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Show JUDICIAL POISE; T STILL FEMININE Florence E. Allen of Ohio Supreme Court Avoids Mannish Ways CLEVELAND.. O- Dec. 2. Prob- I ably but few of those who voted for JUdge Florence E. Allen as a mem- j bet of tho Ohio supreme eourt knew i Whether she was a Republican or a ! Democrat. Independence of any party affiliation was stressed In th ram- . paign that brought Judge Allen an honor never before conferred upon a' woman I..uv above party." and "efficiency on the bench. by mora business methods," were two points she ham-: mered strongly Into her election to the judicial position sha Is stepjg from that of Judge of the common pleas court of Cuyahoga county and, th cne she Is entering. The woman 4;irlst declares sh will take office 1 v.1th no other obligations than thoso ,' 1 owej to tbe people ( am to represent." repre-sent." I R 15 As INDEPENDENT. Judge Allen made her race as .n i Independent from the start, securing I nomination by petition, and carrying I :'n her , ampalgn through women's organisations In most of the counties of the state. She defeated Judge Ben-Bon Ben-Bon V Hough, a colonel In the 166th Infantry, Rainbow division, who had the Solid support of the Republicans Miss Allen has asserted hr election was not alone due to her quail flea- ! lions, bul to Ciousands of women! Uiroughout Ohio who regarded her as the outstanding symbol and em- t-odlinent of their - own Ideals and . eman'-ipation. During her candidacy, she an- I nounced her "creed" in these six I points "Law enforcement, justice for j all, business methods applied to the1 courts; respect tor law. order and tho eourts and moral standards must ac- : lively function In government." TAKES LONG W ABKs. For all her years In public life, Miss I n lias belled Ihe predietions of1 those who opposed woman suifrage i,n the ground that It would rob women of their feminity, or because , they thought women lacking ln those' qualities that make for judicial pols.-; j Miss Ali'-n. an judge, has remained i feminine ln dress a;id manner and takes un impersonal and detached view from the bench. Judge Allen Is a lover of the out of doors and walks, to her office eac.n I morning from her home six miles! from tho center of the City. |