The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-01-04

Pioneer women legislators in this
state were Mrs. Maggie Smith Hatha-
way of Stevensvi1le, Ravalli county,
a democrat, and Mrs. Emma j. 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.
All four of the new legislators
have had considerable experience in
public life. Mrs. Facey was associ-
ated with her father when he vas 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 a 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 a practicing attorney in Butte
for four and a 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.
Although she EVE held public Of
flee, Mrs. Facey has had a great deal
Of experience in public affairs. She
always has taken ar intense interest
in politics and governmental prob
lens. She entered the primary cleo
ton campaign four weeks previous to
election 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 a
third of Phillips, her home county.
Has No Special Measure
Mrs. Facey says she will not bring
any special measure when she comes
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
efficiency. She also is interested in
legislation which touches the home,
women 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 a prom
nent attorney. She asserted that
Ter early day residence at Glasgow
,laces 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
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 the
ffice of a county attorney, and Of =
ice of a clerk of the district court
in the office of a county clerk K
recorder, in addition to being a
amiliar with the duties of a county f
SCISSOR. She also conducted a fire o
office for more than two 9,
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Husband Her Campaign Manager Ii
In 1919 she was married to t. M. Q
'acey of Malta, and has taken an ac- q
We part in the management OF her
usband's mercantile and theater en-
Since 1917 she has also g,
1ared with her husband in the de- M
ressing results of five years OF farm tt
lg ventures. Mrs. Facey declares
lat her husband was her only adj til
ser in the late campaign, and said di
lat she would not have been sue tt
,ssful had it not been for his assist OF
ice. ct
Mrs. Facey is the mother of three til
lildren, a daughter and two sons, OF
HON she regards as political assets. er
Beat Dudley Jones ic
Mrs. Hamilton of Dodson will at WI
act the attention of all old-timers
nong the members of the leg ca
lature as "the woman who beat 90
udley JONES' a popular resident of is
odson, who has been a member OF Lie
9 legislature for several terms. en-
rs. Hamilton not only defeated Mr.. Pc
mes but she received the largest
lmber of votes cast for members OF
g legislature-which Is going some tn
r a democrat In Phillips county. in,
tic verdict of tho vofprc Ia an en- tn