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Show ; lira to iiiii FOB CONGRESS UNUSUAL NUMBER WILL SEEK PLACES IN LOWER HOUSE THIS FALL Many States Will See Fair Sex en Stump Seeking Political Office According to All Reports Chicago. The following women nro among those running for congress this yonr: Mrs. Ellon Duanco Davis of Philadelphia, Mrs. Wlnnlfrod MnRon Huck of Chicago, Mrs. Mary Belle Spencer of Hill Top, Cook county, Illinois; Illi-nois; Mrs. Irene Cleveland Iluoll of Ashland, Nob., nnd Mrs. A. K. Onult of St. Peter, Minn. Tha Inttor two nro Bisters. Tho Philadelphia candidate Booking the Democratic nomination, Is n grent-grout-grand-daughtor of llonjnmln Franklin, who us it boy oxchangod nr-gumcntntlvo nr-gumcntntlvo lottors with n friend defending de-fending Uw propriety of educating women and tholr lltnoss for education. Ifo oxplalnod in his autobiography, howovor, that he took this adviinced stand "porhaps n little for dispute's sake." Though times havo changod, the prcsont candidates encounter nn attitude of surprlso somotlmcs, Judging Judg-ing from remarks of Mrs. Iluoll nnd .Mrs. Huck. Mvs. Huck, who Is tho dnughter of tho late Congressman William E. liison, in a stntomont to tho Women's 'ress, replied to a young women's remark, re-mark, "Tho nervo of her going Into iuch n big cnmpnlgn," with the comment com-ment that "to bo n good congressman," as sho menns to he, "will require even moro norVo." -Mrs. Gnult, the Minnesota candidate, In Mrs. llucll's 6lstcr. The two havo .l!od papors In accordance with nn igrcoinout of lotig standing between he sisters thut If one ran for congross tho other should do likewise, Mrs. Iluoll says. Mrs. Huoll set tho oxnmplo. Tho Nebrnskn woman, who classes herself nB n progressiva Democrat, adds Hint their father was the first mayor of tho municipality of which Mrs. Gnult Ib now mayor, nnd that politics runs In tho family. Similarly, Mrs. Huck, Itopuhllcan, says that common lntorosts with her father and dotoi'mlnatloa to contlnuo his work lod her to fllo for congress-man congress-man at largo to fill the vacancy created creat-ed by hio doatli. .Iho Bays tho fact that olio is happily married and tho mother of four healthy children influenced influ-enced party loaders to dosiro her candidacy. can-didacy. Mrs. Hulck's .mpporterB say moro than 000 downsta'o Itopuhlicun i-ommlttGomen havo lnih rsod her. Mrs. Sponcor, Itopubllc-.m, who has also filed for congressnun at largo from Illinois, is a soldlor's wifo nnd tho motlior of two bnby girls. Sho aiis npiHilntod public gnu 'dian of Cook county by Govornor I.wdon In 1018, -and has continued In olVlco to dato. Sho practices law nnd has had oases In New York, California, ndlann and Kansas. Sho favors a boldlora' tonus, economy In ndmlnlstratl in nnd 'porsonal liberty in its broader sense. Sho says sho would voto on tho liquor questions us tho majority if hor constituents would, hut omits mention of which side sho would take. |