Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
Will There Be
n A Senatoressp
BY Frederic J. Haskin

| ~ rs related IN Washington that senator
Henderson Of Nevada, who Is filling the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Ncwlands, and is the regular Democratic
nominee for election to that office, said
when asked about campaign prospects:
This woman, Anne Martin, is giving me
q hard battle. She manages her campaign
like an old stager"
II is o fact that politicians Of all sorts
are looking toward the present three
cornered Senatorial race in Nevada with
a considerable degree Of interest. There,
| for the first time in the history OF the
country, woman has publicly announced
| herself as n candidate for thcSenate.
The woman is Anne Martin, educator,
social worker and suffrage agitator, OF
| Reno She launched her campaign early
| IN the spring, and both her opponents are
| said 10 be regarding her progress with
| considerable awe and alarm Sufiragists
| throughout the country who have espous-
| ed the cause of Miss Martin are putting
| forth for her confident claims Of victory.
rwo POSSIBILITIES m SKIRTS.
There is a possibility that the coming
election will decide the fates Of two woman
| senatorial aspirants Representative
Jeanette Rankin of Montana, decided ON
| the eve of the primaries, 10 contest the
| Republican nomination in that state.
| She was heavily showed under NJ the
| polls, perhaps because she was unable to
| prepare an adequate campaign. IT Is SAID
| in some quarters that Miss Rankin pro-
poses running for the Senate as an indie
| pendent But in this regard nothing
definite has been learned as yet
There is no doubt that Miss Martins
| personality has been in a great measure
responsible for the tremendous hold she
has gained on the affections of the people
| Of Nevada She has been described as "a
born politician who doesn't look u.
Whatever may he in that statement, It IS
| evident that much Of Miss Martins $
political interest and understanding may
be traced 10 her early environment. Her
father was a member Of the Nevada
Legislature OF whom it was said that he
might have been governor had he chosen
TO run. At very tender age the little
girl displayed an avid interest IN the ques-
tlons her father discussed with the friends
he brought 10 dinner Bit by bit she came
10 understand them and, indeed, before
she was ten she had decided more than
half Of them to her own satisfaction
Early womanhood found Miss Martin
keenly Interested in the issue Of suffrage.
In a short time she was devoting almost
the whole Of her attention to It. She cam
paigned the State many times in behalf Of
the cause. and in one way or another,
found herself being taken seriously at a
time when most s1fFragists were not
Something about her perhaps her candor
and straightforwardness- won for her the
support Of the rough and ready element Of
her State She is SAID 20 have gone un-
attended to the bunk house Of cattle
ranch and there TO have won for suffrage
petition the signature Of every man in II
who could write
HER WAY or SEEING VISITORS.
Anne Martin has curious way Of re-
ceIving visitors, On entering her office
YOU find her immersed IN work from which
she does not look up for perhaps FIVE
minutes The visitor usually beconesself-
conscious and vaguely uncomfortable.
just about this time Miss Martin lifts her
head and with courteous smile says:
What can do for you2"
There Is something about Miss Martin s
'What can | do for you" which IL
different from the phrase as 1t Is ed by
most pOlItlcians Ii sounds, perhaps, as
though she really meant 1t. This IS a
point much emphasized by her support
ers They say she Is going TO put the
question to her constituents II she Is
elected
Normally Miss Martin IS quiet, re-
served and unaSsumIng " hen pushing
cause she conceIves TO be 9 just one. she
Is aggressive tenacious and relentless
Il Is recorded that during the recent aglta-
ton for the Federal Suffrage Amendment
she called on a certain senator IN Wash
ington TO ask his vote for the amend
fp..r minutes h. earasrr
told her he was very busy and requested
her To leave Miss Martin told him she
intended To stay until she had told him
Just why he should give his vote 10 the
measure. The senator grew angry
VIII you leave quietly he demanded
''Or wilt have YOU put OUT?
Neither, said Miss Martin. | help
ed pay for this office. You will sit here
and listen to everything | have to tell
YOU
The senator listened.
HERE ; ANOTHER
In Nevada they tell a story which NAV
or may not be true They say the driver
of freight train taking his engine round
the bend Of mountain saw on the track
in front Of him well-dresSed woman hold
ing aloft a sheet of paper He applied his
brakes. The woman rushed up to the cab
and forced the paper with a pencil into
his hands. 1t proved to be a petition for
Suffrage referendum. Before they knew ii.
both engineer and fireman had placed
their signatures on it. The rest Of the crew
had rushed up TO find out the cause Of the
stop The woman got their signatures too.
The woman was Anne Martin
Miss Martins platform Is terse and
simple 1t is partly orthodox and partly
not.
81 stand for the complete mobilization
of every resource of the nation necessary
TO secure maximum production Of all war
industries. | believe IN government own
ership Of interstate railways ! favor
government ownership Of telegraph and
telephone lines, of water power, coal. oil
and natural gas shall devote my az
tentlon to social legislation. such as In
dustrlal insurance, along the lines of the
present war risk insurance: so the dis
tnbution of seasonal labor, and TO the
eight hour workday for women The
Federal Suffrage amendment will GER
tainiv have been passed before the next
election. II doubted this | should never