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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1920
Page
4
The passage weighs whether a woman could endure the presidency if the current president dies. It questions physical strength and stamina versus intellectual qualifications and statesmanship, noting that even a healthy man has found the task taxing. The argument contrasts potential female qualification with the demands of the role.
The platform debate pits wets led by Bourke Cochran against damp factions backing prohibition. President's stance leans damp but vetoes Volstead keepers. Burleson positions to reflect administration while Irish recognition and League of Nations discussions also energize committee hearings.
The Boston Post urges San Francisco convention to nominate a woman for vice president. It argues a woman on the ticket could attract feminine voters and influence the election, praising a historic compliment to women while noting possible political backlash and the Senate’s volatile atmosphere.
United States Senator Robinson of Arkansas emerged as a premier orator at the San Francisco convention, delivering a fiery address as permanent chairman. At 48, a University of Arkansas graduate and former governor, his career spans House service, governorship, and a long U.S. Senate tenure with strong prospects widely noted.
A critic argues that preferential primaries fail to influence the 1920 presidential nominations. The piece urges nationwide participation, expenditure limits, or full disclosure of primary spending. It notes heavy spending by allies of Wood and Lowden and the need for broader campaign outreach.
A satirical collage observes 84 year old Uncle Joe Cannon calmly enjoying cigars and dominoes as modern America riots with reform. It jokes about McAdoo, Bryan, Harding, and California politics, lampooning democratic infighting and national mood with witty asides.
The Montana Press notes the Harding nomination as a victory for the old guard and a rebuke to Theodore Roosevelt’s progressive legacy. It cites public disdain for Bryan’s political skill and recalls his Montana tour with speeches in Great Falls and Butte drawing praise for his wit. It contrasts past graft with present honesty in a polemical magazine critique.
Gov James M Cox of Ohio and Mrs Cox photographed in the garden at Trail's End near Dayton The governor seeks the Democratic presidential nomination Mrs Cox was Miss Margaretta Fair of Chicago They have been married three years
A compilation of clipped editorial snatches from diverse papers satire on political figures and events. It references Mr. Bryan San Francisco convention Carranza's death facts neutrality in war and criticisms of Wilson and party politics with a wry, opinionated tone. The notes mention prices and social commentary on Prohibition and public sentiment.
In London the Ladies' Guild of Bell Ringers debates whether to wear hats while chiming. They cite St Paul’s instruction that women be covered in church, though many ringers are hatless and unconvinced by the rule.
A collage of light jokes and quips from London Tit Bits Detroit Free Press and other papers. Jokes cover receptions tea spills napkin folds taxicab drivers and witty exchanges about humor gender and politics with dated flavor and national banter.
A letter urging women to judge suitors by lasting courtliness and shared sacrifice not romance. It warns that a self centered fiancé becomes a cold husband, likely to neglect wife and children. The writer advises testing love openly and choosing independence over a loveless marriage.
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