The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-07

Bril- Liant Daughters Of Famous Fathers
Headed FOR Congress; n Opposite Camps

Ruth Bryan Owen Out i
Front il Florida Pr
mary Mrs. Medin NE
Cormick May RepresenI
Illinois Constituency
It can't be said that the
next Congress viii be ruth
! less Political ssers ccnceds
that Ruth Hanna re Cor
| mick Il nomination for Rep.
resentative large from iii
nois IS almost equivalent 20
election. And II looks now
Is though Ruth Bryan Owen
would come to the next Con-
ress from the Miami dis
trict of Florida
Two years ag0 she almost
made tie grade. At the mo-
ment of writing she = ~
ported well ahead II the
Democratic primary held
yesterday ii Florida When
the count Is al il it Is BEL
Heved that she win Be the
winner By j majority Of sew
eral thousand. And, il nom
mated, she IS sure to be
elected barring some dew
astating political upset.
70 Match Wits
II 1895 when Ruth Hanna
md Ruth Bryan were ii pima
fores and again II 1900, Mark
Hanna, the McEinlev cannpaign
manager. brought about the de-
fst 81 Bryan for the Presidency.
Now, third 0f , century later
tie daughters 81 Mark Hanna
and william Jennings Bryan
may knatch their political wits
and Dit their political skill across
The political divide ia the House
of Represe atives
famous Canapaigner
Mrs. owen came pretty close 70
breaking The long distance cam.
paisnirs record established BY her
father IL 1885. when he y said
Is have reveied $4,000 miles -
deliver 500 speeches IA ~ States,
after winning his FIRST nOmiIlas
ton Is Presidential ca1idi afe with
his famous cross q gold
speech
While his daughters travels.
were confined To the compare.
lively narrow limits Of her Com
resEtonal district e Is conceded
20 BE- the largest and most popll.
lons district ID the United States.
she covered nearly 900 miles IN
her fltVyer dubbed tbs Spirit OE
Florida. and made mora than 500
speeches III four months This
mileage, moreover does not III.
ciude train trips many Of them
from one end 81 the district to
the other. distances Of nearly
500 niles. Il f& estimated that in
this time Mrs. Owen spoke I'd an
aggreEats of $4,000 persons ex.
elusive Of radio audiences.
Mrs. Owen has had no earn.
paign manager Despite the fact
that columns have beerl written
about her, she has had no pub
lefty agent. Although crowds
were always on hand ID greet
her. she has had no advance man.
Paid advertising han appeared In
every publication n the district,
yet she has had no advertising
manager. Hers has been = one.
saan campaign.
During the world war. Mrs.
Owen Vas Red Cross nurse, and
served with General AlIenbyss
army against the Turks. After
the 9rnlstice was signed ana be.
fore the boys could come home.
she acted as an entertainer In the
camps. Her husband, who was d
major ~ the British army, died
shortly before last Christmas as
result OF wounds sustained dur
ing the war.
For the last eight years Mrs.
Owen has been engaged as I. lee
turer. and has spoken IN every
State In the Union. She Is the
mother of four children.
Mrs. MediIl Mccormick, by the
way, viii supplement her political
activities at Kansas city by GOV.
erfng the convention for one of
the Hearst news services. She is
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