The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-13
WOMEN HODORED
IN WESTERN State
Voters of Washington Elect
Four to Important
Positions.

Tacoma Wash, January i2.-At the
last November election women OF
Washington for the frst time voted for
a President and for State officiais-a
right conferred upon them by the
Legislature two years ago. -Four
Washington women were eiected-two
10 the Legislature. one TO a State
office and one as presidential elector.
Dr. Nena Jolidon Croake. of Tacoma.
Progressive. in Representative-eiect
from the Thirty-seventh Legislative
District and Mrs. Frances @. Axtei.
of Bellingham, Republican, is Repre-
sentative-eIect from the Fifty-fourth
District
Mrs. Josephene CorIiss. Preston. of
WaIla WaIla, Republican. was elected
State Superintendent of Schools over
three men and a woman-a Demo-
crat. Mary A. Monroe. of Spokane.
Mrs Horace O.. Scott, of Tacoma
will carry the electoral vote of the
State of Washington to the National
Capital when the Electoral College
meets Mrs. Scott was candidate
for elector on the Roosevelt ticket,
which skept the State in November
Mrs. Preston is planning TO workout
a number of ideas of her own as Super
intendent of the Public Schools. One of
her policies will be to revive the old
fashioned spelling bee"
Il would like" she says, Ito see the
spelling bee adopted all over the
State. A think the children need to
learn 70 spell that is one of the old
from our curriculum. In Wslla walla
County last year we had wonderful
success with our spelling bees, and /
am confident that similar success can
be attained by working the plan on a
Statewide basis
Dr. Croake Progressive. was an
Illinois girl, but for twenty-five years
she has been d resident of Tacoma,
practicing her profession during the
nentIy identified with women's clubs.
civic affairs and particularly the suffrage
movement in which she was a leader,
being president of the State Equal Suf-
frage Society For years she advocated
the need of women in the Legislatures
At the first opportunity DR.. Croake fled
as a Bull Moose candidate for the
Legislature in her home district SIX
men. among the best citizens of a Re-
publican district in Tacoma were her
She says the strenuous
six weeks campaign was an education
for her and for the many women voters
" no interested themselves in her cause.
Her campaign motto was "Considera-
ton for women is the measure OF
progress Her mpaign IN
cluded evening public meetings at which
other Bull Moose candidates were also
speakers, and parior meetings in pri-
vste homes in the afternoons at which
laws concerning the family and home
protection were discussed nousc-to-
house canvass and personal calls on
the stav-at- homes helped TO make q
lively six weeks The laws in which she
IS especially interested are those to
provide for mothers pcnsions. teach
ers' reserve fund. snti-child labor anti
capital punishment. vocational training
in the public schools and juvenile
courts
Mrs. Axfeu. Republican. will share
;orors with DIT. CrOake in the incoming
Legislature. The literature for her cam
paign was prepared largely by Eli
fffgcineon a noted suthoress. The four
less clover was the campaign symbol
Mrs. Axtcu u a graduate Of Dc Paw
University. with the degree OF Pm y.
and A. NJ. and she taught the hrst nor
mai school in the state OF Warrington
Prominent IN club. educational and CIV
r. affairs in her home city. Nrs- Axteil
also = wide knowledge OF
economics through acquaintance win
he work Of her brother. Dr. Frederick
A. Cleveland. Chairman OF President
rats National Board Of Efficiency and
Fcooorv. Neither poor nor rich. MIS-
AxtcU il capable. well educated and
brilliant minded and an enthusiastic
worker in tho good government cause.
child labor ;a~. workmcns com penss-
,ior old age pensions. Invalid pensions.
mother. pensions. the TEACHERS reecrve
fund and ia-s for the reforeststton OF
Jorgcd-on iands unit for agriculture
arr measures in which she r. most deeply