Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-22

drawing room amer in the finish
ing" of the future wife of a states
man. At any rate women ought to be
good at kissing babies.
Since the time of the Duchess OF
Queensbury, who kissed a butcher in
the heat of her husbands political
campaign, British ONE have been
far more active in campaign work than
American women Lady Astor. dur
ing one of her addresses, related how
she specialized in her husbands cam
paien for a seat in the British house
of and stumped Plymouth in
his behalf. He was defeated, but the
experience Lady Astor obtained and
the impression she made on the voters
made it easier for her when she her
self became a candidate.
Mrs. Pinchot a Politician
II is not at all unlikely that Mrs.
office of her own some day. She is
typically a ''woman's woman Tall.
willowy, with titan hair and of queen
ly type, she satisfies women's idea of
the esthetic. Her ability to dress up
to her type is another trait that gives
women peculiar satisfaction. Anyway.
she wears colors that are a perfect
blend and yet a perfect contrast with
her hair. Her gowns are individual
istic and striking. but they are never
freakish. Though a woman of wealth
and unquestioned social position. she
has been keenly interested for a num-
Der of years in the working women
and particularly in the national Trade
Women's league. She was instrumental
in obtaining for them a number Of
laws that benefit women IN industry.
She is a power in the League of
Women Voters. holding the office of
financial chairman.
Mrs. New Tried Too Late
Mrs. Harry New also made a num-
Der of speeches in behalf of her hus-
bands candidacy in Indiana before the
primaries in which her husband was
defeated for denomination. She enter
ed the campaign too late. however. to
be Of much help and only began assist
ing when it was seen the powerful
inroads that Beveridge was making in
impressing the women voters.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife of
the assistant secretary of the navy,
has had experience in stumping a dis
trict in the state of New York when
her husband wanted TO go to the legis-
lature. The pioneer among IN
e~lectioneers is Mrs. John A. Logan,
now over so years old. General Logan
at one time or another was candidate
for governor, senator and vice presl-
dent. Mrs. Logan did not make
speeches. but she took her stand in
hotel Hobbies and other public places.
buttonholing the voters.
Mark Hanna's Daughter
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, wife of the
senator from Illinois. is one who is
quite capable of helping her husband
in a political campaign. The daughter
of Mark Hanna, she was brought up
III an atmosphere Of political strategy.
At the present time she has taken
upon herself the burden of champion
ing the whole republican congress. She
is going about the country making
of the present session. Mrs. McCOr-
mick is one of the most active women
of the seven who are on the repub-
lican national committee. Mrs. Nc
Cormick has a family. too, a growing
family at that. She has several daugh-
ters. one of whom is around a year
old.
Senator Robert LaFollette. of Wis
~consin. has a feminine champion in his
daughter. Fola Lar-ollette. She is
in politics in Wisconsin.
There are those in Washington who
maintain that Mrs. Harding is the best
politician in the White House. They"
claim that it was Mrs. Harding's idea
first of all that Mr.. Harding should
seek the nomination and it was her
courage which kept him in the fight.