The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-11
WOMAN
MAKING FIGHT
FOR CONGRESS
Mrs. Eva M. Murphy Seeking
Office From Sixth District
Of Her State
Is GOOD HOUSEWIFE AS
WELL AS A POLITICIAN
Neighbors Praise Her Cooking
She Has Written Several
Books Of Value

KANSAS CITY, March 1l.-Kansas
has the nrst candidate for congress
among the women voters ever an
nounced by any state In the union.
Mira. EVA Morley Murphy has no oppo-
sition for the Progressive nomination.
and will Be the candidate.
VIII Mrs. Murphy, who asplres to
represent the big Sixth district. be =
woman Congressman. II elected. or
merely . congresswoman?
Mrs. Murphy herself. who lives at
Goodland. Kan. the largest town in
her district, has solved this question
In her usual sane and digninsd man.
nar.
III they will just elect me 70 the OF.
iice," smiled Mrs. Murphy, when Q re-
porter put the question squarely to
her, ''the title will follow. just as II
does when man Ii elected. win be
simply q member OF congress from the
Sixth district. Kansas"
In the artistically arranged library
Of her home In Goodland. Mrs. Murphy
went back over the events Of the past
few months and explained how II al
happened. She 10 the last woman "A
the world you would pick out for .
politician. Gowned In Z shirt waist Of
fine French harnel. with smart little
crimson tie, and . modish tailored
skirt. she looked rather IKE comfor-
table, motherly little lady, ready to pat
you on the head and give you . coupao
Of cookies or Q nice, fat, brown dough-
nut for being = good girl. And they
say she can make both Of them to
perfection. too Her home fairly r.
dates comfort and IL full OF that cosy
atmosphere that only q homs.Ios1ng
woman can produce.
With all her knowledge Of politics
and the best IN literature. she has the
taste Of an artist % u shown IN the
sost browns and greens and subdued
French gray color values Of her rooms.
The library. whore shs does her liter
cry woek-for nSS. Murphy y one Of
the widely known KansAs authors, and
has published several books Of merit
Us walled and lined with books.
There are plenty Of easy chairs ana
couches with alluy1ng pillows that In
vite you 70. drrp down for 10 winks
or q glance ct The new magazines that
10 about the tables.
F"Nr. Murphy and had Q lot Of euA
over the nrot lottoES that urged my
candidacy" said Mn. Murphy, tossing
3 biz pile ol mall On the table. ohe
had Just returiAed from . trip To- The
PEogfsssive banquet ct Topeka. and =
oonsultation with the party Jaa1eras
and had rot vt glanced through hss
mail, Of which she has loads evogy
day. 1T wAs the men. ct frst who
urged the raoe; but the woman quick
" fell into line and had lsttefp from
many organizations Offering their help.
After several weeks Of this--you know
how Il is--ths political be- rather
began u buxs IN my bonnet and ]
asked my husband what ho thought
about II. You see," she adde4 y folt
that I had the time TO 6evo1o - =
larger work. now that ny ehAlAEoA
were grown. and my younger daughter
such an excellent housskoopeg. Mes
q more valuable work than that Of
wife and mother: but WIDER host
CON"
Her husband IL Z. r. Murphy, . welL
known attorney OF 0oodlAnd, and .
state committeeman for tn Progroe
slves. and his answer wa oAasacteE1e.
tic Of him. He II full Of The wisdom
that comes from years Of ~ 1tudy Of
law and Of mankind. He y also very
fond and proud Of his handeoms and
capable wife.
"You 20 right ahead and think 1t
out for yourself he said: ~ you de-
eide to run, I'll pitch in and help you
all I can. II you are beaten, Il won't
kill you--and you will have gained
considerable experience, while II you
are elected. you will be the hrDt 70
man CONGRESSMAN ever sent to Wash
ington. There's glory for you!"
So with the indomitable courage OF
the Kansas woman who has for years
stood behind the men Of the party In
their fight for what IL best and seemiy.
and who has helped to make the state
what II IL today, Mrs. Murphy decided
to announce her candidacy. She wrote
her own announcement. Just az she
made her own decision.
"You can rest assured that am go
ing to make my own speeches,' she
smiled. Some OF the men at the To-
peka banquet asked me In Joke II
my husband wrote my speech, The
signs of the times l told them that
while he was capable Of writing much
better ones, I was going to prepare
all my own speeches for the coming
campaign, as well as deliver them"
Mrs. Murphy has the courage Of, her
convictions. and once convinced that
her cause Is right, she will fight for II
till doomsday. Always serene and we'll
poised, she presents her arguments
clearly and with logic--s0mething they
would have you believe that women do
not possess. Her beautiful gray hair
Is rolled high from her forehead, and
her complexion might be envied by
many girl. II il SO clear and 20 well
colored and SO unbroken by line or
wrinkle. Her eyes are calm and gray
until she becomes enthused over her
subject, and then they change to q
warm brown. fairly flashing with In
terest. as they do when she tells you
OF her two little grandsons. Of whom
she In very proud.
She has two daughters. one mar
ried, and the younger one attending
WashbIrn college 1t Topeka. she
has always boen widely known az
leader In any undertaking she follows
she Is q born leader, and one who
knows how TO keep her followers
swung into line. She has always held
Important ofIices In the w. G. +. ".
a. well az the Kansas Federation Ut
women's clubs. OF which she Ia now
the recording secretary, az we'll N O