Evening star., 1922-06-29
Her Right as Pioneer Generally Is
Conceded.

Mrs. Anna Dickie Olesen, or better
known throughout the country as
Mrs. Peter Olesen, is welcomed into
the political arena as the first woman
candidate for United States senator
with q warmth from which. for the
time being at least. politics is barred
Her success in Minnesota is accepted
by editors generally as a sign of the
times" and her right to be the pioneer
is agreed to by republicans and demo-
Gratis alike. Most of the newspapers,
and her own party organs are no ex-
ception, look on her fight as almost
impossible to win. but they unite in
pointing out that should Senator
Kellogg and his friends make the
easily find themselves in hot water.
Should she be elected it is agreed she
is fully qualified for the pGistion. -
Regardless Of the majority against
Mrs. Olessn in Minnesota. the Bahi-
more Sun, after reviewing the entire
situation. suggests that there's no
telling what lady will do when she
makes up her mind that she wants
something very much" There also
might be worse things than her sue
cess. the Philadelphia Public Ledger
believes, in any event Mrs. Olesen's 8
election would freshen the Senate
and quicken interest in its proceed
ings. That is worth while. We never
have had a fair trial of what wom-
an can do in q legislative body.
Maybe Mrs Olesen could reform the
Senate. Nobody else has been able to
do it,
In the opinion of the New York
Tribune, her victory brings nearer
will be heard in the worlds greatest
deliberative assembly" Because her
success also means that there will
be other woman candidates for many
offices, the New York Post declares
that "the more good women run for
Office the better. We ask only that in
their campaigns they neither expect
special advantages. nor fear special
disadvantages. for the sensible Amer
lean electorate has not shown the
slightest tendency toward drawing
the sex line in voting" While the
democrats nominated Mrs Olesen, 1t
Is pointed out by the Duluth Herald
II.aC IH0 TcpuOlICdHS dlSo HdNC q " ofH
an candidate on their state ticket.
Miss Grace F. Kaercher, for clerk
of the Minnesota supreme court. SO
that neither party has a sex advan-
tage, and it is demonstrated that
women are as free as men are to
run for any Office. Truly. these are
very interesting times in a very in
teresting period in the progress of
mankind" Mrs. Olesen's record is
such, the Springfield Union says. that
"even in the event Of her election
there need be no concern over her
ability to outshine some of her col
leagues in the Senate. She may be
a. woman and a democrat, but we
fancy that nobody is going to scare
her into voting against her convic-
tions of what is wise or right. We
have soft, place in our hearts for
people Of that kind, male or female,
republican or democrat"
THE. women in politics are setting
an example of talking straight is
sues" the Milwaukee Journal says
so far there Is doubtless more in
dependence of party among them than
among men. If they stick to this in
dependence, they have a very useful
con ntribution to make, especially in
these days when Mr.. Weeks and his
kind are exalting party above every
thing else" Because this Is so, 1.-THE
CONTEST, lh0 koOulu oSHu D6s
lieves, will certainly add to the al
ready keen interest in the outcome
of the November election" While
Senator Kellogg's friends confidently
expect his reelection, the Ann Arbor
Times suggests that with her eyes
on Washington and her foot on the
accelerator, however, the democratic
candidate is saving wood, and It is
not impossible that there will be an
other upset in Minnesota to 20 with
those which have already made 1922
q year Of political surprises"
1t must not be lost sight of, the
Allentown Call says. that there is in
Minnesota a great independent vote
and the strength of the women may
prove a new factor" Pointing out
that IL chosen she would be the first
democrat elected to the Senate from
Minnesota since the civil war;" the
Minneapolis Tribune says her chances
are slim. but declares that "times
surely have changed in this country
whom it is recalled that each major
party has a woman on its state ticket
and adds, "as late as ten, or even five
years ago, political events of this
kind seemed even much more remote
than the facts Of today SHOW them
to have BEEN" The Danville ltegis-
ter however, declines to consider
hers lost caust. asserting that "her
name and the fact that she is the
wife of Scandinavian. will consti-
tute strong appeal to the large Nor
- -