The Redwood gazette., 1922-08-02
Anna Dickey 0Iesen
Gives Talk Here
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
UNITED STATES SENATOR AT
ARMORY SATURDAY EVE.

| Anna Dickey Olesen, Democratic
candidate for United States senator,
spoke to large and appreciative au-
dience at the Redwood Falls Armory
last Saturday. The large crowd,
which well-flled the spacious drill
room OF the armory, testified both to
Mrs. Olesen's popularity as a speaker
and also to the interest Minnesotans
are taking in the first senatorial cam
| didacy ever made by a woman. The
speaker was introduced by Mrs. C. L.
Farver member of the Redwood
| County Democratic Committee. Be-
fore the address of the evening Mrs.
| Olesen and the members of her party
| were the guests of number of the
leading Democrats of the vicinity at
| dinner at Hotel Ramsey and following
the talk the women of the Federated
Clubs of the city met Mrs. Olesen at
an informal reception at the hotel.
During their visit here Mr.. and Mrs.
Olesen were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
| 0. H. Johnson of Hotel Ramsey of
| whom they have long been personal
friends.
Mrs. Olesen opened her talk by
commenting most appreciatively upon
eAAC SooA eCSt, SO1Oldlly dllu AOSpICdllGy
which she has met everywhere in Min
nesota since her candidacy has been
announced. This in her opinion aug
ers we'll for the success of her cam
paign being an evidence that Mime
sofa will give her woman candidate
an unprejudiced hearing. However,
she regrets any emphasis of the fact
that the real issue of the campaign is
between woman candidate and a
man, stating that she much preferred
to have it said that the issue is one
of progressiveness against stand-pat-
ism. Her further contention was that
the present Congress had suffered "a
postwar slump" from the fundament-
ais of the American Government as
taught by the three documents upon
which the American Government is.
based. This Slump, the speaker
contended, must be rectifed by elect
ing a progressive Congress at the
November election. The weakness of
her argument Of this matter was that
she failed to state of just what this
progressiveness is to consist.
The speaker spoke at length on
various bills including a few items on
manufactured goods in the pending
tariff bill, the Esch-Cummins law, the
ship subsidy and the adjusted COM
pensation law. Her discussion of
these matters was concise and pointed
but lacked the clarity and logic which
she would undoubtedly have given had
she not been restrained and limited by
the platform of her party and the fact
that she was talking to gain votes.
She also spoke at length of the seat
ing of Senator Newberry using as
her text evidence given her by Alfred
Klucking, the attorney for the anti
Newberry forces. Here also she was
handicapped. by the necessity of i'm
pressing her hearers with only one
side of the question and her talk was
thereby much weakened. Her avoid
ance of the prohibition question was
somewhat marked and quite unexpect-
ed.
Mrs. Olesen put herself fairly and
squarely on the side of the farmer and
against all trusts and manufacturing
interests. Her criticism of apparent
delinquincies of the government were
we'll made in all instances although
not justifable in several particulars.
Those of her audience who had heard
iher brilliant addresses made during
the war on patriotic subjects regret
ted that the necessities of an address
made for political purposes hampered
her freedom of judgment and, in some
measure, her fairness to the opposing
party. Speaking with brilliancy Of
oratory surpassed by very few men,
and armed with charm and vigor of
personality which makes her words
forceful and effective Mrs. Olesen is
splendid example of that rare per-
son, an interesting woman speaker.