The Alaska daily empire., 1922-04-05
WOMEN ARE TO Be CANDIDATES
FOR CONGRESS- NEXT PRIMARIES

CHICAGO, H., Apriu 5.-The fol-
lowing women are among those run
ming for Congress this year: Mrs.
Ellen Duance Davis of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Winnifred Mason Huck of Chi
cago, Mrs. Mary Belle Spencer of
Hill Top, Cook county, H.; Mrs.
Irene Cleveland Buell. of Ashland,
Neb., and Mrs. A. X. Gault, Mayor of
St Peter. MINI. The latter two are
sisters.
The Philadelphia candidate seeking
the Democratic nomination, is a
great-great-gr granddaughter of Benja-
min Franklin, who as boy ex-
changed argumentative letters with
a friend defending the propriety of
educating women and their fitness
for education. He explained in his
autobiography, however, that he took
this advanced stand perhaps little
for disputes sake" Though times
have changed, the present candidates
encounter an attitude of surprise
sometimes, judging from remarks of
Mrs. Buell. and Mrs. Huck.
at makes me weary to have people
expect me to be a freak because
am interested in politics. says Mrs.
Buell. of Nebraska, who adds, moth
er always said I was the most do
nestle Of her four daughters"
Will Shok Nerve
Mrs. Huck. who is the daughter
of the late Congressman William K.
Mason, in a statement to the Wo-
mems Press, replies to a young
woman's remark, The nerve of her
going into such a big campaign"
with the comment that Ito be a good
Congressman" as she means to be,
will require even more nerve"
Mrs. Buell.. the "most domestic
of her mothers four daughters, has
been city prosecutor of Ashland since
1918, though one Mayor tried vainly
to discharge her when she persisted
in prosecuting his brother
Mrs Gault. the Minnesota candi-
date, is Mrs. Buell's sister. The two
have filed papers in accordance with
an agreement of long standing be-
tween the sisters that if saone ran
for Congress the otheE%should do
likewise, Mrs. Buell. says. Mrs. Buell.
set the example. The Nebraska wo-
man. who classes herself as a pro-
gressive Democrat, adds that their
father was the first Mayor of the
municipality Of which Mrs. Gault is
now Mayor, and Tx politics runs in
the family.
Continue Fathers Work
Similarly, Mrs. Huck, Republican,
saws that common interests with her
father and determination to continue
his work led her to file for Con
gresham at large to fill the vacancy
created by his death. She says the
fact that she is happily married and
the mother of four healthy children
Influenced party leaders to desire her
candidacy. Mrs. HICKS supporters
say more than 900 down-state Re
publican committeeman have en-
dorsed her.
Mrs. Spencer, Republican, who has
also filed for Congressman at large
from Illinois, is a soldiers wife and
the mother of two baby girls. She
was appointed public guardian OF
Cook county by Governor Lowden in
1918, and has continued in office to
date. She practices law and has had
cases in New York, California, In
diana and Kansas She favors
soldiers bonus, economy in admins
tration, and personal liberty in its
broader sense" She says she would
vote on the liquor question as the
majority of her constituents would
but omits mention Of which side she
would take.
Mrs. Spencer holds that crime has
its source in the development OF the
child; and therefore she favors nigh
er educational standards with refer
ence to character training.