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Show r SOME WOMEN ELECTED t SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9. Fomin-ine Fomin-ine aspirants in the far west who sought soats in congress failed without with-out exception in Tuesday's elections but many other woman candidates for lesser elective honors won success in V their campaigns for state, county and' municipal offices. Two women candidates candi-dates for the United States senate-Representative senate-Representative Jeanncttc Rankin of Montana and Miss Anne Martin of ; Nevada made notable campaigns but were badly distanced by their mascu- i lino opponents. Many western legislatures will seat women members and in nt least one respect California will witness this unusual oxperienco for tho first time. ; rour women wore elected to tho lower house and three of them without opposition. op-position. In all, California produced twelve women candidates but four only were olectcd. Thoy were all Republicans. Re-publicans. In Utah three women were elected to tho lower house of the legislature, one to the senate; two were chosen as county treasurers and two as county recorders. Virtually all arc Democrats. 1 Nevada elected only ono woman and f ahe will sit in the lower house of tho fc loftWaturc. I a Washington several county of- flcials will bo women and one woman I goes to tho legislature, f Iu New Moxlco, where women may not aspire to elective offices ether Vian thoso concerning the schooio f wr were elected county school sup-f sup-f erintendents. ; Arizona sent two women to tho legislature leg-islature and elected another county recorder. Colorado elected a state superintendent superin-tendent of public Instruction and two other women to tho legislature. I In Oregon one womnn was defeated for congress and two on the state Uck-, Uck-, eL One was elected to tho legislature and six defeated. Montana women who supported , ilepresentative Rankin for the United Mates senate may find consolation in , Uie fact that tho legislature will have ' two women members. Sevoral county ofheers also will be women. Returns from Wyoming and Idaho wero still IncomDlote today v but worn- . ' fi en figured as candidates in both states. |