The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-27
Or. Lena JoIidon-croaks Elected to
the State Legislature OF Wash
ington in the November
Contest.
PROGRESSIVE
Was Hamilton Girl and is a Sister
Of Mrs. Clara Jolldon-lliff
Of That
City.

A former Hamilton, H., woman,
who still has number of relatives
In that vicinity and who is remember
ed by many Keokuk people, now a res
ident OF the state of Washington, is
making honorable distinction in the
political world in that state of woman
suffrage. DR.. Lena Jolidon-C roake is
referred to. She was the progressive
candidate for the legislature in the
thirty-seventh district of Washington.
She was not only candidate but was
triumphantly elected over her com
petitors and will sit as a prominent
member OF the Washington house OF
representatives.
She is a woman of fine appearance,
active and intelligent in all her UNI
.dertakings and made vigorous cam.
paign for the place she sought. She
is able. cultured and, 1t would seem,
q skilful tactician. She has the dis
tinction of being the first woman ever
elected to the legislature of Wash
ington and thus wins prominent
place in the history of that state and
of the woman suffrage movement in
her adopted state and the United
States. Her lady friends of her old
Illinois home and vicinity, of the
woman suffrage persuasion, will have
much cause for congratulation and
further courage in their much-agitated
movement.
DR.. Lena Jolidon- Croake is from a
prominent Hancock county family.
The Jolidons have lived there for
years and have always held high po-
sition socially and in the business
world. DR.. Jolidon- Croake is sister
OF Mrs. Clara Jolidon-Iliff, still a resi-
dent OF Hamilton, woman OF fine at
tainments and like her equally gifted
sister, is held in high regard where
ever she is known, and it might be
said that if Illinois were an equal suf
frage state this sister might be. II sc
inclined member of the Legislature
OF her home state.
Persons, hereabouts, who know the
family SO well, might be interested in
one of the campaign factors which
brought success to DR.. Jolidon-C roake
Below is copy of a circular letter
used in the campaign giving her posi-
tion and platform as the progressive
candidate for the legislature.
Her Platform.
"Dr. Lena Jolidon.Croake, progress
sive candidate for legislature, thirty.
seventh district, Tacoma.--My ex.
perience in active work for many
years in women's clubs and w. G. T.
u. has given me an insight into the
real need of more and better laws
concerning the welfare OF home and
family.
my motto is: Consideration for
woman is the measure of nation
progress'-and If elected I will en-.
deavor to secure progressive legisla.
ticn enacting laws that will safeguard
the workingmen and workingwomen
who are the backbone of our great
cemmonwealth-su as teachers ser.
vice funds, child labor and juvenile
courts.
More stringent laws concerning the
white slave traffic and the use of to-
bacco among the school children OF
both sexes.
"The mothers pension which pro
vides for the widow, so that she may
rear her little ones in the home with
a mothers love and care, thus lessen
ling the liability of them becoming
criminals to be cared for in reform
schools and prisons at the expense OF
the state.
Joint guardian statutes, which give
the mother equal rights with the
father in the care and control, ser.
vice. and earnings of minor children
Removing taxes from the family
library and regulation of bill boards
Upon this platform solicit your
vote"