The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-27
SEVERAL WOMEN ARE
TRYING FOR CONGRESS
ARE CANDIDATES FOR
SEATS IN THE NATIONS
LEGISLATIVE HALL.
TWO RUN FOR SENATE

Editor Among Those Seeking Office.
Torfolk Woman Would Represent
-yornartisans. Lively Times.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Upon the
arosboId of national participation by
w. in the ballot and on the privi-
aro Of holding any political office,
eve women are candidates for seats in
..roross in the coming election, from
.to+os where the sex already enjoys
the suffrage.
Two Of the five are candidates for
,oo+s in the United States senate. The
Hrs+ 70 announce her candidacy is Rose
Ccbnpiderman, of New York, member
Of the Jewish faith, born in Russia,
and successful organizer of women
aarment workers in her own state.
She will contest the coming election
with Senator Wadsworth, candidate
for reelection. She will run on an
"independent labor" platform, though
she admist pronounced socialistic lean
ings. .
Rose Schneiderman is president of
the New York State Women's Trade
Union league. She was brought to
America by her parents at the age of
3. At little over 80 she is an inter
national figure in the labor world, and
is platform orator of recognized abil-
ity. She was one of two American
women labor delegates to. the labor
conference held in Paris during the
peace conference, and delegate to
the international women's labor con-
ference at Washington in 1919.
Makes Fight on Labor Platform.
81 am not woman's candidate more
than a mans candidate" said Miss
Schneiderman, "but thanks to Senator
Wadsworth's vote against the federal
suffrage amendment and Speaker
Sweets enmity to the welfare bills /
expect to get a good many women's
votes that would not ordinarily be
cast for a labor candidate. | shall
campaign on the labor party platform
as whole"
Anne Martin, of Nevada, who made
the pioneer campaign on the part of a
woman for seat in the senate in
1918, is again running for that office.
In her last campaign as an independ-
ent she polled 5000 votes, as against
her opponents 10000, cutting deeply
into the republican strength. Miss
Martin this year will attempt to Sc
cure the republican nomination. but
failing that will run as an independ-
ent. In announcing her platform she
said:
privilege is making it's final fight
against the right by all who labor by
hand or by brain to just returns for
their labor; to a voice in the manage
ment of industry, and to equal Oppor-
tunity for a socially good life"
Miss Martin led the fight for woman
suffrage in Nevada, and for several
years aided the campaign for fed
eral amendment.
In Oklahoma Miss Alice Robertson,
Of MuskOgee, has announced her can
dldacy for the republican nomination
to the house. She was postmistress
Of Muskogee during the Roosevelt adj
mlnlstration, and is rated progress
sive republican.
Norfolk Woman a Candidate.
Members of the nonpartisan league
Of the Third Nebraska district have
nominated Mrs. Marie Weekes for con-
gress by petition. Mrs. Weekes is the
editor of a Norfolk, Neb., newspaper.
She was defeated as candidate for dis
trlct delegate to the democratic ma
tlonal convention.
Mrs. Helen C. Statler is seeking the
republican nomination to congress IN
me Third district of Michigan. Her
Platform is terse and inclusive:
.. No hungry child in the United
sstates' Equal educational opportunity
Tor every boy and girl in the United
states. Equal pay for equal work, and
Ine budget system for the government.
reduction in the cost Of living by a
large extension of the agricultural de-
partment."
Dr. Esther EovcJoy Will run for con-
gIeSS from PortIan6. Ore, on the
uemocratic ticket She will be OPP
posed by Clinton N. Macarthur, the
ssepuollcan candidate. DIR. Lovejoy's
ArSt public service was as the woman
p health OFFICER in Portland,
where she conducted a successful cam
pa5gn for clean city milk.
When questioned concerning this
SSS1iaXy Of women candidates Miss
ANce Paul, chairman of the national
won momen's party here, smilingly adj
mlIted that it showed both republic
t tSnS and democrats were right when
rney despairingly asserted that women
we're natural political mavericks"
KANSAS PREDICTS FOUR