Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-05-17
WOMAN MAY BE STATE GOVERNOR
BY Frederic :. Haskin

of the press. and OF sssemblage." She
demands tho immediate abolition ~
all PIE Counter Jobs" in state GOV
eminent, SO that tax pr Scrf may b
relieved OF an unnecessary burden.
Disarmament is advocated IN
paragraph which says:
"Militarisru is curse from whirh
the whole world seeks 20 free Itself.
We, therefore, earnestly oppose any
system Of compulsory military train
ing and favor immediate total dis
armament with n referendum vote be-
fore any declaration Of war. except In
cases OF invasion by armed enemies o.
Women candidates for all sorts ~
public Offices are no longer a curiosity
but people still find the woman poll
tician an interesting study. Miss Daily
is an attractive young woman Of fresh
coloring and pleasant blue eyes shs
Is an outdoor type. though not ~
heavy build
Called JOan Of Arc.
Out I'm her state she has been called
the Joan Of Arc Of South Dakota be-
cause she has given herself 80 com
pietely 10 the work OF improving ths
| farmers lot.
With p. A and ". a. degrees from
the University ~ Minnesota and n
lpionss from the Emerson College -
Oratory at Boston. she came 20 tha
state Normal School Of South Dakota
10 teach public speaking
! She responded intensely ~ tho nm
necessary hardships Of life about her.
to the cry Of undernourished children
echolng through unkempt day coaches
as they numbered slowly over south
Dakota plains: the knowledge thnf
Imothers. already too heavily burdenef
with care. responsibility. and endless
work. must go down into tho Valley
Of Death alone. miles from any nsfi-
zeal assistance. IN order that orr
state. needless Of their needs. might 30
lenriched by the coming Of now Ii's
the dearth Of good homes among oir
workers; the lack Of educatiouai op-
portunities for our rural children
She became interested IN the aims p
the Non Partisan League. and when
she was nominated by the league FOR
superintendent Of public instruction
OF the state, she gave up her salary
and teaching 70 devote MI ~ her time
10 campaign work The league Wa
dates. At one time It was prociairn~f
a Corpse" but Miss Daily afirrns that
81 has come back. and that the n~vt
election will show what lively corpse
y il really IS
The first woman nominee for COVER
nor is q feminine person. with All her
tsrse explanations Of credit and taxa
ton problems. she gives a feminine
3 picture Of the governors fob.
o. Governing State f. housekeening
y on a large scale" she says And a
s woman is suited - such work becaus~
n the instructive tendency ~ wouanh0od
n is good housekeeping The house
keeping Of state includes All phases NJ
IT human welfare--care ~ infants. nro.
Il vision for motherhood. problems ri
d education. housing. food and clothes
I protection Of the weak, the unfo-tu
r nate. and all words ~ the state
Il Women have vision Of an econonai,
" system that will function primarily
>, through the State and viii BE- a power
- ftu factor in empha sizing the siperi
: GRITTY of human rights above propert-
:, rights. The governing class ~ mon u
: in deep ruts Of our present ecorornt
= system. The sympathy and wide under
- standing OF women is needed in poll
II tics today"
II like 10 think" she added with
20 smile, that the farmers have been tn
~ first 10 express their belief IN thes
- things by nominating a woman -
"a governor. and 1 am proud Of thsi
h, confidence"