Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-28
Three Women Can
didates for Congress
and Their Stories

Chicago, Ill, Mar. 21.-The follow
inC women are among those running
for Congress this year: Mrs. Ellen
Duancc Davis Of Philadelphia, Mrs.
| Winnifrcd Mason Huck of Chicago,
Mrs. Harry Belle Spencer of Hill
Top, Cook County, ILL.,. Mrs. Irene
Cleveland Buell. of Ashland, Neb.,
and Mrs. \. X. Gault, mayor CT
ST. Peter, Mimi. The latter two are
sisters
The Philadelphia candidate seek
ing tho Democratic nomination, is
a great great granddaughter of Bcn-
jamin Franklin, who as a boy OK
changed argumcntative letters with
friend defending tho propricty Of
educating women and their fitness
for education. He explained in his
autobiography, however, that he took
this advanced stand perhaps a little
for disputes sake" Though times
have changed, the present candidates
encounter an attitude of surprise
sometimes. judging from remarks
of Mrs. Buell. and Mrs. Huck.
1T makes me weary to have people
expect me to be u freak because i
am interested in politics" says Mrs.
Buell. of Nebraska, who adds, mother
always said | was the most domestic
of her four daughters"
Mrs. lIuck, who is the daughter
of the late CongrC ssman William
l.. Mason, in a statement to tho
Women's PrCSs, replies to a young
woman's remaf&, The nerve of her
going into such big campaign"
with the comment that Ito be a good
congressman" as she means TO be,
will require even more nerve"
Mrs. Buell.. the most domestic" Of
her mothers four daughters, has
been city PROSECUTOR of Ashland since
1918. though one mayor tried vainly
to discharge her when she persisted
in prosecuting his brother
Mrs. Gault, the Minnesota candi-
date, is Mrs. Bucll's sister. The two
have filed papers in accordance with
an agreement of long standing be-
tween the sisters that if one ran for
congress the other should do like
wise, Mrs. Buell. says Mrs. Buell.
set the example. The Ncbras ka
woman, who classes herself rs n
progressive democrat, adds that their
father was the first mayor of the
municipality of which Mrs. Gault
is now mayor, and that politics runs
in the family.
Ire
says that common interests with
her father and determination to con-
tlnue his work led her TO file for
congressman at large to fill the va
cancy created by his death. She
says the fact that she is happily
married and the mother of four
healthy children influenced party |
leaders to desire her candidacy. Mrs
iiucks supporters say more than |
800 down state republican committee !
men have endorsed her.
Mrs. Spencer, republican, who has
also filed for congressman at large |
from Illinois, is soldiers wife and !
inc mother of two baby girls. She !
was appointed public guardian N !
COOK county by Governor Lowden in !
l'lS, and has continued in office To |
Gaze. She practices law and has had /
cases in New York. California, Indi- !
ana and Kansas. She favors n SOL
dicrs' bonus, economy In administro-
ton. and personal liberty in lie
broader sense" She SAYS she would !
vote on the liquor question as the |
majority of her constituents would
PUT omits mention of which side she !
would take.
Mrs. Spencer holds that crime has
rs source in the development of the
chiid; and therefore she favors higher |
educational standards with reference
to character training.