The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-07-16
City Boasts of Many Lead
ers Who are Giving Much
Time to Present Cam
paign and Devoting Less
Time to Society.

One OF the arguments urged against
equal suffrage was that women would
not vote and would fail to interest them.
selves in political affairs.
Just how far wrong this argument
was in shown by the large number
and the social prominence of women
Of all political parties, not only in Ard
more but throughout the country. who
are taking an active interest in politics.
This year, they say. woman will cast
the deciding vote, IL being easy enough
To perfect an organization which will
take care OF the masculine vote and
from which fairly forecast
OF the result may be made. But when
II comes TO women, they take the mat
ter too seriously, * is said. and re
fuse 20 be found by political machin-
cry. As a result the final outcome OF
the August primaries is awaited with
fear and trembling.
Checking Candidates.
The record OF each candidate ON the
ticket is being given a close scrutiny
Individually and IN clubs they are in.
forming themselves upon all candidates.
their good and bad points and il is
said that their aggresslveness along
these lines has siven rise to quite a
few complica~on IN political machin.
cry.
Ardmore has her full quota OF wo.
mel IN politics. These women have
given their time. ability and influence
with no expectations OF reward or per.
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT other than the
hetterment OF the community and state
in which they live.
individually and in clubs they are
interesting themselves the Good Goa
eminent League which was organ.
lied last fall. has welded a tremendous
influence FOR good. The purpose OF,
this organization is 10 stand back OF
state and county officers In their Of.
forts az law enforcement and TO give
them Instructive help ia an matters per.
tanning to good government.
The slogan OF the league. Vote In
telligeutly, has led 70 a systematic
study Of the duties OF state and county
officers. series OF talks having been
given to the club by men OF promi.
hence along these lines.
Mrs. Young a Leader.
Among the women OF social proml.
neuee OF Ardmore who have workad
long. and earnestly In the interest OF
a better city and community sacrificing
their social pleasure In many cases.
there has been none whose efforts have
net with greater success than Mrs. Wal.
ter Young. who a chairman OK cam
paign TO secure the managerial form OF
government for Ardmore.
Mrs Nourlg has been foremost amonc
the women In every Important move
ment and vas among the group OF wo.
men who organized the Good Govern
ment League. being unanimously chos.
On president OF the league. Sle "a also
secretary Of the Carter County Demo
cratic Committee and secretary OF pre-
cinct No. Z.
MRS JOHN CARLoCK Is another
woman who has shown much ability
to handle matters Tor civic bettermen,.
She u the wife Of Senator Carlock Is
vice chairman OF the Carter County
Democratic Committee. and has attend
ed all important political conventions IN
the state.
Mrs Walcott Has Record.
MRS ARTHUR wALCoTT. one OF
Ardmore's foremost women. has been
identified with tho political history OF
Oklahoma since childhood. her father.
the late General Hally Of the Confed.
eracy. having been q leader In Okla
homa In the early DAYS before state.
hood. She has been a delegate to every
political convention since statehood. and
introduced senator Heflln. OF Alabama.
when he spoke for League OF Nations
she Is president Of Carter County wo.
mans Democratic Club Ia on the mem.
bership eommuttee VI the owen for
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