ment,
about 10,000 over the "silent vote." The publication of these
attested returns prevented any further attempt to get them from
"stub" books. When all other resources failed, the
anti-suffragists filed a protest against certification by the
State Elections Board.

There were really two campaigns in Oklahoma--one to win the
ballot and the other to hold it. Mrs. Shuler remained in the
State until November 14. On that day the _Oklahoman_ printed the
statement by Governor Williams that on the face of the returns so
far suffrage had won.

Miss Beveridge, who had charge of one of the most difficult
sections of the State and had carried it, remained in Oklahoma
until December 3, when Governor Williams finally called for the
suffrage returns and without certification by the Elections
Board, proclaimed it carried. The vote stood 106,909 ayes, 81,481
noes, a majority of 25,428 votes on the amendment and of 9,791
over the total vote cast at the election. This latter requirement
had always been counted on to defeat any measure that the party
"bosses" did not want carried and the politicians now asked, "But
where was the 'silent vote'?" The answer came when a map of the
State was shown almost obliterated with tiny red stars and they
were told, "Every star represents a suffrage committee working
since last January." Organization had reduced the "silent vote"
to five per cent. and won the suffrage for the women of Oklahoma.
[End of Mrs. Shuler's report.]

RATIFICATION. With the successful closing of the campaign the county
chairmen answered the call of Mrs. Shuler to meet in Oklahoma City and
formed a Ratification Committee to carry on the work of ratifying the
Federal Suffrage Amendment when it should be submitted to the
Legislatures. This committee was composed of Miss Katherine Pierce of
Oklahoma City, chairman; Mrs. A. P. Crockett of the same city,
treasurer, and Miss Aloysius Larch-Miller of Shawnee, secretary, with
representative women from the State at large as follows: Mrs. Frank
Haskell, Tulsa; Mrs. E. E. McPherron, Durant; Mrs. Walter Ferguson,
Cherokee; Mrs. Robert J. Ray, Lawton; Mrs. Hardee Russell, Paul's
Valley. The county chairmen for the campaign were retained.

No active work was done until after the Conference of Governors in
Salt Lake City in the summer of 1919, when the amendment