The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-05

Pioneer women legislators in this
state were Mrs. Maggie Smith Hatha-
way of Stevensville, Ravalli county,
a democrat, and Mrs. Emma ]. In
gals of Kalispell, Flathead county, a
republican, both of whom were first
elected in the fall of 1916, sitting in
the 1917 sessions. Both were re-
elected in 1918 and in 1920. Last
fall, Mrs. Hathaway was an unsuc-
cessful candidate for the democratic
nomination to congress from the
First Montana district, and later
made the race for the state senate
as an independent, but failed to cross
the goal. Mrs. ingalls, did not seek
office this year.
ALI four of the new legislators
have had considerable experience in
public life. Mrs. Facey was associ-
ated with her father when he was a
county attorney; Mrs. Hamilton has
been active in assisting her husband,
who is a doctor; Mrs. McCarty was
employed in four sessions of the Mon
tana legislature as clerk and for the
last four years has been executive
secretary of the American Red Cross
for Dawson, Garfield and McCone
counties, and Miss Jessie Roscow has
been practicing attorney in Butte
for four and half years.
Led Her Ticket in Primaries
Mrs. Facey of Malta was elected as
a republican on a platform favoring
fewer, better laws, more efficient,
less expensive government and equal
lied taxation.
AI+hon0h ha n auor hold ra,rh1io of
flee, Mrs. Facey has had a great deal
of experience in public affairs. She
always has taken an intense interest
in politics and governmental prob
lens. She entered the primary cleo
ton campaign four weeks previous to
and succeeded in leading the
republican ticket in a field with three
men against her. She was elected in
the fall campaign after about three
weeks work, visiting only about
third of Phillips, her home county.
Has No Special Measure
Mrs. Facey says she will not bring
any special measure when she comes
to the legislative session which con-
Venes on January 8, but stated that
she is especially interested in any
legislation that will bring about a
more economical administration of
county government, without decreas-
ng, but, if possible, increasing its
She also is interested in
egislation which touches the home,
and children.
Mrs. Facey was born in Ohio, and
n 1891 with her parents moved to
Glasgow, where her father, John j.
Kerr, who died in 1907, was prom
nent attorney. She asserted that
Ter early day residence at Glasgow
places her in the old-timer class of
I'D Valley county. She was educat-
ID in local schools, with the excep-
ion of two years spent in Oberlin
College, Ohio, where she was engaged
n taking work Introductory to the
tudy of law. She was reared in
lose contact with her fathers law
,ffice, and has had experience in a
aw office, including one year in theI
'ffice of a county attorney, and Of :
ice of a clerk of the district court
nd in the office of county clerk z
nd recorder, in addition to being a
amiliar with the duties of county T
ssessor. She also conducted fire n
insurance office for more than two 8
ears. 8
Husband Her Campaign Manager l;
In 1919 she was married to T. M. q
'acey of Malta, and has taken an ac- s
i've part in the management of her
usband's mercantile and theater en-
erprise. Since 1917 she has also e.
haired with her husband in the de- N
ressing results of five years of farm Il
ng ventures. Mrs. Facey declares
hat her husband was her only adj Il
User in the late campaign, and said d
hat she would not have been sue Il
essful had it not been for his assist O
nee. cl
Mrs. Facey is the mother of three ii
hildren, a daughter and two sons, O.
HON she regards as political assets. e1
Beat Dudley Jones IL
Mrs. Hamilton of Dodson will at W
ract the attention of all old-timers
mong the members of the leg G
Stature as "the woman who beat C,
udley JONES'" popular resident of is
odson, who has been a member of L
le legislature for several terms. 81
Irs. Hamilton not only defeated Mr.. P
ones but she received the largest
umber of votes cast for members of
lie legislature is going some IL
)r a democrat in Phillips county. In