrats devoting themselves to
getting in and the republicans to
keeping them out.
The women voters, particularly
those of New Mexico, were like
wise complimented by Mr.. Her.
nandeZ. They are superior to tn
men as voters and particularly
among the native people, they are
much more conservative, he said.
The women are superior because
they are not interested in the po-
litical fortunes of any person. he
pointed out.
Following the addresses of the
two men speakers the respective
and democratic mem
bers present got together and
talked over the situation as one
woman to another. Mrs. J. c.
Jordan spoke of the republican
activities and Mrs. Florence Poyas
Johnston of the recent democratic
gatherings of women she had at.
tended over the state. The meet
ing resolved into general dis
Cussion of how to educate hus-
bands to permit the activities of
women in politics.
Mrs. Anna Wilds Strumquist,
first vice president of the league,
presided in the absence Of Mrs
J. G. Gould, president. Mrs. J.
G. StutZ acted as secretary. Min
utes OF the last meeting We're ap.
proved and report was heard |
from the committee of women
who waited on the city commits
sion last night in regard to pro,
siding a police woman on the |
city force, Iced grape juice was
served by the refreshment conl-
mittee headed by Mrs. II. f.
The next meeting OF the league
will be in the last week in Au-
gust, it was announced. At this |
lime Attorney General Harry S,
Bowman and John T.. Simms will |
De on the program of speakers.