The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-26
Girl Candidate for Governor of Kansas
Announces Her Opposition TO Blue La,vs

I Niuts ahu peeI, ~ tne ihtcst pOlltical
problem In Kansas. She is running
Tor governor of prohibition Kansas,
with the bold announcement that
she will use her influence, II elected,
to bring about light wines and beer
and even dutch lunches.
She Is Miss Helen Pettigrew, head
OF the Anti-War club, an organiza-
| tion promoted TO carry on propa-
ganda against war of any sort.
Her platform. although not Off
cially written by her. her campaign
manager. who Is n younger sister
| Alice, viii read something like this:
] nsympathy with any legislative.
| official or personal acts that will
promote the cause of light wines and
beer.
Favors jazz music In all OF It's
angles.
Believes that women should have
the right to dress as little or as much
as they please.
Believes that women and men
have the constitutional right to
smoke cigarets II they so desire.
Unalterably opposed to corn
whisky.
Believes in dancing to such an
extent that she probably will cam
paign at political dances-to be an
innovation in staid Kansas this year.
Believes that people have an in
herent right to have real beer and
dutch lunches under its surround
ings.
Believes that all women should
use little powder and paint to
make themselves look pretty.
unalterably opposed to war in any
form because It always breeds prof
iteering and results In the needless
loss of life.
Opposed 10 all blue laws.
Miss Pettigrew believes that the
younger people OF the state will
swing the election for her.
sick OF Reforms"
MY ideas are. OF course, weird TO
some people In Kansas" she says.
but there Is "A great rank and file
of voters who are sick of the march
of reforms through our state. We
are like any other folks in the main
but radical leaders get legislation
enacted that make us appear ride
ulous.
1T certainly cannot be un-Ameri-
can fer a woman to advocate priv
ileges guaranteed us under the con-
stitution OF the United States. can
see no harm in light wines and beer
as beverages for respectable people,
and there surely is a better outlook
for women II they make any i'm
provement In their looks by artificial
touches-most OF all the good look
ing ones do.
THE time has not come in this
country when laughter shall be su-
perseded by sorrow or long drawn
faces; hence youth should have its
swing at merrlment as well as age.
Therefore, dancing, the natura, In
clinatlon of normal youth. should
not be suppressed.
II am aware. Of course, that some
OF the things stated as my personal
opinions have no chance of becom-
ing political issues, but nevertheless
| believe in open expression so that
voters may know where my sympa-
thies are.
Jazz music is played in every
home. The children hear 1t on the
photograph at night; they hear Il In
picture shows. Why should 1 argut
for artistic music IL the public wants
Jazz?
Should be the choice OF voters
l promise the women that they will
receive more recognition In public
appointive office than they ever
have before. Women OF the state
know the handicap a woman rum
ming for office must overcome, and
| believe they will stand by me. II
has been demonstrated that women
are just as capable to manage pub
lie Jobs as men.
1T is right under the constitu-
tlon OF the United States for per-
sons To smoke II they desire, and
for myself | care not whether men
and women smoke cigRrets or not
| certainly am opposed to the trend
OF legislation which now forbids the
sale OF cigarets, TO go on until
people will be Jailed for smoking
them"
"You Never Can Tell"
In Kansas. where il is felony to
sell liquor; where motor cars may be
confiscated IL any kind OF intoXicant
IL found In them; where the best |
drug stores do not handle liquor |
under the federal laws for medicinal |
purposes, the announcements by |
Miss Pettigrew have created con-
sternat.on, Women know that old |
hdage In politics applied 10 the sun |
flower scate:
You never can tell where the |
lightning win strike In Kansas"
In Miss Pettigrew's candidacy for |
the republican nomination is seen |
one Of the most peculiar influences |
Injected into the primary next |
August. Should she become a seri- |
Gus contender It would put party |
headers In n most embarrassing po- |
sition. Liquor In Kansas is regarded |
in most circles ss p snake would |
be at a ladies' club. Dancing IL |
taboo in many towns. Cigarets can |
neither he sold nor given away |
Dozens of motor ears have been /
seized with liquor In them and sold |
at public auction, even where the |
law vlOlator did not own the car.
In one or two cases men borrowed |
cars from their neighbOrs and were |
caught with liquor IN the cars, and |
the neighbor's car was sold, though |
he had no knowledge of II being used |
TO violate tho law.
The republican party could not |
sponsor Miss Rg,tiSrsws opinions |
because they are in opposition 10
some laws already on the statute /
books Yet, republicans could not /
turn her candidancy down, because
the democrats, always IN the minor
ity In the state. would step I'm aud .
get control, Within both the major
parties are those who favor the
reaction against reforms Many Of
his grOuD are out IN the Ouen for