Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-28

treasurers. three selected women as
public administrators and one a re-
corder of deeds.
Ten women were elected to office
in Michigan. including one state SEN
ator, but perhaps the most unique
selections were those of Mrs. Estella
X. Gates and Mrs. Jane johnson, both
of whom succeed their husbands as
sheriff. Mrs. Gates takes an active
part in church and club work of
Honor, county seat Of BenZie county,
and has three children and six
grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson. who is
60 yeras old, says she is confident she
can arrest any bad man" who vio-
lates the law in Roscommon county.
She will appoint her husband a
deputy and aside from caring for the
prisoners Of the county Jail, will also
look after her three children.
Miss Alice Sampson. for ten years
clerk in the county drain commits
sioner's office at Hillsdale, Mich,
barely defeated her employer for the
position at the November election.
Mrs. Eva NJ. Hamilton. the first
woman to sit in the Michigan state
senate, is 40 years old and a former
school teacher. She is from Grand
Rapids, where she is known as THE
Mother of City Markets." having con-
ceived, and persuaded the city coun-
Gil to adopt a plan by which farmers
sell their produce direct to consum-
ers.
Three county treasurers, two regis
ters of deeds and one county clerk
elected in Michigan in November are
also women.
Oklahoma gave three women dis
tinctly prominent position while she
was about it. Aside from sending
Miss Robertson to congress. a state
senator, Mrs. Lamar I.ooney, and a
state representative, Mrs. Bessie S.
McColgin, were selected by the Okla
homa voters. Mrs. Looney, a widow
and mother of five children. held the
county clerkship of Greer county for
four years and in addition managed
a 100 acre farm. educated her chill
dren and succeeded in defeating her
male opponent in the senatorial race
by more than two to one majority
Greer county also decided to have
women as county clerk, county asses
sor, court clerk and county treasur-
err.
Mrs, McColgin. who comes from
Roger Mills county. has gained a
reputation as capable business
woman as result of association with
her husband in telephone line opera
ton. ,
Miss Annie Webb Blanton was re-
elected state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction in Texas.
Kansas also reelected a woman as
state superintendent Of public in
struction. Miss Lorraine Elizabeth
Wooster OF Salina. She has several
degrees and was admitted to the
Kansas bar. Miss Wooster is the au-
thor of a number Of text books and
attracted considerable attention by
her anti-tobacco campaign. in which
she advocated dismissal of any men
instructors who used tobacco in any
form.
Four women legislators, all elected
to the lower house. will sit in the
Kansas legislature Mrs. Minnie
Grinstead of Seward county was re-
elected; the others are serving their
first terms. They are:
Miss Nellie Cline of Larned. elect
ed from Pawnee county on the Demo-
cratic ticket although the county
went Republican by over 1000 plural
ity. She is a law partner of her
father having been admitttd to the i
bar in 1912.
Miss Minnie Minnich Of yelling
ton. wife of locomotive engineer.
says she got into politics to help de-
feat proposed compulsory military
training" She lost brother in the |
World War;
Mrs. Ida M. Walker. of Norton was
formerly president of the Kansas
Federation of womens Clubs and
has been leader in state and local |
civic movements.
Miss Florence f. Allen, with nine /
men candidates opposing her. was /
elected common pleas Judge Of Cuya-
hoga county. Ohio. She is Sc years /
old and has been a newspaper wom-