Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-21
Z WOMEN TO MAKE
RACE FOR CONGRESS;
THREE FOR SENATE
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
4O8 Evans Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-with
primaries and nominating conven-
tons over, survey Of the political
situation today shows:
Three women have been Nominated
for the United States senate.
| Twelve women have been noni-
mated for seats in the house of rep
resentatives where Miss Alice Rob
ertson, of Oklahoma, only female
member, now sits.
! One woman has been nominated
for governor Of her state, and there
are scores Of women nominated for
more minor state, county and politi-
cal offices throughout the United
States.
| Ali this, taken in connection with
the appointment of Mrs. William Fl.
FELTON,, of Georgia, as the first won-
an senator of the United States, and
selection Of Miss Lucille Atcherson,
Of Ohio, as the first woman diplo-
mat, and active participation of
many women in stumping cam
paigns, today causes politicians in
Washington and headquarters OF
women's organizations here, to claim
that the mothers, sisters and wives
of America are going to hold office.
Eventually, So Why Not Now?
II not now. they say, they will
eventually. and they are hopeful
about now"
The number Of woman candidates
for office, national, state, county
and municipal, is much greater this
year than it has ever been before,
| but this is attributed in no small
degree to the fact that nationwide
woman's suffrage did not become a
reality through ratification by the
required number of states until Au-
gust, 1920, and by that time most
| of the state primaries had been
held. This is really the first nation
al election in which women have
had an equal opportunity to con-
| test with men for seats in congress.
Publication here Of the official
| list of nominees in the various states
| revealed the number Of women who
have made successful campaigns
for places on the tickets to be voted
upon in November. They represent
the Republican, Democratic, Social
| list, Prohibition and Non-Partisan
| league affiliations.
Even before the new congress on
| March next, it seems virtually GER
tain that Miss Alice NJ. Robertson, Of
| Oklahoma, now the only feminine
member of congress, will have ferni-
nine colleagues. Mrs. W.nifred Ma
son Huck has received the Republi-
| can nomination for repres entative-
| at-large in Illinois to fill out the I'M
| expired term of her father, the late
| Representative William Mason, who
had been a United States senator
Should Mrs. Huck be successful,
| and it is the general belief that she
will be, she will take her seat in the
house as soon as congress recon.
| venes after election. Her term will
| expire March next. Mrs. Huck is
| not a candidate for the new con-
gress.
Women Senatorial Nominees
The three women who have been
| nominated for six-year terms in the
United States senate, to begin March
next, are Mrs. Anna D. Oleson, of
Minnesota. and Mrs. Jessie Jack
Hooper, Of Wisconsin, both on the
Democratic ticket, and Mrs. Rachel
G. Robinson, Pennsylvania, Prohs.
bition. Neither one is believed like
! to be successful in her campaign.
Alice Lorraine Daily, Of South Da-
kota. who has received the COVER
norship nomination in that state, is
believed more likely to capture her
honors, for the Non-Partisan league
in that state Is the second political
organization in strength, standing
next to the Republican party.