Evening star., 1932-10-24
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
One hundred and one women are
running for the Senate, House and vari-
GUS State offices in next months gen
eral elections, and the National Wom-
ans Party sees two major reasons for
this record number. ~
Commenting on survey by the Asso-
ciated Press showing three women vying
for senatorial honors, 27 trying for the
House. two for Governor and SO for less
important State posts. Ruth Taunton,
secretary of the Woman's Party. said
one reason lis natural growth through
10 years of political activity: the other
is growth forced by the efforts of many
to destroy the economic independence
Of women in the name Of the depres-
sion"
Nine Seeking Reelection.
Nine Of the 10l woman candidates
are seeking reelection. They include
one Senator. Hattie w. Caraway. Demo-
crat, Arkansas, and four Representa-
tives, Florence P. Kahn. California;
Edith Nourse Rogers, Massachusetts,,
and Ruth Pratt. New York, Republic
New Jersey. Mrs. Kahn and Mrs. Nor
Mrs. Miriam A. C'MaD Ferguson,
Democrat. is trying a comeback iii her
race for Governor with Orville Bulling-
ton, Republican. The other woman
gubernatorial nominee Is a Socialist,
Mrs Laetitia Conard Of Grinnell. Iowa,
whose opponents are Gov. Dan w.
Turner, Republican, and Clyde L. Her
ring, Democrat.
Incidentally. the Socialists lead the
list with % woman candidates for vari-
Gus national and State posts. The
others rank this way: Communists. %;
Democrats. 18; Republicans, II; Pro-
hibition, g. Farmer-Labor, 4; independ-
ents, 3; independent Republicans, Nom
partisan and Liberty, 2 each, and Pro-
gresive, Socialist-Labor and Law Pres
ervation. l each.
Following are the woman candidates,
their parties and the offices they seek:
Senate (3).
Arkansas-Hattie w. Caraway, Demo-
cratic incumbent.
New Jersey-Esther Hill Elfreth, Pro-
hibition.
South Carolina Harrigal, Re-
publican.
House (2S).
California-Florence P. Kahn, Repub-
hcan incumbent.
Connecticut-Elsie Hill, independent
Republican.
Georgia-Regina R. Benson. inde-
pendent.
Indiana-virginia Jenckes, Democrat.
Kansas-Mrs. v. j. Van Zant Rowe,
Socialist; Kathryn OLoughlin, Demo-
crat.
Massachusetts, Nourse Rogers,
Republican incumbent.
Michigan-Margaret Jenkins. Com
munlst.
New Jersey-Ethel Beck, Socialist;
Minnie Zurov Sliptzin, Communist; ;
Mary Rozanski, Communist; Mary T..
Norton, Democratic incumbent
New York-Elizabeth Smart, Law
Preservation; Evelyn w. Hughan, So
cialist; Bertha Mailly, Socialist; Ruth
Pratt Republican incumbent; Esther
Friedman, Socialist; Esther Wright, So
cialist.
Ohio-Edith Mcclure Patterson, Re-
publican; Judge Florence E. Allen,
Democrat.
Pennsylvania-Mary Winsor, Social
ist; Sarah z. Lmbach, Socialist; Anne
E. Felix, Democrat; Mary B. Lehner,
Socialist.
South Dakota-Lydia B. Johnson, in
dependent.
Tennessee-Mary H. Burnett, Repub-
ncan.
Wisconsin-Georgenia J. Kopke, Pro-
hibition.
Governor (2).
Iowa-Laetitia Conard, Socialist.
Texas-MiriAm A. Ferguson, Demo-
crat.
Other State Offices (69).
Arizona-Ana Frohmiller, Democrat,
incumbent, State auditor; Florence
Julius, non-partisan, Supreme Court
judge; Anne E. Rogers, Republican,
superintendent Of public instruction.
Colorado-Winifred Leppool, Com
munist. Secretary of State: Inez john
son Lewis, Democrat, incumbent, super
intendent of public instruction; Kath-
crime L. Craig, Republican, same post;
Lizabeth Williams, Farmer-L2bor, same
post; Charlotte Farrell, Farmer-Labor
regent of State University; DR.. Helen L.
Monk. Farmer-Labor, for the second
regent post.
Connecticut-Mrs. Howard Kelsey,
independent Republican. Lieutenant
Governor; Dorothy Raymond, Socialist,
Secretary of State; Emma Davis, Com
munist, State treasurer; Miriam A.
Schulman, Communist, controller.
Delaware-Eva Santee. Socialist, State
auditor; Esther Markizon, Communist.
attorney general.
Idaho-Myrtle P Enking, Democrat,
State treasurer; Myrtle R. Davis. Re
publican, incumbent, Superintendent OF
public instruction; Retta F. Martin,
Democrat, same post; Mrs. j. M. Pierce,
Liberty, same post. i,
Indiana-Mary Agnes Sleeth. Repub-
lican State treasurer: Lilly Miller, So
cialist, superintendent OF public in
struction; Genevieve Brown, Repub-
lican, incumbent, reporter for Supreme
and AppeHate, Courts: Emma May,
Democfat, same post; E6le M. Mueller,
Socialist, same post.
Iowa-Mary P. Denny, Prohibition,
1ie,,f an q Y,t 0nvernor. Mrs Alex Miller