Not sure what EXACTLY it is.... (buttonesque)

[jjcrago05]

Found this under the cloths line from a house built in the 40's. It was beside a wheat penny and this other object i cant identify either...do you know what the button says or have an example of it (about the size of a quarter)?!?! I am trying to clean it up so it is more visible but its not going to well...





and whatever this was part of...

 

[wkrp43]

What letters you got so far? Is it a campaign button of some sort?.....POTEA?

 

[jjcrago05]

the lower left word is "voted"

the top word almost looks like amanda or something similar

 

[jjcrago05]

anyone know around what time that style of snap or clasp was used on buttons? It looks like a campaign button maybe but I cant find any buttons with the same type of locking mechanism.