Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-28
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A Surprising Election
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A Surprising Election
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson elected to
the governorship of Texas, surprised
the entire country, not excepting her
own state, which did not take her can
diGacy seriously in the outset. Her
avowed purpose was to clear the fam
lily name of the stigma put upon 1t by
the deposing OF her husband as gov
|ernor some seven years ago. Mr.. I'M
Ferguson himself, must have known
he had large following in the state
for he bravely set out on his Wltes
campaign in most vigorous style OF
speaking The deciding point OF the
race was the attitude on the klan or
ganization, which Mrs. Ferguson was
squarely against. Yet it could not be
known with certainty how the state
would vote this issue, as the klan I'M
perial leader had his home IN Texas
and besides such secret organization
as this one could not be &C
curately measured in power and in
fluence. But Mrs Ferguson has come
out with flying colors, and the state
declares tself against the klan, by her
election.
Mrs. Ferguson in Dual Role
Mrs. Miriam Ferguson. newly elect
ed governor of Texas, was not in
politics before her own campaign and
not so much then. Her husband car
ried this work for her She was not
even club woman, and Tor this rea-
son the woman vote was deemed UNI
certain before the election. However,
it is now shown that women had never
came ont so strongly to the polls.
Mrs. Ferguson is home loving wo-
man, mother of two grown daughters,
we'll educated and possessing the So
cial graces that made her popular as
a former governors wife. She has
reigned in the gubernatorial mansion
before. but will carry a double duty
from now on, to also sit in the gov
ernor's chair. She is not daunted by
her position and Scorns the idea that
she will govern by proxy. She pledges
eight hours of executive work in her
office every day. She must realize
she is making "A record not only tor
herself but for women n general, IN
the discharge of her duties as a gov
ernor. Go to it, lady
Georgia Women
A number of our Georgia women
have come into national prominence re
Gently. Two club leaders, Mrs. B. M.
Boykin, of Atlanta, and Mrs. J. l..
Champio of Sandersville and their
clubs have been cited in the Pictorial
Review for year of remarkable
achievement. Thirteen Womans Clubs
were listed in a contest for distinctive
work, the winning one, of Rockford,
ILL.,, receiving all award of $1,000 Tor
freeing the city of vice ring which
controlled county and municipal at
fairs for ten years. Also i'll public
welfare work Miss Rhoda Kaufman
has been honored by executive ocm-
mittee appointment in the National
BODY of Social Workers. The play of
Miss Lula Vohmer Sun Up" has been
staged with wonderful success in New
York and IL Chicago and in the latter
place Atlanta club women staged
magnificent benefit for the Tallulah
Falls school, a pride OF the Georgia
Federation.
First Accomplishment
The foremost work of the League
|of Women Voters has been pursued
with marked success in Atlanta and
that is to get people registered to vote.
This has been accomplished by the
novel method of portable registration
booths sent all over the city. From
100 to 800 names have been added to
the list daily. Getting people to vote
is the first great need for our kind OF
government. The first step then is re-
gistration, which is being neglected
for so many reasons, and in that case
followed by even greater Indifference
to public affairs. The league is not
partisan, but has as its primary aim
to stimulate good citizenship in both
men and women. To register to stu
DIV issues and candidates, and to vote
intelligently, comprise that standard.
Training for Citizenship
Today the Boy Scouts of Lanett,
Ala, are administering the govern
ment of the city An election began at
8 o'clock this morning was ended at
noon, with polling lists made of boy
scouts, who alone are eligible for
election to the city offices. Even the
police duty and other municipal work
is in their hands for the day
Much Ado About Nothing
That characteristic of a good re-
porter to make a good story out OF
almost nothing was strained a point
in the instance of the New York Her
aldl-Trbune reporter who perpetrat-
ed hoax on his paper and its read
ers by writing an article about a
floating rum palace, fifteen miles out
at sea. He drew on his vivid imagin-
atom for the graphic details of the
luxurious cabaret, which he claimed
to have visited, and aroused no small
interest and enough investigation to
discredit the story, The Herald Tri-
bune instituting an independent in
vestigation, discovered the story was
false and suffered the embarrassment
of a retraction, meanwhile firing the
ina ginative reporter, who then admit
ted his deception
Selling Their City
The traffic policemen of Cincinnati
have been instructed by their chief
to be polite statesmen for their city
by using soft words of caution and
courtesy with violators of the traffic
ordinances since many are visitors