The Washington times., 1929-01-24
Contest Promised in Congressional
Club Election; Nominations Made
Mrs. Dale, Of Senate
Group, and Mrs. Cram
/ ton, Of the House, Can
didates for President

| didates for President
/ Well, the campaigns s on
at the Congressional Club.
Nominations were made at
meeting yesterday and the
two women named for the
/ presidency were Mrs. Porter
| Dale, wife Of Senator Dale,
of Vermont, and Mrs. Louis
! G. Cramton, wife of Repre-
!! sentative Cramton, Of Michi-
/ gan.
1t looks as though there
/ might be a pretty hot fight,
for both women have ardent
supporters, who for months
i have been doing lot 'of
pre-convention campaigning.
But, happily, the division iss
not likely to be between the
Senate and the House. Ii it
were. q senatorial candidate
would be swamped by very
force of numbers.
Senate and House
Mrs. Cranlton's advocates,
however, are advancing the plea
that it has been the custom of
the. club to have woman from
the Senate and a woman from
the House group alternate as
its head; and that, since there
has been a senatorial president
in the charming person of Mrs.
Peter Goelet Gerry for the last
two years, it is now the turn
of the House. To this Mrs.
Dale's supporters reply that the
first three presidents of the club
were House wives-Ilo pun i'm
tended--and that more than
once one senatorial woman has
succeeded another.
Active
Both Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Cram.
ton have been active in club work.
Mrs. Cramtons s chief claim to fame
Is that, as chairman of the cook
book committee, she put over the
Congressional Club Cook Book with
q bang. In the passing Administra-
tion Mrs. Dale has been serving as
chairman of the house committee.
a less spectacular post but one
demanding devotion and tact, both
Of which she has displayed in a
high degree.
Nine names were placed in NOM
ination for the vice presidency.
of which the tive receiving the
greatest number OF votes will be
elected. Curiously enough, the
wives Of both Senators from Texas
in the next Congress-are can1i-
dates. Mrs. Morris Sheppard has
been persuaded by a group of her
friends to run. Mrs. Tom Con-
naaly. who will be a. recruit to
the Senate from the House ranks
after March 4, was named rather
unexpectedly. And the nomina-
tions were closed before anybody
took in the situation and inquired
whether one or the other of the
ladies desired to withdraw.
Another Texan, Mrs. Clay Stone
Briggs, is the only nominee for
treasurer The other names as.
vice presidential candidates are
Mrs. Louis T. McFadden, Penn
sylvania. Mrs. s. Wallace Denap.
sey. New York; Mrs. G. william
Ramseyer. Iowa; Mrs. Herbert j.
DraKe, Florida; Mrs. Clarence r.
Lea, California; Mrs. Joe Man
love, Missouri and Mrs. August
Andersen, Minnesota.
No Fight
There win be no fight over what
might be described as the working
positions, treasurer. corresponding
secretary and recording secretary.
Mrs. Dan Reed. o. New York. is
the only nominee for recording
secretary and Mrs Joe Grail, OF
California, for corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. Sol sloom, of New
York, was nominated for the lat
ter post. but withdrew her name.
The election viii be held on sb-
ruary 5 and the hour has been set
for 10 o'clock in order that those
who are booked to ettend Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend's wednesday
morning musicale may have time
to cast their votes and stilI reach
the MayfIower before the doors
are closed against them. There
was q big meeting yesterday, but
q number of those attending ran
away to the concert instead OF
staying. on for the informal lunch
con which followed the business
meeting.
The Congressional Club has Z
rule that no officer may stand
for re-election--nor for election
to any other officefo the two.
year period immediately fellow.
Ing her term. Consequently Mrs.
Gerry, possibly the most popular
president the club has ever had.
is doubly eliminated, since Sen.
ator Gerry failed of reelection
in November. However, Rhode
Island may send him back some
day. and if Mrs Gerry could
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