The Omaha morning bee., 1922-11-06
Many Women Are
Seeking Office in
Various States $
Prohibition Is Issue in Mum.
Der Of Campaigns-Endorse.
ment Of Administration
Big Question in Ohio.

Chicago, NOV. 5.-fBy q. Pt-En
dorsement or rejection OF President
Hardings administration by the vot.
ers OF Ohio, senatorial fights IN the
Buckeye state, Indiana Iowa Mlchi.
gan. Wisconsin. M'nncsotl MISSOURI.
North Dakota Nebraska and Texas,
and tho activities Of a large number
OF women candidates for important
offices are the outstanding features In
Tuesday's elections IN the Mississippi
valley and middle west.
Prohibition is an issue IN several
states; there are n number Of impor.
tant refcrendums. including state sol,
diers' bonus lnwai South Dakota has
several initiative and referendum nc.
tions and IN Texas, oklahoma and
Kansas the Ku klux Klan has been
made nm issue.
Most Of President Harding's cabl.
net has gone into Ohio to urge the
voters 10 endorse the national admin.
istration by returning republican
senator and republican congressman
Representative Simeon Fess is the re-
publican candidate for senator
against the Present incumbent, Atlce
pomerene.
Vote on Dry Amendment.
Ohio The home Of the Anti.Saloou
league and Of Prohibition Director
Haynes, Will vot. on a beer and wine
amendment MISC Florence r. Allen,
woman judge Of Cleveland, is a
ma. ~ 80
Ohio supreme court
Interest IN Indiana IS ccnterod In
tho senatorial race between former
Senator Abort ! Beyerdge, repub
licnn, aud former Governor Samuel
Ralston, democrat. Mr. Beyeridge.
follower of Colonel Roosevelt In 1912,
defeated Senator Harry New. close
friend or the president, in the pri
marica last spring. Miss Esther
kathleen O'kcefe, running for con.
gross on the democratic ticket Is the
frst woman nominated for that honor
IN the Hoosler state
Illinois bag a woman candidate for
congressman at large. Mrs Winnifred
Mason Ifuch who is republican
her father. the late William Mason.
Several hot fights are on IN the con.
gressional races one in the Danville |
district where successor 10 Uncle |
Joe" Cannon IN TO be chosen. and |
another in the Peoria district. where |
the wet and dry issue has been raised |
The state also viii vote on n soldiers |
4 3tty, nd n a nd tph
wine amendment.
Hard Fight In Iowa.
Smith W. Brookhart, republican.
and Clyde l.. Herring, democrat.
closed the Iowa senatorial campaign
today. Their hard fought battle and
the $4,000 900 soldiers bonus refer.
endum are the outstanding points In
the state election.
Minnesota boasts a woman candi-
date for United States senator, Mrs.
Anna DIckie Oleson, democrat, who
Is opposing Senator Frank Il. Kellogg,
the republican nominee. Senator La
Toilette OF Wisconsin has been in
Minnesota speaking for Henrik Ship
stead, the farmerlabor nominee. In
the Seventh congressional districo
Representative Andrew j. Volstead.
author OF the prohibition enforcement
act, is opposed by Rev. o. J. Kyale,
endorsed by the democratic and far
merlabor parties Mrs. Lillian c.
Gault OF st Peter. is democratic can
didate for congress in the third dis ,
trict.
Missouri Is IN the throes of a bitter
fight between Senator James A. Reed,
foe OF the Wilson administration. and =
K. II. Brewster, republican. Reed has ;
declared he fayors modification of the I
voIstead law. Two women are seek
ms seats in congress from Missouri,
Mrs. st. Clair Moss, democrat, or
Columbia and Sophia Fritts, indepen-
dent of Kansas City.
Woman for Governor.
Miss Alice Daily is running for gov.
ernor OF South Dakota on the Nonpar-
tisan league ticket.
Senator Robert NJ, La Toilette OF
Wisconsin is opposed by Mrs. Jessie
Hooper. democrat. as an Independent
candidate. Victor Berger. twice de.
MED his seat in congress because OF
mis- alleged radical views. is running
ngain on the socialist ticket In the