The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-15
U. S. NEEDS
WOMEN IN SENATE;
SEEKS WORLD PEACE

OSHKOSH, Wis, July 15.-'I think
there is a great need for women in
the United States senate"
This statement was made to the
United Press by Mrs. Ben Hooper,
who will be the Democratic candidate
for United States senator from Wis
consin at the fall election.
Mrs. Hooper will run against either
Robert S. La Toilette or William Gar
field, who are contestants for the Re-
publican nomination. Permanent world
peace, protection of the home and har-
mony between all nations are the ques-
lions Mrs. Hooper will agitate Il elect
ed in the fall elections.
Simply because it is a new thing
for women to hold public office does
not mean they are not fitted for it, or
will be out of place." continued Mrs.
Hooper. What is needed today is
more women holding public office. /
feel strongly the need of women in the
senate. The woman's viewpoint is
needed. A woman has ideas and views
far different than those of men. real
ly don't know whether to call it a
gentler' viewpoint. Perhaps it is just
| a more humane outlook"
"At any rate, women take more heed
of the humane side of life, and that is
sorely needed right now.
Country Needs Women
/ This country needs woman's view
| point in many of the vital matters
| that are now before congress. 1t is
| because of my desire to continue my
work on world peace that | am will
| ing to go into this fight and go into
! it with an idea of winning" she said.
| Mrs. Hooper, extremely practical
| businesslike, firm in her convictions
and not over sentimental" declared
| that she was in the fight to win and
| that she would give the opposition a
| hard run.
She is an ardent admirer of former
! President Wilson, and favors his lea
! que of nation plan. On other issues
| she declined to express her views, say
ing her work I'd to the present time
! had been wholly non-political.
| Mrs. Hooper said that until the
night of the convention at Milwaukee
at which she was selected as the Dem.
! ocratic candidate, she had not even
had the remotest idea of entering into
politics.
| Until the telephone rang that night
and | was asked to take the nomina
ton, | had never dreamed of becom
| ing candidate" he said. 81 said
would be a candidate provided it were
not necessary to make a fight for the
nomination against another candidate
In other years women have frequently
criticized men for refusing to take the
responsibilities of public office and sc
when the responsibility came to me;
did not feel that | could refuse.
Il have no idea how | will make the
campaign. l have not had time tC
think it over. OF one thing you car
be certain-there will be no calling Of
names in my campaign. l shall stand
on my record, which l feel is thorough
ly understood by the people of ] is
consin."
Asked regarding her stand on the
prohibition question, Mrs. Hooper sale
that she was not wet" but did no
care to go into this question.
For the past Is years up to the time
the suffrage amendment was passed
Mrs. Hooper took an important par
in the suffrage movement in the state
of Wisconsin. Following this she wa!
instrumental in organizing the Wiscon
sin League of Women Voters and ha:
since it was formed.
During the war she played an i'm
portant part in the work of the Coun
Gil of Defense throughout the state o
Wisconsin. She was also head of the
. Women's Liberty Loan drive here anC
took an active part in Red Cross work
Mrs. Hooper was born in Winnesheal
county, Iowa, in 1865. She came t.
Wisconsin 50 years ago. She has ont
daughter. married.
Going into this fight heart and soul
strong in her convictions and conf
) dent, Mrs. Hooper gives the impress
sion that the opposition will face ;
real fight. She has never before TAX
en- INrt in politics and indicated that
this bIng her first venture, she wa
not going to let such a splendid op
portunity fall by the wayside."