The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-27
Both Democrats and Repub- licanS Seeking to Impress Female Voters With Merits of Their Principles
By CAROLYN VANCE Special Correspondent of The AEe-Henild Copyright. l922, by The Age-Heraid)

(Copyrlght, 1929, by The Age-Herald)
 Washington, August 26.--A fierce struggle impends in Maine between the opposing feminine forces of the two major parties. Both democratic and republican are passionately striving to make the better showing in that significant battle of ballots. the early Maine election of Septem- Der II.
 Maine, at the moment. is the thea tre for the warning feminine poli- .ieal influence of the nation as well as for the clashing contingents within the state. Mrs. Emilia Newell Blair, the democratic candidate is already in the field. Mrs. Harriet Fay Tor Upton plans to leave Washington headquarters of the republican party very shortly for Maine. Meanwhile she is keeping her long distance fem mine intuition at work enabling her to advise her lieutenants already there. Mrs. Maud Wood Park, na- tional president of the League of Women Voters plans to be in Maine next week to defend the direct pri- mary system that is up for repeal In a referendum vote.
 Real Test.
 For the first time there will bs a real test of strength between re- publican and democratic women. Two years ago when the republican landslide in Maine helped the seven million majority returned throughout the country for Harding there had been no time to organize the women of either party between the enfran- chisement. of the sex and the presi. dential elections. Since that time parties have been skuttling about shooing women into their respective bailwicks. The question is, which party has shooed the greatest num- Der of 'em into camp, and also are they going to remain shooed. Only the outcome of September II, will tell. The result, in it's larger as- poets, will indicate to the nation which party is making the greater appeal to women.
 For many months women of both parties have been at work prepar- ing for the fateful September Il, which Is so highly portentious an event for the rest of the country. Miss Betsy Edwards, an organizer for the republican party of nation wide oxpersence has been in Maine since June. With a troop of men and women rhe has been canvassing the state All of the county fairs have beer visited and the untiring and eloquent Betsy made an unpre- cedented number of turns" a day. the crowds all hungry, she claims for knowledge of republican doc trines.
 Mrs. flight Sent.
 One of the very finest of orators was sent into he state by Senator Medill Mccormick, the chairman of the republican speakers committee. She is Mrs. Mary flight of Chicago. Senator Mccormick believes her to be a star pe' former when it comes to Juggling campaign arguments and he plans to send her into every state where a cticical situation impends Involving the women. She spoke first in Maine at the republican field day, opening the campaign at Island park on the shores of spark ling little Lake Cobbesconte. The celebration took the form of a bean bake and millions of beans were con- sumed by thousands of persons, many kegs of pickles being especially pro- vided for the Maine flappers.
 The democratic opening celebration took the form of a shore dinner served to the democratic hosts oA Maine at Oakland park. near Rock