Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

greeting. Meanwhile, Mr.. Fer
guson covered a big scope of
Texas, making rabble-rousing
speeches for his wife. he declar-
ed on these occasions that if
Mrs. Ferguson was elected gov
ernor, she would eight the Ku
Klux Khan from hell to Haw
River"
Mrs. Ferguson is an educated
woman. She graduated from
Baylor college, at Bolton, Texas,
and is especially proficient in
music. Her father, Joe L. Wal
lace, was a wealthy cotton plant
er of Central Texas. She is an
active member of the Episcopal
church and is prominent in So
cial affairs of her home town,
just as she was during the three
years that she was hostess of
the executive mansion at Austin,
while her husband was governor.
All her life she has been an.
ardent prohibitonist, and during
her stay in the executive man.
sion, she never permitted a drop
of liquor tcsenter that house, al
though at that time prohibition
was not in effect, and her hus-
band was a leader of the anti
prohibition forces. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferguson have two charming
daughters, Miss Doris, aged 20,
and Mrs. George Male, of Austin,
aged %. Both of the young
women are college graduates.
At the time Mrs. Ferguson mar
ried, ner husband was a young
practicing lawyer. In his young
er manhood, he Rad been a rail-
road bridge carpenter She is
kind and sympathetic at all times
and her especial hobby, # such
it can be called, is the nEotec-
ton and good treatment Of dumb
animals.
One Of the surprising features
of the run-off campaign was the
lack of interest on the part of
the women in the outcome-at
least, so far as their generally
taking an active part in the
contest. Only few women
Democratic leaders gave public
expression of their views or took
the stump and they were about
evenly divided in their support as
TO the two candidates. The fact
that Mrs. Ferguson has never
been a club woman and until this
campaign never took part in a
political battle, is believed to be
The reason for the apparent disin-
terestedness of the women. How
many of her sex went to the
polls and cast their ballot for her
is not known at this time.
During all these stirring times.
Mrs. Ferguson has kept her poise
and calnness. Beyond meeting
and exchanging greetings with
the hundreds of visitors to her
home her daily routine of do
nestle duties was changed but
little. She usually drove out to
the Ferguson farm in the morn
ing and saw how work was pro-
crossing in the cotton fields. This
is critical time with the cotton
crop and Mrs. Ferguson, like the
true daughter of a cotton plant
er that she is, keeps a keen eve
on the opening bolls and the
weevil pest. There are a num-
Der of negro tenant families upon
the plantation and Mrs. Fergu-
son always drops in to see them
on her visits and usually takes
out some gifts Of usefulness for
the children. On these trips in
to the country she is nearly al
ways accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Doris, and there is a com
partnership between the two that
is delightful to look upon.
Close friends of this woman
candidate for governor declare
that she has never doubted for
a moment that sometime she
would again be an occupant of
the executive mansion at Austin.
not that she had any idea be-
fore this year that she would
possibly return there as head of
the house and state instead of
hostess and wife of the governor,
as formerly. She has held to
this conviction during the eight
years that have elapsed since she
left the broad portals of the state
ly building with her head held
high in contempt of the outrage
which she believed political enc
mics of her husband had COM
mitted Upon him.
The nations first woman Sen.
ator came from the South, wher
Governor Hardwick appointed
Mrs. FELTON, to the United State:
Senate from Georgia. The ma
ton S first woman Governor will
come from the South, it now
seems certain, for the Demo
cratic nomination is almost sure.
ly to terminate in the election
in November.
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