The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-04-05
Feminine Voters
Get Place in Sun
CONVENTION PUTS ONE ON
TICKET, EIGHT ON CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
(By Amy McGuffin)

Dy lie 6ieCtlOu OIL a woman Oh TIE
state ticket, endorsement and ratifca.
tion by the convention of eight wo-
men to the state central committee
the endorsement of woman as vice
chairman and the placing of eight
women on the resolutions committee
the Republican men of Minnesota re-
naen1bered and recognized that the
women of the state have a place ir
politics.
When the big convention assembled
in st. Paul Friday hundreds of women
came to see "the wheels go round,
while not few took part in the big
conclave.
The recognition given their sex by
the men was source of great salts
faction to the women, and loyal sup.
port is promised in June and Novem-
Der by the new voters. The fifty.
fifty representation on the state com.
mittee asked by Mrs. Manley L. Fos-
seen, Minnesota chairman of the Re-
publican women's committee of the
regularly elected delegates chosen by
the convention from the congression-
al districts was commended by the
women leaders.
+. Eight Women Chosen.
Eight of the ten districts will have
man and woman while two dis
tricts, the third and tenth, will have
two men.
The women are Mrs. John Cussons
Stewartville, First district; Mrs. j
R. Brandrup, Mankato, Second; Mrs
Daw1ey Erickson, st. Paul, Fourth;
Mrs. E. j. Scriber, Minneapolis, Fifth;
Mrs. L. L. Hammitt, Park Rapids
Sixth; Mrs. J. H. Stinson, Glenwood,
Seventh; Mrs. F. D. Vibert, Cloquet,
Eighth; Mrs. Charles Oliver, Barnes
vile, Ninth.
Adoption of the resolution present
ed late in the afternoon by the Re-
publican women of the state COM
Elending the work done by Mrs. Fos-
seen, was the occasion of applause
and cheers. The resolution referred
to repeated proposals by, her friends
through the state that she become a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate and her rejection of the PROPOSE
tion every time it was submitted.
Mrs. Fosseen Praised.
"We would like to go on record as
commencing her highly for the unity
she has sustained among her women
and her answering loyalty to her
party and constitutional government.
We want to unanimously indorse her
for the position of vice chairman on
the state central committee" the
resolution read.
Women who served on the resolu-
tions committee comprised Mesdames
Dawley Erickson, st. Paul; A. l..
Danik, Silver Lake; Frank Dodson,
Fergus Falls; j. r. Davis, Duluth;
M. j. Bowling, Olivia; Augusta Nick
erson, Elk River and F. J. Bruno,
Three women spoke from the. plat
form seconding the nomination of
candidates. Mrs. Frank M. Warren,
Minneapolis, seconded the nomination
for Senator Kellogg; Mrs. Thomas
Mohn, Red Wing, that, of Governor
Preus and DIR. Emma Brodie, that
of Miss Eloise Calihan.
Miss Eloise Calihan, St. Paul, who
was a candidate for clerk Of the SUI
preme court and was defeated by
Miss Grace Kaercher Of Ortonville
was the first to wish her opponent
success. She made a splendid run
and the loyal support of her friends
was Of deep satisfaction to her. Miss
Calihan polled 260 votes, Miss Kaerch-
er $50.
Perhaps it was because it was the
first time many women had attended
such conclave or perhaps it might
have been that they wanted to see
and know show it is DONE" At any
rate femininity remained in the con-
vention hall long after the majority
of men had departed. With hat awry
and bottle of ginger ale in one hand
and fluttering handkerchief in the
other, many Of the gentler sex was
quite content to stay on until the
chairmen announced that the busi-I
ness of the meeting was finished.