The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-22
MRS. MlTCHNER TO
RUN FOR SENATE
Kansas Temperance and Suf-
frage Leader in the Race.
Will Be Candidate for the
Nomination in 1918.
POLITICS ATTRACTS OTHERS
Women Congress Candidates
Probable in Every District.
Others Will Be Urged to Try
for the Legislature.
POLITICS ATTRACTS OTHERS

Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, of Topeka,
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union of Kansas, will be
| a candidate for United States senator
in 1918, according to statements to-
day by friends of the temperance
worker. She will make national pro-
hibition and suffrage and welfare the
chief planks in her platform. Whether
she will run independently or as a
party candidate is not known. Last
year she supported Henry J. Allen.
Progressive, for governor.
The report that Mrs. Mitchner Will
enter national politics as a candidate,
is a further confirmation of the re-
port that Kansas women will make an
active fight for office in The 1916-1S
campaigns. This week DIR. Eva Hard
ing, of Topeka, announced as a can
didate for congress from the First
district. Following on the heels Of
this announcement is the report thal
Mrs. MitchEer will be a candidate for
the senate. Women in other districts
will be urged to seek congressional
places and a number of women will
enter the race for legislative places.
'<The plan is to put across the well
fare measures for which the women
stand" said one Topeka woman to-
day in discussing the probability that
Mrs. Mitchner will be a candidate for
Senator William H. ThompsOn's job
in 1918. We do not want to fight the
men. We want to work with them.
But we believe there are certain meas
ureS nearer and dearer to the women
than to the men. 1t is to enact these
measures into law that we want wom-
en- in congress and in the state 1egis-
lature."
Has Large Following.
Mrs. Mitchner is regarded as one
OF the strongest women in state poll
tics in Kansas. She has personal ac-
quaintance with thousands of women
and her persistent fight in the suf-
frage and prohibition causes have civ
en- her a positive strength and eX-
tensiVe following. 1t is said that she
she expects to enter politics as
candidate and because of her
consent t. run for office, it is
believed she will be a candidate for
the United States senate.
There are thousands of Kansas
men and women who would support
Mrs. Mitchner for the senate and |
have been advised that she will rum"
said a well known club woman II
do not know whether she will be an
Independent candidate or party can
didate. Last year she supported
Henry J. Allen, Progressive candidate
Tor governor
DR. Eva Harding. who. this week
entered the congressional fight, stated
that she had been informed that Mrs.
Mitchner would be in the race.
Il have been informed frankly and
f1atly that Mrs. Mitchner will run for
the United States senate" was Dr..
Harding's statement
A woman's laugh was the response
which greeted an inquiry at Mrs.
Mitchner's home, 1885 West Fifteenth
ho a
concerning Mrs. Mitchner'S candidacy.
1--WE never heard of it, was the
only response.
Mrs. Mitchner is filling a six weeks
speaking engagement in Pennsylvania.
She left Topeka ten days ago to par
ticipate in the suffrage and prohibition
fight in Pennsylvania and will not re-
turn to Kansas until September l.